tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64637242012-02-16T07:01:25.299ZThe PastyPJCarrington's occassional adventures and quests for enlightenment, fellowship and function. Filmed before a live studio audience; all of you.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-55682107756275196552011-08-21T22:33:00.000+01:002011-08-21T22:33:21.086+01:00If it bleeds we can kill itAs my wonderful girlfriend keeps telling me, it is possible to live in a musical world :)Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-45135002750082828562011-05-24T21:34:00.000+01:002011-05-24T21:34:39.780+01:00SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
If you haven't had the chance to check any of Adam Curtis's documentaries out, I would recommend either 'The Power of Nightmares' and 'The Trap: What happened to our dream of freedom'.
I feel not only, that I have learned a great deal of things, but my evaluations of such concepts as Neo-conservatism, which I had hitherto placed firmly in the EVIL POLITICAL RIGHT boxRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-87298573570254641172011-05-24T21:13:00.001+01:002011-05-24T21:15:48.322+01:00TRUE FRIENDSHIP
I am often fascinated by the many dynamic ways friendship can form, develop and change. Take for example those friends you don't see as often as you would like but you feel are really important to you. There are some friendships that can be picked up as soon as you meet once more, chatting as if no time has passed at all.
Others, take time to re-adjust. Some are awkward butRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-77093998369073462102011-02-17T19:54:00.000Z2011-02-17T19:54:33.088Z20 YEARS OF ATOM POWER
British Pathe news has opened up their archives for viewing and you can find marvelous gems like this one. Please check it out.
In other news, I am working hard at work and at the theatre and so very busy these days.
P.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-70629593954259832462011-01-29T01:32:00.000Z2011-01-29T01:32:52.841ZMETA
meta from arjuno kecil on Vimeo.
So cyberfriends here we reach another fork in the internet road. I now have some more professional spaces such as http:/cupboardelephant.wordpress.com for my reviewing. This is going to be my professional blog so that I can keep my personal and professional lives seperate.
I also now have my own youtube channel for all those wierd and wonderful things Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-62729199953617515732011-01-12T21:45:00.000Z2011-01-12T21:45:49.661ZOver the last week I have learnt a lot about skiing and also about myself. Here are the highlights.
1 - 'Now is not the time to pray, now is the time to ski'
My ski instructor, Patrick's words to Hannah, one of my classmates at the top of a mountain. She had this habit of holding her poles to her chest in fear. I am not one to judge, we all had our little ways of expressing how terrified we Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-4852252552438540312010-12-24T11:04:00.000Z2010-12-24T11:04:11.343ZHAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Right! Well, I am off for a while so posts may be even less frequent. Though I will try to keep you updated.
Got the script for 'The Other Roof' which will be at the Pleasance on 17th of January.
Going skiing this year which should be fun, providing I don't fall off the piste onto my beautiful face.
Feliz Navidad
P.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-57566717040307959452010-12-13T23:42:00.000Z2010-12-13T23:42:06.967ZWho is the baddest dude in the galaxy?
Had a great weekend. Saw S. Saw a lot of mates I hadn't seen in a long time or won't get to see for a while.
Back in London and for some reason have gained enthusiasm for writing again. Got to finish some drafts before Christmas break I think. Then review over the holidays. Got to succeed.
Am stage managing 'The Other Roof' in january so got to bookRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-40750760844512416372010-11-30T20:47:00.000Z2010-11-30T20:47:47.079ZPocketwatch - Boiler HeartRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-57582335160801052052010-11-16T22:09:00.001Z2010-11-16T22:09:21.257ZSHINE YOUR LOVE!!!
Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-10587540745460469552010-11-16T22:01:00.000Z2010-11-16T22:01:23.409Z
I have been so very busy recently that I haven't had time to update the blog. 'The Translators', for which I am Stage Manager was a success in 'The Next Stage', part of a competition for new writers. I managed to secure the props and sound effects we needed, should we progress to the next round of the competition we will have to produce the play for real which will be a bit more nerve racking.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-90980261707856933122010-06-28T20:02:00.002+01:002010-06-28T20:20:08.836+01:00I have been thinking seriously about changing the pasty to a more professional blog like Ruth's and use my LJ for other things.Also, if I want to be a writer, should I invent a pen name? Something like Smuggle Hesperantha?Still, if I do make this a more professional space, that doesn't mean we cannot have fun!That one was for you S. She who inspires me to be more than I am.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-59225312363889614212010-05-17T19:56:00.001+01:002010-05-17T19:57:55.943+01:00FOR S.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-25205991256945572952010-05-16T12:13:00.000+01:002010-05-16T12:14:15.455+01:00ShattershotI don't have a lot of time to post so I will just take a leaf from S. and yell 'I'M ALIVE!' at the Internet!P.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-85554056403210169692010-03-25T19:26:00.001Z2010-03-26T23:33:26.844ZFINAL DAY FOURThe thing about packing up all my stuff is that I find all the things that I lost, I remember the things I forgot to do and the life I did not have time to lead.The things I lost:In the corner of my room is a pile of larp kit, including props, material for kit and the like. Now I can start on those projects, should I find them again after the move.The things I forgot to do:I had a Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-58354904384664402182010-03-22T20:17:00.002Z2010-03-22T20:48:41.759ZFINAL DAY ONESo this is the last week before I move again into a new place. It is already feeling strange and I have worked out why.In Feb 2008, I lost my old flat, my job was looking shaky, my girlfriend and I were breaking up and my health fell through the floor. I had been chewed up and spat out by London and life.My good friend D. helped me back into London and the amazing support of my Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-43886803653036475222010-03-17T22:40:00.003Z2010-03-17T23:22:39.938ZI remember when my lunchtime consisted of carrying a small plastic box into a room FULL of people my age, finding some friends, sitting down and eating things in a specific order. This was of course, my infants school.Sandwiches, chocolate, crisps, apple. In THAT order and no other order. Drink (fruit juice) could be consumed alongside this. It is true that one day I decided to rebel eat one Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-79041142113237476432010-03-16T23:16:00.002Z2010-03-16T23:36:18.327ZIt seems like a long time since I have updated this blog. I suppose that is due to the following:-I am very busy-I have many other places to update my internet prescence-I have nothing to say (that hasn't been said on the other places)2010 however seems to be defying my expectations of it. Thus far it has seen opportunity after opportunity present itself. I only hope that I actually get Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-74952338842927697682010-02-11T11:42:00.001Z2010-02-11T11:42:51.376ZPosted up a new rant on ramrage, inspired by Adbusters.P.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-82253666882993295702010-02-09T12:23:00.004Z2010-02-09T17:05:27.599Zsee more Epic FailsTurns out Ruth has been keeping a blog for years on all things archaeological as well as her life. Check out her Finds and Features. Hmmm, that reads like a double-entendre, you can blame that on the production of '5 Clever Courtesans' I saw last night at the Vibe Bar on Brick Lane. Full review up on Remotegoat (no hyperlink, click the sidebar dimmy!). Yet again, I had no 'Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-6492684760534742742010-02-03T17:19:00.000Z2010-02-03T17:20:07.057Z"You have made yourself the trustee for those in every country who seek to mend the evils of our condition by reasoned experiment within the framework of the existing social system. If you fail, rational change will be gravely prejudiced throughout the world, leaving orthodoxy and revolution to fight it out."John Manard Keynes in a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1933Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-5037057295068270192010-01-26T22:18:00.000Z2010-01-26T22:19:03.405ZGrade Gordon BrownRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-18113646076407357982010-01-26T19:45:00.002Z2010-01-26T21:03:08.155ZWE ARE ALL GEEKSGeorge ClooneyOn some level, we are all pretty dorky. My friends and I decided a long time ago that we are all geeks, each of us have something we know lots about but is usually useless in both career moves and social situations. Take football for instance. Unless you are lucky enough to be some kind of football commentator, pundit or reporter such knowledge. I get mocked for Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-63557469319032459402009-12-15T19:18:00.001Z2009-12-15T19:29:13.125Z'the finest exoskeleton'Future of the Left, 'Small bones, small bodies'I am back into reviewing. Check out for a fine event network site for which I will be reviewing many things. My reviews will step up in the new year.Will add to the sidebar. Check it out, join it, be my plus one to many exciting things.December seems to be flying by in a flurry of hard working weeks and relaxing weekends Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-2332255142975335402009-11-30T22:27:00.002Z2009-11-30T22:29:42.189ZI am now a novellist. I am proud of myself. This does not happen to me very often.P.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-48306995272874038722009-11-25T11:23:00.003Z2009-11-26T12:41:45.746ZAs the last week looms and my word count grows I find myself scared that I won't be able to fit my gripping conclusion into the 50,000 word count. What I mean by that is I fully expect to be frantically typing or writing close to the deadline and the fact that I can go over the word count will not be the issue, the fact that I won't REACH the wordcount AND not finish the story is the problem.I Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-49698519339185972592009-10-31T17:35:00.002Z2009-10-31T17:39:37.337ZAfter much deliberation, S. is coming home. No I do not know when yet, but it will be soon.Yesterday I attended White Mischief's retelling of the Castle of Bluebeard story which was great fun. It was within a 1700 Georgian mansion and in addition to the live ghost story the club was good fun. I was impressed how everyone was dressed up and it was like one of those parties you see in films and Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-79715179654457507942009-10-06T10:11:00.002+01:002009-10-06T10:37:43.230+01:00I don't know how to write all this stuff in a clever or witty way today so I am just going to start hitting the keys. Hopefully in the right order.S. injured herself in the USA and is still ill as a result. They are threatening to send her home because (as a result of her injury) she CANNOT do the work. This seems unfair to her and I am obviously worried that she is still unwell. Not a lot I Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-5780495148112641322009-09-10T19:55:00.003+01:002009-09-10T19:59:43.998+01:00Tickets are now on sale for The Clockwork Quartet.Honestly, I think people will be blown away by the talent of this group.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-13711723434410089942009-09-07T13:00:00.003+01:002009-09-07T14:24:28.658+01:00#But you are young and will forget, the misadventures of your youth,#'The Greatest Sadness' from 'The Clockwork Quartet'So, in the past week I have downloaded and enstalled Skype and a webcam, allowing me to talk to S. and my Dad for free and see each other. This is much nicer than a phone call. If you want to speak to me this way let me know.In a way this is good because it means I can talk toRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-80577786146881175812009-09-03T19:53:00.001+01:002009-09-03T19:53:49.807+01:00Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-79310694101373997612009-08-24T12:21:00.002+01:002009-08-24T12:37:41.404+01:00#Everynight I'll send a prayer across the wavesAnd you, will wait for meAnd I, will wait for you.#Stu Heading/Quesada and Molino/The Patient Wild 'Captain's prayer'S. is now in the USA. Follow her exciting adventures over at The Constellation of Zan which I created for her. I'll add a link to the sidebar.S. now being in the USA has caused me to generally mope around and sigh deeply whenever I Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-54566375532419935572009-08-11T14:52:00.002+01:002009-08-11T14:56:38.446+01:00THAT'S THE POWER OF HUGJen sent me this song on facebook so I thought I would share it here.#Fragile...he is a knight in shining armour...whenever there is a disaster...look to fragile for he is the friendly giant....fragile...he is the friendliest and caring guy you will ever know...fragile...he would dress up and pretend to be a snow........man...fragile....the best vegetarian sword fighter....Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-26247715208270806172009-08-10T16:50:00.002+01:002009-08-10T17:00:13.040+01:00AUGUSTRenamed in honour of Augustus Caesar in 8 BC.Seeing S. for most weekends until she goes to the USA. I expect I shall mope around for a bit when that happens, though I am trying very hard not to mope around now about that fact. It would seem wrong to lament something that has yet to happen, feeling sad for something that has yet to come to pass seems a wasted effort when we could be Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-83383485599416983702009-07-23T14:57:00.002+01:002009-07-23T15:06:13.214+01:00Sadly I did not make it onto the Stage Manager course I wished. But I will continue to apply for jobs and write.This weekend looks crammed, like everyone weekend I have had this year. The months fall off the calendar as I waste the week and live for the weekend. As my Father keeps asking me 'Do you live to work or work to live?'. The latter is obvious, but why can I not have both? I think I Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-65959557713232193262009-07-06T20:47:00.002+01:002009-07-06T20:50:39.126+01:00:D and the world :) with youI am published again within La Bouche magazine.I am adding a link to the sidebar to celebrate!P.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-8203550855021976712009-06-23T21:32:00.003+01:002009-06-23T21:35:21.237+01:00There is someone in the gardenThere is Someone in the Garden from alittlepoison on Vimeo.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-76400011851379221302009-06-09T14:31:00.002+01:002009-06-09T14:46:21.929+01:00"There is a terrible strength in those tightly wound springs..."The Clockwork Quartet, whom I have the pleasure of working backstage for. Keep up to date by visiting the website which I have now added to the sidebar. Feel free to listen to the tunes up there and more ones will be up soon.This week is a busy one. I had dinner with Will and Ruth last night, drinks with Dad tonight, minuet Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-86504385942004665882009-05-23T13:01:00.000+01:002009-05-23T13:02:32.162+01:00LET'S ALL BECOME PIRATESRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-63776097817558231172009-05-13T15:26:00.004+01:002009-05-14T10:21:27.416+01:00I have met two imposters, named Triumph and Disaster. As I watched 'Coraline' above I came to think on my lot in life.Disaster told me that I no longer work for Extraextra. In truth I think I saw this coming. I let my work slip and had my three strikes. I am not too sad because it is my own damn fault. I will remove the link on the sidebar at some point. Triumph tells me my best friend beganRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-2167543789617759372009-04-27T21:37:00.002+01:002009-04-27T21:55:57.706+01:00DECONSTRUCTING RAMALAMI do not feel very well in myself. There are perhaps a number of reasons for this. But the long and short of it is, I want to change myself into a better person, a person I am more comfortable being. I want to lose both sides of the Ego coin that is my vanity and my self-deprecation.So I intend to renew my spiritual journey and I hope that spending a weekend out of the Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-87391556663344383552009-04-27T21:33:00.002+01:002009-04-27T21:35:44.275+01:00My friends are driving across Europe in a car decorated like a cow and dressed as Amish to raise money for charity as part of the Sucata Split run (NOT a race, a tour they assure me).Follow all the action at the Amish ParadiseI may well add the link to the sidebar as well.RamRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-9987044834138974722009-04-21T19:15:00.002+01:002009-04-21T19:31:20.099+01:00Looking through the looking glass of past truths:Following the initial crushing agony:"I debated whether or not to email you again but given as not responding the norm for you rather than the sign of a raw nerve hit I decided to go ahead. I didn't want to send a 'be strong buddy' type message because they are f*cking pointless so here goes.I wanted to let you know that things will get better, youRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-73887263188711227342009-04-21T19:09:00.000+01:002009-04-21T19:10:09.981+01:00For the lookglass of truth:"Hello,Just read the blog, and I have to say I think you're doing the right thing. Our own actions are the only thing we actually control with any degree of certainbty, after all.And because other people often put things better than me, here's a quote from Greil Marcus: "Gang of Four's music was always about resistance, but it was not the reistance of the rebel against Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-72194137372564745132009-04-21T19:02:00.001+01:002009-04-21T19:04:01.514+01:00From that forgotten archive of conversations you just can't delete from social networking sites, phones, emails and so on.From: RamSubject: Just read your LJThere isn't much that I can say. Expect many many hugs next time I see you.For what it is worth, I believe it is for the best and ultimately you'll be happier. That's probably not much comfort, but know that Jo and I are there for you.Reply:Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-41660301862130969482009-04-07T12:56:00.001+01:002009-04-07T12:56:36.867+01:00see more Lol CelebsRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-17532551427618572652009-04-02T10:37:00.002+01:002009-04-02T12:07:37.203+01:00A SINGLE YEARIt was one year ago yesterday. This day last year was not a pleasant one, on the verge of tears every other second, my whole being drained out of my with every movement. That yawning chasm opened in my stomach every time I stood by the coffee machine, looked out the window or put down the phone.That day was before I had told any friends, before anyone had a chance to console me andRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-26875659555663947402009-03-26T16:33:00.002Z2009-03-26T16:46:58.753ZTALES FROM THE GEEKOSPHERE 3:From notalwaysright.com(A couple walk in, the lady in front, the man trailing tiredly behind. The lady spins around the store.)Me: “Can I help you with anything today?”Lady: “I need these pants in size 0, pronto.”Me: “Who are you getting them for?”Lady: “MYSELF! What do you think!”(I get her what she wants, she takes them and goes into a change room.)Lady: “HEY, theseRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-78622475598488921702009-03-24T12:14:00.002Z2009-03-24T12:33:34.946ZGEEKOSPHERE SIGNPOST:Graham Linehan's blogI found this, expecting to find a similar brand of hilarious ranting that I read on Charlie Brooker's column for the Guardian.Instead I found a signpost to an article in the Scottish Sunday Express concerning the survivors of the Dunblane massacre. But don't read my summary, read the story yourself. Go and do it now, otherwise the following will not Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-71738889946014545532009-03-20T15:35:00.003Z2009-03-20T15:43:13.006ZTALES FROM THE GEEKOSPHERE 2:Teh internetz sure is a funny place:My new favourite webcomix:MS Paint Adventures!Like playing a text based adventure that causes knives of illogic to stab your funny bones.Hark! A Vagrant!Ridiculous, mainly historical humour with that dash of surrealism I love so much.Then the most amusing,Not always rightwhich is like a FAILBlog of stories.As for my life? I am in aRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-59925551948091109082009-03-19T10:31:00.003Z2009-03-19T10:34:31.877ZTALES FROM THE GEEKOSPHERE:Overheard in Forbidden Planet Shaftesbury Avenue:"So I said to my little cousin, If you want to play outside, take your brother with you but you have to look after him. You know, make sure he is safe and alright, like an adult would. So he looked up at me and asked, 'You mean, like Spider-man would?' It was then I knew and I said, 'You will go far my boy'."Ram.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-17007755217963559872009-03-13T10:05:00.002Z2009-03-13T10:10:41.316ZEXTRA EXTRAI now review theatre for the online magazine, 'ExtraExtra'. The magazine is written by creative writers rather than professional reviewers. I have added the website to the sidebar.On friday 6th I reviewed 'Austentatious' a musical comedy at the Landor Theatre.Tonight I review 'The Flies', the Jean Paul Sartre play re-imagined with indie music. Should be interesting, be sure to read Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-87329464201238922622009-03-10T10:43:00.002Z2009-03-10T10:55:30.634ZBACK WHERE WE STARTED:When making jokes at the expense of others, we walk a fine line between playful joshing and upsetting mocking. I crossed that boundary on sunday without realising. I realised yesterday when from two different angles I understood that I had upset some close friends for entirely seperate reasons.It wasn't that the joke was politically incorrect or offensive, it was just Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-15484057746761113482009-03-06T14:08:00.002Z2009-03-06T14:39:10.797ZGOTH:GEEKThe last time I organised a night out to a club that was of the same scale as tonight it was 2007. My small gothic army gathered at the Intrepid Fox before invading Sin. A good time was had by all, despite the confusion over buses at the end and strangers in my home.However, it seemed like a lifetime ago and my peers all agreed that another night like that was needed, so I arranged Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-616636323744559822009-02-23T16:46:00.001Z2009-02-23T16:47:48.037ZI seem to have leapt willingly onto a rollercoaster. Not sure if this was a good idea.Also, I didn't get the job I was interviewed for last week. But I will persevere!Stay cool.Ram.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-78563420738232430112009-02-19T12:46:00.002Z2009-02-19T13:02:17.573Zsee more LoldogsIn the spirit of getting back to bearing my soul (what this blog was originally about) I shall start with some more truths about myself.I am scared of spiders.More tommorrow!RamRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-51006151809183827192009-02-18T12:16:00.002Z2009-02-18T12:36:05.935ZThe Geek Horizon:I am compelled (via the sudden rising bubble of memory) to write about an incident where my incessant quoting proved not only amusing but useful.I was on my second ever archaeological dig, this one at the Roman Villa of Barcombe back in the sunny summer of 2003. It was here that friendships were built that continue to last (though somewhat dimmed by distance and time). It was Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-56683002643202620792009-02-12T15:59:00.000Z2009-02-12T16:01:01.283Z*gasp* I have an interview for an internship at a theatre next tuesday.I am now terrified.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-56318126702738529912009-02-03T15:47:00.000Z2009-02-03T15:48:58.560ZRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-16932805210853995712009-01-28T12:21:00.002Z2009-01-28T12:30:32.676ZHaircut:I have made a few changes around The Pasty and Ramrage to keep things fresh and help people find the links more easily. There are some new links up as well, check them out.Those January blues seem to be hitting some people hard at the moment. I wish there was more I could do help. It sucks when something you arrange months ago gets in the way of doing something you really NEED to.I Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-21518681206057594042009-01-15T10:45:00.002Z2009-01-15T10:49:41.052Z2009:Following the dooming crash in 2008 (where I lost my flat, job, girlfriend and lung all in the space of a couple of months) I spent most of the rest of the year restoring myself. It was thanks to my friends a loved ones that this was possible and for that I give my thanks and love.As for this year, amidst all the resolutions I have made a few which I hope to keep and by this time next year Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-39077944030740033352008-12-10T20:14:00.001Z2008-12-10T20:15:52.173ZI have made another forray into politics. See the new rant on ramrage.Ram.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-4860199341626488292008-12-01T23:01:00.003Z2008-12-01T23:08:42.992ZNew rant up on Ramrage. Short and bittersweet this time I assure you :DBrighton and London this weekendNottingham the weekend afterThird weekend unsureChristmas busy seeing family, etc.I hope to see all of you who harbour some affection for me over the festive period.Yours, ineffably,Ram.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-25708882710118607242008-11-27T09:46:00.000Z2008-11-27T09:49:29.167ZTwo thoughts:1) She is all shades of lovely.2) I am friends with some people who have belittled me, dragged me down, scared me, indimidated me, guilt-tripped me, emotionally blackmailed me, bullied me, tore apart what I considered my world to be at the time and generally been quite unpleasant towards me.If I can still be friends with THEM, why shouldn't I be friends with the woman I was madly in Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-47816492819216227872008-11-24T12:16:00.005Z2008-11-27T09:51:06.450Z"A bird flew into a cage then when it turned around it found the cage was locked.If the bird was a God, what would be it's cage?"From the Book of Questions by Vyassa.(or, more accurately, from the tabletop rpg 'Nobilis'. A Game so vast in scope that I have only ever run it once for a couple of hours. However, thanks to tvtropes I found the blog of the Lady who wrote it (and all the little 'Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-39606557352872988662008-11-03T11:37:00.001Z2008-11-03T11:39:20.466ZLaika (from the Russian: Лайка, a breed of dog, literally meaning, "Barker" or "Howler") was a Soviet space dog (c. 1954–November 3, 1957) who became the first living mammal to orbit the Earth and the first orbital casualty.Little was known about the impact of space flight on living things at the time Laika's mission was launched. Some scientists believed humans would be unable to survive the Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-83263205114307983072008-10-27T12:28:00.000Z2008-10-27T12:29:03.406Zsee more pwn and owned picturesRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-43176506054553148192008-10-15T16:58:00.002+01:002008-10-15T17:07:35.996+01:00This is how they get you.You want to stay in London because despite the fact London doesn't care about you and probably never will you like it here.You need to pay the rent, the bills, the council tax.So you get a job. You think, just for now, I need to pay the rent, the bills, the council tax, but I won't give up on my dream, this I just to survive.But then you find you don't have the time to Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-15684386799455634122008-10-13T18:46:00.000+01:002008-10-13T18:47:09.336+01:00Top five jobs/vocations:1: Archaeologist2: Stage Manager3: Herald4: Writer5: Buddhist MonkRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-8294696356680068672008-10-02T13:49:00.001+01:002008-10-02T13:49:36.648+01:00"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." George OrwellRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-79644413930094928702008-09-10T16:55:00.001+01:002008-09-10T16:56:52.392+01:00So I am talking to you again in an effort to make peace.I do want to work towards us being friends again in the future. But we are not best friends again.Tread softly, for you still tread on my shattered heart.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-42362517874971413552008-09-10T16:54:00.000+01:002008-09-10T16:55:05.357+01:00Egg.12th of septemberDrinks and Dancing.Be there.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-51596961720567110532008-09-10T16:53:00.000+01:002008-09-10T16:54:36.528+01:00Climb down off your high horse so you can actually hear what I am saying.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-5958539011103719982008-06-18T10:55:00.001+01:002008-06-18T10:56:49.418+01:00"Stop now before it's too lateEating in the ghetto on a hundred dollar plateNothing lasts forever that's the way it's gotta beThere's a great black wave in the middle of the sea for me."Arcade FireRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-64926238368592167982008-05-19T12:45:00.001+01:002008-05-19T12:46:27.727+01:00Just because I don't want to speak to you or see you now doesn't mean I never want to again.I'm just not strong enough at the moment.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-34963054693370602092008-04-30T16:31:00.001+01:002008-04-30T16:32:26.234+01:00How many Buddhist monks does it take to change a lightbulb?They are the lightbulb.Om.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-50181251644936102232008-04-09T11:33:00.002+01:002008-04-09T11:54:52.246+01:00Is it wrong to still want to be friends with her when it hurts so much?Can I still be friends with all the people I met through her?When will I trust myself again?Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-64883508360118909962008-04-01T21:13:00.003+01:002008-04-01T21:22:02.331+01:00"Now from his breast into his eyes the acheof longing mounted, and he wept at last,his dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms,longed for as the sunwarmed earth is longed for by the swimmerspent in rough waters where his ship went downunder Poseidon's blows, gale winds and tons of sea.Few men can keep alive through a big surfto crawl, clotted with brine, on kindly beachesin joy, in joy, Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-28275797421003649742008-03-27T14:31:00.001Z2009-05-14T10:24:37.935+01:00#Everyone says that you're so fragile#London chewed me up and spit me out.My lung was punctured and I was in hospital for a few days. I think I am better now, but I am scared that I'm not.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-71757066079332717522008-02-11T21:10:00.000Z2008-02-11T21:13:00.749ZWhat would I do without you?Who would I be if I didn't have you in my life?If you hadn't given me that kind or harsh word when I needed it. If you hadn't been quiet when I needed you to be. I you hadn't done what you did, I would not be here.God only knows what I would be without you.But I'm glad I am me and you are you and that we can share some of our lives together.I love you all.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-66113345518960645162008-01-10T22:41:00.000Z2008-01-10T22:48:03.664ZCashing a reality chequeIt seems as if 2007 has one last card to play. I have to leave my house by March as the building has been sold and will be gutted to build shops and flats.I have to decide what I am going to do next in my life. I feel that I must review my path and quickly.Jo gave me a Bonsai tree for Christmas. I think it is the most beautiful thing anyone has given me. If I take careRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-5210770659695285692007-12-30T14:43:00.000Z2007-12-30T14:46:00.082ZI have been searching for someone I love enough to place a picture of them on my desk.Jo now occupies the frame previously reserved for Grace Kelly.Jo and I have been seeing one another for nearly two years and everytime I look at the photograph a smile spreads across my whole face.I love her.RamRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-15773467740850949912007-12-12T19:38:00.000Z2007-12-12T20:08:19.470Z#IF I COULD SEE ALL MY FRIENDS TONIGHT...#LCD Soundsystem-'All my friends'As the end of the year approaches I reflect on what the past 12 months have been like. My first reaction is one of exhaustion as I seem to have spent the whole time fighting for a good job and a way to earn enough to continue living in London. Even now, when I have an interview for a contract until march with the company Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-23706483005551006372007-11-19T22:42:00.001Z2007-11-19T22:43:07.688ZNew rant up on ramrage if you are interested.RamRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-7260519115224430072007-11-12T19:14:00.000Z2007-11-12T19:31:12.585ZThe Realisation ReportPart of my quest for enlightenment is to face the person that I really am. Lama Surya Das was asked when he returned to the United States after being in Nepal and Tibet for years (he was born a New York Jew);"What have you learnt from your studies?"Lama Surya Das answered spontaneously"I am not who I think I am."Within that is the essence of facing up to who I am. I tell Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-41424099671675650182007-10-04T11:27:00.000+01:002007-10-04T11:39:18.308+01:00FREE BURMAYou are Damien (The Omen).Take Which Horror Movie Character Are You? today!Created with Rum and Monkey's Personality Test Generator.Time and time again the thought crops up in my brain that I could be a teacher. This has it's advantages, the wiping out of my student loan, the chance to talk and discuss history (as that would probably be what I would teach) and the chance to mould the Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-61905205904416306982007-09-20T18:32:00.000+01:002007-09-20T19:01:21.935+01:00This I obtained from Tintagel castle.The 13 Principles of Chivalry1) A True knight is a gentle man yet fails not in duty2) A True knight must uphold the dignity of Man and Woman remembering that all are born free and equal in dignity and rights3) A True knight's manner of living is an example to the young4) A True knight shall at no time act outrageously nor do murder or be cruel in any way to Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-38917539482569220112007-09-11T10:21:00.000+01:002007-09-11T10:27:53.358+01:00Which Historical Lunatic Are You?From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey.The Line in the Sand.Yesterday I went to a temp job that I realised compromised my beliefs. I told the temp agency that I couldn't do the job any more. I feel guilty for letting them and the company down. But I couldn't do the job and look myself in the eye. The karma is terrible and I couldn't be a part of it.Yes, I Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-9372933561016501572007-08-01T22:29:00.000+01:002007-08-06T23:36:58.421+01:00Which Extremity of the World Are You?From the towering colossi at Rum and Monkey.Inside the mind and body of Ram is a neurosis that I have not discussed before. I know, I know I thought we were through all these things but it's true there are things about me that I;m scared of. One of those is having some wierd and strange condition or disease that I will ignore and then die horribly.Then when Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-8859443915346359792007-07-18T22:05:00.000+01:002007-07-18T22:24:21.796+01:00I'm drinking tea from a Mug I won at Ed and Hannah's wedding on saturday.I'm digesting both my veggie burgers and the events of my life.I'm toying with the bracelet my brother bought me back from the Zen temple in Kyoto.I'm wearing the t-shirt my parents bought me from Florida.I'm wearing the ring Lex and Stu got me.I'm looking at the red scarf the kiddies bought me for my birthday.I opened the Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-22111314901007731902007-07-03T19:22:00.000+01:002007-07-03T19:50:13.981+01:00SIX YEARS LATERShould I feel like I miss him more than I do? I do miss him but it is so hard to feel the same feeling of parting because I;m so far removed from the person I was back then.When I think about him I just know he would still be a good mate now. But I guess he would be miles away at uni or something. But because he was the man of the house I guess he would have looked after his MumRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-32109723210370220432007-06-20T15:07:00.000+01:002007-06-20T15:23:29.040+01:00From 'The Mind is an ancient and famous capital'"The mind is a city like London,Smoky and populous: it is a capitalLike Rome, ruined and eternal,Marked by the monuments which no oneNow remembers. For the mind, like Rome, contains,Catacombs, aqueducts, amphitheatres, palaces,Churches and equestrian statues, fallen, broken or soiled.The mind possesses and is possessed by all the ruinsOf every Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-85978914312768703472007-06-05T20:09:00.000+01:002007-06-05T20:14:27.919+01:00#If I could see all my friends tonight#There was a time when I embarked on a plan to write a note to each and every person I knew about how they felt to me. I would write advice, thoughts, dreams and exactly how much they meant to me.They would be handed out at my funeral.But then I realised that instead of keeping such secrets it would be better to TELL all those people how much they meant to Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-6331192754117293242007-04-03T15:55:00.000+01:002007-04-03T16:01:28.536+01:00Welcome to the World of Tommorrow!!!RamalamRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-88294061343859317752007-03-26T20:39:00.000+01:002007-03-26T20:40:01.957+01:00I have posted a new rant upon on Ramrage. Please read it as it affects your information.I shall post again soon :)Ram.Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-82897387112565417392007-03-23T13:48:00.000Z2007-03-23T14:30:53.244ZUntold StoriesVolunteering at the War Memorials Trust I come into contact with so many untold stories of the events of our past wars, be they Zulu, Crimean, First, Second, Falklands or individual battles.I read of The Sundowner, a small ship that was Captained by the most senior surviving officer of the Titanic and aided in evacuating British Troops from Dunkirk.I read of Old Boys from various Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-13395952683532583492007-03-08T20:51:00.000Z2007-03-08T21:02:41.452Z#WE'RE GONNA NEED, MORE THAN A STICH OR TWO#Samuel Beer, 'More than a stich'It seems so long since I have posted here. But perhaps the reason for that is that I feel I haven't had much to say that was worth posting here.As we enter March I gather my feelings as to what the year will be and although I wish it were not so, the past two months have been quite grinding. 2007 will, I think be a Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-1165928698293790852006-12-12T13:00:00.000Z2006-12-12T13:04:58.306ZTIS THE SEASON...It is now close to the season of giving. Someone asked me the other day if I celebrated Christmas. My answer was that a celebration of giving is pretty much a good thing. Although I do not celebrate it as a religious event, it is a time for family, friends, loved ones, happiness, all these things that bind us together.These things make me happy.But I can't talk for long as I Ramalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-1165163395780889882006-12-03T16:25:00.000Z2006-12-03T16:29:55.796ZPERHAPS AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT...I have begun my quest across a literal internet ether. The world known as Secondlife.This is to be a journey of discovery, adventure, fellowship and destiny.For those who do and don't live a Secondlife I have created a new blog to chronicle my journey. I shall keep it updated with my position, views of the landscape, the people, the places and my adventuresRamalamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463724.post-1162583358936666302006-11-03T19:48:00.000Z2006-11-03T19:49:18.960ZNew rant up on ramrageEnjoy :)RamRamalamnoreply@blogger.com