From http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/24/blakes_seven/

Sky One has provocatively given the go-ahead for the development of two 60-minute scripts which could see the return to the small screen of cult TV classic Blake's 7, the BBC reports.

Blake's 7 ran from 1978 to 1981 on the Beeb, and is best remembered among chaps of a certain age for the presence of Jacqueline Pearce as the deliciously villainous Servalan*, who alongside Paul Darrow as Avon and Gareth Thomas as Blake, battled gamely against wobbly sets and decidedly low-tech special effects.

While Sky's announcement doesn't guarantee that a new generation of viewers will enjoy a revamped Blake's 7, Elaine Pyke, commissioning editor for drama at Sky One, Two and Three, said: "The time is ripe for a revival of a show that represents the best traditions of the genre, not to mention one of the best-loved and most successful dramas of all time."

Sky is working with Blake's 7 Productions, "a subsidiary of Blake's 7 Media who owns the licence to the show" on the development. If and when the Liberator will relaunch remains to be seen. ®

I love Pot Noodle adverts so much.

You may have seen this before, but...

Man among wolves - this was shown on TV last night (with english narration, of course).

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

Enjoy!

I head into Coventry after work, get there and park by about 5:30pm.

Head out, wander about in the cold (which I actually enjoy), buy some things, pay for my car park ticket at the machine, get back to the car, insert the key card, and...

...nothing. Just a red flashing light, which the manual says means "Card not recognised, so the car is immobilised".

I was a little "...wtf?"

I called Caroline to bring my spare key card. She gets into town, gives me the card, I try it, still nothing.

All this time I am still racking up car park charges. Then I start to wonder what it will cost me if I can't get my car moved. Luckily, my bank account comes with breakdown cover. So Caroline gets me the number, and I call it. I wait outside for about 1 1/2 hours until the guy arrives.

He tries it - nothing. So he opens the hood, disconnects the battery, reconnects it and tries again.

The damn thing only starts.

I waited for around two hours. In the cold. Wondering if I was ever going to get my car out that evening, and:

He power cycled my car.

HE REBOOTED MY CAR!

It's working. And it's kind of funny, really.

I must never go Christmas shopping again, it's bad luck.

Openly stolen from poetrywolf:

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...have a good thanksgiving, and don't eat too much! Think of the turkeys!

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/

...are you prepared?

( stolen from a forum somewhere. This is more relevant if you grew up in the UK and aren't under 30 or so :) )

Close your eyes and go back in time...

Before the Internet...
Before semi-automatics, joyriders and crack....
Before SEGA or Super Nintendo...

Way back........

I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park.
The corner shop.
Hopscotch.
Butterscotch.
Skipping.
Handstands.
Football with an old can.
Fingerbob.
Beano, Dandy, Buster, Twinkle and Dennis the Menace.
Roly Poly.
Hula Hoops, jumping the stream, building dams.
The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass.
Bazooka Joe bubble gum.
An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a tune.
Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe Neapolitan or perhaps screwball.

Wait......

Watching Saturday morning cartoons, short commercials or the flicks.
Children's Film Foundation, The Double Deckers, Red Hand Gang, Tomorrow People, Tiswas or Swapshop?, and 'Why Don't You'? - or staying up for Doctor Who.
When around the corner seemed far away and going into town seemed like going somewhere.
Earwigs, wasps, stinging nettles and bee stings.
Sticky fingers.
Playing Marbles. Ball bearings. Big 'uns and Little 'uns.
Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, and Zorro.
Climbing trees.
Making igloos out of snow banks.
Walking to school, no matter what the weather.
Running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.
Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights. Spinning around on roundabouts, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles. Being tired from playing.... remember that?
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.
Football cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle.
Choppers and Grifters.
Eating raw jelly. Orange squash ice pops.
Vimto and Jubbly lollies

Remember when...

There were two types of trainers - girls and boys, and Dunlop Green Flash
The only time you wore them at School was for P.E.
And they were called gym shoes or if you are older, plimsoles. Daps if you're from Bristol!
You knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents.
It wasn't odd to have two or three 'best' friends.
You didn't sleep a wink on Christmas Eve.
When nobody owned a pure-bred dog.
When 25p was decent pocket money
Curly Wurlys. Space Dust. Toffo's.
Top Trumps.
When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.
When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.
When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving pupil at home.
Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs etc.

Remember when....

Decisions were made by going "Ip, Dip, Dog Sh*t"
Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in Monopoly
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs.
And the worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one.
It was unbelievable that 'British Bulldog 123' wasn't an Olympic event.
Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult.
Nobody was prettier than Mum.
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.
Taking drugs meant orange-flavoured chewable aspirin.
Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.

If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED.

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Getting my cable delivered by dropship is what I call priority shipment!

...which is maybe an understatement.

Yes, I am still here, still muddling along.

I also don't read my friends page as often as I should. I also don't post comments when maybe I should. I do overthink my replies into submission, resulting in a broken pile of words not fit for public consumption!

But! These always hook me. I tend to do them then discard the results. But this one gave me pause for thought, so here it is.

That Personality Test :: Your Results
The latest personality test from ThatSurveySite... now featuring more and better questions than ever!
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Loner (74%)	[.....|||||..........]	Dependent (26%)
Laid-back (55%)	[.........|..........]	Driven (45%)
Traditional (47%)	[..........|.........]	Rebel (53%)
Impetuous (72%)	[......||||..........]	Organized (28%)
Engineering mind (52%)	[....................]	Artistic mind (48%)
Cynical (52%)	[....................]	Idealist (48%)
Follower (67%)	[.......|||..........]	Leader (33%)
Introverted (85%)	[...|||||||..........]	Extroverted (15%)
Conservative (40%)	[..........||........]	Liberal (60%)
Logical (43%)	[..........|.........]	Romantic (57%)
Uninterested (38%)	[..........||........]	Sexual (62%)
Insecure (38%)	[..........||........]	Confident (62%)
Selective (25%)	[..........|||||.....]	Tolerant (75%)
Pessimistic (58%)	[........||..........]	Optimistic (42%)
Principled (45%)	[..........|.........]	Pragmatic (55%)
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Well, I said I wouldn't update this very often, and so far I haven't disappointed!

So, here I am jumping on another bandwagon. I am not saying I agree with it all, but... well.

the Romantic Thanks for taking the test !

you chose BY - your Enneagram type is FOUR. "I am unique" Romantics have sensitive feelings and are warm and perceptive. How to Get Along with Me Give me plenty of compliments. They mean a lot to me. Be a supportive friend or partner. Help me to learn to love and value myself. Respect me for my special gifts of intuition and vision. Though I don't always want to be cheered up when I'm feeling melancholy, I sometimes like to have someone lighten me up a little. Don't tell me I'm too sensitive or that I'm overreacting! What I Like About Being a Four my ability to find meaning in life and to experience feeling at a deep level my ability to establish warm connections with people admiring what is noble, truthful, and beautiful in life my creativity, intuition, and sense of humor being unique and being seen as unique by others having aesthetic sensibilities being able to easily pick up the feelings of people around me What's Hard About Being a Four experiencing dark moods of emptiness and despair feelings of self-hatred and shame; believing I don't deserve to be loved feeling guilty when I disappoint people feeling hurt or attacked when someone misundertands me expecting too much from myself and life fearing being abandoned obsessing over resentments longing for what I don't have Fours as Children Often have active imaginations: play creatively alone or organize playmates in original game s are very sensitive feel that they don't fit in believe they are missing something that other people have attach themselves to idealized teachers, heroes, artists, etc. become antiauthoritarian or rebellious when criticized or not understood feel lonely or abandoned (perhaps as a result of a death or their parents' divorce) Fours as Parents help their children become who they really are support their children's creativity and originality are good at helping their children get in touch with their feelings are sometimes overly critical or overly protective are usually very good with children if not too self-absorbed Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele The Enneagram Made Easy Discover the 9 Types of People Harper SanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages You liked the test? so please don't forget to RATE it... but remember! it had only two questions!!! ;-) you wanna know MORE? so check out, what Wikipedia says about your type... ...even more you'll find in Google or do you prefer to You are not completely happy with the result?! You chose BY Would you rather have chosen: AY (EIGHT) CY (SIX) BX (NINE) BZ (FIVE)

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 27% on ABC You scored higher than 54% on XYZ

Link: The Quick & Painless ENNEAGRAM Test written by felk on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Aha! I will get bored of this soon, but I had to post this!  Bill Bailey makes me laugh :)
Enjoy!

...is a wonderful thing. I started a new station today. I was feeling nostalgic, so I tried "Joy Division" - they got me through my A-Levels and beyond. I added a little of The Cure as well, just to flesh it out a bit.

You do have to be in the right mood for it though. And I get annoyed when something impinges on a mood. Gah! I am a big ball of seething rage at heart! ;)

Eh? It puts a sad face by Melancholy. I don't agree with that.

Well, another update - I do always get off to a good start with things, but you watch me fail later!

I added a bunch of people as friends, on a recommendation from another good friend! There are a couple on the list that I don't know, but I was told that it would be an opportunity to get to know new people! If I have added anyone that I don't know, or hates me, let me know :)

Cheese, eh? Well, being a great fan of all things dairy and rotted, I couldn't resist!

I have finally done what people have been poking me to do for some time and created one of these things.

I don't tend to write or talk about myself much, so I wouldn't expect great things from this. But I shall give it a go, and see how I get on.

I will have a rummage later to see how this all fits together, but for now, this is it! No more. Done.