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2009-07-03 Digital Breadcrumbs

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  • @parsnipnose3000 @Glinner is the man behind Father Ted, Big Train, Black Books (1st season?) & The IT Crowd… all classics. in reply to parsnipnose3000 #
  • @parsnipnose3000 Oh my gosh… Black Books is especially good first series. IT Crowd is broad as it is deep… in reply to parsnipnose3000 #
  • @parsnipnose3000 …Big Train is a sketch show: as such quite variable, but the high points are sublime. Features Pegg, Heap, Eldon, Morris. in reply to parsnipnose3000 #
  • @parsnipnose3000 & THEN SOME. We haven't even started on Armando… in reply to parsnipnose3000 #
  • @RivkaJacobs S'good innit? in reply to RivkaJacobs #
  • @parsnipnose3000 Oh, gosh… well, he's been a top rank comedy producer for years – far as DVD goes, tho, look for Day Today on… in reply to parsnipnose3000 #
  • @parsnipnose3000 …so I'm Alan Partridge, The Armando Iannucci Show, The Thick Of It, Time Trumpet…his name is a mark of surreal quality. in reply to parsnipnose3000 #
  • @parsnipnose3000 …Then Chris Morris, who is a collaborator of both, who followed his work on Day Today with Brass Eye, which was great… in reply to parsnipnose3000 #
  • Some key Armando moments from his own show: Happiness – http://twurl.nl/mlh4ec, Imagination – http://twurl.nl/ekg4bk for @parsnipnose3000 #
  • God, I love Peter O'Hanra-Hanrahan. http://twurl.nl/hrqvhl http://twurl.nl/rcrh61 http://twurl.nl/yqx8i5 #
  • Like a sort of hard-core Benny Hill – http://twurl.nl/ybr3a7 #
  • @RedMummy Had you heard that September 11th WTC thing before? in reply to RedMummy #
  • Way overdue, but now that it's finally done, maybe I can get back to posting! Bristol Con Small Press haul review: http://is.gd/1lRaQ #
  • @RedMummy If he has any questions, feel free to pass them on, or if you like you can give him my e-mail addy. I promise not to swear. in reply to RedMummy #
  • @williehewes I have written up, among other things, Leek & Sushi. It is here: http://is.gd/1lRaQ. Thought you'd like to know! #
  • @caitlinmoran Not TOO pretentious. Under the circumstances – massively covered celeb death, I mean – pretty good read! in reply to caitlinmoran #
  • "It's cool to dance, but what about the groove that soothes that moves romance" It's a classic @thepetshopboy. Fairplay to accidental props. #
  • Yes… yes I am, @thepetshopboy. No, hang on… I'm the motherfucking Brit fresh prince, dog. #
  • @thoughtmecca Isn't it oddly infectious? in reply to thoughtmecca #
  • Nice choice @thepetshopboy: "my all-time fave JOY DIVISION cover: JOSE GONZALEZ's haunting version of "love wil… ♫ http://blip.fm/~9avd6 #
  • @thepetshopboy But I'm the BRIT Fresh Prince. WE keep it gangster thin. in reply to thepetshopboy #
  • @thepetshopboy I do enjoy his work! Tho I don't know that much. An artist I wouldn't have heard without Girl One's influence, I suspect. in reply to thepetshopboy #
  • There are 417 accounts following me. Most of you are probably bots/marketers & some of you I already talk to, but who are the rest? TELL ME! #
  • (& yes, 417 isn't that many, I know. I am just curious, is all!) #
  • @purseonality I would delete MY bots, but I have a suspicion I'd have very few people left! in reply to purseonality #
  • RT @shockozulu: there are now MJ death channels – they seem to even threaten he will keep dying somehow & the show will never end. #
  • @DimitriMOMB MOST of the people I follow Tweet, but yeah, some activity has kind of died off somewhat. in reply to DimitriMOMB #
  • @belle_lulu Huh. That's LOADS! in reply to belle_lulu #
  • Ambulance helicopter just landed on putting green in Soton centre. Taxi driver hit a cyclist in the bus lane. Oh dear. #
  • Still, HELICOPTER! #
  • @_arien Whoops. Tweets crossing over there. in reply to _arien #
  • Excitement over… helicopter did not crash on the cafe. Not sure how the patient is, though. #
  • Ha! Perfect! RT @Sulman: On a lighter note http://bit.ly/2uNt4 #
  • @Sulman You disappeared like a ninja. Sorry I went mercenary for a better vantage point of the helicopter. HELICOPTER! in reply to Sulman #
  • RT @empiremagazine: The A-Z Of Michael Mann. It took us ages, so do check it out and tell all your friends. http://bit.ly/j1C2Z #
  • @Sulman How come? Is it in the print version, or do you mean you're going to have to go DVD shopping? in reply to Sulman #
  • @Sulman Actually, yeah… the book with the gorgeous dark blue cover, of the guy in silhouette? in reply to Sulman #
  • Aw, thanks, @thepetshopboy. If I did followfriday, I would totally suggest @thepetshopboy… #
  • …Because, well – he's a ruggedly attractive, bronzed American & yet he chose the name @thepetshopboy. This tells you all you need to know. #
  • … And your morning refreshment, and your nightly salve, @philkirby? #
  • @thepetshopboy … Ok, that might be the first Follow Friday I actually respond to! in reply to thepetshopboy #
  • Our office actually overlooks the cafe/green – I have never seen a helicopter up that close! @DimitriMOMB #
  • …Girl One lived on the isles of Scilly, so helicopters are like busses to her. Sigh. #
  • Though I think that @thepetshopboy's way of doing FolFri makes more sense than some. But needn't be limited to Friday, @philkirby #
  • Incidentally, I try to flesh out my conflicted feelings about Western Manga Style comics in yesterday's post: http://is.gd/1mh6D #
  • Possibly least helpful insight into MJ's life: He had a stand-up of little boy anakin peeking out from folds of Darth Maul's cape. @Glinner #
  • @Glinner … All I could think when I read it was: Oh dear. Uri, you're not helping, not EVEN yourself! in reply to Glinner #
  • @philkirby V.true indeed. in reply to philkirby #
  • Reminds me of a guy I once knew, who would loudly bring up his cock piercing then complain about people hassling him to see it. @DaveGorman #
  • …Then KEEP bringing it up, until someone eventually relented, at which point he would expose himself, with fake impatience.@DaveGorman #
  • RT:@Sulman View from @nixsight 's office. Note yellow helicopter ambulance excitement. http://yfrog.com/0h79925158j #
  • It was amazing, how quickly colleagues from elsewhere in the building rushed over with vid camera & tripod – OPPORTUNISTS! @Sulman #
  • Isn't it funny how the word "documentary", now that it's been said so many times in the schedules, now has no meaning, @steevbishop? #
  • @Sulman Oh, yeah, I know… it's a bit grotesque, isn't it? in reply to Sulman #
  • Oh, he'll LOVE that!: RT @thepetshopboy: #followfriday @sulman cuz he's the straight gilbert to @nixsight 's straight george…lol #
  • Tweeted without comment: Uri Geller Meets Daredevil – http://is.gd/1mkNq – (Ta @douglasnoble) #
  • @ronskanky I've been trying to find a routine on the changing shape of innuendo, that referred to Mrs Slocombe's pussy. That WAS you, right? in reply to ronskanky #
  • Had all but disengaged from the story, but: Michael Jackson? Danny Baker? Compulsive reading? REALLY? – http://is.gd/1mlzH – THANKS, @rhodri #
  • @SamShepherd That's abusive language, & as such should remove them from the discussion, I'd say. Boundaries need to be set for these idiots! in reply to SamShepherd #
  • Jeez, Wolfman wrote some tripe – "…After you're behind bars… PRISON bars, that is." YEAH THANKS FOR X'SPLAININ! – http://is.gd/1mlJt #
  • @ronskanky THAT'S the one… what was that for? Not as far back as Mary Whitehouse or Newman & Baddiel, was it? in reply to ronskanky #
  • @douglasnoble Can't take a man to task for something he wrote decades ago! Why on earth would you have had to say that before? in reply to douglasnoble #
  • This is old, but my sister showed us it at the weekend, & it's become an instant hit in our house: He can't say blood – http://is.gd/1mm21 #
  • Jeez… this Wedding Etiquette site is like the Marriage equivalent of those fake abortion clinics run by pro-lifers: http://is.gd/1mmQt #
  • @Glinner Is it a picture or Uri Geller? in reply to Glinner #
  • This won't interest many people, but my sister has posted some pics of me & Girl One with my nephew Logan, over at Facebook. He is cute! #
  • @Glinner Is it "Infinite Hasselhoff"? in reply to Glinner #
  • @Glinner Goddamit! So CLOSE! in reply to Glinner #
  • @Velvet_Whip Isn't that the same of all of us? in reply to Velvet_Whip #
  • @SorenLorensen Horrid. I don't know whether I can find a decent rationale for using that picture. It's emotive, but ultimately irrelevant… in reply to SorenLorensen #
  • @SorenLorensen Oh, certainly, but that's what I mean – it's a fairly potent emotional story all by itself. in reply to SorenLorensen #
  • http://is.gd/1mowz Royal Guard do Thriller. Not tribute. Oh, Sun. Great moment caught on film, but hilarious? Awesome, maybe, but hilarious? #
  • Also, anybody else feel like they might be having some sort of synaptic breakdown at the end, when the quote repeated? http://is.gd/1mowz #
  • … Must be a glitch in the Matrix. #
  • The BBC! Reporting on Solent University! And it's positive news! http://is.gd/1moIV – Students cleaning up after themselves… #
  • Oh, sorry, apparently somebody in the office had heard about it already – it was obviously too trivial for me to mention out loud. #
  • @Sulman Aren't that, and a glitch in the Matrix, compatible theories… ;) in reply to Sulman #
  • Oh, yeah, I was going to look up @caitlinmoran… she makes me laugh on Twitter, but apparently I should know her from before… #
  • I KNOW, @davidwynne, I AM SUCH A POINTLESS FUCKER! #
  • @acheverton Teehee… in reply to acheverton #
  • @DimitriMOMB I think those kids done a good job! in reply to DimitriMOMB #
  • @Sulman I… oh my god, no. I've looked all over YT for @caitlinmoran back in the day & honestly I don't recognise her. SO out of touch, me! in reply to Sulman #
  • You shared giggles with Bjork,@caitlinmoran! That's good enough for me. But yes, we're all older now, aren't we? Not ALWAYS a bad thing… #
  • @SorenLorensen NO! WHY? in reply to SorenLorensen #
  • @caitlinmoran I love that you didn't make the obvious comment when she said: If you drink every day, you know, you're kind of an alcoholic. in reply to caitlinmoran #
  • By the way, everybody who hasn't already seen it should TOTALLY go check out @Sulman's current profile pic. He was straight up the cutest… #
  • @SorenLorensen What man where? in reply to SorenLorensen #
  • @Sulman OH I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT LOLZ. in reply to Sulman #
  • I am going to go to Walkabout fairly soon. I will be in good company, but bad surroundings. Anyone else in Southampton Walkabout tonight? #
  • @DimitriMOMB Will exfil before combat starts. Got a loyalty keyfob so will be drinking mostly red bull and vodka, I think. in reply to DimitriMOMB #
  • @RedMummy I've just been reliably informed that there will probably be fighting. I will try to escape beforehand! in reply to RedMummy #
  • @Sulman has gone #followfriday on my ass. I REFUSE TO PLAY HIS GAME! I mention him enough peeps following me must already know my love… #
  • @caitlinmoran I think there was giggling. Hang on. in reply to caitlinmoran #
  • @RedMummy Ah, but you know I'm badass, yes? Actually, just too little to bother with in a scrap! in reply to RedMummy #
  • @caitlinmoran But that just makes it more fun! Ah yes, you gave Bjork a Pot Noodle, then provoked her to talk sex while high on additives… in reply to caitlinmoran #
  • http://is.gd/1msiQ – I kind of agree with Bjork's point on drinking to excess… If you're going to do it, blumming DO it. #
  • @caitlinmoran It is all @Sulman's fault. I was plodding along, thinking you were born on Twitter. The Mark E Smith interview was harsh… in reply to caitlinmoran #
  • @caitlinmoran … was he joking, or just being a knob with you because you were a girl? in reply to caitlinmoran #
  • @caitlinmoran Hah… I suspect you'd deal with him easily now. But I may just have been blinded by your Tweeting competence…! in reply to caitlinmoran #
  • @GeekSyndicate The draft post at blog isn't ripe for posting – will finish it when I get home. SORRY! #
  • @GeekSyndicate Ah, balls… doing my research (hitting search on the blog!) I get the feeling my post is redundant… in reply to GeekSyndicate #
  • @GeekSyndicate Nuge et al already got a hands on on Batman: Arkham Asylum? I just saw the developer diary today! May scrap the post. Blah! in reply to GeekSyndicate #
  • @davidwynne I struggled with the movie a bit – though it should have been up my alley. in reply to davidwynne #
  • RIGHT! PUB! #
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    • The guy with the cock-piercing

      I once knew this guy. He was an unexceptional guy - a little geeky, and a lot loud, but not prone to particularly deep thought, or certainly not anything ground-breaking or controversial. He’d been signed off sick for a while with depression or some-such, and for all his noisy bluster and inability to let anyone else finish a sentence, it was fairly clear to anybody who cared to look that he was a pretty nervy guy.

      The only really unusual thing about the guy was that he had a pierced cock, and like many similar cultural burps, this fact became less interesting to anyone else in direct proportion to how transparently attention-seeking the initial motive behind doing it became.

      This is how a typical situation would play out. Bear in mind I’m paraphrasing, and may be conflating details for effect.

      The guy would walk into a room and ostentatiously announce his presence, by being blustery and loud. People would acknowledge him with an enthusiasm in direct relation to how well they knew and liked him, whether their attention was already taken up elsewhere, and whether or not they were just trying to have a quiet night.

      Depending on the response, he would do something else noisy, until at the very least, most people knew he was there.

      Then, after a while, regardless of what other conversations were going on, he would find a way to mention his pierced cock.

      “Did you see Episode 1?” A person would say.
      “Yeah, it was shit.” Someone would respond.
      “Yeah. It’s even shitter the fourth and fifth times.” The first person would continue.
      “…God, people are always going on about my pierced cock.” Our hero would loudly interject.
      “Hm.” One of the other people around the table would say, tactfully. “Still, looking forward to the second Matrix movie. It should be a treat. After all, that first one was lots of fun.”
      “I mean, ALWAYS. It’s like they’ve never heard about cock piercings before. God, people, don’t go on about it, you know? It’s just a piercing. In my cock. It’s no big deal.” The guy would continue.
      “Right. Yeah.” Somebody would say, feet shuffling. “So…”
      “You know I’ve got my cock pierced, right?”
      “Uuuhm. Oh.” The speaker would look frantically around the other people at the table, and finding no refuge, would take the leap. “Really? So… you’ve got… your cock pierced?”

      The guy with the pierced cock would roll his eyes dramatically, and say “Oh, god, come on. It’s just a cock piercing. It’s just life, you know? Why is everybody so fucking interested in it? Jesus, people are sad, if the only thing they’ve got to get excited about in their mundane little lives is judging someone just for being different, and having a little imagination. Why can’t people just mind their own business and let people like me do what we want with our cocks. It isn’t hurting anyone. It’s just personal expression.”

      “Oh… kay.” Someone would say, sheepishly, absently scratching at their shirt. Maybe their nipple ring was chafing… we’ll never know.

      “It’s like I can’t even go out any more.” The rant would continue. “The other night, I was in this place, just minding my own business, having a drink, and some girls I’d never met before begged me out of the blue to see my cock piercing. So I was like ‘fucking hell, okay, jesus, if it’ll shut you up’, and got up on the table and showed them all my cock. You know, to stop them going on about it.” There would be a pause, in which it’d feel like he was almost challenging someone to talk about something else, his fingers twitching ever so slightly near his zipper.

      Nobody would say anything for a bit. Then conversation would slowly start to get back to normal.

      Then, suddenly:
      “Fuck, okay, if it’ll shut you up, you can see it.”
      And the sound of a zipper.

      For some reason, and I have genuinely, sincerely no idea why, that memory, about a person of great noise and fury that ultimately signified nothing, has been on my mind all day today, so I thought I’d share it with you.

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    • @gimpnelly Typical! You are SUCH a tattletale. Heh. in reply to gimpnelly 13 hrs ago
    • @RivkaJacobs Y'know it took someone else to point out to me that "Archery Themed Superhero/Bird themed superheroine romance" is direct lift! in reply to RivkaJacobs 13 hrs ago
    • @gimpnelly :) in reply to gimpnelly 13 hrs ago
    • @gimpnelly Oh, dang! Well, my point stands, but I just don't get to find solidarity with you. :( You lousy younger sibling. in reply to gimpnelly 13 hrs ago
    • @gimpnelly Are you the oldest-oldest, same as me? We are the best of all siblings, are we not? in reply to gimpnelly 14 hrs ago
    • @gimpnelly Heh... I just had a nice long chat with MY lil sis for the first time in ages, too. Mind, she hasn't grown up yet. At almost 30. in reply to gimpnelly 18 hrs ago
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