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2009-07-06 Digital Breadcrumbs

digital breadcrumb 13:21 6/07/09
  • The phone does do the photographs, @douglasnoble… it is I who is strangely shy of taking photos of strangers without their knowledge… #
  • @MissNixs TA! Where the heck have YOU been… in reply to MissNixs #
  • What a delightful weekend – lots of Greeks, & a nice sunny lunch with @belle_lulu, @glossaltwinster, @RedMummy & Josh. Big fun! #
  • @RedMummy Only just… just long enough to check that they're doing what they're supposed to at Elephant Words, then bed. in reply to RedMummy #
  • A very big thankyou to @RedMummy for being a very gracious host. I had thought my afternoon would seem rushed, but quite the opposite! #
  • @MissNixs What is a Blissfields? in reply to MissNixs #
  • @belle_lulu Uh, Bulletproof? By Pop Will Eat Itself? in reply to belle_lulu #
  • Right, peoples… Tweetdeck is only showing me back to around 22:40. Tell me what I've missed, before I go buh-byes! #
  • @MissNixs For the last couple of weeks?? (That does sound like it was fun, though…) in reply to MissNixs #
  • @RedMummy No no – I thought fitting in a visit with you, & walking the dog, after getting back from London, might be tougher than it was… in reply to RedMummy #
  • @RedMummy … Though by the time the train pulled in at Southampton, I didn't know if my legs would still work. Big weekend! in reply to RedMummy #
  • Free Project Wonderful ad slots at http://www.elephantwords.co.uk as I tweet…! Head on over now! If you have a need for free adverts, that is… #
  • @RedMummy Ah yes, indeed! Dan Lester has done another classic provocative image choice: http://bit.ly/E9UJ8 in reply to RedMummy #
  • @RedMummy Wha? What is an iHat? in reply to RedMummy #
  • @RedMummy She's not eating triffically well, no. She seems to have gone back to being fussy rather than not eating full stop, tho! in reply to RedMummy #
  • http://twitpic.com/9fzzq – I don't know if this just got done, but I've never noticed it before. AWESOME! #
  • http://twitpic.com/9g04d – Please note – these dials go up to eleven… #
  • @RedMummy She's already on a special food – we bought 2 different flavours & one she's actually picking out & eating. in reply to RedMummy #
  • @belle_lulu You too, ma'am… G1 has had a great time, but isn't back till tomorrow. LAME! in reply to belle_lulu #
  • OH FOR… GODDAMMI… BED! #
  • @giagia Oh, man… how cute! My nephew has the furry ears thing, so George's hair patterns are fascinating to me… in reply to giagia #
  • @caitlinmoran That's just… not right. in reply to caitlinmoran #
  • Offered without comment – Cadburys Creme Egg Twisted ad: http://is.gd/1oE5r #
  • @kidbritishmusic Very nice song, btw, gents. in reply to kidbritishmusic #
  • @GlossalTwinster So you out "child" them? That's MY trick, missus. in reply to GlossalTwinster #
  • @alandavies1 You've had the tache on your avatar for a while, though, right? Children can be so cruel… in reply to alandavies1 #
  • @imjustmike Huh. I'm struggling to get ANY ad revenue on mine. Sigh. in reply to imjustmike #
  • @GlossalTwinster Heh… youngsters like you are supposed to have more stamina & fortitude than this. Macho up, soldier! in reply to GlossalTwinster #
  • @loscampesinos Ohmygodohmygod! Seriously? Southampton? in reply to loscampesinos #
  • @loscampesinos Ah, but I am old & uncool & prob didn't know you back then. Dang Joiners site not showing it yet. I CAN NOT miss this gig! in reply to loscampesinos #
  • @Glinner That's the case with so many Onion articles – blow their load on the headline. But they give such GOOD headlines… in reply to Glinner #
  • Man Stroke Woman dvds arrived today, as part of my newish ethical stance on downloads. We love Man Stroke Woman! #
  • Just in case nobody spotted them yesterday, 2 music shops in Southampton: http://twitpic.com/9fzzq & http://twitpic.com/9g04d. #
  • @imjustmike I've only got Elephant Words wired for PW ads at the mo… & Nixsight doesn't get nearly as much traffic. Doesn't earn much. :( in reply to imjustmike #
  • http://ow.ly/gz0w – What? SEE The Actual Birth Of A Baby!? For reals @imjustmike? #
  • @imjustmike That all adds up (HA ADS UP!) tho! You saw Superman 3, right? in reply to imjustmike #
  • @imjustmike Hah, of course. My text tone is a Bill Lumbergh "Mm, yeah." in reply to imjustmike #
  • The Other Night. Me: I'd forgotten how antagonistic you are. Gog: What the fuck does "antagonistic" mean? Spi: He means you're being a cunt. #
  • My favourite imaginary line for a sanitary product ad: "Keep the Crimson Pirate at bay!" @Templesmith #
  • Backstory of which is that I had a colleague who was V old, & obsessed with that film. It always sounded euphemistic to me. @Templesmith #
  • @imjustmike Heh… yours the more aggressive aggressive than passive aggressive types? in reply to imjustmike #
  • "Truly cleanses the vaginal canal even in the presence of mucous matter."? WHAT? In an ADVERT? WHAT? #
  • Seriously, you guys, go look at the Creepiest Ads of All Time: http://is.gd/1oHn0. Thanks, @idsharman, THANKS A LOT! #
  • @SamShepherd Hah! No… Seriously, though, the one good thing about the link I just shared? It makes you feel privileged to live today… in reply to SamShepherd #
  • Privilidged? Priveleged? Pri… Jesus, one of those words… #
  • @GlossalTwinster Heh… you'd say that, even having met me? Kids are easy… it's other grown ups that are hard…! in reply to GlossalTwinster #
  • Gents, FYA: Kid British have Disco Potential – http://is.gd/1oIys – @kidbritishmusic #
  • Oh, go on then, #moonfruit. I could do with a laptop. Also, lap of honour, dance. #
  • @imjustmike Oh, FINE! Rub it in! in reply to imjustmike #
  • This #moonfruit thing is excellent, in that it combines several of my least favourite things… advertising, hashtags, fruit & the moon… #
  • … also, shameless opportunism, encouraging the worst sort of empty optimism in the human condition. #moonfruit #
  • Oh, also, it just exacerbates my confused feelings about Apple. Stupid confused feelings! #moonfruit #
  • @imjustmike Aww, lookit! in reply to imjustmike #
  • @bremxjones Is this on the new video game, or you rocking it old skool on tabletop? in reply to bremxjones #
  • @purseonality I don't know if I'd ever go that far, but it IS nice how most of that stuff just WORKS together. in reply to purseonality #
  • @bremxjones Oh, now that looks nice. Is it lame of me that it's the turn-based mode that appeals to me the most? in reply to bremxjones #
  • @bremxjones Loved DOW 2 as a simple RTS, but kind of hoped for something that replicated that tabletop gameplay more. BB looks like it does! in reply to bremxjones #
  • @GlossalTwinster Oddity? The cheek. It is Just How I Roll. in reply to GlossalTwinster #
  • @Glinner Oh, woah…! That's… was wondering at first if this was an ironic post, but he's a bit hardcore… in reply to Glinner #
  • @moontweet I'm glad you said this, but perhaps a little late in the promotion? I mean, of course, the #moonfruit promotion. For Moonfruit. in reply to moontweet #
  • @giagia Is it something that can be blamed on the baby brain? in reply to giagia #
  • @caitlinmoran Think I'm going to need to switch that off before the whole day disappears up the plinth! in reply to caitlinmoran #
  • @GlossalTwinster Merp :( My instinct when receiving compliments like that from youngsters is to assume they are mocking me. MOCKING ME! in reply to GlossalTwinster #
  • @bloggerheads Hah… You can almost hear the wheels spinning in the editorial department's heads… in reply to bloggerheads #
  • @GlossalTwinster I… I don't know if that's a good thing or not… in reply to GlossalTwinster #
  • Daily Mail existential crisis imminent: http://is.gd/1oMCZ #
  • @GlossalTwinster Phew! Was a bit worried for a second there. Though, shortbread? #
  • @caitlinmoran Wondering if people like this guy was the sort of point of the exercise? To see how quietly mad the populace is… in reply to caitlinmoran #
  • @GlossalTwinster Hah, true dat. @belle_lulu I am merely giving the lady tips that should benefit you & yours massively…! ;) #
  • @GlossalTwinster She know what she got, if THAT'S what you mean… ;) in reply to GlossalTwinster #
  • @thecraigmorris HAH! Heh… a quick sidestep into my Mentions list & suddenly there's a whole conversation I wasn't aware of. Awesome sauce. in reply to thecraigmorris #
  • @GlossalTwinster Damn, forgot to mention the "non-stalker" bit. Will address this when I get home. I will say "She said over & over again." in reply to GlossalTwinster #
  • @giagia Well, then it is acceptable. Anything that doesn't end in damage to person or persons can be forgiven, under the circumstances! in reply to giagia #
  • @steevbishop OH GOD! Colin and Colin! I hadn't read that far because the confusing editorial implications were wigging me out, but… in reply to steevbishop #
  • Hang on: NZ gives a 2 year waiting period before you can become a permanent resident. Not renewing visas within that 2 year period… #
  • …It's unfortunate, yes, but it's… y'know…a fairly black/white situation surely? I hope nobody I know gets affected by it, but outrage? #
  • Hey, @GlossalTwinster, @belle_lulu & @RedMummy – How come nobody touched MY knee? It just occurred to me… #
  • @douglasnoble Heh. There's time yet for that to occur. Actually quite enjoying this guy – he's taking an early opportunity to take the piss. in reply to douglasnoble #
  • @GlossalTwinster I'm GREEK, for god's sake… I'm pretty lucky I'm not already up on charges… in reply to GlossalTwinster #
  • @GlossalTwinster (I had thought that it might be because you were all basking in my quiet masculinity…) in reply to GlossalTwinster #
  • @GlossalTwinster The line "No-one puts baby in the corner", incidentally, always reminds me of that last scene in Blair Witch. in reply to GlossalTwinster #
  • @GlossalTwinster @belle_lulu Which, what? Ah, the Dirty Dancing thing? So we're all just IGNORING the thing about masculinity, huh? #
  • @belle_lulu Oh, ha! Sorry, didn't see that. STUPID TWEETDECK! I thought I was VERY masculine. No? Was it the white wine? The deference? in reply to belle_lulu #
  • @GlossalTwinster I don't think Au Pairs actually have to act as prostitutes. I mean, outside my wildest fantasies. in reply to GlossalTwinster #
  • (If I can't impress with my masculinity, I will have to let my chauvinism do the trick…) #
  • @belle_lulu Hah! Thankyou, but I have been told recently by someone who'd know that if I found my twin, I'd be the evil one! in reply to belle_lulu #
  • @belle_lulu I don't know whether I have a choice. I'm not good at suppressing my negative character traits. I revel in them. And revels… in reply to belle_lulu #
  • @belle_lulu Heh… I don't know… is it a reference to my ex, or… not sure which tweet you're responding to. Not caffeinated enough… in reply to belle_lulu #
  • @belle_lulu Hah! Bloody hell, that's an impressive memory. (And an INCREDIBLE misnomer, incidentally) in reply to belle_lulu #
  • @belle_lulu But of course! in reply to belle_lulu #
  • Hah… this guy has a cute gimmick. #oneandanother #
  • Oh, tut, @dailyecho. That's more local jobs gone. http://bit.ly/ZN5hy #
  • Sorry, @DimitriMOMB… it's going to be murder on the economy… #
  • @steevbishop (Keep coming back to this, and marvelling at the peculiar humour it brings out in the story!) in reply to steevbishop #
  • @belle_lulu I… I am REALLY confused by this tweet. in reply to belle_lulu #
  • There are 2400 hours of this to come – I get the feeling by the end, this guy will look like high-art. Beats David Blaine. #oneandother #
  • LOT of people Tweeting about shooting panda guy. Can't help but feel dissing him so badly is going for low hanging @moonfruit. #oneandother #
  • SEE WHAT I DID THERE? #
  • @nanuanu Yeah… fair play – he's using his time to give people who aren't up there a chance to say something interesting. #oneandother in reply to nanuanu #
  • @nanuanu (It's worth saying that they aren't managing to. But that's hardly his fault!). #oneandother in reply to nanuanu #
  • Those mocking, bear in mind, these is the measure of the questions people would ask, where they to talk to god, or aliens. #oneandother #
  • "Are you really aliens?""What's it like in space?""Will you flash your UFO headlights at me?""Have you met Michael Jackson?" #oneandother #
  • @indiaknight HEY! His girlfriend made that! It's hardly his fault she's incompetent! in reply to indiaknight #
  • @indiaknight I actually think he's kind of sweet. I suspect this is going to be one of those events that makes me get annoyed with Twitter: in reply to indiaknight #
  • @indiaknight … It tends to get a bit nasty round here when there's cultural blood in the water…! in reply to indiaknight #
  • @nanuanu Oh, we're hearing his responses. I think that's plenty! MANY hours to come, maybe they'll be more sophisticated as it continues… in reply to nanuanu #
  • @nanuanu (I suspect the opposite will be the case!) in reply to nanuanu #
  • #oneandother He wasn't chatting up 14 year old. She called him. He spoke to her is all. Do calm down. He's mentioned his gf repeatedly… #
  • @cvh2009 Someone JUST suggested that him moonwalking AS REQUESTED is like shitting on photo of MJ. Far too much ire to cover in 140 char. in reply to cvh2009 #
  • @steevbishop HAH! I'm a fucking idiot. But hey, I'll not win anyway, so fuck it. Could really do with a laptop, though. in reply to steevbishop #
  • (For anyone not following @steevbishop, yes, I fucked up the #moonfruit hashtag, yes, I'm an idiot. YES I STILL THINK IT'S FUNNY!) #
  • @davidgilray Panda man said that he needs a wee a few minutes ago. Hence the pacing. Bless! #oneandother in reply to davidgilray #
  • @steevbishop OH SHUTUP YOU! In actual, factual truth, IT CAN'T HURT ANYBODY. And we're ALREADY saving for a wedding. Laptop not imminent. in reply to steevbishop #
  • @belle_lulu I CONSTANTLY use Mrs Slocombe's Pussy as a reference point. That's where my problems always begin. in reply to belle_lulu #
  • @steevbishop Some days it's like I don't even know myself. in reply to steevbishop #
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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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    Digital Breadcrumbs

    • RT @Al_Ewing: OH MY GOD http://twurl.cc/2bcc 16 hrs ago
    • @Al_Ewing That's a joke, though, right? It HAS to be, right? People aren't really that...no, forget it. Forget I said anything. in reply to Al_Ewing 16 hrs ago
    • The guy with the cock-piercing - I once knew this guy. He was an unexceptional guy - a little geeky, and a... http://tumblr.com/xi57cfr14 17 hrs ago
    • @DJDarren It just occured to me, midway through reading the words "important", "video" & "Lady Gaga" on a post that I don't gain anything. in reply to DJDarren 17 hrs ago
    • @DJDarren But no. Just someone even more self-absorbed and insufferable than I am. in reply to DJDarren 17 hrs ago
    • @DJDarren Ah, I see. Now that I think about it, it does look kind of like I mentioned it because I was gagging to tell someone, doesn't it? in reply to DJDarren 17 hrs ago
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