1978 Purple (Feb 9, 2011)
Someone, somewhere, is paid actual money to name paint colours. Part of me wishes to be that person, but most of me knows I wouldn't be able to keep a straight face long enough.
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Scottish Pound Note (Jun 30, 2010)
I found the Scottish Pound Note the other day, when clearing out my old bedroom. I think it's been a bit water damaged over the past 10 years, but it's still intact! I will scan it - writing this now to remind myself
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10 years (Dec 27, 2009)
I really didn't expect that D:

Just ploughed back through all my journal entries on here. That was an experience! I am glad I am over my emo poetry phase, that's all I'm saying.

Ah well - hope h2g2's around for the next 10
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Kittens! (Oct 26, 2009)
I have some. They're cute and attempting to take over my life.

How are you?
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I only logged on by mistake... (Jul 3, 2008)
But since I'm here, how are you?


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Is anyone out there? (Sep 8, 2007)
Just curious
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Seven (Dec 27, 2006)
I missed my seventh h2g2 birthday because this year I was busy having a good Christmas at my in-laws - hope you had a good day too

But, like, 7! Gosh that's so long!
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Somewhat scary thought... (Dec 23, 2005)
I'm getting married. A week today!


It's good really
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And it all came tumbling down (Nov 2, 2005)
So many people are leaving. My friends are leaving. We volunteered, we came through the move to the bbc, we came through moderation, SSO, numerous trolls, numerous server issues, numerous bugs, times when h2g2 wouldn't load, times when you had to keep moving threads as they would crash browsers, times and times... and now people are going.

I always told myself I wouldn't turn around one day and say "I am leaving h2g2, goodbye". And I won't. But I won't necessarily be staying so much, either.


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VE Day (May 8, 2005)
Here are a couple of photos from the VE day street party my mother attended:

http://pics.livejournal.com/joannastar/gallery/00008gqa


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I enjoyed it! (Apr 29, 2005)
Just got back from seeing the movie. I won't post any spoilers, but it was way , imo.


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Can someone please explain...? (Jan 28, 2005)
Can someone please explain how yesterday I got to the bus stop two minutes earlier than I did today yet I arrived a work 25 minutes later? Because, well, there's supposed to be a timetable and stuff, and the busses are due every five minutes...
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I am 5! (Dec 26, 2004)
Five years? I can't really believe it. Almost everything has changed, but it's still the same...

Oh, and I had a lovely Christmas. None of the bored moments that prompted my first arrival here...
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No longer a subeditor (Dec 15, 2004)
I just don't have time anymore I wish I did...
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I got a Job! (Dec 1, 2004)
I finally got a job! On Monday I start as a network support technician in a local sixth form college
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ps. i'll find my frog (Nov 23, 2004)
http://lostfrog.org - you may have seen this already, in which case I apologise, but otherwise, enjoy.
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If you read this... (Oct 27, 2004)
...please let me know how you're doing. It's insanely long since I last posted a lot here, and I miss how it used to be...

I've been pretty busy, doing a course in network administration. I've finished the taught part of the course now, and I passed my first exam but I still have two more to go so I'm pretty busy, and procrastinating horribly about revision, which I'm afraid is par for the course!

I don't want to be pimping here, but if you ever want to catch up with me, check out my livejournal http://joannastar.livejournal.com/ - I started journalling on dedicated site when I felt I was using my journal here too much, and since last year when I broke my arm I've gotten more and more into 3d digital art, which I won't pretend I'm great at but I can share my pictures on my lj and can't here. :/

Anyway... take care of yourselves.
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::smiles:: (Aug 25, 2004)
I do still read stuff, y'know. I just don't normally log in and reply...

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Goodle News (May 6, 2004)
http://www.hallmundur.com/goodle/goodle.htm



Wouldn't it be if it were all true?
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Collective Session (Mar 11, 2004)
On Tuesday evening, Andy and I went to the collective session 05 (I think!), the first to be held in Manchester. It was cool The bands in session were Ram, who were local, and Chikinki, who come from Bristol. I enjoyed them both but personally liked Ram better, although I think probably Chikinki may go on to bigger and better things because they are... well, unique.

(Aside: I don't like using 'unique' to describe something. Of course, everybody, and every band is unique, and it's too tempting to say 'more unique', which I really dislike. Perhaps I should have said unconventional, or different. Nevermind)

The session was recorded, so if you stop by collective later there'll probably be a link, if you want to watch/listen to it.
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But not for me... (Feb 12, 2004)
So I just resigned as an ACE. I'd like to make it clear that I did it not because I feel uncomfortable about anything, and not because of anything that's happening on site, it's just that for a long while now I haven't really felt that I've been contributing much as far as being welcoming's concerned, and that I should give up my badge so that someone else can have a go.

I remember longing to be an Ace years ago (yes, really!) when there weren't very many and newbies weren't all being welcomed as efficiently as they are today, but I don't feel that way anymore, because there are loads of great Aces around, and new features to stop them leaving people out, and such

Anyway, it's been fun everyone.


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I'm Engaged. (Jan 26, 2004)
Andy popped the question the Friday before Christmas

I said yes, and have a beautiful diamond ring to prove it

He rawks!

(I'm not sure why it's taken so long to put this in my journal, btw... sorry...)
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How does *that* work? (Nov 28, 2003)
>> h2g2
^^ No no no!!
Posted: Apr 15, 2003
-39 new posts, Last reply: 51 Minutes Ago

I'd heard rumours about negative post numbers, but I never witnessed it before...
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Happy Thanksgiving (Nov 27, 2003)
...to those who celebrate it.

Festivals seem to be coming thick and fast this week, don't they?
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Eid Mubarak (Nov 25, 2003)
Happy Eid, to anyone who celebrates it
I heard fireworks earlier, and the local news is reporting on the celebrations in Rusholme, in the Curry Mile.

I loved Eid (Eid-al-Fitr? I always get confused about which Eid is which) when I was young because my primary school was dominated by moslem pupils, and about 6 in a class of 30 would make it into school, so we just played. And coloured cards with Eid Mubarak on in Urdu and Gujarati, and patterns that I'd completely forgotten about until I checked out BBC religion's Eid email postcards earlier.
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