Squage and Pats' Blog

I Might Start Blogging Again…

Pat — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:10:57 +0000

…but before that, here’s a rubbish cartoon I decided to doodle :)

Toodles,

Pat

PatScullion.co.uk

Pat — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:23:10 +0000

So, finally… after a long time of having just a “Nothing to see here at the moment” sign on it, I’ve put some of my artwork on my more professional website:

Pat Scullion Dot Co Dot You Kay

Expect the portfolio to expand dramatically this year!

Wooh!

Pat

FYI!

Pat — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:41:28 +0000

Very Useful Information

Phew!

(Thanks Rich for the info :) )

Pat

Feeling: Tired, grumpy and ill
Song in Head: The Lonely Island – Dick in a Box. It’s so damned romantic.

3 Years Ago

Pat — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:01:10 +0000

Three years ago today I was on a plane to New York. I was both excited and scared. I had no idea what I was going to expect from the next year of travelling, whether I could cope with hostels, if I’d make any friends or travel alone, and what on Earth I’d learn from the experience.

It seems like a decade ago.

Let’s take a look back at a blog from just before I set off:

“I’ve been feeling a strange mixture of massive excitement, a bit of sadness and a little fear.

It’s really odd not knowing what’s coming. This is so much bigger than anything I’ve ever done and so it’s really difficult to contemplate. I mean: I’m not coming back to England for A YEAR.

That’s insane.

What’s great though is that I know this is the right thing to do. Where I was in my life wasn’t where I wanted to be and I’ve felt like I’ve been treading water for years now… so this is me doing something about it.”

In some ways I feel sadness when I look back at this. I would love to be back there now ready to do it all all over again. Also, being 26 would be quite nice :-)

In other ways, though, I’m just really happy. Happy that I had the guts to do it, happy that I met so many ace people and happy that I am now able to use my experiences in travelling to help me with stories for an upcoming project, which I hope will take me on some all new exciting adventures. More about that in future, I’m sure.

But for now, best get back to work as my lunchbreak’s almost over.

Happy Anniversary, Squage!

Pat

Feeling: Sad and happy all at once. Sappy, you could say. Ah.
Song in Head: The Postal Service – Such Great Heights (Wooh another great thing about travelling is that Kate, who I met in New Zealand, introduced me to this band. Wooh!)

Yay! It’s Been Spoofed! And It’s Funny!

Pat — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:03:31 +0000

What could be better than a Windows 7 Party *? Why – a Windows 7 Torrent Party!

Check it out!

I’m really quite surprised and impressed that someone’s managed to come up with something around this that actually made me laugh.

Anyway, back to seeding and reseeding an incomplete copy of a Radiohead album…

Pat

Feeling: Amused, and excited about seeing the Doves with a choir tonight!
Song in Head: Various Doves tunes keep floating around :-)

(* Please don’t feed me suggestions, I’ve only got a 6GB inbox)

I’m “Quite Pleased” With This “Blog” Link

Pat — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:22:54 +0000

Hello!

Ths blg I ws tld bout by @Glinner on Twttr lol:

The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks

(Yep, I’m now actually using Twitter and it can be quite entertaining. Sad thing is, I get addicted to these sort of things in that if you leave Twitter alone for even an hour you get the feeling you’re missing out on things, even though everything you’ve missed probably doesn’t matter that much. It’s my new World of Warcraft, in that respect.)

Right, on with some project work!

Toodles,

Pat

Feeling: Less tired than yesterday, thank god
Song in Head: Mazzy Star – Fade Into You

This is Possibly The Best Fancy Dress Costume Ever

Pat — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:30:36 +0000

I was made aware of this by Pauly G about a year ago, and he reminded me of this yesterday.

For the second time, it’s made me laugh for a solid 5 minutes. Alas, this time I was at work. But it was worth it.

Check this Out

Seriously, I mean… can you imagine? What would you do?

Toodles,

Pat

Feeling: Tired, but amused
Song in Head: The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Higher Than The Stars

Queue Length: 0 Minutes = WIN

Pat — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:54:02 +0000

Yep. Going to Thorpe Park midweek in the middle of October is the best possible time to go. Longest wait all day: 20 mins for the Nemesis Inferno… and only cos there were so few people there they had one train running rather than two.

Rides gone on in the space of 4 hours:

Saw (twice)
Colossus (three times, inc. twice at the front)
Nemesis Inferno
Stealth
Slammer
Vortex
Rush
Logger’s Leap (if that’s the name)
Magic Carpet Thing

I love Wednesdays off :)

Pat

Feeling: Less dizzy than earlier :-)
Song in Head: Example – Watch the Sun Come Up

I Am Literally Crying With Laughter

Pat — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:33:33 +0000

BEST FIND OF THE DAY (and also “Best thing in the world”, but I think I might’ve already got 30 of those):

Kemp Folds

One additional thing to say:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Thanks Jimbo :-)

Pat

Feeling: Amused beyond rational thought
Song in Head: Scooter – The Night. Yep. I went there.

WTFchdog?

Pat — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:28:33 +0000

Oh yes, I just did that title. It’s not as disappointingly lame, however, as the subject in question.

Watchdog.

On the BBC.

A few years ago I enjoyed watching it – it was informative, it got things done and was a good watch.

Now either I’ve got massively more intelligent or this show has gone downhill faster than a freewheeling wheelbarrow full of lead on a 50% incline.

Honestly. It’s 80% bullshit “hilarious” skits, 5% studio audience opinion, 5% awful presenter “chatting”, 5% meaningless “tests”/”proof” and… oh… 5% actual investigation into issues. These investigations seem so one sided I am spending some of the show actually feeling angry for those being accused.

I have admittedly only seen 30 minutes of this, but it does seem to be aimed at an ex-X Factor audience who found Cowell’s show “a bit hard to grasp”.

Bloody awful, BBC. Must try harder.

Pat

Feeling: Annoyed
Song in Head: Nowt…

EDIT: I’ve watched a bit more of this and in their credit they did clarify some stuff on the Digital Switchover that was actually of use. Perhaps I’m being a bit too harsh on it – but it does seem to be rather production/shit heavy and content light…