Am I going to Heaven or Hell?

Time to put on the Asbestos underpants...


Looks like you have failed and will be going to
Hell. v.v No worries, over half the people who
take this quiz will be getting this result. At
least you were honest to answer the questions
truthfully and you might stand a chance in
getting into Heaven. Oh well, look on the
bright side, at least you won't be cold!


Are you going to Heaven or Hell?
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Happy Birthday to _wirehead_

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Happy Birthday to gothichaven

Movies

Myself, lady_bastet and ickle_tayto went to see Fantastic Four last night. It was your typical superhero movie of course i.e. predictible but exciting. Jessica Alba was utterly dribble worthy as usual :P The bloke who played The Human Torch as funny if a little cheesy and I really liked the Thing & Dr. Dooms makeup effects.

Vote Dr. Doom!
Get me Big Mac, fries to go...

Mobile Shortcomings

Found out today that I can't use my mobile as a modem in any way shape or form & that I can't get my email on it either.

These services are only available on bill pay.

Crud

Site Updates

I've made a few minor but necessary updates to my site. I've still to upload them as that ability is blocked in work.

- Catagorsied photos into Dominion, Bands & Other
- Added headings for each year within new photo catagories.
- Added a smidge of graphics by way of nav icons on sub catagory pages i.e. back icons
- Updated About page with better info (like LiveJournal) & web dev ideas
- Added Magazines section about some mags I like (not naughty boobie mags, goth mags :P)

Which Hogwarts houses should your LJ friends be in?

Which Hogwarts houses should your LJ friends be in? LiveJournal Username Which house do you think you should be in? GryffindorHufflepuffRavenclawSlytherinHouse? WTF? Which house should your closest friend be in? GryffindorHufflepuffRavenclawSlytherinHouse? WTF? How many times have you read the HP books? Is Harry shaggable or what? Hell ya!I prefer older men...like SnapeI prefer more mature men...like SnapeI prefer girls, myselfEww, Potter's a rotter.. Your loyal and dorky friend in Hufflepuff bronaghbainin Your brave and strong friend in Gryffindor paddywisha Your sly and evil friend in Slytherin lady_bastet Your clever and genius friend in Ravenclaw mister_endon Your borderline Ravenclaw/Slytherin friend, because he/she is an evil genius gothichaven Your borderline Gryffindor/Hufflepuff friend, because he/she is almost cool but not quite catamite This Fun Quiz created by Fring at BlogQuiz.Net

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EEEEEVVVVIILLL lady_bastet!!!

Yawn

A rather uneventful weekend past. High point was going to Blackrock & Dun Laoighraire with lady_bastet. Didn't head out on Saturday night so I missed ferrousoxide's set. Instead we stayed in & had a curry with Tasha's mum & her mum's friend, as I predicted. I know it's not fair to head out every week but I wish there was something more eventful to do.

Then on Sunday we had to go to a remembrance mass for some of Tasha's relations. There was potentially a second mass be we skipped that.

Looking forward to the BBQ next week though. Getting food, etc. together already. Really hope most people can make it. I promise everyone a good time :P

More blasts in London

I see on the news there's more scares in London

Hope things don't escalate again, poor people

I This, I That

I'm sure quite a few people have griped about Apple's habit of sticking "i" in front of all there products. Then to extend this bizarre naming trend, other companies have taken it on too. Henceforth, I shall be known as iJohn :P

A parallel thing happened with Windows. When they added "My" to key folders, other companies started doing it too. They plan on removing it from Longhorn as it seemed infantile & patronising on users.

Well, well, well...

What have we here?

A drunken so & so, that's what!

I think I've figured out the whole drinking thing, eat some food, few glasses of wine, done that before & I was fine. But not last night. Hit me like truck. Yes a bit of Absinthe was also in the mix but very little.

I'm not too bothered if I stumble about or splurge out sentences & talk gibberish but most of all, numero uno, I make it difficult for my lady_bastet. I love her so much yet things like this put undue stress on her.

I think I'll have to knock the wine drinking on the head. I always underestimate it.

So sorry if I tottered about like a g0bshite to all attending last night. Hope I was tolerable to some extent. Just remind me over the next while what odds & ends I promised.

Encode NMA VHS stuff for nephster13, check

Forgot Gothic Beauty magazines for paddywisha, doh!

Top tips from gothicfurby re: skin care, check

Hope everyone had a good night nonetheless

Waaaahhh!

Oh yeah, Peter Murphy had a strange bamboo bo staff at the start of the show. Must've be to beat off the unruly audience if things got out of control.

Good stage prop though.

Peter Murphy Gig

Met up with a few people from Dominion beforehand in Eamon Doran's before heading onto the TBMC, then hung out in the beer garden for a short while. When we went back downstairs it was still a bit of a wait before he came on.

Finally, things kicked off. As I've mentioned on a few others LJs, I don't know much stuff by Peter Murphy as a solo artist but I really enjoyed it. I've read a bit about him diversifying into broader styles with middle eastern influences but there was no evidence of that, just dark (the lighting helps) & powerfully sung music.

I won't even attempt to highlight songs as Cuts You Up is the only track I've actually heard but there were some beautiful acoustic renditions too.

Really glad I went, I sometimes skip over gigs out of laziness but this was well worth it.

Photos at http://www.photobox.ie/album/1598629

Happy Birthday to Dominion...

As most people know, last Saturday was Dominion's sixth birthday. I've been going since between the first & second birthday so I'm not as much a veteran as most.

The guys had a video night which went down well as usual. I think there was a bit of video skipping but sound was fine. I'm still working on encoding my DVDs, bit of a delay cause of the new hard drive.

Took copious amounts of photos. Tried to move about a bit this time & took a few nice tattoo shots. Will try to do more of them in the future, interesting motif.

Will give the photos a few days on iegoth before I post the link

New Mobile

Dashed out yesterday evening to get a mobile. Was going to get the one lady_bastet has, the Nokia 3200 but they no longer sell it. Normally, I go for the latest gadgety phone but this time I was willing to go for a cheaper one. Main reason is you can make custom covers for the Nokia 3200.

Still, wound up getting the Nokia 6630, fancy smancy gadgety phone with 1.3 megapixel camera, video player & a whole host of other nick nacks.

Will keep a closer eye on this one 8-|

New Avatars

Thanks so much to paddywisha for some lovely new avatars to utilise.

Super sweet!

My bid for world domination

Sorry, I know I did one earlier but I couldn't resist...

My bid for world domination LiveJournal Username Why you did it Your mother never understood youYour homeland was eaten by gerbillsTo meet your father's unreasonable expectationsTo win your loves heartWhy not? Your lair Basic classic castleHidden underground complexUndersea domeDen of inquityMountaintop hideout Your hideous secret weapon Orbital mind control lasersGiant tumble dryerArmy of mind zombiesThe entire Abba collectionKiller robots Your favourite colour Beautiful and exotic but deadly eastern lieutenant paddywisha Henchperson who constantly plays with knifes steam_doll Your perverted scientific genius alan_ie You cordon bleu chef gothicfurby Lieutenant with serious moral qualms ferrousoxide Number of countries subverted 20 This Fun Quiz created by Andrew at BlogQuiz.Net

Virgo Horoscope at DailyHoroscopes.Biz

alan_ie's my "perverted scientific genius" this time. Busy boy!

Job Search

Just found out that I didn't get the job in town which I'd gone on the second round interview for.

No explanation but at least I knew quickly.

Onto the next one.

My LJ Jerry Springer Episode

Got a hilarious mock Jerry Springer with friends mail from ickle_tayto. This is the closet quiz I could find on Blog Quiz, still pretty funny...

A LJ Jerry Springer Episode LiveJournal Username The person who confessed their a stripper to pay rent... mickmercer The person who had sex with they're step family sionnachoghma The person who came out to their dad and was murdered by him a week later .... bexylu The rascist one hizhnik Thr transexual who confessed to their partner who was mad but ended up having sex anyway.... mister_endon Transexual's Partner alan_ie Maniac who killed everyone on set during the christmas special who is now in jail.... r0chet Y our Chances of Surviving an Episode 95% This Fun Quiz created by Jesse at BlogQuiz.Net

Taurus Horoscope at DailyHoroscopes.Biz

mister_endon & alan_ie, cute couple

Friend's Baby

Just found out that a friend from college had a baby.

She had a girl & called her Molly, such a cute name.

So big contrats to her & her husband.

Yay!

Dominion Photos

I've posted on my LJ recently about my concerns regarding the photos in Dominion but this was more in relation to my methods of hosting. Without waffling on about it too much, I was just wondering what people think about taking the photos in general.

Are people who attend Dominion sick of them? Do people who don't attend look forward to them? Would a greater mix of people be liked?

As I've already said, if people ask to be left out entirely, that's fine. If people prefer to screen them first, that's also fine.

I'm really keen to hear people's responses & I'd like to talk to people in Dominion too (if I can stay sober long enough)

My LJ Horror Movie

Your Live Journal Horror Movie LiveJournal Username Favorite Horror Movie Age Runs around with a chainsaw with no gasoline ickle_tayto Puts the lotion on its skin, or else it gets the hose again banshee_annie Is bathed in pig's blood nephster13 Wears human skin hizhnik "Has seen!" and thus has their eyes removed paddywisha Get's lost in the cornfield sionnachoghma Dies of AIDS ferrousoxide This Fun Quiz created by James at BlogQuiz.Net

Gemini Horoscope at DailyHoroscopes.Biz

Weekend

Usual stuff for the weekend. Went to Blackrock, checked out the market & sat by the sea. Went to Dominion that evening on my tod. Trying to wear some of the gear I normally neglect, though it was cruelly hot.

Then on Sunday we went to Rathmichael graveyard to tend one of lady_bastet's family graves. Posted the link to photos earlier.

This week I have a second interview for DataConversion in town. So within the next month I may have a new job in town & can hook up with paddywisha, ickle_tayto, Arthur, etc. for lunch.

Rathmichael Graveyard

Uploaded some photos from Rathmichael Graveyard which we visited on Sunday to http://www.photobox.ie/album/1572250. The usual stuff but some are pretty.

Photo Hosting

Here's the deal. I'm trying to think of a fairer way to put the photos online. I don't want to p1ss people off which is why a number of people have asked not to put any photos of them online, which is fine. So that's the first case, total exemption, which is easy to deal with.

Next is if people aren't so sure. I've been screening the photos past a few people first before making them public. This works well but might take a lot longer if many people are screening them.

This lead me to think, if I only use iegoth to distribute the link i.e. not publish it on my site, then only the people on iegoth will know about it because the galleries on PhotoBox are unlisted.

Any thoughts, all constructive criticisms welcome.

My Excellent LJ Evil Minions

Your Excellent LJ Evil Minions LiveJournal Username favorite drink weapon of choice do you like the taste of envelope glue? yesnoprobably too much the evil ninja mastermind hellbent on world domination lady_bloodlust the bewitching and sexually ambiguous one that no one knows anything about mister_endon the scarysmart one, eerily calm even in the midst of chaos hizhnik the tiny, seemingly-delicate one with a deadly temper and awesome strength catamite the pale, quiet one who turns out to be really, really scary gothichaven the sexy, smirking anti-villain who joins your side at the last moment banshee_annie the snarky punk mercenary who's only there for the money and coz they love a good fight nephster13 the distant arrogant aristocrat who wants to bring down the society they were born into bexylu This Fun Quiz created by charlotte at BlogQuiz.Net

Virgo Horoscope at DailyHoroscopes.Biz

Town

Not to detract from the terrible events in London in any way shape or form, but is anyone heading into town tonight?

London Blasts

Just spotted on the news, there's been explosions on the tube & buses in London.

Reports still sketchy on the news sites. Looks very suspicious but no reports of fatalities, thank goodness.

Skin

I'm not a happy camper at all. My skin is in rag order. Even since the damage I caused with the overuse of neat tea tree oil, I've had atrocious breakouts. They're in different areas from the initial damage but won't seem to desist.

Thought I was done with all this after my early 20s. I've gone back to using blades to shave instead of an electric shaver to see if that makes any difference.

TV

Some interesting programmes on last night.

There was one of those family holiday swap shows where a spooky alternative (read Goth-esque) family who loved ghost hunting trips swapped with a straight laced family that love English family resorts like Haven.

Lots of tension. Spooky mum got her boobs out on the Haven family holiday, wearing lovely PVC body suit. Nice boobs actually & she looked good in the outfit but it was a bit over the top! Ironically, when the normal family had to do the ghost hunting, the spooky family went home, they still finished the holiday which was reasonable of them.


A bit later on the Metalhammer awards were on. Some good live bands. Was looking out for Interlock as they've been nominated (& won, I think) some newcomer awards before.

How Goth Are Your LJ Friends?

How Goth Are Your Livejournal Friends? LiveJournal Username Fvaorite Goth Band The only person who wears sunscreen everyday, even indoors, to protect their gothic pallor is steam_doll But the person who can name the most obscure goth bands, and all their original lineups, is r0chet Your deep dark secret of occassionally buying something from *gasp* hot topic, is shared by hizhnik However, you are both scoffed at by the fashion elitist ickle_tayto Pink is the new black, according to gothicimage The person most likely to ask you if the Sisters of Mercy are really sisters is paddywisha And the person most likely to go on a tirade about the general state of goth today is littlepinkfaery Watch out for those who think they are more gothic than you, like bexylu This Fun Quiz created by Marzi at BlogQuiz.Net

Cancer Horoscope at DailyHoroscopes.Biz

One Word

Seeing as a few others inc. ferrousoxide & mister_endon have had a go at this "one word" thing, here I go...

"leave a one-word comment that you think best describes me.

it can only be one word.

no more.

then copy & paste this in your journal so that I may leave a word about you."

As I genuinely have no idea what people think of me, it might be interesting.

DVD Encoding

Thank the miscellaneous monkey gods, I've finally managed to get encoding some of my music DVDs to work.

Still using the same software, DVD Decrypter to extract the VOBs, rename to MPG then encode to WMV with Windows Media Encoder. This time it works though. No skipping or sync problems.

I've already gotten through Siouxsie Best Of, Fields of The Nephilim Revelations, Apoptygma Berzerk Unicorn, some various artists from Beauty In Darkness 7 & I'm working on Depeche Mode at the moment.

Yay perseverance!

Dominion Photos 2nd July

I uploaded the photos from last weekend to http://www.photobox.ie/album/1550829. There's 57 in this batch.

I'm working my way back through older photos atm too & should have them online shortly.

New HD

Ordered a 250GB Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 a few days back. It's SATA2, my motherboard only has SATA1 but I'm trying to think ahead.

Hopefully, it should arrive in the next few days. It'll mean another format though which is a bit annoying.

War Of The Worlds

I went to see War Of The Worlds with ickle_tayto on Sunday. Hadn't investigated any reviews beforehand so I very few preconceptions apart from the trailers.

I've never been any good at analysing the quality of movies such as acting, plot, etc. except in really extreme cases were it's poor. That being said I enjoyed the movie a lot.

The tripods & their destructive methods were impressive. Sort of reminded me in Half-Life 2 trying to kill the Striders.

Cruise & his kids' struggle to find safety & survive is a little "headless chicken"-esque but you can't blame them.

But the feeling of futility was put across well, illustrated via the desperate attempts to survive & of course the massive extermination of people.

All in all, I'm looking forward to the sequel when George W. Bush launches a nuke attack on Mars but they block that & say they'll no longer attack Earth if they can anally probe Bush with a tripod leg!

Tea Tree Oil Warning

I'm a big fan of tea tree oil for my skin. However, I got a new brand recently which was quite concentrated to combat a breakout of spots I had. Then, be it through overuse or concentration, it has caused an almost "chemical burn" to my skin, drying it out aggressively.

It's pretty much sorted now but it's annoying when you do more harm than good. So users of natural skincare products should watch out for the concentration of them in the case of oils, etc.