It starts tonight!
I have spent time since the early summer fiddling with data and creating maps.
Now is the time to start writing!
Thursday evenings have been set aside as writing time - I will stay at work to avoid the usual distractions and chip away each week until it is finished. If I find other time in between, even better, but I won't rely on it.
Wish me luck!
Thursday, 13 October 2011
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Lost in translation
I love the way that we can be chatting away with each other, apparently talking the same language, only to suddenly come across something that does not transmit properly.
My all time favourite was seeing Carrie Fisher on a British talk show talking about weight loss, holding her arms out and declaring that "my fanny used to be THIS BIG!", causing the presenter and audience to almost die laughing. That word means something totally different over here...
Anyway, my last post gave some of you the impression that I drink these in the morning:
This would be quite a feat, and even if made into some sort of smoothy I doubt it would taste very good even if it would probably be very good for you.
The squash that I drink is much more normal:
Fruit flavoured stuff that you mix with water.
Have a great Wednesday!
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
100 Random Things
I was just trawling through the "My Documents" folder and found a Meme that I did soon after I started blogging. Given the first question, I thought it might be fun to see how my answers have changed in nearly 5 years. The original answer will be first, followed by the new one in bold.
Here goes:
1. How old will you be in five years? 48. 53.
2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today? My wife. My wife.
3. How tall are you? 6’2”. Same - haven't started shrinking yet...
4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks? Playing wargames all day at the Society of Ancients Battle Day. My daughter’s birthday. Summer! Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night, my baby brother's birthday.
5. What's the last movie you saw? Terminator III. Land of the Dead, which is a surprisingly good zombie movie.
6. Who was the last person you called? My friend Steve. My wife.
7. Who was the last person to call you? My wife. My dad.
8. What was the last text message you received? My friend Steve moaning about the NHS. My friend Steve talking about alien invasions.
9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail? Don’t know, I never get them. I still never get them!
10. Do you prefer to call or text? Call. Call. Unless I am in the middle of watching a movie - my dad rang during Land of the Dead...
11. What were you doing at 12am last night? Laying in bed reading about Alexander the Great. I guess that is rather sad. Sleeping...
12. Are your parents married/divorced? Divorced. Still divorced - in fact even more so right now!
13. When did you last see your mom? This morning. This morning.
14. What color are your eyes? Blue-grey but if I wear green they look green. Still the same...
15. What time did you wake up today? 6.30am. 7am. Getting old...
16. What are you wearing right now? Short sleeved shirt, trousers, slippers – and undies of course! Jeans, Star Wars t-shirt, trainers.
17. What is your favourite Christmas song? Away in a Manger. My mom used to sing this to me when I was a child – even in the middle of the summer! Can't change this one either!
18. Where is your favourite place to be? Anywhere with the wife and kids. Ditto. I am starting to think that I haven't changed that much!
19. Where is your least favorite place to be? The local hospital. Any hospital!
20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere? I would do the coast to coast tour of Canada. Hey, I will be doing something like this in 2013!
21. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years? Not far from where I am now! Who can tell? Guess it depends on what happens to the British education system!
22. Do you tan or burn? Tan very slightly. My skin is still the same...
23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? Things in the shadows. No I was NOT scared of Hank Marvin! Hah, I like that answer!
24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh? A really dumb sketch on Radio 4. A TV show about alien visitors to earth where they kept putting in clips from 1950s scifi movies. It was hilarious even though it wasn't supposed to be.
25. How many TVs do you have in your house? 5. 5 different ones.
26. How big is your bed? Double. A different double.
27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer? Both. Still both, but I never see the laptop which is more or less my daughter's now. So I guess I have a desktop.
28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on? Without unless it is really cold. Another thing that doesn't change!
29. What color are your sheets? Burgundy. Cream.
30. How many pillows do you sleep with? Four. Four new ones.
31. What is your favorite season? Autumn. Still Autumn, especially when it is a beautiful one like this!
32. What do you like about fall? Blackberry picking, crunching through fallen leaves. This year it is the feeling that we are finally having a summer!
33. What do you like about winter? Getting through it without getting too cold and wet on my bike! Same still! Plus Christmas, of course, and having a barbeque on Christmas Eve...
34. What do you like about the summer? Picnics, long family walks, sitting in the garden playing guitar. Ooooh Yeah!
35. What do you like about spring? Warm sun, blossom on the trees, longer days. Ditto.
36. How many states/provinces/counties have you lived in? 1. Still 1!
37. What cities/towns have you lived in? Herne Bay, Whitstable. Same again!
38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet? Slippers. Crocks...
39. Are you a social person? Sort of. I like company but can easily get along on my own. I am probably a bit less social at the moment...
40. What was the last thing you ate? A jelly baby. A roll with cheese, ham, tomatoes and chili sauce in it.
41. What is your favorite restaurant? Burrito Amigo. Not sure at the moment, we are experimenting.
42. What is your favorite ice cream? The white Italian stuff. Then I chuck all sorts of stuff on top. The Honeycomb stuff we had when we were camping - amazing...
43. What is your favorite dessert? Trifle. Probably angling towards something like banoffee pie these days.
44. What is your favorite kind of soup? Hot and Sour. Still Hot and Sour, but it has been a long time since I had soup.
45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich? Bramble. Raspberry.
46. Do you like Chinese food? Oh yes! Chinese is the best, I love it!
47. Do you like coffee? NO! I hate anything that has coffee in it...
48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average? Plain water? None. I do drink about 3-4 pints of fruit squash each day, though. Still on squash - and Pepsi.
49. What do you drink in the morning? Squash. Squash.
51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed? I sleep away from the door, because my wife wants to be close to the door. Same. We tried switching but it just didn't work.
52. Do you know how to play poker? Vaguely. Better now than I was - had some practice while camping a couple of years ago when we played for biscuits.
53. Do you like to cuddle? Oh yes. Now that is another one that ain't gonna change!
54. Have you ever been to Canada? No. Soon...
55. Do you have an addictive personality? Yes. Yes, but it is more under control now, isn't it My Precious?
56. Do you eat out or at home more often? Home. But we are eating out more these days!
58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you? Not the say day, but 1 day either side. No change here!
59. Do you want kids? Did not want them until I found I was going to be a father. Now they are the centre of my life. It is funny how things change as they get older - it is gettimg more like sharing a house with a bunch of adults!
60. Do you speak any other languages? No, like a true Englishman. I started to learn German a long time ago...
61. Have you ever gotten stitches? Yes. Trying to remember when this was - ah, it was when a loft hatch hit me on the head! I laughed so much, but others insisted that I got looked at.
62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? Yes. Usually with Mrs RC in labour...
63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool? Pool for swimming in, ocean to look at and listen to. Ocean all round now - I haven't been swimming for a long time.
64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seats? Window. Window - I like to check that the wings are still there!
65. Do you know how to drive stick? How to what? ???
66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on? My kids. Same, but they are good kids and don't expect what I can't afford.
67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7? No. I used to wear a ring that my wife gave me but it got caught on something at work (when I worked in a factory) and my hand nearly got dragged into a chopping machine so I stopped wearing it. Yes, I wear a wedding ring these days - Mrs RC finally dragged me to a shop and bought it.
68. What is your favorite TV show? Heroes. The Middle. Just love this show.
69. Can you roll your tongue? Yes. Why would someone ask this question????
70. Who is the funniest person you know? Steve. Still Steve!
71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? No in the bed – I have a couple of stuffed toys that are mine in the bedroom. Same.
72. What is the main ring tone on your phone? Incoming. My phone is old. Got rid of Incoming, just have a plain ring now. My phone is still the same old one...
73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little? No. Guess!
74. What red object is closest to you right now? My desk tidy. My can of Pepsi!
75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth? Yes. Definitely!
76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Who cares? They tend to be closed - our bedroom is small so we can't leave doors open without risking injury.
77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees? A bear. Bears are cuddly and cute. OK, they are not but I think I would die much faster. I like that answer!
78. Do you flirt a lot? No. Nah, it's not right is it?
79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in? Hoisin. Sweet chili.
80. What is your favorite food? Mexican. Chinese.
81. Can you change the oil on a car? No but I don’t have a car! Same.
82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket? No, they don’t tend to give tickets to cyclists. Same.
83. Have you ever run out of gas? Yes but a good Mexican soon fixes that! Oh, what a wit I have!
84. What is your usual bedtime? 11pm. More or less - sometimes it is 10pm, sometimes later.
85. What was the last book you read? The Campaigns of Alexander the Great. Bone in the Throat by Anthony Bordain. Not my usual stuff at all, but I enjoyed it.
86. Do you read the newspaper? No, I hate them all. Hate them even more these days!
87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions? Yes, ones about wargaming. No.
89. Do you watch soap operas? No. Definitely not!
90. Do you dance in the car? No car and you can’t dance on a bike. Same.
91. What radio station did you last listen to? InvictaFM. Radio 4 and Absolute Rock Radio.
92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you? My kids. The same photo!
93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper? A phone message for someone who was out of the office. Notes about some maps I was making.
94. What is your favorite candle scent? Not really my thing. Same.
95. What is your favorite board game? Backgammon. Chinese Checkers with loads of players.
96. Have you ever screamed at someone (not words - just a scream) in a public place, just for the sake of it? No. No, but I might do in the near future.
97. When was the last time you attended church? A wedding when I was about 18. A funeral last summer.
98.Who was your favorite teacher in high school? Mr Nicholson, my maths teacher who lived 2 doors away. Same.
99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent? 1 night. 4 nights, but we usually do 3 at a time.
100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you? My wife. My wife, again.
Phew, made it! Some changes but a fair amount hasn't changed, which is only natural I guess. Please feel free to ask extra questions while I am in the mood!
Here goes:
1. How old will you be in five years? 48. 53.
2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today? My wife. My wife.
3. How tall are you? 6’2”. Same - haven't started shrinking yet...
4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks? Playing wargames all day at the Society of Ancients Battle Day. My daughter’s birthday. Summer! Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night, my baby brother's birthday.
5. What's the last movie you saw? Terminator III. Land of the Dead, which is a surprisingly good zombie movie.
6. Who was the last person you called? My friend Steve. My wife.
7. Who was the last person to call you? My wife. My dad.
8. What was the last text message you received? My friend Steve moaning about the NHS. My friend Steve talking about alien invasions.
9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail? Don’t know, I never get them. I still never get them!
10. Do you prefer to call or text? Call. Call. Unless I am in the middle of watching a movie - my dad rang during Land of the Dead...
11. What were you doing at 12am last night? Laying in bed reading about Alexander the Great. I guess that is rather sad. Sleeping...
12. Are your parents married/divorced? Divorced. Still divorced - in fact even more so right now!
13. When did you last see your mom? This morning. This morning.
14. What color are your eyes? Blue-grey but if I wear green they look green. Still the same...
15. What time did you wake up today? 6.30am. 7am. Getting old...
16. What are you wearing right now? Short sleeved shirt, trousers, slippers – and undies of course! Jeans, Star Wars t-shirt, trainers.
17. What is your favourite Christmas song? Away in a Manger. My mom used to sing this to me when I was a child – even in the middle of the summer! Can't change this one either!
18. Where is your favourite place to be? Anywhere with the wife and kids. Ditto. I am starting to think that I haven't changed that much!
19. Where is your least favorite place to be? The local hospital. Any hospital!
20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere? I would do the coast to coast tour of Canada. Hey, I will be doing something like this in 2013!
21. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years? Not far from where I am now! Who can tell? Guess it depends on what happens to the British education system!
22. Do you tan or burn? Tan very slightly. My skin is still the same...
23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? Things in the shadows. No I was NOT scared of Hank Marvin! Hah, I like that answer!
24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh? A really dumb sketch on Radio 4. A TV show about alien visitors to earth where they kept putting in clips from 1950s scifi movies. It was hilarious even though it wasn't supposed to be.
25. How many TVs do you have in your house? 5. 5 different ones.
26. How big is your bed? Double. A different double.
27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer? Both. Still both, but I never see the laptop which is more or less my daughter's now. So I guess I have a desktop.
28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on? Without unless it is really cold. Another thing that doesn't change!
29. What color are your sheets? Burgundy. Cream.
30. How many pillows do you sleep with? Four. Four new ones.
31. What is your favorite season? Autumn. Still Autumn, especially when it is a beautiful one like this!
32. What do you like about fall? Blackberry picking, crunching through fallen leaves. This year it is the feeling that we are finally having a summer!
33. What do you like about winter? Getting through it without getting too cold and wet on my bike! Same still! Plus Christmas, of course, and having a barbeque on Christmas Eve...
34. What do you like about the summer? Picnics, long family walks, sitting in the garden playing guitar. Ooooh Yeah!
35. What do you like about spring? Warm sun, blossom on the trees, longer days. Ditto.
36. How many states/provinces/counties have you lived in? 1. Still 1!
37. What cities/towns have you lived in? Herne Bay, Whitstable. Same again!
38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet? Slippers. Crocks...
39. Are you a social person? Sort of. I like company but can easily get along on my own. I am probably a bit less social at the moment...
40. What was the last thing you ate? A jelly baby. A roll with cheese, ham, tomatoes and chili sauce in it.
41. What is your favorite restaurant? Burrito Amigo. Not sure at the moment, we are experimenting.
42. What is your favorite ice cream? The white Italian stuff. Then I chuck all sorts of stuff on top. The Honeycomb stuff we had when we were camping - amazing...
43. What is your favorite dessert? Trifle. Probably angling towards something like banoffee pie these days.
44. What is your favorite kind of soup? Hot and Sour. Still Hot and Sour, but it has been a long time since I had soup.
45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich? Bramble. Raspberry.
46. Do you like Chinese food? Oh yes! Chinese is the best, I love it!
47. Do you like coffee? NO! I hate anything that has coffee in it...
48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average? Plain water? None. I do drink about 3-4 pints of fruit squash each day, though. Still on squash - and Pepsi.
49. What do you drink in the morning? Squash. Squash.
51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed? I sleep away from the door, because my wife wants to be close to the door. Same. We tried switching but it just didn't work.
52. Do you know how to play poker? Vaguely. Better now than I was - had some practice while camping a couple of years ago when we played for biscuits.
53. Do you like to cuddle? Oh yes. Now that is another one that ain't gonna change!
54. Have you ever been to Canada? No. Soon...
55. Do you have an addictive personality? Yes. Yes, but it is more under control now, isn't it My Precious?
56. Do you eat out or at home more often? Home. But we are eating out more these days!
58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you? Not the say day, but 1 day either side. No change here!
59. Do you want kids? Did not want them until I found I was going to be a father. Now they are the centre of my life. It is funny how things change as they get older - it is gettimg more like sharing a house with a bunch of adults!
60. Do you speak any other languages? No, like a true Englishman. I started to learn German a long time ago...
61. Have you ever gotten stitches? Yes. Trying to remember when this was - ah, it was when a loft hatch hit me on the head! I laughed so much, but others insisted that I got looked at.
62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? Yes. Usually with Mrs RC in labour...
63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool? Pool for swimming in, ocean to look at and listen to. Ocean all round now - I haven't been swimming for a long time.
64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seats? Window. Window - I like to check that the wings are still there!
65. Do you know how to drive stick? How to what? ???
66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on? My kids. Same, but they are good kids and don't expect what I can't afford.
67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7? No. I used to wear a ring that my wife gave me but it got caught on something at work (when I worked in a factory) and my hand nearly got dragged into a chopping machine so I stopped wearing it. Yes, I wear a wedding ring these days - Mrs RC finally dragged me to a shop and bought it.
68. What is your favorite TV show? Heroes. The Middle. Just love this show.
69. Can you roll your tongue? Yes. Why would someone ask this question????
70. Who is the funniest person you know? Steve. Still Steve!
71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? No in the bed – I have a couple of stuffed toys that are mine in the bedroom. Same.
72. What is the main ring tone on your phone? Incoming. My phone is old. Got rid of Incoming, just have a plain ring now. My phone is still the same old one...
73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little? No. Guess!
74. What red object is closest to you right now? My desk tidy. My can of Pepsi!
75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth? Yes. Definitely!
76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Who cares? They tend to be closed - our bedroom is small so we can't leave doors open without risking injury.
77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees? A bear. Bears are cuddly and cute. OK, they are not but I think I would die much faster. I like that answer!
78. Do you flirt a lot? No. Nah, it's not right is it?
79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in? Hoisin. Sweet chili.
80. What is your favorite food? Mexican. Chinese.
81. Can you change the oil on a car? No but I don’t have a car! Same.
82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket? No, they don’t tend to give tickets to cyclists. Same.
83. Have you ever run out of gas? Yes but a good Mexican soon fixes that! Oh, what a wit I have!
84. What is your usual bedtime? 11pm. More or less - sometimes it is 10pm, sometimes later.
85. What was the last book you read? The Campaigns of Alexander the Great. Bone in the Throat by Anthony Bordain. Not my usual stuff at all, but I enjoyed it.
86. Do you read the newspaper? No, I hate them all. Hate them even more these days!
87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions? Yes, ones about wargaming. No.
89. Do you watch soap operas? No. Definitely not!
90. Do you dance in the car? No car and you can’t dance on a bike. Same.
91. What radio station did you last listen to? InvictaFM. Radio 4 and Absolute Rock Radio.
92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you? My kids. The same photo!
93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper? A phone message for someone who was out of the office. Notes about some maps I was making.
94. What is your favorite candle scent? Not really my thing. Same.
95. What is your favorite board game? Backgammon. Chinese Checkers with loads of players.
96. Have you ever screamed at someone (not words - just a scream) in a public place, just for the sake of it? No. No, but I might do in the near future.
97. When was the last time you attended church? A wedding when I was about 18. A funeral last summer.
98.Who was your favorite teacher in high school? Mr Nicholson, my maths teacher who lived 2 doors away. Same.
99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent? 1 night. 4 nights, but we usually do 3 at a time.
100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you? My wife. My wife, again.
Phew, made it! Some changes but a fair amount hasn't changed, which is only natural I guess. Please feel free to ask extra questions while I am in the mood!
Monday, 10 October 2011
Monday...
Well the presentation is over and done with - went OK, although I managed to talk for 10 minutes instead of the recommended 5! Guess I was trying too hard not to be a 2 minute wonder :-) It went OK anyway - the bar has been set at just above knee-height!
The weekend passed in the blink of an eye - birthday dinner out for the youngest (pizza), laying semi-comatose in front of the TV in the evening, cooking more pizza for dinner on Sunday (can't have too much pizza it would seem), watching Land of the Dead (a rather good zombie movie) while munching popcorn and an early night! Oh, I slipped in a bit of work on my presentation somewhere - not sure where but it did happen...
Well that is about it for now. More soon - I have found one of the first memes I ever did and thought it would be fun to revisit it to see how my answers have changed...
The weekend passed in the blink of an eye - birthday dinner out for the youngest (pizza), laying semi-comatose in front of the TV in the evening, cooking more pizza for dinner on Sunday (can't have too much pizza it would seem), watching Land of the Dead (a rather good zombie movie) while munching popcorn and an early night! Oh, I slipped in a bit of work on my presentation somewhere - not sure where but it did happen...
Well that is about it for now. More soon - I have found one of the first memes I ever did and thought it would be fun to revisit it to see how my answers have changed...
Friday, 7 October 2011
Friday - taking a 5 minute break...
Why did I do it?
In class on Monday - we all have to do a short presentation to explain an academic paper that we have read.
Guess who volunteered to go first?
Yep, that's right.
And I get to do it on this Monday!
I could have hung on until November, given myself plenty of time to prepare, but no.
Ah well it will all be over for me and give me a clear run at other stuff, so I am sure it is better this way really.
OK notes taken - reduced a 20 page article to 2 pages.
Now I just need to reduce those 2 pages to a single slide...
Wish me luck!
Back on Monday, unless I get some online time over the weekend...
In class on Monday - we all have to do a short presentation to explain an academic paper that we have read.
Guess who volunteered to go first?
Yep, that's right.
And I get to do it on this Monday!
I could have hung on until November, given myself plenty of time to prepare, but no.
Ah well it will all be over for me and give me a clear run at other stuff, so I am sure it is better this way really.
OK notes taken - reduced a 20 page article to 2 pages.
Now I just need to reduce those 2 pages to a single slide...
Wish me luck!
Back on Monday, unless I get some online time over the weekend...
Thursday, 6 October 2011
A BIG DAY!!!!
My "little boy", who is almost as tall as I am, is 13 today! He is a great little guy with a razor sharp sense of humour. He will spend most of the evening shooting zombies on his XBox while munching through the assortment of goodies that he requested for his birthday "dinner". We will be going out to dinner to celebrate properly on Saturday.
Meanwhile, it is becoming clear that people are having increasing problems commenting on my blog. I will start to look into moving to a different service - any pointers would be more than welcome - assuming you can comment, of course!
Meanwhile, it is becoming clear that people are having increasing problems commenting on my blog. I will start to look into moving to a different service - any pointers would be more than welcome - assuming you can comment, of course!
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Alternative futures
Shrinky recently wrote a great post where she met up with various versions of herself, each one having made a different choice at some stage in their life. Please pop over to her blog and read it, if you haven't already.
Done?
Good.
Well after reading this I got to wondering what the alternative RCs would look like. Having not been sucked into a garbage disposal to actually meet them, I have had to use my imagination.
"Went to school properly" RC.
This guy didn't skip school like I did, went to Uni at the normal age and is now Professor of History at the University of Somewhereshire.
"Really believed he could be a Rock Star" RC.
Works for free in a guitar shop, tending to bore customers with stories about the time his band supported Ozzy Osborne. Still trying to put together the killer band that will finally make the big time.
"Hooked up with XXX" RC.
She was exciting but was into some serious drugs. This RC has not been seen for several years, presumed dead from an overdose.
"Never met Mrs RC" RC.
Still plays Dungeons and Dragons and lives with his mom.
"Took one of those highly paid jobs he was offered" RC.
Divorced. Never sees his kids. Has lots of expensive guitars and toy soldiers that someone else painted. Never has time to play with them as the career just sucks up his time and energy.
"Learned to drive" RC.
Due to lack of exercise, this guy weighs in at 300pounds.
"Took the job at the nursery school" RC.
Now runs the nursery school in one of the most deprived areas in the county, doing his best to set the local kids on the right path. The occasional success keeps him going as he sees so many of "his" kids go bad.
That will do for now. Why don't you try it?
Done?
Good.
Well after reading this I got to wondering what the alternative RCs would look like. Having not been sucked into a garbage disposal to actually meet them, I have had to use my imagination.
"Went to school properly" RC.
This guy didn't skip school like I did, went to Uni at the normal age and is now Professor of History at the University of Somewhereshire.
"Really believed he could be a Rock Star" RC.
Works for free in a guitar shop, tending to bore customers with stories about the time his band supported Ozzy Osborne. Still trying to put together the killer band that will finally make the big time.
"Hooked up with XXX" RC.
She was exciting but was into some serious drugs. This RC has not been seen for several years, presumed dead from an overdose.
"Never met Mrs RC" RC.
Still plays Dungeons and Dragons and lives with his mom.
"Took one of those highly paid jobs he was offered" RC.
Divorced. Never sees his kids. Has lots of expensive guitars and toy soldiers that someone else painted. Never has time to play with them as the career just sucks up his time and energy.
"Learned to drive" RC.
Due to lack of exercise, this guy weighs in at 300pounds.
"Took the job at the nursery school" RC.
Now runs the nursery school in one of the most deprived areas in the county, doing his best to set the local kids on the right path. The occasional success keeps him going as he sees so many of "his" kids go bad.
That will do for now. Why don't you try it?
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