Abby's Journal

9:40PM - IamX

I got a spare ticket for IamX on Thursday at the Ballroom £14. Anyone?

Pub beforehand? Quinns?

10:22AM

Now I’m no computer genius, but I think that the man from Dell who says that the (60% cheaper) AC power adaptors from ebay (for a laptop) are fakes (possible… likely?) and will almost certainly explode and destroy not only my house but many surrounding ones as well, might be telling porky pies?

I mean….AC power adaptors are not a cutting edge technology pioneered by Dell, which nobody else has quite mastered yet…are they?

Am I risking fiery death?

5:39PM

Nearly holiday times! I need to speak to the boss before I go and she wont come out of her meeting! Gnnnhh!

Have a good week, and remember to plan fun activities for me to do over Easter weekend! We get back late on the 20^th.

9:29PM

So this week barn & eva are off skiing, leaving me home alone. This is the first time I have ever lived alone! ...Mere hours after they left I locked myself out and paulo had churlishly left his slabkeys in kew. So I went to borrow cleggy's ladder, which was way too short. Then we went to the fire brigade who kindly opened the front door using...a piece of cardboard. Hmm. Better be double locks (and remebering keys) from now on.


The I put up pictures and listened to Peal Jam with alex.

Tonight is project dont-get-too-drunk-to-go-to-work-tomorrow. Fingers crossed!

9:08PM

Yo yo,

Does anyone in the vicinity have a saw I can borrow? For cutting MDF into shelf sizes, so not a hacksaw.

And by any chance has anyone seen my black fleece hat or black leather gloves with a criss cross lace on the back.

Bad time to be losing all my warm stuff...

2:02PM

I have been collaborating on a project that will hopefully lead to the development of a new technique for early detection of heart disease in a non invasive manner, which will be quite awesome if it gets to clinical use. Experiments seem to be going well for that, and an abstract has been accepted to the Journal of American College of Cardiology. Next stop THE WORLD!

I think this means I can sleep under my desk for the rest of the day.

8:00PM - FREE STUFF

Canvas and wood shelf unit
It is pretty flimsy, so not suitable for heavy loading.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8757685/Trail/C%24cip%3D1500005806.Furniture%2Band%2Bfurnishings%3EC%24cip%3D1500005947.Storage%3EC%24cip%3D1500005958.Bedroom%2Bcanvas%2Bstorage.htm


Black wooden coffee table
100x50cm
Slightly tatty. Why not make it into a fun art project!!!111!!

Clothes rail
Chrystal??


SLAAB lost property see eariler post.
Come and get it! Or all gone. GONE.
You can find me here on the internet, or by telephone, mail or in person. If you ask I will say when I am home or going to be in x place for exchange of goods.

1:32PM

Hello,

I am trying to sort out the figures for my paper but I dont understand the words it is saying to me...

I need to convert my figures to .tif files...

"High-resolution TIFF and EPS files are the standard for proper print production; although PowerPoint files can be accepted, they will not yield results as good as TIFF and EPS files. Note: We require that all color TIFF and EPS files be in RGB mode; so disregard our printer’s CMYK mode requirement and use RGB instead. Black-and-white figures should still be grayscale rather than CMYK or RGB. Our printer's guidelines are at " target="_blank">http://cjs.cadmus.com/da/guidelines.asp."


My options when doing the conversion are CMYK, RGB 256 colours, RGB millions of colours and monochrome. The only one which passes the 'image inspector' software is monochrome, which is no good because I need colour.

I DONT UNDERSTAND THIS SHIT! DID I DO GRAPHIC DESIGN?? DID I FUCK!

...so yeah...any ideas? RGB failed because it had 'alpha channels' in it, which are not supported....I don't have photoshop, or know how to work it if I did. Can I remove the alpha channels? What diaster will strike in the absence of alpha channels?

9:52PM - Lost Property

If you have ever been to the SLAAB read this...

Lost property...may go in the bin if not claimed when we move!



Buffalo trainers, black, 5" platorm. Size 37. Gone! To Tori.
Black padded snow boots. Size 43 (Gone! To Barn)
Black Mary Janes. Low heel. Size 8.
Black lace up trainers. Bowling/skate design? Silver diagonal lines on side. Size 5.(Gone! To Emmie)
Black velcro fastening trainers. Size 10. Muddy!
Black Nike fingerless training gloves (cycling? weights?)


Patent leather D-ring cuffs Gone to Targ!
Surgical mask
White surgical jacket
White Calvin Klein T-shirt

Plain black T-shirt. Small-ish Gone to Targ!
Democracy in Progress T-shirt Gone! To Spooks
White New Look summer blouse thing.Size 12. Gone! To Alex
Black t-shirt, white bits on arms. Medium.

M&S black & grey fleece (grey inside) Medium.
Black Spank fleece. Silver lines. Broken zip.
Skull & crossbones bandanna/scarf Gone to Targ!
Raven cobweb net top. Black. Gone to Targ!
Black combats with dangly bits. small/medium
1 red knitted chenile glove.

Metal colar with large O ring. Gone to Targ!
Rubber collar with 4 inch nails and D-ring. Gone to Targ!
Collar, with spikes (missing some spikes). Gone to Targ!
Mesh skirt with overlay with big oval holes in Gone to Targ!
Black canvas apron.
Long pvc trousers. Some padded patches on thigh & shin. Medium. 38 leg? Gone to Targ!
Assorted kitchen stuff & metal goblets Gone to Targ!


Update: And many many socks. There is also a big pile of stuff I think is Andy's...but some of it might not be, so stay tuned for round 2!

11:36AM

I really wish I had the sense to go to sleep at a sensible time just occasionally. Although I seem to be getting better at functioning without sleep, so really I am just winning more life! …unless I die young due to exhaustion :(

Also! Look! It is totally going to be sunny this weekend! I think I feel mojitos coming on…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0008

In addition to these fascinating nuggets of information, I will share with you the fact that I have just received an email from one of our collaborators in Italy relating to some work I have done for them. I have just spent about a week doing some confocal microscopy work for them (at their request, with not a great deal of notice) in order for them to have some nice images to put on a poster for an upcoming conference. I sent these off, along with a detailed protocol, and this bint has just replied asking me to write a figure legend to go with them! FFS! You have the information, just re-write the protocol I sent you. Chisky fucker. madface.

1:52PM

Yes...that is a good idea....

http://www.badscience.net/?p=268

(start about half way through, the first bit is dull)

11:24AM

This month I have spent an impressive £300 more than I earned. Ooops.

3:36PM

News just in from The Magic...todays exam was 'better than expected'.

Which is good. Lets just hope he gets through immigration now...

4:35PM - Buy my stuff!

Special chums pre-sale....

Soon to be available on Niceboots...

1 x Lip-service Gangsta-pranksta cut off trousers. Plain black and unworn. Size Large - but not however quite as large as the pinstripe size large (anger!). SOmeone in between me and amelia in arse size would fit these. £30

1 x Jupiter transparent mesh top, with the long hood thing at the back, you know the ones. In black, unworn still with tags! £20

11:54AM - ....

Super busy...I am full of science! My talk and poster went down pretty well. Martin arrives tommorrow, and I am just investingating the possibility that our hiking trip to Yosemite might be more of a ski trip. We are legally required to carry snow chains and stuff.

The organising is not helped by every single phone number of any releavence being a useless recorded message...

7:28PM - Help me shop...

Is there any chance that somone who is going to steak club/Cafe Royal could pick me up a new pair of fishnets tommorrow? Size large if there is a choice.

The shopping facilities of White City are not up to the job, being as the shops are now all boarded up. Some are also burnt out, and the old furniture shop has a load of squatters living in the window.

I love it round there.

Thanks!

10:09AM

In an impressive display of incompetence it seems that I managed to bring home two rogue black V-necked jumpers, but NOT MY OWN.

One of the ones I have belong's to Mags, so that leaves the 'Nouveau Edition' labelled one looking for a home (sorry Tuv it is pretty girly) and I am after a H & M version. Anyone got that? Want to swap?

2:22PM - Really heartfelt book review...

Meg: A novel of deep terror

by Steve Alten

Sadly I didn't write this. The review that is. Wasnt Mr Tuna looking for a travelling book...

( Read more... )

7:41PM - Fuck yeah!

It is true! Mark says so...LOOK!!

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/infest-news/message/102

Im totally pumped now! Fucking Stromkern and as if that werent enough FLA and Rottersand!

7:30PM

Ok, so someone has just claimed that FLA, Rottersand and Stromkern have confirmed for infest.

here...http://community.livejournal.com/infest_uk/150163.html

Anyone confirm this?

That would be a cruel fucking trick to play if it isnt true. Oh please please please....