{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf","title":"Poker and Armageddon","subtitle":"The Role of Bluffing in a Nuclear Standoff","author":{"name":"Gwendolyn GothElf"},"link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"service.feed","type":"application\/x.atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom","title":"Poker and Armageddon"}}],"updated":"2008-05-22T10:59:45Z","entry":[{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:100784","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/100784.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=100784"}}],"title":"For the gamers...","published":"2008-05-22T10:59:45Z","updated":"2008-05-22T10:59:45Z","content":"Can anyone list me the different 'weapon modifications' in Star Munchkin<br \/><br \/>I have a new laser printer to name, and decided it needs to be something like 'bananafananalaser' but can;t remember the exact ones..."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:100596","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/100596.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=100596"}}],"title":"Edge of Darkness....","published":"2008-04-29T11:24:26Z","updated":"2008-04-29T11:24:26Z","content":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2008\/04\/29\/edge_of_darkness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">To be made into a film...<\/a><br \/><br \/>Mel Gibson?<br \/><br \/><br \/>I'm going to cry.<br \/><br \/>I hold out a small hope... but preparing to be deeply, deeply disappointed."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:99953","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/99953.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=99953"}}],"title":"Last week's Ashes to Ashes","published":"2008-03-05T11:39:57Z","updated":"2008-03-05T11:42:10Z","content":"Finally got around to watching last week's Ashes to Ashes.<br \/><br \/>Is it just me being an apocolyptic geek, or...<br \/><br \/><br \/>Was that entire episode a homage to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edge_of_Darkness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\"Edge of Darkness\"<\/a>...?<br \/><br \/>Let's look...<br \/><br \/>Protagonist (Who is a copper) talks to her daughter who isn;t there all the time (check)<br \/>Protagonist's partner is loud-mouthed and brash(check - not american though ;)<br \/>Government conspirisory involving Special Branch and nuclear research (check)<br \/><br \/>And here's the clincher...<br \/><br \/>They break into a nuclear research station which has all it's tunnels named after underground stations to recover something to bring down the government... (check)<br \/><br \/><br \/>Well, at least they didn't come out with plutonium in Harrod's bags ;)<br \/><br \/>That would make Bolly-knickers Bob Peck though...<br \/><br \/><a name='cutid1-end'><\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:99209","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/99209.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=99209"}}],"title":"That can't be good...","published":"2007-12-19T13:50:18Z","updated":"2007-12-19T13:50:18Z","content":"A large 'boom' followed by lots of black smoke coming from Forgemasters (It looks like...)"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:98989","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/98989.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=98989"}}],"title":"Geek request","published":"2007-12-11T15:29:22Z","updated":"2007-12-11T15:29:22Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"derwent"}},"content":"I'm on the scrounge fo 2x HP SATA\/SAS hard disk caddies for an HP 360 G4p<br \/><br \/>Obviously I will pay ;)<br \/><br \/>The part number is :- 373211-001<br \/><br \/>If you have any lying around or scrounged from work with broken disks or anything, please let me know."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:98028","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/98028.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=98028"}}],"title":"memememememeemme","published":"2007-08-10T12:42:17Z","updated":"2007-08-10T12:43:49Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"goth"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"meme"}}],"content":"<div><br \/>      <h1>Your Score: <span>Morticia Addams!<\/span><\/h1><br \/>      <h2>Our test has determined that you possess <br> 48% Hellbentness, 65% Sanguinity,  and 55% Creeps!<br>Well done!<\/h2><br \/>       <div><img src=\"https:\/\/imgprx.livejournal.net\/d8a6e15609c957385428f78c95d111f77275903d2600f7131f2064bdd8ec523b\/P2WlxyVijxKvgmBo9sZVWEMdsf-ah7h01l3QCb1YjMXD-hyals6oR181BVVkURwk7g0Cym-RMlYdSgRfz0Fsqx9X2iWYbrDWtQ8fqQUwe0G0R7LL7pMZx2dAuVBv:KbcpRt_llQCxwgt-8q9sLA\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/div> <br \/>      <p><br \/>      Your Proto-Goth Icon is Morticia Addams!<br \/><\/p><p><br \/>Morticia is a vampish woman who dresses only in black and loves to cut the buds from roses, leaving only the thorny stems. She and her husband Gomez both come from long lines of maniacs and monsters.<br \/><\/p><p><br \/>Morticia and Gomez are passionately in love, and are deeply concerned with the well-being of their children. Though they all share an obsession and interest in death, dying, and other gothic and macabre subjects, the Addamses are not evil people (in several of the TV episodes, Gomez is willing to donate large sums to worthy causes, to the shock of the already shell-shocked visitors), and usually restrict their ghoulish activities to within their own family. Most of the Addamses' neighbours are less than understanding, however. Within the larger community, the Addamses are viewed as oddballs, dangerous, or worse. <br \/><\/p><br \/><\/div><br \/><br \/><table cellpadding=\"20\"><tr><td>Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\/tests\/8791930066078674271\/what-Proto-Goth-Icon-are-you-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The what Proto-Goth Icon are you? Test<\/a> written by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\/profile?u=anastasia_x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">anastasia_x<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">OkCupid Free Online Dating<\/a>, home of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.okcupid.com\/online.dating.persona.test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Dating Persona Test<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:94722","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/94722.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=94722"}}],"title":"Thw Way Of All Flesh Gig - TONIGHT!","published":"2007-02-15T09:55:12Z","updated":"2007-02-15T09:55:12Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"twoaf"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"gig"}}],"content":"Just a reminder, we are playing at Gloominati@The Casbah (Sheffield) tonight with Ghost of Lemora.<br \/><br \/>\u00a34 Entry, Doors @ 8:30pm<br \/><br \/><br \/><img src=\"https:\/\/imgprx.livejournal.net\/dec7e7a966818ea3993db5cf82f6598b9c30918e1d60a31ec6eb6b9d2a89188b\/P2WlxyVijxKvgmBo9sZVWEMdsf-ah7h0yFmVCaZEgNHVvRvbmI6sBUshBVQ4OUF-uU9MmjjcLQlVGhAR:iCB6jWuL-6nehUeVMwX8Nw\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><br \/><a name='cutid1-end'><\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:93780","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/93780.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=93780"}}],"title":"Timing...","published":"2007-01-18T13:12:16Z","updated":"2007-01-18T13:12:16Z","content":"The following appear on my RSS feed of news.bbc.co.uk :-<br \/><br \/>5th item :- \"Storms hit travel around UK\"<br \/>6th Item :- \"Water Firms Lift Hosepipe Ban\"<br \/><br \/>*grins*"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:92682","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/92682.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=92682"}}],"title":"New Year's Eve 2007...","published":"2007-01-02T13:08:33Z","updated":"2007-01-02T13:08:33Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"houseofgoth"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"party"}}],"content":"Whilst New Year's Eve 2006 and in fact every New Year's eve for the past 14 years or so (Excepting 1999, which I didn't hold...) was a damn fine party and very enjoyable, I regret to announce that this will be the last New Year's Eve party that I will be hosting at <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"houseofgoth\" lj:user=\"houseofgoth\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/houseofgoth.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/houseofgoth.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>houseofgoth<\/b><\/a><\/span>, due partially to uncertaincy over future housing and also in part due to wanting to actually just go out and get drunk and throw up in someone else's garden for once ;)<br \/><br \/><br \/>So, there will be no <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"houseofgoth\" lj:user=\"houseofgoth\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/houseofgoth.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/houseofgoth.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>houseofgoth<\/b><\/a><\/span> party on 31st December 2007, although, you never know, some other event might rise out of the ashes instead...<br \/><br \/><br \/>So I'd just like to take a moment to thank everyone who has turned up over the years and to reminisce over the good times over the past 14 or so years of NYE parties."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:91821","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/91821.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=91821"}}],"title":"TWOAF Seeks keyboard player","published":"2006-12-11T13:50:56Z","updated":"2006-12-11T14:02:32Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"twoaf"}},"content":"Sheffield-based goth rock band The Way of All Flesh (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twoaf.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.twoaf.com<\/a>) are looking for a live keyboard player to join their lineup.<br \/><br \/>Preferably based in or close to Sheffield and able to make practices up to twice a week. Own transport helpful, but not essential.<br \/><br \/>Contact us here or email: info at twoaf dot com for details."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:88153","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/88153.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=88153"}}],"title":"Lyrics quiz","published":"2006-08-30T18:18:26Z","updated":"2006-08-30T18:18:26Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"quiz meme"}},"content":"Answers to the Lyrics quiz...<br \/><br \/><br \/>20 songs. 1 pt for title, 1 pt for artist, 1 pt for original album where appropriate. (Albums not singles or greatest hits, unless it's never been on an album or whatever...)<br \/><br \/>Some easy, some hard. Clue is, I own them all.<br \/><br \/>I must admit, a couple I'm not sure of the album!<br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/>1 \"Remember times when nights are long\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Rosetta Stone <br \/>Track: Leave me for Dead<br \/>Album: Eye for the Main Chance<br \/><\/b> <br \/><br \/>2 \"Through your pain and you held her close and cried all over again\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Chris de Burgh <br \/>Track: Satin Green shutters<br \/>Album: Far Beyond These Castle Walls<br \/><\/b> <br \/>3 \"The house that I live in is all painted red\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Mantra <br \/>Track: Painted Red<br \/>Album: Painted Red<br \/><\/b> <br \/>4 \"Gentlemen, It's a nuclear device\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Dream Disciples<br \/>Track: Delirium<br \/>Album: Subatomic EP<br \/><\/b> <br \/>5 \"Don't play poker at all\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Zodiac Mindwarp  <br \/>Track: Skull Spark Joker<br \/>Album: Tattooed Beat Messiah<br \/><\/b> <br \/>6 \"So come alive!\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist:  Suzi Quatro<br \/>Track: Devilgate Drive<br \/>Album: Quatro<br \/><\/b> <br \/>7 \"My mummy is a mummy\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: The Meteors  <br \/>Track: My Daddy is a vampire<br \/>Album: ?<br \/><\/b> <br \/>8 \"...and a potato\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Bauhaus  <br \/>Track: Fishcakes (Listed as: 1. David Jay  2. Peter Murphy  3. Kevin Haskins        4. Daniel Ash)<br \/>Album: B-side of Passion of Lovers (Also on Mask)<br \/><\/b> <br \/>9 \"Awakened by bizarre aquatic lust\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: The horatti  <br \/>Track: Body of the Fish<br \/>Album: Riposte<br \/><\/b> <br \/>10 \"The horror did me good\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Tones on Tail  <br \/>Track: Burning Skies<br \/>Album: Night Music<br \/><\/b> <br \/>11 \"Dance and sing and piss all over your grave\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: The Scarey Bitches  <br \/>Track: Piss all over your Grave<br \/>Album: Lesbian Vampires from Outer Space<br \/><\/b> <br \/>12 \"We suck. your Blood.\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Zombina and the Skeletones  <br \/>Track: Punk Rock vampires, Destroy!<br \/>Album: I was a human bomb for the FBI<br \/><\/b> <br \/>13 \"To the club of our souls desire\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Pink turns Blue  <br \/>Track: Underground<br \/>Album: Phoenix<br \/><\/b> <br \/>14 \"Did you exchange a walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Pink Floyed  <br \/>Track: Wish You Were Here<br \/>Album: Wish You Were Here<br \/><\/b> <br \/>15 \"The man in the dark will bring another attack\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist:   Ozzy Osbourne<br \/>Track: No More Tears<br \/>Album: No More Tears<br \/><\/b> <br \/>16 \"With grief and shame weighed down\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Johann Sebastian Bach  <br \/>Track: O Sacred Head So Wounded<br \/>Album: St. Mathew Passion<br \/><\/b> <br \/>17 \"I'm talking about fucking lee\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Tenacious D  <br \/>Track: Lee<br \/>Album: Tenacious D<br \/><\/b> <br \/>18 \"Stop. Continue\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Electric 6  <br \/>Track: Improper Dancing<br \/>Album: Fire<br \/><\/b> <br \/>19 \"Neckties, contracts, High voltage\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist:  AC\/DC<br \/>Track: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap<br \/>Album: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap<br \/><\/b> <br \/>20 \"Hielten sich fuer Captain Kirk\"<br \/><b><br \/>Artist: Nena  <br \/>Track: Neunundneunzig Luftballon<br \/>Album: Nena<br \/><\/b> <br \/><a name='cutid1-end'><\/a><br \/><br \/>Winner is <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"delanthear\" lj:user=\"delanthear\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/delanthear.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/delanthear.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>delanthear<\/b><\/a><\/span> with 22 points!"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:88042","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/88042.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=88042"}}],"title":"Lyrics quiz","published":"2006-08-18T22:28:08Z","updated":"2006-08-18T22:36:27Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"quiz meme"}},"content":"Lyrics quiz.<br \/><br \/>20 songs. 1 pt for title, 1 pt for artist, 1 pt for original album where appropriate. (Albums not singles or greatest hits, unless it's never been on an album or whatever...)<br \/><br \/>Some easy, some hard. Clue is, I own them all.<br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/>1 \"Remember times when nights are long\"<br \/><br \/>2 \"Through your pain and you held her close and cried all over again\"<br \/><br \/>3 \"The house that I live in is all painted red\"<br \/><br \/>4 \"Gentlemen, It's a nuclear device\"<br \/><br \/>5 \"Don't play poker at all\"<br \/><br \/>6 \"So come alive!\"<br \/><br \/>7 \"My mummy is a mummy\"<br \/><br \/>8 \"...and a potato\"<br \/><br \/>9 \"Awakened by bizarre aquatic lust\"<br \/><br \/>10 \"The horror did me good\"<br \/><br \/>11 \"Dance and sing and piss all over your grave\"<br \/><br \/>12 \"We suck. your Blood.\"<br \/><br \/>13 \"To the club of our souls desire\"<br \/><br \/>14 \"Did you exchange a walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage\"<br \/><br \/>15 \"The man in the dark will bring another attack\"<br \/><br \/>16 \"With grief and shame weighed down\"<br \/><br \/>17 \"I'm talking about fucking lee\"<br \/><br \/>18 \"Stop. Continue\"<br \/><br \/>19 \"Neckties, contracts, High voltage\"<br \/><br \/>20 \"Hielten sich fuer Captain Kirk\"<br \/><br \/><a name='cutid1-end'><\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:87803","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/87803.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=87803"}}],"title":"Bizarre dream...","published":"2006-08-18T16:23:38Z","updated":"2006-08-18T16:23:38Z","content":"Much as I don;t like just posting random dreams here... last night's (or should I saw... Knight's?) was worth repeating.<br \/><br \/><br \/>The scene was a company-organised team building outing, similar to paintball.<br \/><br \/>It was a medieval tourney - jousting and fighting with swords and all that. I had been given a metal sword instead of plastic as I had done this sort of thing before.<br \/><br \/>Nothing really odd about that.<br \/><br \/>Except all of this took place in the Sheffield canal basin (except a bit more run down than it is now). Whilst full of water, with the lists being marked out like swimming lanes in a swimming pool, the overall effect being like if water polo really was polo played in the water.<br \/><br \/>Water jousting against against a decaying urban landscape and ,of course as in dreams, all of this seemed perfectly reasonable and normal...<br \/><br \/><br \/>Sometimes I despair at my subconscious."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:87079","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/87079.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=87079"}}],"title":"Dat Der Film Meme","published":"2006-07-25T22:34:57Z","updated":"2006-07-25T23:16:41Z","content":"<font face=\"Verdana,Arial,Helvetica\" size=\"2\"><font color=\"#ffffff\" face=\"Arial\"><i><b>That there film meme<\/b><\/i><\/font><\/font><br><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,Helvetica\" size=\"2\">A. Pick 20 of your favorite movies.<br>B. Then pick one of your favorite quote\/s from each movie.<br>C. Post the quotes in your journal.<br>D. Have those on your friends list to guess what the movie is.<br>E. Either strike out the quote once it has been correctly identified, or place the guesser's user name directly after the quote.<br><\/font><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/>yeah I know... they're easy!<br \/><br \/><ol><br \/><strike><li> \"How can you trust a man who wears both a belt and suspenders? The man can't even trust his own pants.\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"Boo!\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \" Beef-A-Roni? Extraordinary.\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"A:Do you play chess?\" \"B:Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating.\" <\/li><\/strike>  <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"It is beyond my control\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"Psychos do not EXPLODE when sunlight hits them. I don't give a fuck how crazy they are!\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"Look, I don't care how cute your arse is, I don't deal with backs\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"andrajames\" lj:user=\"andrajames\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/andrajames.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/andrajames.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>andrajames<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"A:Can they do anything at all?\" \"B: I don't know. There's always a way to blow up explosives. The trick is not to be around when they go off\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"Don't be afraid. I'm going to give you the choice I never had.\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"dave_chimaera\" lj:user=\"dave_chimaera\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/dave-chimaera.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dave-chimaera.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>dave_chimaera<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"A: Isn't he a lady-killer?\" \"B: Acquitted.\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"Fuck Bram Stoker.\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"andrajames\" lj:user=\"andrajames\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/andrajames.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/andrajames.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>andrajames<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"Use the pause. Settle things down.\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"dave_chimaera\" lj:user=\"dave_chimaera\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/dave-chimaera.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dave-chimaera.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>dave_chimaera<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"Geezer\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"Oh I'm So Wicked!\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"That's a big tank\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"dave_chimaera\" lj:user=\"dave_chimaera\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/dave-chimaera.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dave-chimaera.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>dave_chimaera<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"A:[reading a container, disgustedly] Poisoned Dragon's Liver?\" \"B:[repeating matter-of-factly] Poisoned Dragon's Liver.\" \"A:Did they poison the dragon, or just the liver?\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"If you read the T.V. Guide, you don't need a T.V.\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/> <strike><li> \"You're not evil, you're just really dirty.\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"A: Why are you helping me?\" \"B: I'm not. I'm helping me\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"dave_chimaera\" lj:user=\"dave_chimaera\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/dave-chimaera.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dave-chimaera.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>dave_chimaera<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><strike><li> \"Oh, shit. Cold as a corpse. Damn, she's cute too.\" <\/li><\/strike> <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span><br \/><\/ol> <br \/><a name='cutid1-end'><\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:85363","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/85363.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=85363"}}],"title":"Reminder - Annual Sheffgoth Picnic - MayDay Bank Holiday - 1st May 2006","published":"2006-04-28T10:06:52Z","updated":"2006-04-28T10:06:52Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"picnic"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"goth"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"party"}}],"content":"Just a reminder....<br \/><br \/>I will also have a small number of Gotherham tickets with me at the picnic.<br \/><br \/><br \/>Sheffgoth Picnic!<br \/><br \/><h2>Monday 1st May (MayDay Bank Holiday) @ The Botanical Gardens from around 1:30pm ish<\/h2>[*]<br \/><br \/>Meet beforehand in the Nursery Tavern from midday for a pint or 2, or join us straight at the Botanical Gardens - look for the bunch of goths...<br \/><br \/>Bring yourself, a butler, many footmen, minions, picnic food (Or money to go to Tesco :), wine, other alcohol, silly park games, sunglasses, SPF 60 sun cream, umbrellas, waterproofs and your best goth togs!<br \/><br \/>I shall, of course, be there to defend my team's rounders victory of last year and to climb any trees that are in the way and definitely not skipping.<br \/><br \/><br \/>[*] If it is pissing it down with rain, then it is likely that we shall simply stay in the Nursery Tavern for the duration, so come there instead."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:84367","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/84367.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=84367"}}],"title":"Annual Sheffgoth Picnic - MayDay Bank Holiday - 1st May 2006","published":"2006-04-10T10:07:25Z","updated":"2006-04-10T10:17:53Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"picnic"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"goth"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"party"}}],"content":"Sheffgoth Picnic!<br \/><br \/><h2>Monday 1st May (MayDay Bank Holiday) @ The Botanical Gardens from around 1:30pm ish<\/h2>[*]<br \/><br \/>Meet beforehand in the Nursery Tavern from midday for a pint or 2, or join us straight at the Botanical Gardens - look for the bunch of goths...<br \/><br \/>Bring yourself, a butler, many footmen, minions, picnic food (Or money to go to Tesco :), wine, other alcohol, silly park games, sunglasses, SPF 60 sun cream, umbrellas, waterproofs and your best goth togs!<br \/><br \/>I shall, of course, be there to defend my team's rounders victory of last year and to climb any trees that are in the way and definitely not skipping.<br \/><br \/><br \/>[*] If it is pissing it down with rain, then it is likely that we shall simply stay in the Nursery Tavern for the duration, so come there instead."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:84033","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/84033.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=84033"}}],"title":"Today's Idea for a TV series...","published":"2006-03-29T15:10:06Z","updated":"2006-03-29T15:10:06Z","content":"A cross between 24 and The Crystal Maze..<br \/><br \/><br \/>The President (Richard O' Brian): Now this game is a mental - you have 24 hours from when I put down the phone and it's an automatic  lock-in<br \/><br \/>Jack Bauer: I'mn in some sort of warehouse, there's some crates and a door to the left.<br \/>Chloe: Jack! The terrorists may have hidden it in the crates. Check the crates Jack!<br \/>Tony Almada: Jack, can you see the crystal anywhere?<br \/>Jack Bauer: where's the crystal? I can't see the crystal! What do I do?<br \/>Jack Bauer moves the crates around a bit<br \/>Jack Bauer: How much time do I have left?<br \/>Chloe: 22 Hours!<br \/>Jack Bauer: I'm coming out! Open the Door!<br \/><br \/>President (Richard O' Brian): You've collected 2 nuclear warheads and 5 canisters of nerve gas. This gives you 30 seconds in the Crystal Dome, a Presidental Pardon and a pension."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:81330","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/81330.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=81330"}}],"title":"Silly Meme.","published":"2005-12-22T12:25:40Z","updated":"2005-12-22T12:25:40Z","content":"Sorry - couldn't Resist...<br \/><br \/><center><table background=\"#FFFFFF\" border=\"1\" width=\"450\">&lt;td align=\"center\"&gt;\n<img src=\"https:\/\/imgprx.livejournal.net\/1eeb32ec355446dba4b6576b035ba95b61bdecb72ca5b468a56b9c7b0efa2f7d\/P2WlxyVijxKvgmBo9sZVWEMdsf-ah7h0yFmVCaNGhsrU8hTVjdjrC0UrT1VyDVh9on1ckTzZZhAKG1sAkAs3_lIKxlDYPeeG4k5YoR1nZzOnJ-KVs4pBjyZguwBkZHkK-VylvWJLKINHBzIDGBGNtlRk_FZPUqlvhTkO1l8:sh97UpQaMmJdcWl3AA10UQ\" alt=\"QuizGalaxy.com!\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/><br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a style=\"color: #FF0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quizgalaxy.com\/quiz.php?id=68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Take this quiz<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quizgalaxy.com\" style=\"color: #FF0000;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">QuizGalaxy.com<\/a>&lt;\/td&gt;<\/table><\/center>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:81102","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/81102.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=81102"}}],"title":"Strange error...","published":"2005-12-20T15:01:29Z","updated":"2005-12-20T15:01:29Z","content":"An application I use at work all the time just crashed with a very indeterminate 'modern art' error..<br \/><br \/><img src=\"https:\/\/imgprx.livejournal.net\/260ae64ec70c0b8fae5aea0139df1eb77ced1fa05fe60418104acab35539cace\/P2WlxyVijxKvgmBo9sZVWEMdsf-ah7h0yFmVCb1VwtTc_BWam8SxR0YsT0JlDEJj-EhFm3_D:1JkbaX5Dxp4tPOwHkSF12g\" align=\"Middle\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><a name='cutid1-end'><\/a><br \/><br \/>Well.. made me giggle anyway :)"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:80812","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/80812.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=80812"}}],"title":"New bass case silliness","published":"2005-12-19T16:00:29Z","updated":"2005-12-19T16:00:29Z","content":"I got ambushed by a guitar shop on the way home from Edinburgh yesterday and bought <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coffincase.com\/products\/atc425LARGE.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this<\/a> new bass case.<br \/><br \/>Very fitting I feel :)"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:80577","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/80577.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=80577"}}],"title":"The Night Before Christmas or \" A visit from St Gothieness\"","published":"2005-12-19T10:59:05Z","updated":"2005-12-19T10:59:05Z","content":"Not sure where this originated...<br \/><br \/>With somber and tormented apologies to Clement C.<br \/>Moore<br \/><br \/><br \/>'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through our house<br \/>was blasting the \"St. Vitus Dance\" by Bauhaus;<br \/>Torn fishnets were draped on my forearms with care,<br \/>And two cans of Aquanet applied to my hair;<br \/>My thoughts were of graveyards, and horror and dread,<br \/>Black visions of pain and despair in my head;<br \/>And Bianca, whose face was as pale as the moon,<br \/>Had thrown up her arm for this evening's swoon,<br \/>When out by the gravestones there came such a clatter,<br \/>I sprang from the coffin to find out the matter.<br \/><br \/><br \/>Away to the window I flew like a ghost,<br \/>Expecting to find a dark devilish host.<br \/>The moon on the breast of the uncaring snow<br \/>Threw ominous shadows on objects below,<br \/>When, before my tormented eyes did traverse,<br \/>But a gorgeous black Crane & Breed carved-panel hearse,<br \/>With a gaunt, shrouded driver, who filled me with fear,<br \/>And eight skeletal creatures that might have been deer.<br \/>More rapid than vultures his coursers they came,<br \/>And his deep Andrew Eldritch voice called them by name;<br \/><br \/><br \/>Now, Murphy! Now, Morgoth! Now, Torment and Woe!<br \/>On, Dreadful! On, Lovecraft! Mephisto and Poe!<br \/>To the top of the gravestones where fog wisps its breath!<br \/>With a weight on my soul I consign you to death!<br \/><br \/><br \/>As dead leaves that before hellish hurricanes fly,<br \/>When they flutter like giant bats' wings to the sky,<br \/>So up to the crypt-top the coursers they leapt,<br \/>While dearest Bianca, like death, still but slept.<br \/>And then, to my horror, I heard on the roof<br \/>The clicking and scratching of each bone-white hoof.<br \/>As I drew in my arm, and was whirling around,<br \/>Down the ebony chimney he came without sound.<br \/><br \/><br \/>He was clad all in black, and he looked oh-so-goth,<br \/>A billowy ensemble of crushed velvet cloth;<br \/>His boots were knee-high, quite buckled and zipped,<br \/>And the Spandex and fishnets 'round his legs were ripped.<br \/>His eyes glowed with bluish fire, deathly and cold,<br \/>A black eye-liner'd face neither youthful nor old.<br \/>A broad lipless mouth drawn with torment and hurt,<br \/>And his sorrowful face was as white as my shirt.<br \/><br \/><br \/>A smoldering cigarette tight in his grasp,<br \/>Its smoke curling eerily 'round his cloak clasp;<br \/>His gaunt frame was topped with long ebon hair,<br \/>And a sharp scent of brimstone and cloves choked the air.<br \/>His arms were outspread in the shape of a cross,<br \/>And I quailed when I saw him, feeling sorrow and loss;<br \/>He narrowed his eyes with a twist of his head,<br \/>And I felt the full weight of his angst and dread.<br \/><br \/><br \/>He spoke not a word, but went straight to his task,<br \/>Left some Dead Can Dance CD's; before I could ask,<br \/>A single tear fell across his aquiline nose,<br \/>And then, like an angel, up the chimney he rose;<br \/>He sprang to his hearse, to his team he then hissed,<br \/>And away they all drifted like early dawn's mist.<br \/>But I heard him intone, ere he vanished from sight,<br \/>\"Gothic Christmas to all, and to all a good fright!\"<br \/><br \/><a name='cutid1-end'><\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:80172","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/80172.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=80172"}}],"title":"Bleh!","published":"2005-12-09T12:44:29Z","updated":"2005-12-09T12:44:29Z","content":"Well, I have just come home from work sick after spending a pleasent morning throwing up a bit of blood and guts. Ho hum.<br \/><br \/><br \/>So now curled up in bed with a warm cat and a laptop.<br \/><br \/>This does of course mean I am unlikely to be in the pub tonight :("},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:80038","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/80038.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=80038"}}],"title":"This is freaky","published":"2005-12-08T21:26:33Z","updated":"2005-12-08T21:26:33Z","content":"While tidying up tonight I came across an old box of my tapes.<br \/><br \/><br \/>I found all sorts of things I hadn't listened to for ages, never having set up my cassette player with my stereo when I moved into this house.<br \/><br \/><br \/>Also, amongst them I found a pile of 4 track TWOAF recordings from circa 1997\/98<br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/>I'm currently trying to get them onto my PC to see if I can do anything with them - it is a bit of an epic job, but I'm giving it a go!<br \/><br \/><br \/> It's odd listening to them, we are so much better now, also it feels VERY odd to have Simon singing some songs..."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:79621","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/79621.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=79621"}}],"title":"Santa meme...","published":"2005-12-05T16:31:41Z","updated":"2005-12-05T16:32:32Z","content":"<br \/><br \/><table width=\"500\" style=\"border:1px solid black; background-color:white; color:black;\"><tr><td><img src=\"https:\/\/imgprx.livejournal.net\/8ef051168acb84ad6a87b9c990e2e04220dc49dd752c0737082e9d9214fa448f\/P2WlxyVijxKvgmBo9sZVWEMdsf-ah7h0y1yLQLVGnZ7c4R-bkcSkGlknDlN2UV5wuFZU0jrXZUFY:KUDKLG0TIR8isUva0zFY5g\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><font size=\"6\">Dear Santa...<\/font><br><br><b>Dear Santa,<\/b><br><br>This year I've been busy!<br><br>In March I didn't flush <font size=\"-3\" color=\"gray\">(-1 points)<\/font>.  In August I pulled over and changed <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"dj_jozafeen\" lj:user=\"dj_jozafeen\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/dj-jozafeen.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dj-jozafeen.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>dj_jozafeen<\/b><\/a><\/span>'s flat tire <font size=\"-3\" color=\"gray\">(15 points)<\/font>.  In July I stole <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thedarkfairy\" lj:user=\"thedarkfairy\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thedarkfairy.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thedarkfairy.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thedarkfairy<\/b><\/a><\/span>'s purse <font size=\"-3\" color=\"gray\">(-30 points)<\/font>.  Last week on a flight to Bangladesh, I stole the emergency flight information card <font size=\"-3\" color=\"gray\">(-40 points)<\/font>.  In September <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-deleted  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"ickle_yuki\" lj:user=\"ickle_yuki\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/ickle-yuki.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ickle-yuki.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>ickle_yuki<\/b><\/a><\/span> and I donated clothes to the needy <font size=\"-3\" color=\"gray\">(11 points)<\/font>.  <br><br>Overall, I've been <b>naughty<\/b> <font size=\"-3\" color=\"gray\">(-45 points)<\/font>.  For Christmas I deserve <b>a spanking<\/b>!<br><br><blockquote>Sincerely,<br>gwengothelf<\/blockquote><\/td><\/tr><\/table><br><form action=\"http:\/\/triggur.org\/dearsanta\/\">Write your letter to Santa!  Enter your LJ username:<input type=\"text\" name=\"uname\" size=\"20\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Write Santa!\"><\/form><br \/><br \/><br \/>Hurrah!<br \/><br \/>Although....<br \/><br \/><table width=\"500\" style=\"border:1px solid black; background-color:white; color:black;\"><tr><td><img src=\"https:\/\/imgprx.livejournal.net\/8ef051168acb84ad6a87b9c990e2e04220dc49dd752c0737082e9d9214fa448f\/P2WlxyVijxKvgmBo9sZVWEMdsf-ah7h0y1yLQLVGnZ7c4R-bkcSkGlknDlN2UV5wuFZU0jrXZUFY:KUDKLG0TIR8isUva0zFY5g\" loading=\"lazy\"><font size=\"6\">Dear Santa...<\/font><br><br><b>Dear Santa,<\/b><br><br>This year I've been busy!<br><br>In October I didn't flush <font size=\"-3\" color=\"gray\">(-1 points)<\/font>.  In March I gave <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"thegreatgonzo\" lj:user=\"thegreatgonzo\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>thegreatgonzo<\/b><\/a><\/span> a life-saving blood transfusion <font size=\"-3\" color=\"gray\">(50 points)<\/font>.  Last Monday I committed genocide... Sorry about that, <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"triggur\" lj:user=\"triggur\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/triggur.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/triggur.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>triggur<\/b><\/a><\/span> <font size=\"-3\" color=\"gray\">(-5000 points)<\/font>.  In April <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-deleted  i-ljuser-type-P     \"  data-ljuser=\"andymariachi\" lj:user=\"andymariachi\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/andymariachi.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/userinfo_v8.png?v=17080&v=922\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/andymariachi.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>andymariachi<\/b><\/a><\/span> and I donated clothes to the needy <font size=\"-3\" color=\"gray\">(11 points)<\/font>.  In June I got in line at the supermarket at the same time as someone else and I didn't yield <font size=\"-3\" color=\"gray\">(-8 points)<\/font>.  <br><br>Overall, I've been <b>naughty<\/b> <font size=\"-3\" color=\"gray\">(-4948 points)<\/font>.  For Christmas I deserve <b>a lump of coal<\/b>!<br><br><blockquote>Sincerely,<br>katekarnage<\/blockquote><\/td><\/tr><\/table><br><form action=\"http:\/\/triggur.org\/dearsanta\/\">Write your letter to Santa!  Enter your LJ username:<input type=\"text\" name=\"uname\" size=\"20\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Write Santa!\"><\/form><br \/><br \/><br \/>Much better :)<br \/><br \/><a name='cutid1-end'><\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:gwengothelf:79187","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/79187.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/gwengothelf.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=79187"}}],"title":"Everfink Tonight.","published":"2005-11-18T07:15:14Z","updated":"2005-11-18T07:15:14Z","content":"Just a reminder..<br \/><br \/>Everfink - All the best Goth, dark and grim tunes.<br \/><br \/>Downstairs in The Nelson, Furnival Gate 7:30pm onwards!<br \/><br \/><br \/>Be there or.... be there!"}]}