Because I don't do POTD on time everyday and I can't be bothered with working out what number post I am on, or how many more to do to catch up only to fall behind the next day I have decided that POTD is no longer much use (if it ever was) and I have resolved not to do it anymore. So, from now on my blog will be tailored solely towards the needs of me. So that means no more POTD, but continuing sporadic random posts of videos and pictures, and far-too-lengthly posts of holidays and trips. Oh, and check back in older posts, as posts that I have just left as drafts (such as the latest (for me) Skeg trip) are going to be finished and/ or posted up. In esscence, "older posts" will have newer content.
Have a nice new years eve, and I hope you had a rad as fuck christmas.
RIP Arthur Hunt.
Jacob Ratcliffe, 16, attending The King's School, Grantham. This blog is an insight to what I think, think about, and enjoy.
Wednesday 31 December 2008
Sunday 28 December 2008
Wednesday 24 December 2008
Skeg: Tom's Birthday and Twats on trains
Don't fall asleep with the camera strap around your hand, this happens.
I was optimistic about the day. Didn't know it would clear up and the plaza barrier would get ripped!
The sight that greeted me as the train pulled into Grantham, and stayed spitting on tables and mkaing us all feel throughly disgusted and ashamed throughout the journey.
The card I gave Tom. Fairly generic caption really! 
The face of a be-gegged child caught getting off with a train ticket. 
Brandon had brought his griptape pen, and so the declarations of forum love began...
...and went on...
...until Alex layed down the law.
Me and Alex noticed that if you look at the picture sideways, he could just have flipped a photo of a kickflip on the flat bottom of a really shallow mini. Doubt it though, Cardone rips!
Came out of Carphone Warehouse or some other phone shop after being told that the fancy phone wouldn't unlock because we were "too radical" and saw... Narnia! Fuck yes!
The great pimp Lord EdBed presiding over his lap dancing and late night bar/palace with the big birthday boy in tow!
The Bros minus me
The Bros minus Ryan (cheers Ryan!)
Fairly self explanatory!
BZ chuffed on his KFC, disgusting shit that it is.
He had no neck and sounded like Kermit. And he was concinced he could stop us getting onto the train despite no (I think) working there!
Even BZ was baffled when trying to work out how a footballer constituted as a skateboard.
"Caption: he got off with a guy"
Yeah Eddy!
Man of the moment Gaz accepting his award (I can't remember what it was for, but it was meant to be to do with skating and it was actually a trophy with a footballer on it and something like "best trick" scrawled on it in marker pen.
Brandon getting cross eyed. Whilst burning my shoe. Yeah.
When he left the lighter under it so long we got worried the shoe would melt!
Burnt face man got an upgrade
The state of the table after Brandon had finished slapping his burnt sole (courtesy of me and him both) onto the table several times. 
The mark left on the table from the aforementioned burnt shoe.
I put this one in for the plain reason that Alex looks like the elephant man!
Testing the shutter speed. As shown by the several hundred photos taken previously on this camera, it's shit.
The unexpeced gash BZ got when he ran into a chair during the game of hide and seek (yes, on a national rail train. It was a fairly mad journey, Tom and I noticed it was snowing, so I got off the train to catch some, and had to jump back on in quicksharp time because the doors started clto close! Anyway, Brandon didn't even know he'd done it, he just went "Ah, my side is really hurting now", pulled up his shirt, and there it was!
Meh.
Post of the Day 34. Getting things done well on time gives you time to fix it when it goes wrong. Moral: Do shit quick so when it goes wrong you ain't fucked son!
Also, here is one of those bollocks myspace bulletins that Alex filled in, and so I did so, as he said it was good. His was really quite scary, whereas mine was as I expected it to turn out; the vast majority of it didn't work at all. The vast majority of Alex's did:
Alex's:
DIRECTIONS
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it makes you look.
4. Title this post what the answer to your last question is.
5. Good luck and have fun!
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Milk
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Good man
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Real Wild Child
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Alchoholic
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Beep
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Born In The U.K.
WHAT DO YOU OFTEN THINK ABOUT?
Cola Queen
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
A View To A Kill
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
The temptation of Adam
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Time to pretend (fucking hell this is scary)
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
The Melody Of A Fallen Tree
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Brown-Eyed Girl
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Know your onions!
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Heartbreaker (secret?)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Too much of nothing
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO NAME THIS POST?
Heaven must be missing an angel
This freaked the shit out of me! (Alex's words not mine, these are both exact copy-and-pastes of what we posted on Myspace as bulletins)
Mine:
DIRECTIONS
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it makes you look.
4. Title this post what the answer to your last question is.
5. Good luck and have fun!
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Ziggy Stardust
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
So Says I
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
To The Dogs Or Whoever
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Let's Dance To Joy Division
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
F Ur X (Yeah chav music!)
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Living in America (wierd that, the person I copied this thing off had Born in The UK as their answer!).
WHAT DO YOU OFTEN THINK ABOUT?
Otherside
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
A Little Word In Your Ear
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
White Winter Hymnal
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Sun Rise Light Flies
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Sticky Honey
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Last Trip (In Flight).
That one worked!
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Inside The Cage (as did that one!)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
What Do U Call It (More chav music. That worked less so...)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Torture Me (That worked, sadly!)
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO NAME THIS POST?
Of Moons, Birds and Monsters
And I intend to get the most recent Skeg trip BlogCam 3000 photos uploaded so you can be appalled by Brandon's: 1. Flab on the photo of his cut, and 2. His tongue nearly licking the flame when he was melting my shoe. Yep, that's the general content, anticipate it like Fully Flared! Although because it's christmas and I won't have much time I can't guarantee it will be soon...
Oh, and here's the product of an probably about on hours (!) work spaced out from 5 'til midnight when Alex slept over on the last day of term before christmas. It was done between pissing ourselves at Sir siderock AKA Edbed on Dead Nuns, anld my kicking Connors hand in and a step at the same time, resulting in him neary breaking his fingers and me nearly breaking my foot.
Also, here is one of those bollocks myspace bulletins that Alex filled in, and so I did so, as he said it was good. His was really quite scary, whereas mine was as I expected it to turn out; the vast majority of it didn't work at all. The vast majority of Alex's did:
Alex's:
DIRECTIONS
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it makes you look.
4. Title this post what the answer to your last question is.
5. Good luck and have fun!
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Milk
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Good man
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Real Wild Child
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Alchoholic
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Beep
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Born In The U.K.
WHAT DO YOU OFTEN THINK ABOUT?
Cola Queen
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
A View To A Kill
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
The temptation of Adam
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Time to pretend (fucking hell this is scary)
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
The Melody Of A Fallen Tree
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Brown-Eyed Girl
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Know your onions!
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Heartbreaker (secret?)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Too much of nothing
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO NAME THIS POST?
Heaven must be missing an angel
This freaked the shit out of me! (Alex's words not mine, these are both exact copy-and-pastes of what we posted on Myspace as bulletins)
Mine:
DIRECTIONS
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it makes you look.
4. Title this post what the answer to your last question is.
5. Good luck and have fun!
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Ziggy Stardust
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
So Says I
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
To The Dogs Or Whoever
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Let's Dance To Joy Division
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
F Ur X (Yeah chav music!)
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Living in America (wierd that, the person I copied this thing off had Born in The UK as their answer!).
WHAT DO YOU OFTEN THINK ABOUT?
Otherside
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
A Little Word In Your Ear
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
White Winter Hymnal
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Sun Rise Light Flies
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Sticky Honey
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Last Trip (In Flight).
That one worked!
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Inside The Cage (as did that one!)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
What Do U Call It (More chav music. That worked less so...)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Torture Me (That worked, sadly!)
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO NAME THIS POST?
Of Moons, Birds and Monsters
And I intend to get the most recent Skeg trip BlogCam 3000 photos uploaded so you can be appalled by Brandon's: 1. Flab on the photo of his cut, and 2. His tongue nearly licking the flame when he was melting my shoe. Yep, that's the general content, anticipate it like Fully Flared! Although because it's christmas and I won't have much time I can't guarantee it will be soon...
Oh, and here's the product of an probably about on hours (!) work spaced out from 5 'til midnight when Alex slept over on the last day of term before christmas. It was done between pissing ourselves at Sir siderock AKA Edbed on Dead Nuns, anld my kicking Connors hand in and a step at the same time, resulting in him neary breaking his fingers and me nearly breaking my foot.
You can see it on my Myspace better: http://www.myspace.com/theyliedtous (you'll need to have an account and be signed in to see it).
Tuesday 23 December 2008
Posts of The Day 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33
28. Hidden gems are ofetn the best. Here I'm talking about the shit little bank hip in the brick old peoples housing estate; so fun!
29. Play coin football, so fun!
30. Lie ins are actually good for you in my opinion
31. It's useful to have cash all the time, don't spend it on useless things, you might need it the next day!
32. Practice not doesn't make perfect, it makes permanent
33. The above is not intended as an excuse for you not to practice things, it's such a good feeling when you do things perfectly with ease!
29. Play coin football, so fun!
30. Lie ins are actually good for you in my opinion
31. It's useful to have cash all the time, don't spend it on useless things, you might need it the next day!
32. Practice not doesn't make perfect, it makes permanent
33. The above is not intended as an excuse for you not to practice things, it's such a good feeling when you do things perfectly with ease!
Monday 22 December 2008
Triumph! Yes!
The mother and I have just finished the month long process of backing up over 20GB of files, moving them all literally in 1GB sized loads onto the laptop, trying to fix everything that went wrong with every possible solution for McAfee, and the internet and browsers. The reason we had to do this, in short, is that McAfee would not update, and as such it was scanning, but scanning with an old version for viruses that were 2 or 3 years old, and because they were not in use anymore we thought the computer was fine, but we were of course open to all of the new viruses, and they came streaming in. It's been screwed for months, but recently it has managed to: make fake invoices for membership purchases costing £50 on a site none of us had ever been on, stop McAfee updating, cause screensavers to change to porn, change homepages, stop links off sites going to where they were supposed to and instead went to things like car dealerships and internet helpdesks (at best), and probably other things we didn't know about. So, we tries fixing McAfee. No joy, whatever we did. We tried 3 system restores. Nope. So we got fed up of it and just put it back to factory defaults, the way it had been when we first got the computer 4 years ago: clean as a whistle, but with nothing on it. And it works now! So now the process of re-favouriting pages, putting music, videos and podcasts back on, doing a full scan every time one of us finishes putting our files back on just to make sure (and Mcafee will catch things now because its updated), etc. I've nearly finished mine and I've been on all morning since 9 O'clock. My eyes are actually blurring and going unfocused. Ah well, mine's the biggest batch, so hopefully I'll be done by the end of the day. YES!!!!!
PS. Turns out that that Vilmax Pills advert I saw in every advert banner on the internet, the ones that I mentioned in the last PoTD, was part of the virus too!
PS. Turns out that that Vilmax Pills advert I saw in every advert banner on the internet, the ones that I mentioned in the last PoTD, was part of the virus too!
Wednesday 17 December 2008
Post of the Day 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27
Bloody hell, here we go:
19. People are never 100% nice all the time
20. Sometimes it is best to just accept someones view and tell them to fuck off in your head, not through your mouth.
21. Nicknames stick, nip 'em before you keep 'em
22. Keeping on top of it is the best way to get it out of the way
23. Get revenge, it's the best feeling in the world
24. If your computer fucks up, the LAST resort is a technician. Get your dog to help before them, the dog might not help but at least it won't charge you the equivalent of your house
25. On a related note, don't let your computer fuck up too much.
26. Don't download risky things.
27. Ahhh shit, I got nothin'... meh, "Try Vilmax pills".
Have a good one.
19. People are never 100% nice all the time
20. Sometimes it is best to just accept someones view and tell them to fuck off in your head, not through your mouth.
21. Nicknames stick, nip 'em before you keep 'em
22. Keeping on top of it is the best way to get it out of the way
23. Get revenge, it's the best feeling in the world
24. If your computer fucks up, the LAST resort is a technician. Get your dog to help before them, the dog might not help but at least it won't charge you the equivalent of your house
25. On a related note, don't let your computer fuck up too much.
26. Don't download risky things.
27. Ahhh shit, I got nothin'... meh, "Try Vilmax pills".
Have a good one.
Friday 12 December 2008
So ill
I feel so ill! It's only a cough, and a cold, but my nose is sore from blowing it and my throat hurts. And dad is pestering me to fill the wood basket, and I really don't want to. I'm freezing. And I have to go to Skeg tommorow and get to the park from the train station in the pissing rain because I'm tight and don't want to waste money on a taxi. I'm actually wearing a parka indoors. This is bollocks.
Monday 8 December 2008
Posts of the Day 16, 17 and 18
16. Keep your mouth shut when you have nothing neccessary to say
17. Always work all the way through
18. "There are four things you must do in order to become a man: plant a tree, fight a bull, write a novel and father a son." - Ernest Hemingway. I suppose most of them are hard to do, but would they really help? I suppose planting a tree shows care for the world, fighting a bull shows courage and strength, writing a novel shows strength of mind and imagination, and fathering a son shows responsibility, but fighting a bull would be a long process to get ready for, a lot of training... probably easier ways.
17. Always work all the way through
18. "There are four things you must do in order to become a man: plant a tree, fight a bull, write a novel and father a son." - Ernest Hemingway. I suppose most of them are hard to do, but would they really help? I suppose planting a tree shows care for the world, fighting a bull shows courage and strength, writing a novel shows strength of mind and imagination, and fathering a son shows responsibility, but fighting a bull would be a long process to get ready for, a lot of training... probably easier ways.
Friday 5 December 2008
Just found this...
Infrared thermal image of a cat. Pretty good, eh?
And this picture of Alex Olson doing a ridiculously hard backside ollie on (practically), a wall (its actually a pool, which is really quite obvious). SO SICK!And I haven't just found this, I found it a couple of weeks ago, but it's so sick I thought that those of you who don't go on my Myspace should see it too.
Posts of the Day 12, 13, 14, 15
12. When something is important, make sure it is in an important place in your priorities
13. Think before you act
14. If you want to do something that is a bad idea, have the willpower not to do it
15. Regardless of whether you are naturally talented at it or not, if you do it well you should be rewarded
13. Think before you act
14. If you want to do something that is a bad idea, have the willpower not to do it
15. Regardless of whether you are naturally talented at it or not, if you do it well you should be rewarded
Wednesday 3 December 2008
Post of the Day 9, 10 and 11. And some pictures.
Post of the Day 9: When playing a sport, including everyone is rarely the way to go. People are better at it than you, let them do it.
Post of the Day 10: When you commit, actually commit
Post of the Day 11: Don't bother fixing pens, buy a new one
And the pictures:
10 Minutes ago through my window
Camera battery was out so I charged it for about 5 minutes then only just managed to take these 2 frankly awful photos! I like the shades of the sky though. And how it looks as though the street lamp is reflecting the sun which is actually the moon.
My brother deliberately scratched my Krooked Kronicles DVD. Not stoked.
Dickhead.
Post of the Day 10: When you commit, actually commit
Post of the Day 11: Don't bother fixing pens, buy a new one
And the pictures:
10 Minutes ago through my window
Camera battery was out so I charged it for about 5 minutes then only just managed to take these 2 frankly awful photos! I like the shades of the sky though. And how it looks as though the street lamp is reflecting the sun which is actually the moon.
My brother deliberately scratched my Krooked Kronicles DVD. Not stoked.
Dickhead.
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