Clawbeast and Magpie

Day in the life of a Clawbeast

2008-08-15T09:12:42Z

So the day was sunny at 5:30 so I went to work in just a shirt and tie (well and trousers obviously!), this was good.
I was listening to an ecclectic mix of music on my new phone, this was also good.
I stopped at the tattooist at lunch time, to see about new tattoo, they didnt have what I was looking for, not so good.
I bought lunch, this was very good
I got accosted by 15 year old chav, wanting fags but failing that my sausage roll, this was WTF?
Had small chat with pint size chav who decided to punch me.....but managed instead to put his weeny hand in mind for crushing, this was funny
Finished eating sausage roll and wandered off wondering what else suprising could happen.
Phoned bunch of estate agents about houses on their websites, to be told they had all gone some time ago, not good
Wondered why they dont update their websites.
Had e-response from one estate agents saying please dont mail us we only deal with people over the phone, it was an email from you website, I mean dude!!??!
Found a couple of houses to look at, called agents, was told by the agents that one was a bit tired and I shouldnt waste my time.........ummm go salesmanship......on the upside they did point out some rather nice property.
Out of 24 houses, managed to get a viewing for one.......
Rather keen about seeing folks and the G next week.
Also keen about doing fire for it, so if anyone can do fire and hasnt got hold of me yet please post!
(Lisa, Gemma, Meg, Jam, Buxton and me at present). If anyone can get hold of Jackson and Will could they ask them to contact me or post here about it.

Fire performers and spotters

2008-08-11T13:58:35Z

Ok folks, are there any people out there who perform with fire or who do fire spotting and safety for those that do that are going to the Gathering?

If you would be interested in perhaps performing if you could drop me an email on ciaronh@yahoo.co.uk that would be great, will then see if there is interest and sort out details.

Maelstrom

2008-06-09T10:06:02Z

Was a pretty good event, restaurant was nicely busy and we had some nice compliments as well, a couple from folks who are OOC chefs, as well as a few folks who thought we must be chefs in real life. So I figure the cooking team, Jam, Meg and Gary should be pretty darn chuffed at all of those comments.

The party bookings were great and Claire and Jam were pretty awesome doing fire. The banter between Jam and I in the last act felt really cool as well, will have to nab him one weekend to work on it properly!

Did lots of diploming and sorting out problems for people as well as answering prayers. Was really chuffed to get back to camp from one mission to be told that there had been a supplication about me which was pretty awesome.

Maelstrom

2008-03-26T12:44:06Z

So sitting here tired in my chair at work, trying to overcome the dreamlike state of tiredness that has overcome me from the weekend.

All in all I think considering what we had to work with that it went pretty darn well. OK we bit the bullet and decided that we didnt want to put the legs on the pagoda, on the upside it did give one of our dispossessed groups somewhere to go an shelter in the end.

The guys running the laws and paperwork did an outstanding job, and everyone seemed to enjoy filling out forms with such a socialist feel.

While the endurance contest didnt get many folks entering, it being a little cold and windy at the time, those that did, still seemed to have fun. However the Sumo seemed to be a big hit with everyone.

Sunday night finished with fireworks and the big celestial gala which seemed to work really well (or at least we hope it did, only a few negative comments).

Got some cool ideas for events to come, for food and entertainments that we can look into.

Fire.....

2008-03-14T15:47:17Z

Ok folks, I need some help. I want to sort out a pair of fire nunchuks/nunchaku however the supplier that I was asking to make me some have just gone bust. I am therefore looking for a supplier of such fun toys for new and interesting ways to incinerarte myself. So if you can help please let me know.

Just plain awesome!

2008-03-11T12:45:49Z

Maelstrom

2008-03-10T10:55:14Z

So here are some photos of the top of the now almost complete pagoda.

Fire flags!

2008-03-10T10:53:35Z

Ok so here are the results of the first playing with a lit fire flag. The first is of mr_jamand the second is me.

Net access

2008-02-29T10:57:09Z

Ok for those that didnt know, looks like my home PC died on wednesday, will have a proper look at it try figure out whats wrong with it this weekend.

However due to some shenanigans with BT have limited access to the net from work also. So if I dont answer mails at present, its probably due to not being able to read them.

This was posted from a hijacked PC.

Saw this and thought I would share....

2008-02-21T12:24:29Z

Armour concept

2008-02-19T12:45:06Z

Been quiet for a while, so thought I would post up stuff for my latest project.

So here are the concept sketches.

Crusty Demons

2008-01-09T08:42:56Z

Well a bunch of us including the intrepid copper13, mrjam, meus profiteor and of course lilmagpie, went to go an see the Crusty Demons last night. Nope not some new rock band, but a bunch of nutters on motorbikes. Now while this wasn't an especially eco concious thing for us to do, it was pretty darn awesome.

Watching the crazy guys, on bikes, quads and a skidoo demonstrate that the laws of gravity are perhaps a little more forgiving that you first thought, was a great way to pass three hours.

Course the queue to get out of the NIA wasnt so cool at all, and so we left the car for an extra half an hour and went in search of Burito's instead.

All in all, we were made of win!

Help

2007-11-07T13:57:43Z

Ok it is an odd question, but does anyone have a recipie for hand stretch noodles....ie ones made by folding dough over and over to make noodles, rather than cutting or using a machine?

Cutting Edge

2007-11-06T11:36:19Z

Does anyone by chance have contact details for cutting edge or mike?

Taste

2007-11-05T14:55:18Z

Buzz buzz, I am Coffee flavoured.

I am popular in the workplace, even though I am often bitter. I am energetic to the point of being frenetic; buzz buzz, out of my way. I tend to overwork myself and need periods of recovery time. What Flavour Are You?

Garden

2007-10-29T12:43:04Z

Well Claire and I have decided that while its winter and not much is growing, this is the time to tackle our front garden. So going to price up building a fence around it, and the gravel etc we need, so might even put some footings in this week if the weather looks ok.

Hippo Burpday Littlegreenduck

2007-10-29T12:41:18Z

Many happy returns, hope you have a great day :D

Today

2007-10-15T11:10:13Z

Well today I am tired!

Went to the Harts at the weekend and did much stuff..........report to follow once my brain wakes up properly.

Green fire

2007-10-12T08:09:51Z

A quick but lazy play with the new green fire.

Meme

2007-10-08T15:25:54Z

Four jobs you may not have known I have had in my life:
Telesales
Door to door sales
Labourer
Barman

Four movies I could watch over and over:
The Crow
Hero
Once Upon a Time in China
Gladiator

Four places I have lived:
Dubai
Yemen
Singapore
Birmingham

Four TV shows I love to watch:
Scrubs
Carnivale
CSI
Documentaries generally

Four places I have been on vacation:
California
Mumbai
Goa
Penang

Four of my favourite foods:
Chinese food generally(except desserts!)
Sushi
Bacon!!
Eggs

Four places I would rather be right now:
With my Claire
In my workshop
In a field with friends
With my Claire (it was a good point so I mentioned it twice!)

Four friends I think will respond:
nobody

Four kinds of my favourite candy:
Tiramisu (its close and its lovely!!)
Ummm.....dont really do sweets much...

Virgin

2007-10-08T11:32:38Z

And now to chase up Virgin Media again, and point out that almost a month after my supposed connection date, I still have no services. Do they actually want my custom I wonder?

Anywho once the above is sorted and I actually have net connection at home, I will once more be posting more interesting details onto my LJ.

Progress on the Terracotta army we are building will start in earnest tonight, plans for other bits are progressing well. Claire has made another awesome dress over the weekend while I was at the Vipers, photos to follow of that also.

The Vipers event was really cool, big thanks to all the organisers for an event well run!

Burny burny goodness!

2007-10-04T11:18:07Z

Well my new heavy fibre III firestaff just arrived. Had a quick play with it in the office and felt quite cool, looking forward to tonight :D

Updates

2007-10-04T10:29:30Z

Well lots of photo and video updates I would like to make, however Virgin still havent actually managed to install us with....well any services. Allegedly they are coming this saturday to lay the cables up to the house that have until now been missing. After which at some point in the future someone will come and actually connect those to inside the house!!

Anyway, last night revealed the first of our terracotta army. A 13" high teraccota soldier, hand cast by us in finest alpha plaster and dyed with the use of poster paint in the plaster a lovely dark grey colour. Kinda looking forward to getting 20 or so done so that I can see first hand how they will look en masse.

Experiments with fire are also progressing well, ordered some boric acid, still awaiting its arrival however........really looking forward to playing with green fire!!! However will take some video footage of staffness.

Plotted more stuff for Maelstrom, all in all is shaping up well.......a few more entertainers and I think we are all set. Will once net connection is established post up some pics of how the shrines will look, and the prelim sketches of the playhouse.

New firestaff

2007-10-01T15:41:46Z

So I just bit the bullet and ordered my new firestaff. Having decided that I liked the length of the aluminium one and was happy with the bigger burners, I just got a pro fibreglass one that wont bend with some of the drops and flicks I am working on. Have also ordered a fire flag, its pretty crazy and experimental, its like the flag stuff folks have seen Jam and I working on....just on fire instead!!

Coming soon photos of green fire!

Weekended

2007-10-01T12:43:35Z

Well the weekend was cool, Claire and I had a good mooch into town, did some clothes shopping and some food shopping and generally walked about together with no real aim than walking about together.

Cooked much food in the evening and watched the two DVD's we had bought. Zodiac was pretty good, however 28 weeks later....well less said the better....am even considering if I can get a refund for it.

Sunday saw me practicing yet more with the fire staff on some new moves...more to follow.