mc5 - Little pleasures

I am jealous. I hope a detailed account will appear in the Occasional Stevie.

It's a couple of years since I karted, due to various injuries and to other members of the Fugitives team moving to different pastures, but I haven't yet given up. I believe that the karting experience, at its best, is the ideal training ground for f1 drivers, as well as being a lorra fun for novices and experienced drivers alike.

Stevie

Well, they marked out a track that prevented anyone from getting into third gear but it was still more fun than a poke in the eye. I was completely overwhelmed by the experience and forgot to be cool for the camera. Here's a link to the video library of the event and I was number L75 - right at the top of the page.

gil

I finally watched your video, and admired the progress from uncertainty to confidence to pushing the limits. Occasional squeaks of wheelspin, and the casual enquiry "Anyone ever spin out?", followed by serious attempts to do so.

Stevie

It was a lorra-lorra fun. I recommend it to all.

Raak

A 60 Mb fibre connection. Click — web page appears! Click — video plays! 100MB uploads to Dropbox in seconds!

Phil

[Raak] Grrrrrrr! Still, I get fresh air and no traffic instead.

Raak

[Phil] I have those as well. :)

Phil

[Raak] Hmmm, I have no chance of anything over 3Mb for the next decade as far as I can tell. Unless I move house.

Stevie

The sound of a Mellotron's "orchestral strings" voice. Sounds nothing like strings but is entirely wonderful when done right.

Stevie

I think it was actually called "Three Strings", but I never had the knobs under the Steviemitts so I can't say for sure.

Simons Mith

Training interested student(s)

Raak

Chunky knit leggings.

Stevie

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Dear god, I have a picture wedged firmly in my brain now that will not come out no matter what I do.

Stevie

Flicking a dead Christmas tree light and being rewarded by having the whole string burst into glorious life.

Raak

Brandy butter

Phil

Bing Crosby's singing voice

Stevie

Hess Trucks.

Moom

Correcting somebody who just said "pedanticism"

Stevie

[Moom] But that just makes one sound like a pedanticismist, doesn't it?

Dujon

Awakening in the dawn's coming light to the sound of Kookaburras, Noisy Miners, Butcher Birds, Wrens and their avian friends having a chat about their breakfast menu.

Moom

The relief experienced on finding a legitimate receipt for the dodgy-looking transaction on one's bank statement after a brief panic. [Stevie] And proud of it.

Moi.

Delighting in one's own inherent immunity to British humor.

Stevie

Getting connected to someone who actually cares when calling a "tech support" line. Thank you, nice AT&T lady.

Pablo

Being able to get through the head and the middle 8 of "Misty" without screwing any of the chords.

penelope

Being able to watch the superstructure of a massive crane on a massive ship serenely sailing up the river from my office window. No point in trying to drive home right now - it's not home time for one reason, and all the bridges will be up for another.