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Sunday, 24 August 2008 02:09:34
Hey, You, The Bedlam Bards will be playing in the International North Room on Friday Night at Dragon*Con. The room seats 350, so show you're Browncoat pride by packing the hall! Also, we'll be in the filk room on Sunday night (time tbd), and of course we'll play the Shindig! If you're looking for CDs or would like to get yours autographed, we'll be sharing a dealer's table with FanDone and Firfely Cargo Bay. See you there! Cedric
Sunday, 24 August 2008 09:52:56
Yesterday, I attended Collectormania Glasgow, at the Braehead Arena. Basically, I wanted to treat the event like one, big photo shoot - not just a day to meet my idols. It's been a while since I did anything creative. There were only 14 shots on my camera's internal memory, so I had to make each shot count. An SD card would have used up waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much battery power. The camera gobbles them up like nothing else. :) Anywho.. Technicalities aside, here are a few shots from the day:
Sunday, 24 August 2008 10:09:09
I need to rant about this because it is so disgraceful. Five years ago my friend's dad was in an accident. He used to drive a lorry for a crisps company and the lorry tipped over and he was left with serious head injuries. Since then he's been unable to work and has been on disability allowances. Now the idiots that deal with his claim (Department of work and Pensions) have decided to end his claim because he is too disabled to work but not disabled enough for incapcity benefits. As a result the only income my friend's family now has is his Jobseekers allowance; which is only about £35 a week. Seriously how can they justify ending his claim when there a millions of people claiming benefits when they are perfectly fit to work. My driving instructor told me that a bloke he knows willing gets cortisone injected into his spine so he doesn't have to work when there is nothing wrong with his back. My friend's dad is genuinely disabled and they won't help.