Antics with super-glue

Let this be a warning to you all. Do not, ever, try to repair a pressurized plastic container with superglue. It sounds stupid now, but when that power washer / airsoft gun or in my case, super soaker explodes, you’ll probably want to fix it, and super glue will probably be one of the first things that comes to mind.

This was my first mistake.

The second was being impatient, and waiting 2.4 minutes to test it rather than 24 hours.

I blame most of this on the super glue fumes, as i’m still slightly woozy (no, really) and need some kind of scape goat.

well anyway, I filled the tank, and proceeded to pump my water rifle. The first pump went well. The second, I heard a hissing noise. By the third pump, water was streaking out from the cracks in the superglue and from behind the tape. This wouldn’t have been so bad if I had waited for the glue to fully dry, but no. I just got sprayed in the face and arms with diluted superglue, and it burns. Rather a lot. My fingers all have that horrible rough crusty feeling you get when you glue them together. Parts of my arm are bright red, and one eye is intensely uncomfortable (but thankfully, not glued).

so yeah…superglue is a vivious, deadly force to be reckoned with, and should be treated with the respect and fear that it deserves (as well as patience).

I was lucky this time, but who knows. it might not spare you…

A few little things…

Stuff seems to be looking up again. I stayed out of the loop for 2 days, came back in, had a few talks, and we’re getting back on track with this whole ‘life’ thing. I mean, there’s still one or two issues to iron out, but for the most part I’m happy again.

I got a promotion friday, it has been decided (by default) that I’m secretary of UPAS (University of Portsmouth Anime Society) as of….next academic year. Some stuff kicks in now, and to be honest it’s not really a big role (which i didnt want anyway). I’ll be organising the socials, dealing with basics, and generally being an all-round…stuff…person. So woo, go me.

I’ve not done any drawing on paper nor screen since i’ve been back. not just because of time and people constraints, but also, I’ve lost my little stripey black and grey book of general notes and sketches. its around…oh wait, i just had a thought. brb.

well I’ll be damned. it was behind the first aid kit in my top drawer. I guess that means I’ll have to do something soon, heh. I’d have been sad if i’d have lost my little book.

lastly, I have paid out for another two years of the ‘mentalphysics.co.uk’ domain name, so…yeah. I guess thats it. for the history on the use of said domain, check out the about section on the bar above. I guess the next step would be hosting, but thats not something I really want to pay for, nor do I need it as yet.

on a slightly darker note, the death paranoia and panic attacks are increasing again. If anyone has the same problem out there and wants to talk, please get in contact by any means, I’m not fussy. For those of you that don’t catch on quick, you may or may not have been told that I worry about dying rather a lot. Not necessarily now, but the fact that it is innevitable and will one day happen. Of course, being more science oriented and much less inclined towards religion (seriously, sometimes I think you guys have it easy), this is a rather disturbing thing to have to deal with. Being 20 isn’t helping.

anyway, to sleep I go.

And yes, I’ve been drinking. I apologise for the slight non-fluidity of this post, or some-such.

oh, and Gratz to Dani for becoming instantaneous treasurer of UPAS!

and…I played singstar today, after much deliberation. It was fun, and I was suprised to be quite good at it, but it’s a little on the embarrassing side for me. I’ll stick to my stepmania, thank you

thats really it now. shoo, away. I need my sleepings.

If you’re not living in constant fear then you’re doing something wrong

So I’m looking around the internets this morning, and I seethis

Long story short, what we percieve as the acceleration of objects moving away from us (in a galactic/universal scale) could actually be time slowing down. To be honest, there isn’t all that much to worry about. It’s an extremely slow process, and will take millions of billions of years to have any effect. Not that we’ll notice, being within the constraints of time ourselves. Plus its just a theory. A damn sensible theory. Eventaully of course, time will (if this is correct) grind to a complete halt.

Prof Senovilla told the New Scientist magazine “Then everything will be frozen, like a snapshot of one instant, forever,” but that “Our planet will be long gone by then.”. And that it will. I doubt humans (at least in any recognisable form) will still be around at that time. Everyone knows we just can’t wait to blow ourselves up before the universe gets a chance to cool off.

but yeah…a pretty worrying concept isn’t it. I myself go batshit insane every time I even think about dying, and somewhere in the back of my mind is a tiny voice telling me I’m going to live forever. That, ladies and gentleman, is the reason I’m not in a padded cell right now. Or just passed out in a ditch somewhere in Tilbury.