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Goodbye everyone

emily_virginradio — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:03:48 +0100

Today's my last day at Virgin Radio. I've had an absolutely fantastic placement year and loved every minute of it, but sadly I've got to go back to University now and be a student again.

I just wanted to say goodbye to all those people I've ever spoken to on Interact - I'll still be around occasionally but it won't be quite the same..!

I'll also be working this weekend at V Festival, so if anyone's going and you spot someone writing reviews and looking busy in the crowd, give me a wave. And a beer if you've got one going spare.

Take care, all of you (and be good) (and eat lots of spinach)

Emily :)

Wrong

emily_virginradio — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:53:41 +0100

Before anyone throws a hissy fit, I am female, and I found it amusing. So no angry "that is sexist" comments, please. Remember, it's just a JOKE.

Disney's dirty secret

emily_virginradio — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:37:59 +0100

Thought this was quite interesting.

33 Names of Things You Never Knew had Names

emily_virginradio — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:48:03 +0100

1. AGLET - The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace.
2. ARMSAYE - The armhole in clothing.
3. CHANKING - Spat-out food, such as rinds or pits.
4. COLUMELLA NASI - The bottom part of the nose between the nostrils.
5. DRAGÉES - Small beadlike pieces of candy, usually silver-coloured, used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes.
6. FEAT - A dangling curl of hair.
7. FERRULE - The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.
8. HARP - The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade.
9. HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER - A 64th note. (A 32nd is a demisemiquaver, and a 16th note is a semiquaver.)
10. JARNS,
11. NITTLES,
12. GRAWLIX,
13. and QUIMP - Various squiggles used to denote cussing in comic books.
14. KEEPER - The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle.
15. KICK or PUNT - The indentation at the bottom of some wine bottles. It gives added strength to the bottle but lessens its holding capacity.
16. LIRIPIPE - The long tail on a graduate's academic hood.
17. MINIMUS - The little finger or toe.
18. NEF - An ornamental stand in the shape of a ship.
19. OBDORMITION - The numbness caused by pressure on a nerve; when a limb is 'asleep'.
20. OCTOTHORPE - The symbol '#' on a telephone handset. Bell Labs' engineer Don Macpherson created the word in the 1960s by combining octo-, as in eight, with the name of one of his favourite athletes, 1912 Olympic decathlon champion Jim Thorpe.
21. OPHRYON - The space between the eyebrows on a line with the top of the eye sockets.
22. PEEN - The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.
23. PHOSPHENES - The lights you see when you close your eyes hard. Technically the luminous impressions are due to the excitation of the retina caused by pressure on the eyeball.
24. PURLICUE - The space between the thumb and extended forefinger.
25. RASCETA - Creases on the inside of the wrist.
26. ROWEL - The revolving star on the back of a cowboy's spurs.
27. SADDLE - The rounded part on the top of a matchbook.
28. SCROOP - The rustle of silk.
29. SNORKEL BOX - A mailbox with a protruding receiver to allow people to deposit mail without leaving their cars.
30. SPRAINTS - Otter dung.
31. TANG - The projecting prong on a tool or instrument.
32. WAMBLE - Stomach rumbling.
33. ZARF - A holder for a handleless coffee cup.

Source: http://www.wattpad.com/3702

The Four Best Ways to Sleep at Work

emily_virginradio — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:44:15 +0100

I tried all of these yesterday and nobody noticed. (Not really)

http://uncontrolled-experiments.blogspot.com/2007/06/four-best-ways-to-sleep-at-work.html

Weird Things People Eat (interesting)

emily_virginradio — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:07:51 +0100

"The Weird Things People Eat Around the World"

It's an article link, but some of this stuff looks amazing (CONE PIZZA?!?!) and some just looks... well, weird.

http://www.gadling.com/2007/06/21/the-weird-things-people-eat-around-the-world/

How sweet

emily_virginradio — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:29:37 +0100

I love these comics, this guy is a genius

http://xkcd.com/c71.html

IOW - digital media 'to do' list

emily_virginradio — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:03:50 +0100

Right then. We're doing photos, audio interviews, video interviews, on-air interviews, and live performance tracks.

Not bad at all! (Well, except for us. We're worked off our feet and get about 5 hours sleep a night.)

(But it's worth it. And plus, The Rolling Stones are playing tonight. Nuff said.)

Hello from the IOW Festival Site!

emily_virginradio — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:35:40 +0100

Hi all, I don't want to repost, so here's my very first IOW 2007 blog post:

http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/festivals/isle_of_wight/index.html?id=21233&mode=post&s=1

Get your VIP Virgin Radio shirts now

emily_virginradio — Thu, 31 May 2007 13:17:39 +0100

After yesterday's stilted start, we've now sorted any problems and you can get your shirts.

Here's the link:

http://network.absoluteradio.co.uk/core/exit.php?id=4414

Hopefully we'll see you all wearing them at the festivals!

[EDIT: I'd like to add, to prevent any confusion or misunderstanding, that Virgin Radio are taking absolutely no profit from sales whatsoever. And as it's an external site, we are not responsible for other sizes/designs/overseas delivery.]

Get a Virgin Radio VIP shirt!

emily_virginradio — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:30:43 +0100

We do pay attention to our VIPs you know. So we've found a T-Shirt for those of you who'd like to get your hands on one.

Here's the link:

http://network.absoluteradio.co.uk/core/exit.php?id=4414

And we hope to see you all wearing them at festivals, gigs and the like. Plus, it's an excellent way to find fellow VIPs without looking like a loony.

Also, if the page is temporarily unavailable, have no fear! The nice company is just checking we are who we say we are, and then the shirts will be available to buy as normal. Yay!

Did you vote...

emily_virginradio — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:14:12 +0100

For the 'UK Music Week Chart'? Virgin Radio were giving listeners the chance to vote for the Greatest Guitar Acts of All Time.

Just thought you might be interested in the results, which can be found here: http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/uk_music_week/index.html

The end.

15 Unforgettable cartoon theme songs

emily_virginradio — Thu, 24 May 2007 11:05:26 +0100

Thought I'd share this with the masses...

http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=1970

Well.. it works for me. I just repasted the link, try it again

Well, it's true

emily_virginradio — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:33:46 +0100

http://www.foon.co.uk/img/rc/e2/omg1.png

And that is all.

Look! Spiderman 3 premiere!

emily_virginradio — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:31:34 +0100

Good day children. Well, we've got a nice page for you with all the Spiderman 3 goodness, including...

red carpet photos straight from last night's Leicester Square premiere thanks to Adrian Hieatt - Profile: http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/vip/profile/Super_Ade , and Monique Oliver

interviews with James Franco, Sam Raimi, Kirsten Dunst and Topher Grace...

Plus a nice long interview with Ben Jones - Profile: http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/vip/profile/BenJonesDJ/ , asking Tobey Maguire lots of interesting stuff. Obviously.

Er, what are you waiting for then? Go lookit!Here it is: http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/news/showbiz/guests/spiderman_3/index.html