Henry

Happy Birthday to me!

2008-04-01T09:17:21Z

Happy birthday to me,
Happy birthday to me!
Happy birthday ursinehenry,
Happy birthday to me!

It's sixteen years today that dougs bought me from a stall in Covent Garden (which is still there, go and look). This means that all sorts of naughtiness are now legal for me in the UK.

Hurrah!

[crossposted to stufflove]

GIP

2007-11-17T08:08:34Z

So who enjoyed that?

What I did at Eastercon

2007-04-12T10:38:30Z

I explored some areas around Christian Eastertide iconography.

Resolutions for 2007

2006-12-29T21:23:58Z

In 2007, UrsineHenry resolves to...

Lose ten teddy bears by March.
Apply for a new fandom.
Go to the conventions every month.
Keep my flickgc clean.
Cut down to ten cardboard_angels a day.
Give some jamesbs to charity.

Some of those will be easier than others.

A new use of the word "guard" with which we weren't previously familiar...

2006-08-03T09:26:08Z

Noooo!!

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That weekend report in full

2006-07-16T20:38:00Z

On Saturday I went to a party and ended up naked.

On Sunday I sat on a fruit called Jack. I think dougs has photos.

Dungeon

2006-07-02T11:18:20Z

You find yourself in an abandoned chamber. On the wall, a coat of arms shows the pointy bear game and fandom.

Later: You quaff the potion marked 'DRPETE'. It tastes like the pointy bear game.

More: You read the scroll marked 'ANG GRRR'. You hear the sound of teddy bears in the distance.

Finally:

I died in the Dungeon of Ursinehenry

I was killed in a torchlit pit by Swisstone the fire elemental, whilst carrying...

the Amulet of Grizzlybare, a Figurine of Jamesb, the Sceptre of Fishlifter, a Figurine of Flickgc, the Sword of Alexmc and 54 gold pieces.

Score: 102

Explore the Dungeon of Ursinehenry and try to beat this score,
or enter your username to generate and explore your own dungeon...

Hey...

2006-06-15T05:10:36Z

I'm worn out. My waistcoat is all wet.

...

Oh, right. That's my job. I remember now.

A reply from Support

2006-05-29T22:17:00Z

New readers start here: I was instructed by the LJ abuse team to cease using the icon I've used for this post as my default, so I replied to them asking whether the picture I've reproduced on the left here was in order.

I've now had a reply from LJ support, as follows:

Dear LiveJournal User: Please be aware that the LiveJournal Abuse Team does not seek out violations, but we are required to act on complaints as they are raised. We do appreciate your willingness to comply with and understanding of our policies. The icon to which you have linked is acceptable for default use. Regards, Ella LiveJournal Abuse Team

I'm so pleased we've managed to come to a resolution of this issue which doesn't make LJ look ridiculous. Oh, wait...

Email to abuse@livejournal

2006-05-29T02:23:02Z

An email in reply to a message from the LJ abuse team:

> The LiveJournal Abuse Team has received and verified a > complaint that your current default icon, located here > http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/46572219/717998 is in > violation of our policies regarding default user icons - > specifically, the provisions regarding female nudity - in > this case the nipple and areola. Thus, we must request that > you choose a new default icon as soon as possible, but no > later than Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 12:01 AM Eastern in > order to prevent further action from being taken against your > account.

I'm deeply and warmly grateful for your help in assisting me to adhere to LJ policies regarding default user icons.

My new default icon is located here: http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/46782668/717998

Please confirm that this is not in violation of your policies in this regard. I'm keen to ensure that my default user icon accurately reflects LJ's policies.

Thanks in advance

Ursinehenry.

GIP

2006-05-24T19:25:17Z

Goodness me. I hope no-one complains about my new default userpic.

Trivia about me.

2006-01-13T20:40:04Z

Ten Top Trivia Tips about UrsineHenry!

99 percent of the pumpkins sold in the US end up as UrsineHenry.

UrsineHenry was originally green, and actually contained cocaine!

If you don't get out of bed on the same side you got in, you will have UrsineHenry for the rest of the day.

Finding UrsineHenry on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck.

Oranges, lemons, watermelons, pineapples and UrsineHenry are all berries.

Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14, and UrsineHenry has 7!

All of the roles in Shakespeare's plays - including the female roles - were originally played by UrsineHenry.

UrsineHenry is 1500 years older than the pyramids.

Red UrsineHenry at night, shepherd's delight. Red UrsineHenry at morning, shepherd's warning.

The air around UrsineHenry is superheated to about five times the temperature of the sun!

Couples meme

2005-08-24T19:03:14Z

Made me raise my eyebrows.

Top 10 Friend Matches

scarlatti & dougs	97
watervole & dougs	92
cardboard_anya & cardboard_spike	88
lostcarpark & dougs	70
nerosmaster & lostcarpark	70
nardobd & cardboard_joyce	69
adelheid & grizzlybare	69
nerosmaster & adelheid	67
dougs & flickgc	65
coxtrill & ursinehenry	64

I obviously know too many cardboards.

Meme with silly questions

2005-08-19T21:33:56Z

The Random Question Meme!

An array of completely random questions about my friends!

What habit does drpete have that you think they should give up?: Does he still smoke? Everyone should give up smoking.
What historical figure does scarlatti most remind you of?: Well, there's always Scarlatti ...
Who would make a better window-washer, adela_terrell or lostcarpark?: I think it would be her rather than him. I think she secretly enjoys cleaning stuff.
What hobby do you think adelheid should take up?: I don't think what she's studying really counts as a hobby.
What's up with cardboard_giles?: He reads -- and owns -- too many books.
What was swisstone wearing, the last time you noticed?: I haven't seen him for a long time. Douglas says he was wearing a t-shirt on Monday. He says it was very good, but he can't remember what it says.
How would persnickitybear survive on a desert island?: We bears are very resourceful and very hardy. We all do very well in the wild.
Why would ang_grrr go to heaven but b_bear go to hell?: Ang does good works. B just sits around all day.
Can flyingsauce raise the dead to perform common household tasks?: I don't know. But he'd look after them very well once they were raised.
Doesn't cardboard_spike have anything better to do?: See all those things he does when he doesn't have anything better to do? Those are the things he does best.

This is by heptadecagram. You can find your own completely random questions here.

Do you feel enlightened now?

Wedges

2005-07-30T23:41:03Z

A tent. That's interesting. In the rain, too.

Spare rooms, I've done. Hotel rooms, certainly. Bits of floor in someone's living room or office, every now and then.

But a tent? A rare treat, this. Doesn't happen very often. Last time, it was a nasty, smelly, leaky, very old thing that weighed three quarters of a ton. This time, it's much better -- roomy, clean, dry, and according to Himself it only weighs about four pounds. Tent technology has moved on.

Lots of dark and interesting people about, but very little by way of outrageous drunkenness. Ah well.

Happy Birthday to Me

2005-04-01T14:39:34Z

As of now, I'm officially old enough to have a LiveJournal.

Hurrah!

Not at Redemption

2005-02-24T23:08:42Z

The man is clearly an idiot.
I mean, I have a membership and everything.

Argument with a kitten

2005-01-16T22:31:53Z

I met Tyler, a kitten, last night. This morning, I mean.

He didn't like me much. I tried to be friends, but he batted me on the nose with a paw and made spitting noises.

Banner

2004-11-25T13:39:38Z


teddy bears are love
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covered in snot

2004-10-22T23:25:39Z

*sigh*

it's what i do best

Confused at Heathrow

2004-10-14T06:23:38Z

We're in Terminal 1. Why are we in Terminal 1?

We always go from Terminal 4.

And all the uniforms are green instead of blue.

Got him!

2004-10-11T08:27:56Z

I've collected my missing dougs. hawkida took me to London this morning and there he was.

He's an idiot.

2004-10-10T20:29:06Z

I'm sat on a bookshelf in hawkida's study, and dougs has gone home without me.

I'll have to cadge space in her bag and catch up with him at Octocon.

He's an idiot.

It's not even as if it's a particularly high shelf ...

My friends ...

2004-09-08T15:05:43Z

A weekend with Tedward

2004-07-25T20:30:40Z

I went to Croydon yesterday, which is where tedward_bear lives now. dougs was going to a party which flickgc was running and he took me along.

I spent all evening on the sofa with Tedward watching everyone except the two of us get drunk. Some of them got very drunk, and one or two got very very drunk indeed.

And then Tedward went off to sleep with Flick and I ended up sleeping with Douglas again. Ah well.

We had a big hug before we left the next morning, though. That was good.

It's too long between visits.