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That's it exactly. With slightly less slurring.

Ish buteeful, but I dunno the Italian shwords

A Conservative PM at last - marvellous, wasn't it?

Well Astor, Royal Scots Greys or HMS Elephant?

(Or something else? )

So, staying out of the Hallowe'en madness tonight then Astor?

Hi Totenkopf - thanks for the add!

That would be marvellous to have! I wonder how my bank would respond to a loan request...

Hope that gets picked up by one of the Museums. Thanks for pointing it out!

Congratulations on your badge, RM!

'Course not, sir - I doubt my tutor would have approved of my turning up to his lecture in such a state!

Copious quantities of Coke and cake consumed, though...

Yeah, no-one else seems to want to write to me...

And, of course I'll second that nomination - well deserved, I think!

So, how are things, Astor?

Oh yes!

This ought to be great fun!

Why thank you, Your Grace.

With thanks to the TWCentre modding community, of course!

Yes...I get the 'link appears to be broken' thing. But I get that quite often. Though, I'm still having the problem today, which is out of the ordinary. And the same happens with Google's cached page when I try using the link to the 'current page'.

Yes the Navy really needs some urgent attention! We've got a couple of nice national hull colour scheme mods, that would greatly improve things - especially with the fixed Royal Navy Ensign. And I agree with you on the minor faction skins - it was quite a serious cop-out. Drummers especially.

Curiously, I was uncertain about getting any of the music mods - I may give them a closer look. I've mainly been using the aesthetic changes and unit additions mods so far - I'm terrified of making a mess of the game folders!

I am indeed Astor - it was worth the wait (and the upgrade ). It has been improved, of course, with a rather liberal dose of mods. And that DLC released by CA.

That wouldn't have been your good self I noticed over on TWCentre with a Hannover reskin, would it? The name 'Sir Astor' got me thinking!

Anyway, yes I have been enjoying Empire quite a bit. If CA continues to work at releasing patches and expansions - even unit additions - it should remain interesting for a while yet.

Oh, and congratulations on your ascendancy to modship, sir!

Hiya RM - don't see you over here very much!

Yes, I've noticed the versatility of the gmod - they seem able to construct a remarkable range of scenarios. Quite impressive, actually...at least to me, the technophobe in the corner!

Much better having got an exam out of the way, thanks for asking - and yourself?

Haven't played any of Half Life, though I have seen some of those GMod videos. 'Disturbing' might be an appropriate adjective for them!

Perhaps I shall make an all-night effort to get it finished - maybe tomorrow as an act of celebration!

I've had a look at some of Cornwell's titles - they seem to be in quite abundant supply over here. Well, I have about sixty pounds worth of University bookshop tokens that have to be used, so I may stock up on Cornwell and O'Brian for the summer! And of course, I'll be starting Hornblower.

Good to hear from you, CommanderQ! I'm quite well - just gearing up for my examinations - have one tomorrow, in fact...

Hope you enjoy the Sean Bean series. I certainly did, though it seems a good deal more 'mature' than Hornblower, say. Perhaps it is due to its army setting, I don't know. But Bean plays the ranker raised to officer status brilliantly.

I'm yet to finish Master & Commander. University pressures sort of overtook my leisure reading for a time. However, it will be the first thing I pick up when I finish this accursed exam tomorrow! Only about a hundred pages to go, I think...

Anyway, how are things going for yourself?

Blasted compulsory modules... I've always preferred mainly coursework modules, too.

Good luck with the RAF Selection, Astor!

Aye, I'm well enough - just preparing to panic my way through exams, yet again...

How are you keeping Astor?

Oh hi there e-varmint! Good to see you back!

I discussed it with the guy, and he had no problem with the thing, so the thing has been done.

Oh I've tested my capabilities as far as I dare! I still need to mention that thing to our friend (you know, the guy with the names) before going ahead. [/mafioso]