I could have sworn that when I left work on Friday I had a nice quiet, relaxing weekend planned. Friday was *supposed* to be popping out for a couple of beers with Ciaran to celebrate his birthday and his new
2005-09-08 : Talk about getting the sh** end of the stick !
I saw an asian woman (I'm guessing Chinese or Malaysian, but it's not really relevant) standing outside Mornington Crescent station this morning, gesticulating wildly to her interlocutor. Having seen this sort of thing go on before, I assumed that she
2005-09-05 : Loads more fun in merrie olde England
First thing – credit where credit's due. I stayed at Richard & Clarissa's over the weekend, and I'm happy to announce that I've discovered The Best Shower in Britain. Oh my god, it was awesome ! Proper water pressure, nice
2005-09-02 : Unexpected
I appear to have soy sauce on my mouse ball. … (this sentence reminds me of a voice recorder note I made on my phone at some stage and only discovered recently – at the time I must have found
2005-09-02 : Say it ain’t so !!
If ever there was a time to let out an almighty Star Wars Episode III style cry of “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!“, it's this article which has just come to my attention: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200509/s1451960.htm. My lack of business knowledge prevents me from understanding quite
2005-09-01 : Bork bork bork !
Not sure if now is a good time to get around to mentioning, but I went to Sweden back at the end of June – the original rationale was that I missed out on getting a Glastonbury ticket, so I
2005-08-31 : I’m not entirely sure if this is Kansas, Toto.
Hmm. I absolutely sprinted out from Tai Chi tonight in order to be home by 8:30 to meet the 3 potential new flatmates that were coming around tonight. It's now 10pm and there's been no sign of any of them,
2005-08-31 : Every summer we could rent a cottage in the Isle of WIght (if it’s not too dear).
Just quick writeup or I'll get so far behind I'll never catch up ! Last Sunday (Aug 21st) Charlie, The Puzzler and I elected to go to the Isle of Wight for the Garlic Festival. Owing to it being such
2005-08-29 : They’re digging in the wrong place !
Quite busy with work this week, as well as all the usual nonsense (tai chi, kickboxing, etc.) and sorting out bits & pieces on my computer. I really hate my P.O.S. laptop, but it's been downgraded to 'bearable' since I
2005-08-23 : Wazzock of the Week
By convention, when you arrange to meet someone to catch up it means that you are in fact planning to be in the same place as them. So imagine my excitement when I got a phone call today to tell