Grr. Crap day. Lost half a day chasing silly code problems around in circles, largely because our database debugging tools don't play nice. Then PC at work melted down (stopped recognising hard drive). Waited an hour and a half for
2005-08-17 : Look at THAT dirty great slug !
This just HAD to be commemorated on the web, I'm afraid. My antipodean compatriot and gig buddy Mr Paul Bird today was sporting the most impressive of moustaches, as was proper for a work cricket match. Sadly, the magnificence of
2005-08-16 : Thoroughly humbled.
Just got back from my first ever yoga class. I'd just like to say that all misconceptions I had that I was getting any more flexible have now been thoroughly scattered to the four winds.
2005-08-15 : All the paint was dry, so there was nothing else to watch.
Have had a few comments from people about my life sounding pretty exciting and jampacked, and while I admit that I am having one merry hell of a good time, it's not necessarily all a continuous bundle of joy. Consider
2005-08-09 : Here’s to the Eastenders !
There's a certain category of activity which can be described as “It seemed like a perfectly good idea at the time”. Wow, what a rush. A very bizarre way to behave, but a totally exhilarating experience!! I am of course
2005-08-08 : Sweeeeeeeeet Nourishing BEEEEEEEEEER
Before I launch into the description of the 450 foot abseil, I think it appropriate to quickly run over some of the highlights of the Great British Beer Festival trip from the other night. As most of my old work
2005-08-06 : Whose bright bloody idea was this?!
It's now 10:45 on Saturday morning, and in an hour and a quarter I'm going over the side of a building. I've been asked several times if I've abseiled before, and of course coming from a fairly intense Scouting background
2005-08-05 : Here we finally are…
So tomorrow's the day for the big abseil ! I'm absolutely bricking it, although not entirely surprised that all my well-intentioned plans of getting some practise in before the event haven't led anywhere useful. Happily, the forecast for tomorrow seems
2005-08-05 : Method of keeping amused in a pub #537
I've still got a whole lot to write up in here – aside from the Wales Trip, the Falconry trip, and several bits of morris dancing, there's now last night's mission to The Great British Beer Festival, and soon there'll
2005-08-02 : Oh the giddy heights of customer satisfaction !
Firstly, I'm back from Dublin – came back on Thursday. It was only a 2 day/1 night trip, and on that basis there wasn't really any chance to do any sightseeing, etc. But a good trip nonetheless. And yes, I