Category: diary

Hmmmm, I have tasted the air outside, and there is a definite suspiscion that it is friday. This is no bad thing whatsoever. The site appears to be heading for its best month ever in terms of readership btw, it has been improving month on month since I moved ISP a few months back. Very happy with this lot, I have to admit, lots of nice little tools to use.

Will not be up to much of consequence this weekend, might even write a couple of diary entries, you never know. Have been reading up on trying to use a wireless card under linux, one of my next little projects. It would appear to be an absolute swine. I have to say that I use Suse on my laptop as my linux distro, and for most things it is stunningly simple, but this one is a right pain. Need to investigate further I feel.

It doesn’t yet appear to be Friday, which is something of a disappointment frankly. Ah well, I’ll get over it.

Things I am interested in at the moment include the Pro-Hunting protest yesterday, which involved protestors getting onto the floor of the house of commons. Just plaing weird to see. The Pro-Hunters are claiming that the banning of their “sport” is undemocratic. For starters they seem to miss the irony that if they had protested in any other country in the world they would have been most likely shot for even attempting to protest in that manner. And for another, I knew when I voted for Labour that they were broadly anti-hunting. I think they should read the papers a little more.

I am also watching a lot of Fox News at the moment, just for fun. The thing that gets me (okay one of the 57 things that get me) about Fox is that when they cover something like Hurricane Ivan, they are tremendous, awesome resources to cover such things. Its when they get into politics that the constant bias and baiting of the Democrats becomes an issue.

Found a great extension yesterday for the FireFox browser, a thing called AdBlock. Which essentially does what it says on the tin. You need to visit a few pages with ads to configure it, but once you have done this you can be flying with it. Really speeds up your browsing. All Firefox needs now is to be able to save open tabs, then I think it is about perfect. There is a new version of it out now as well, which I am presently using, all seems good thus far.

I think, it is safe to say, that summer is on its way out. Its bloody freezing. Had a nice chilled evening, read through the latest chapter of my mate TM’s novel. Looks good to me, makes me jealous that he is doing so well knocking his out, his first drafts read really well. The way to get over my jealousy is easy WRITE SOME STUFF YERSELF!

Might have a bash over lunchtime today actually, sounds like a plan to me. Bit tired today, just a few late nights catching me up.

Have a few plans for little things to mess with about this very website, need to start making my project list. Think I am happy with the design, but want to experiment with a little more advanced programming, now I am starting to become such a crack developer (hah).

I survived my annual review, in fact, it was pretty good as far as these things go, I was very happy with it all. Then the weekend included a visit from my mates E&I, had a very relaxing weekend. Also had a good time cookie veggie food all weekend, made (in my opinion) a spectacular veggie lasagne, which I will make again with more chilli to my taste. But even enjoyed the veggie sausages I had invested in, I think they are going to have to be one of my weekend breakfast options, very tasty. I am now precisely 16 stone as of this morning, but I don’t know now if that means I have made my first target, or if another pound needs to go. Regardless, its the lightest I have been for several months, and I now need to aim for the next stone. I do not know how long that is going to take, but I think I would like to be a little way along the line in time for christmas.

It is Friday, that is good. I am nearly precisely 16 stone (1 pound to go) which is something very good. My Beastie Boys t-shirt is clean for tomorrow. Did I mention it was Friday?

Today is my annual review day, something I always face with fear and dread, and generally come out okay from. Just my way of being generally I suspect. Better go and polish my papers for it.

Not used to these 5 day weeks, this is a long week to me. Ah well, not that long to go now. Watched Deuce Bigalow last night, suprisingly funny dumbass comedy. Also The Grid, which is the BBC’s answer to 24 except much shorter (3 1.5 hour shows). Very gripping, can’t wait for the final episode tonight.

Writing writing writing, going to think about my writing tonight honest. At least read through what I have. That is the plan

Presentation went alright, so no worries there. Just now need to actually do what I said I would, which will take the best part of a year. Keeps me busy anyways. May have to look at learning PLSQL, which looks very exciting, really.

Oh good, we have people drilling outside my window. What joy.

I am currently trying to complete the final set of races on F-Zero, a task I have put off for some time. It is beyond tricky for me even on the easiest setting. My wrists may give in before I do.

Wow, didn’t think it had been 6 days since I updated. Just been busy with life and work n stuff. Doing my first presentation today for quite a few years. Had to dust off my knowledge of Powerpoint and everything. Looks okay, just hope I don’t bore people too much. When it comes to such business things, I can be awfully dry. I’m not that scared of public speaking, I just don’t find myself to be that good at it.

Spaced is still proving to be a quality purchase, I really should put a link to it on Amazon or something here. Sometime anyways.

Going to try and motivate myself to do a little reading tonight, been a while. I am lacking in motivation at the moment, not in a negative way necessarily, more purely in a lazy way, and I do need to try and fight that. Will get there. Also am wavering just above the 16 stone mark. If I am better behaved this week I reckon I can dip under it. Few more walks, few less snacks is the key.

01.09.04

Firstly, good luck to my sister who I think is just a day into her new power job. Hope she is enjoying it!

Good break from work and all. Hid out in Reading with mates, drinking too much, eating good food, buying too many candles for some reason (not actually associated with the drinking too much either). Got lots of fun stuff too, like a new Beastie Boys t-shirt, and the complete boxed set of Spaced, which is fantastic, S and I are working through those at two a night. Have also been watching some more Curb your Enthusiasm, saw the pilot last night, which includes Larry David doing some astonishing stand-up, well worth seeing.

In a gaming lull at the moment. Maybe I should get back to PSO for a little while, haven’t played that in far far too long. Yep, thats what I am going to do I have decided as I write this.