My Life as a Diary

Sunday 3rd August 2008

2008-08-03T14:15:00.000-07:00

Well what a year 2008 is turning out to be.

First I join an internet virtual reality world called Second Life.

Then I find the love of my life.....when I was least expecting to.

Ash is wonderful and lovely, warm hearted and as daft as me, although very intelligent. I love her so very much.

We are planning our way through the year carefully with the intention to get married the end of this year. :)

And we are going to church every so often. A nice church we hope to get married in.

I am very very happy. I love you Ash :)

You are the woman who has captured my heart.

As for the rest, work boring and ignorant. Sorted out financial stuff like a debt management plan.

It's Christmas

2007-12-24T05:43:00.000-08:00

Hello readers.

Well its life. Still single. Still skint...but I don't mind so much at the moment as its too cold to go anywhere lol. Didn't stop my half-brothers taking me to Shrewsbury the Saturday before last. I fortunately am renewing a bank loan so i was a bit more flush than skint. Must get my bedroom radiator sorted too.

Apparently someone called the nitestick left me 3 messages.....hello Wayne - hows life? i know its you cause you are the only person ever furnished with that nickname.

Anyways, it is now Christmas, so eat drink and be merry. Or surf the internet or play games.

Have fun.

This week

2007-08-19T14:26:00.000-07:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well.

I am still single and skint. Which is ok to a point and I should really be looking for a better paid job.

This week upto Friday, I cycled to work on days. The boss was off Friday so was on me todd. It was the quietest day of the week. Added loads of friends to my myspace.

Then.....yesterday, went to Merry Hill shopping with my half-brothers for birthday presents, tshirts, chocolate(expensive new store called Hotel Chocolat) and a console game. I spent the rest of the time playing games, watching telly and surfing the net....well myspace. It was 9pm before I ordered pizza for my tea.

Today......hmmm went to the supermarket, sorting out some clothes, doing the washing, reading magazines, playing games and a little bit of surfing the net. Had my tea at a more reasonable hour today.

Thats it really. I must cut down the number of magazines I buy. Gain more confidence and hope the hedgehog in the garden isnt eating the cats food. Still, Man utd lost but Wolves won :)

Was going to have a rant but cant remember what about...mmmm all i will say there are some companies who are so blind they cannot see the wood for the trees. They must open their eyes.

Oh I was daydreaming this morning before getting up I was going to be on Opray Winfrey show....I was only daydreaming fortunately otherwise I would have beleived it lol

Thats it really. Two websites for you are http://www.drawahouse.com/ - its the banner that made me laugh. :) and http://www.bookreporter.com/ - about books including reviews etc.

Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you. :)

This Last Week

2007-08-12T14:08:00.000-07:00

Hi there readers,

Well what a strange week its been.

Still single and skint.

The picture is of a train crossing Barmouth bridge taken from up on Dinas Oleau.

Well work was busy. I was on earlies, but from now till Christmas unless I change jobs I am doing consistently 8 - 4. My colleague as been seconded to do another task - which at the moment seems like a poisoned chalice. This secondment was a surprise to all of us and I was bit surprised I wasnt asked to do it being the one who is a graduate and all.

Still life goes one. Spent most of my weekend on Myspace adding people as friends and joining groups :) errr lots of. It can be very distracting and you can easily lose track of time.

It was after midnight when Iwent to bed last night. That is unusual for me.

I did chat to a lady called Kinky B via comments and myspace messages and left comments on other peoples myspace profiles.

The only other thing was that my half-brother came round with his brother to do my garden and his brother beat me on the game console on everything he tried. Gave me a lift to the supermarket though.

And finally, had bad tummy earlier and was in the bathroom....two doors away are Lithuainians listening to Lithuainian music in the middle of Wolverhampton. I was trying not to laugh. It was like eurovision/russian music.

Anyways two websites for you are; http://www.usefilm.com/ - to do with photography and http://www.metacritic.com/ a media(of all forms) review site. Please take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you.

Week upto today

2007-08-05T12:57:00.000-07:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well.

Iam still single and skint. I should start to look for a better paid job now I have finished my Master's degree.

This week has been work, normal days except Friday when I was on earlies. Company I work for is being sold so its now a wait and see. The week before last I wen to my docs who told me my blood pressure was slightly raised and I have to go back in a month to have it rechecked....well its going to be higher now!!!

Anyways, it was my nephew's birthday this week. Due to the flaming postal strike his present turned up late. Am not impressed and think the Royal Mail workers are being led astray by the conniving heads of the CWU union who don't lose a days pay when their members go on strike.

Oh and we have had the foot and mouth disease rear its head again this week. Only six years after the last outbreak...now being blamed on a lab. Go figure. Lets hope the governement are better prepared. Foot and mouth disease was what I once thought Jade Goody had got.

Mind you i can do that. Speak without thinking rofl

The picture by the way is a view from Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.

My brother-in-law picked up my nephew's present Friday....two days after the event. Hope the Royal Mail lose loads of contracts....especially as the silly post person squashed it through the letterbox.

As for the weekend, its been quiet....went to the supermarket last night and my mum's earlier for Sunday lunch.

Finished an RSPB magazine. There hasn't been much on telly to watch.

Spending time on the internet, you can lose track of time. Too easy.

Before I go, two internet sites. http://www.pensthorpe.com/ a Norfolk UK nature reserve. And http://www.jacobijayne.co.uk/ suppliers of conservation products. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you.

Have a good time till next time.

Last Two Weeks

2007-07-29T14:53:00.000-07:00

Hi there,

Well its been another quietish couple of weeks.

The picture is of Barmouth Bridge from the Mawdachh Trail.

The first week was work and nothing really happened except for Arriva Trains getting the Cross Country rail route which is currently run by Virgin....my view is that it is a big mistake and it seems that putting fares up will lead to more people going back to their cars. Arriva's customer service is poor and the refreshment trolleys will probably not be available on most services.

Still skint and single. :( Don't mind being skint just got to look for a better paid job.

I read the new Harry Potter book in two days.

This last week, well Monday decided that on Tuesday I would go to Barmouth by train and take both my half-brother and our bikes. Went to Wolverhampton railway station and tried to book tickets. It wouldnt let the woman in the booking office book the 1650 return train. Through up an error. So I rang Arriva on my mobile, and they were adamant the return train was 1750(two hours back to Wolverhampton when in reality it takes three) and eventually said that the train was booked for bikes. If only the dialog box the lady in the booking office got this message instead of an error message. Funny though Jakob Nielsen's alertbox this week was about dialog boxes. This was after my visit to the hospital for the respiratory clinic appt which they said the operation on the back of my throat wouldnt lessen my snoring. :(

Tuesday: My half-brother stayed over Monday night for the early start. We cycled up to Wolverhampton railway station, got on the train. There was a bike there already and there are supposed to be only two. I made room for ours. :) There was no trolley service on the two trains to Barmouth(change at Machynlleth). Pathetic really oh and run by Arriva....surprise surprise. Anyways we got to Barmouth and once I had got some WD40 and sprayed my half-brother's chain with it we cycled across the bridge and along the Mawdachh Trail. Note the far side of the bridge. It had been tarmac'd down to the toilets at Morfa Mawdachh. Anyways we cycled to Doglellau stopping a couple of times for my half-brother to throw stones in the river. At Doglellau, I went into Boots the chemist for some tissues and batteries for my camera after we had a drink and a something to eat. Then we cycled back to Barmouth....had to hold a bike for someone on the bridge near Doglellau while he helped his wife get a bike and trailer across. The bridge was narrow. We then continued on stopping at Penmaenmawr where I had a drink and my brother took a a couple of photos. We got back to Barmouth eventually. Had lunch at the Lion Hotel. Then after a look at a shop across the road had a walk up Dinas Oleu further up than we had been before. Eventually we descended, retrieved our bikes and returnedto the railway station for the trip home. Changing trains twice and on all three there was a bike. So much for having to book. My brother bought his car up and the bike rack. I fitted it to his car and then put my half-brothers bike on the back. My brother then took him home. Note we played trumps 3 times on the train and I won all three games :)

Wednesday, well a quiet day, went to the docs and got prescription for nasal spray. Read a book and didn't do much else. Ooops, went to brother's girlfriend's sister's flat to reload stuff onto her PC. Took a few hours. Apparently it was her motherboard that had needed replacing. It works as she wants it too now.

Thursday - my work colleague dropped my other bike back. I got a new grip shift for my mountain bike which went wonky on Tuesday. Fitted it but it needs tweaking,

Friday, got up read emails, got bored so took return trip to Settle, I managed to read most of the Colin Forbes book i was reading. On the train from Manchester 3 women sat by me slightly tipsy. Kept asking me questions. Eventually after twenty mins they got off. I got home. Long afternoon evening. I like Settle, but need more time to find the footpaths that take one out of the way up the hills. It was three trains there and three back. I walked home from the railway station.

Saturday, half brother came round to do garden and I walked round to the supermarket. That really all I did apart from do some more reading of the book I was trying to finish.

Today, Took the racer out for a five mile ride around an extended block. It was windy. I finished the Colin Forbes book Whirlpool and been chilling most of the day. Thats it really.

The two websites are http://www.energychest.net/ about energy and http://www.hotscripts.com/ which is to do with scripts for websites.

Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you. :)

This week

2007-07-15T13:53:00.000-07:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well.

I am still single and broke. I have applied for an internal job where i work. Hope i get it especially if its better pay. My boss seems to think I have got it already....but.....I haven't. I have only just applied.

The picture is the entrance to Alnwick Castle famous for being Hogwarts quite relevent really.

This week has been reasonably steady work wise. Cycled to and from work everyday. :)

Must get my road racer sorted out though.

Read magazine articles again and today finished Cross of Fire by Colin Forbes. Its a good book. Very entertaining with his character of Tweed trying to outwit some baddy. Seems a bit farfetched at times. Its a good thriller though lots of twists and turns.

Yesterday I went to the supermarket and today to Essington fruit farm http://www.essingtonfarm.co.uk/ once my brother returned from dropping his girlfriend home.

Watched CSI NY last night. End of the current season :) very good episode. Much more interesting and enjoyable.

Watched an episode of CSI Miami today on DVD from series 3. There isn't much on TV in the UK lately worth watching. Hence the reading and listening to my music.

Oh yeah I forgot I have had four games of scrabble online at http://www.scrabulous.com/ and won all four so far. :) Won't last though.

And my half brother's were round again Tuesday to do the garden. :) Got a fair bit done. The front is looking ok now :) Lets hope its stays that way.

The two websites are http://www.naturalcollection.com/ - shopping website for 'green' products. And http://www.deltaresort.com/delta_resort_intro.html - apparently a resort in Romania. Take a look at both of these and let me know what you think.

Thank you :)

Catch you soon.

The last week

2007-07-09T12:40:00.000-07:00

Hi there,

Sorry its been a few days since my last post.

I am still single, skint and suffering a slight back problem on my lower left side plus a touch of hayfever.

As for my last few days, upto last Friday I was working days cycling to and from work. Work was steady all through the week although had the late rush on Friday. lol

Saturday, was quiet, went to the local garden centre and then to the supermarket in my half brother's car while the other one was doing the back garden. :)

Yesterday, took the train too Dawlish for a day trip and away from Wolverhampton for a few hours. I read a book on the train which I never finished as it turned out longer than I expected. The train on the way down was ok, although one carriage had no air conditioning. Not the one I was in fortunately. On the way back, I went in first class with the £15 weekend upgrade :) as the rest of the train was packed. The toilet had no running water though when I tried to wash my hands. I was left with soapy hands. Fortunately I managed to rub it in well enough it almost went. I got a bottle of water just in case I went again rofl.

I did miss the stead train at Bristol....well sort of. I saw it but because I was on the way back to my seat from the closed buffet car i got stuck behind people getting off. I couldn't get my camera quick enough and had to take pictures through the window which I deleted because they were naff, lets just say relfections of the bloke in the seat behind.

While in Dawlish I got my contact lens stuff I forgot the previous day and had a cornish pasty and a piece of apple crumble for dinner from Gay's Creamery. Make your own jokes up I know I did rofl. No chips today.

I did walk to the coastal path the west end of Dawlish and took pictures of some trains and some flower....testing my so called telephoto zoom/macro lens. Didn't convince me in terms of its macro capability. I also practiced with shutter speeds. The further away the shorter the speed, the closer the longer the speed...in sunlight.

Anyway the picture is of one of my ex-girlfriend's cats which I have been left with. Thats it really. Today, I cycled to work, work was busy surprisingly. I the cycled home and caught up on email.

Two websites are http://www.thesmokinggun.com/ - some media website. Take a look and let me know what you thing. And for kids... http://www.brainpop.com/ - its more to do with education but if your a kid it looks fun.

Rant: The record industry is still losing money hand over fist. And keeps whinging about the internet. As they are stuck in the 19th century still I predict, well its almost certain that through their own stupidity they will eventually be bankrupt. The music you want to listen too they dont do and the music they do do you dont want.

Anyways, byeeee for now. Catch you laters.

Sunday 1st July 2007

2007-07-01T14:43:00.001-07:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. I am ok, although a little stuffy in the nose area....think its a bit of sinus trouble.

The picture is from Arthor Bog near Barmouth - across the estuary behind Morfa Mawdachh. Let me know what you think of the picture.

As for today. Well I got up, read some magazine articles. Went to the tip and then the supermarket. Spent more than I intended. Had to buy toothpaste, deodarant etc, salt, peppercorns and all the other things I need for most of this week. Ended up with white baps instead of granary ones. :(

Anyways came home(that reminds me, if the water in your car's washer bottle stinks - empty it and then fill it with plain water and add milton sterilising tablets. This should kill the bacteria that causes the stink. Apparently Rovers and Volvos are notorious for this). When I got home I put the shopping away. Read some magazine articles whilst watching the formula 1 grand prix. Hope Lewis Hamilton can get back to form next week.

When this was finished i debated whether to go out on the bike. I didn't due to twinges in my back on the left side. However :) I found the small bike pump which will go on the saddle bag thing thats fits on the back of my mountain bike. So next weekend I might go out for a ride.

I also finished reading Judge and Jury by James Patterson. Excellent story about an FBI agent and a mafia don. Bit farfetched but then aren't most works of fiction these days.

Rated a few more tracks on Itunes and using google spreadsheet to get an average overall for each album. :)

Phew!!! Two websites for you today are http://www.plovers.co.uk/ - to do with birds. Take a look and let me know what you think. The homepage seems ok from a glance. http://www.creevalley.com/ is the second site about a Woodland Trust in Scotland. Colour scheme re font and background maybe a little to conflicting. Let me know if you agree or disagree.

Off to bed in a minute. Will post again soon. :)

Last two days

2007-06-30T15:27:00.000-07:00

Hi there readers,

Well its been a quiet couple of days.

First, the picture is of a train I think it was approaching Barmouth from across the estuary. Please let me know what you think of it.

Yesterday. Cycled to and from work as usual. Work was quiet. Nothing interesting to note other than there was a postal strike yesterday.

Today, just been reading magazine articles and listening to music. Thats it really. Very quiet. Must go shopping in the morning for food and put the washing machine on.

Rant: The weather, now we have had to much rain :( Hope it stops next week and July warms up a little.

Still skint and single. :(

Two websites today are http://www.forestofbowland.com/ - a place in the UK. And http://www.gpstraining.co.uk/ which again is self explanatory. Let me know what you think of these sites. Thank you.

Off to bed now. night night all.

Thursday 28th June 2007

2007-06-28T12:10:00.000-07:00

Hi there readers,

Well another day another pound. I have a stuffy nose today.

The picture today is of a road junction in Alnmouth. This is the railway station you go to if travelling by train to Alnwick Castle(Hogwarts). You then need to catch a bus to Alnwick.

Rant: Oh yeah, a Tory MP defected to Labour - what a snivelling shit he is. Talk about a suck up. There should now be a by-election in his consistuency as he was voted in as a Tory candidate. He his obviously a self-serving hypocrite.

Anyways as for my day, i cycled to and from work. Work was steady and quiet. Nothing to say other than one of our more favoured colleagues is leaving in a couple of weeks :( Oh well.

Read some magazine articles since getting home and read my email. Thats about it really.

Two websites for you: http://www.privatespaces.org/ - website of an american photographer. It also works in Firefox and then there is http://www.teva.co.uk/ walking/hiking footwear. This too also works in Firefox.

Let me know what you think of these sites.

Thank you.

Wednesday 27th June 2007

2007-06-27T13:32:00.000-07:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well.

The picture today was taken on the campsite in Wales i stayed at last year. It includes a rainbow. :) Not a brilliant picture but worth uploading here.

As for my day, well I cycled to work in the dry and cycled home in the drizzle. :( Work was normal today. Boss was out of the office today. :) Thats it really nothing interesting happened apart from someone saying she knew someone who works at Westminster in London who claims the UKs new prime minister is bisexual at least. Apparently his best friend is also a gay MP. Should prove interesting if this information has any ounce of truth to it as he his married. Apparently the lying labour party(inflation under control - my foot) have swept it under the carpet. Does seem strange but then stranger things have happened.

Anyways, when I got home, I read my emails, slept for half an hour(was really sleepy at work today). Thats about it really. I did pop out to the supermarket.

Two websites for you today are http://www.lcc.org.uk/ - the London cycling campaign website and http://www.getmethere.co.uk/ route maps etc for the UK.

I am off to bed now. Good night and post again soon. :)

Tuesday 26th June 2007a

2007-06-26T12:54:00.000-07:00

Hi there readers,

I suspect I put the wrong date on yesterdays post. Ooooops. Silly me.

Still skint and single. However I can read up on photography.

The picture is taken on the Ffestiniog railway last year while on holiday, just after we got back to the tent I started feeling ill.

Anyways, today, I have been to work on my mountain bike. It was an interesting day. Colour printer broke again today. :( Still at least it was being fixed when I left. Had to help move some people to their new office. Well their computer equipment anyway. Then I came home.

Am about to sit down and watch CSI. Their is nothing I have done this after noon apart from polish the fireplace and put the dishwasher on and read some more magazine articles.

Two websites today are http://www.chortle.co.uk/ a guide to comedy in the UK and http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/ the website for Thorpe Park an amusement park. Let me know what you think of these websites.

Thank you and catch you laters.

Tuesday 25th June 2007

2007-06-25T14:08:00.001-07:00

Hi there readers, :)

Another post - 2 in two days :) I remembered today.

The picture is of a train going through a tunnel at Dawlish.

As for today, got up half 5 this morning. Had breakfast, got washed and dressed and then cycled to work in all my waterproofs. It was raining but not as bad as it could have done. I got to work, it was a quiet if fun day. A machine went funny, then corrected itself, only for the engineer to turn up and find something wrong. I think he was hoping for an early finish rofl.

I then left work, and cycled home without my waterproofs on. Although it started to rain by the time I reached town.

At home I watched Hot Fuzz on dvd, very entertaining if not all that funny. At least it didn't send me to sleep like most other movies seem too. I also read articles from magazines on photography, steam trains, internet and cycling. Nothing on TV I really wanted to watch tonight although I did watch it while eating my tea.

I am still skint and single.

Two websites for you today are; http://www.cocktail.uk.com/ - where you can get cocktail recipes. Always good for a party. I do have one quibble and that is they could have made more use of the left hand side of the page and larger text size. The second website is http://www.a9.com/ - who are innovators in search technologies apparently. Take a look at both of these sites and let me know what you think.

Thank you. :)

Last Couple of weeks

2007-06-24T14:04:00.000-07:00

Hi there readers,

I really am having trouble keeping this up. I will get back into the swing of it....eventually :( just may take longer than I thought.

Hope you are all well. I still single. I currently have a stuffy nose and sore lower back although I think my kidneys may have some kind of inflamation or irritation which could be something I eat. :( Oh well. Hope it all gets sorted out soon.

The picture on the right was taken from Dinas Oleu above Barmouth overlooking the estuary. Let me know what you think of the picture. Thank you.

Since my last post I have been working same old job as before. The week before last was busy and last week was quiet. I have gotten a bit fed up with it now. There seems to be loads of 'fraudulent' suck ups getting jobs they shouldn't. Seems some bosses are abusing their power. So much for fair play. hummmph!!!

Last sunday was Father's day here in England and went round me mum's and gave stepfather his present. The Friday just gone was one of my niece's birthday and so went round there and gave her a present which my mum suggested I get only she had already bought it. Doh!!!! Oh well.

Yesterday, had half-brother's round as one does two hours in my garden every other week, Myself and the other one went to a shop to get him a Nunchuck as I found one for him online. :)

Then we all went to Telford with the older of the two driving in his car. All ok down the motorway there. I had a sore head when I cam out of Telford shopping centre - first time I have been there in years. Oh and if you buy anything from HMV there make sure they swipe the security tag as ASDA's things go off when you enter the store. That is a pain. My half brother put them in his car. Left to come home. Coming down the M54 some idiots who think they own the road in a Merc 4 by 4 type vehicle which is black and i think reg is MDH 5, decided even though they were hundreds of yards behind to tailgate my half brother as he was overtaking a lorry. They literally appeared out of nowhere obviously ingorant to other road users. They flashed my brother, and I gave them the bird. If the UK government will let these irresponsible idiots on the road the accident rate is going to shoot up.

Anyways, got home, I spent more than i intended especially on lunch. And dont think i did much after that as I had a sore head.

Today, back to my local ASDA for some things I forgot yesterday. Oh well, Done some washing, and put the dishwasher on. Made my tea and chatted online. That is it really. Off to bed in a minute.

First a couple of websites for you. The first is http://www.sharpreader.com/ is an RSS/Atom aggregator - possibly reader. Take a look and see if you can clarify it. The other is http://www.websitepros.com/ - some company that specialises in web marketing.

Let me know what you think of these sites.

Thank you. :)

8 days upto 11th June 2007

2007-06-11T12:53:00.001-07:00

Hi there,

Well its been a quiet old week really. Still single.

Work - busy but quiet. Apparently the company I work for is seemingly to be sold off.

Home, quiet and quieter still. I did manage to watch the 4th Harry Potter movie on DVD the weekend. Did loads of washing and went to the shops twice. Was going to cycle part of the4 Shropshire Union canal but couldn't find the right cycle pump. The one that fits both my bike and bag or pannier on the back of the bike. Oh and as its a canal I thought it was open to cyclists all the way along. How wrong the research proved me. hmmm. Still.... on earlies this week and still cycling to work.

Rant: One labour prat goes and in comes another incompetent. why oh why can't most British voters see these idiots for what they really are.......crap!!! Still hopefully they will mess up the next couple of years and they will get kicked out. I was going to also say that the two parents who went to a restaurant and left their child at 'home' who later got abducted seem to be getting a massive amount of attention. If I was social services I would be having words with them when they come back. Something isnt right there at all. And one mother I know thinks they are hiding something.

And a website. Try http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/ and let me know what you think especially their customer service. I haven't used them to buy anything yet.

Thats it for now.

Byeeee post again soon.

This week

2007-06-03T02:40:00.000-07:00

Hi there readers,

Awww, its been a week since my last post :( Keep forgetting....will eventually remember to fill it in more often.

I have been to work this week everyday except Monday which was a bank holiday here in the UK. I took the train to Dawlish for a day trip. It was a breezy day and dry down in Dawlish. I had a cornish pasty for lunch, then went for a wander doing a little trainspotting. I heard rumours of a steam train. So I did wait around a bit. I then after a walk, had fish and chips with the biggest piece of Haddock I had seen. It was over a foot long. Yum!!! lol. Then I waited around a bit more, before getting the train to Exeter where I had to change. There was another reason for leaving Dawlish as the wind was upsetting my eyes and with contact lenses in they were getting a bit sore. Anyways at Exeter I got a coffee and waited around, missed a couple of trains to see if this steam train was due! It turned up eventually and I did get some photos. I will post one eventually. I eventually got the train home, a direct one from Exeter. It was 15mins late getting into Wolverhampton due to some kids playing on the railway line near birmingham. Have these kids no intelligence? One hit from a train and they would be dead. The same thing happened 8 days earlier on the same trip. Stupid idiots.

The photo attached is from last year and taken from Dinas Oleu at Barmouth looking across the estuary to Morfa Mawdach. Let me know what you think.

As for the rest of the week it was work and I was on earlies. Wasn't in a too impressed mood though. I cycled to and from work every day. I have finished uni though and just awaiting my results. Wont be telling my boss though!!! I will look for a new job now though.

Yesterday, Saturday, went to ASDA with my half brother via Focus, :( spent more than intended. Still... my other half-brother did two hours in the garden. Then I went with my brother and cousin to a pub called the Station in Codsall for a couple of beers and something to eat, well cheeseburger and curly fries.

And today...not a lot!!! Will post later if I end up doing anything.

A website for you today. Do you like Albatrosses? Try http://www.savethealbatross.net/ - a website trying to save the albatross. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you. :)

Today and Yesterday

2007-05-27T01:55:00.000-07:00

Hi there people,

Still single :(

Yesterday I spent most of the day in the house. Friday was just work.

I am writing this morning as I had some thoughts before I got up.

I was thinking of the women I have dated. I realised this morning there has only ever been one who truly liked me. I only went out with her for just over a week. But I realised six months later when she waved at me as she drove past that she really did like me. This was ten years ago when I lived in Coventry. I had just finished uni there and was working in a pub called the Burnt Post. Why did it only last a week? Because I said I would take her out early on a bank holiday monday only.....I didnt get up till 10am and when I tried to ring her there was noone in. Oh well!!! :( Samantha was the only person I wish I hadnt split up from!!!

I have sinced move back up the road to my home town of Wolverhampton. So I know there will never be a chance for us to get back together. And it's unlikely I will ever walk into her on my once yearly visit to Coventry for my eye check up.

Anyways, thats what I wanted to say. A website for you as well today is http://www.orb.com/
Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you and have a good day.

Thursday 24th May 2007

2007-05-24T15:04:00.000-07:00

Hi folks,

Hope you are well.

I have cycled to work and back today. Work has been ok. A strange afternoon. First a fire drill then attending to someone who needed 'first aid'. All go!! Tomorrow will be a quiet day i imagine lol.

I have watched House and Shark on Channel 5 and had beans on toast for tea. I have fed the two cats on tuna and dried cat food. One seems to be having a reaction to normal tinned cat food.

Thats it really for today. Oh and a website for you. I have keratoconus which is an eye condition where the cornea gets misshaped. http://bogieblog.typepad.com/happenings/2003/01/keratoconus.html is a blog post i found when searching for some information about the problem earlier.

Take a look and let me know if the link helps if you or anyone you know suffers the condition,

Thank you for reading and now its time for my bed.

Night Night.

Wednesday 23rd May 2007

2007-05-23T14:23:00.000-07:00

Hi there,

No links today. But I am back!!! finished university today. Did my presentation, took back books and coughed up for library fines. As for my presentation I did my usual stumbling/nervy routine. And the questions that were asked later I learned a little.

Anyways, since my last post, I have had my birthday. I went to Dawlish by train on Sunday. Did a little trainspotting and completed the website for my presentation on the train. Had to upload once I got home though. I shall do it properly once the marks come back from university. Just hope I passed.

On days this week so today got up early cause I had to be in work early as I had to go to uni in the afternoon. And cycling to work as well as no car :(

Please leave me you comments on my blog or on anything i have said. I will get back to you.

Bye bye for now !!!

Still single :(

Today

2007-05-13T06:12:00.000-07:00

Hi,

Feeling no better :(

Have removed msn messenger from my PC so that one person on there cannot talk to me.

Thoroughly cheesed off.

Might go back to bed in a bit.

Post soon!!!

Life

2007-05-12T11:00:00.000-07:00

Hi,

Hope you are all feeling better than me,

Birthday on Tues and feeling very down at the moment. I hate being single. Why arnt there any women in my own country that would like me? Must be ugly or something.

Oh well spending the rest of my weekend in bed feeling sorry for myself!!! :(

I might post again soon.

Bye for now!

Life and today

2007-05-07T14:31:00.000-07:00

Hi Folks,

Use the RSS feed to find out when I have updated this :)

Life has been quiet. No girlfriend still :( and noone seems to be interested in me in my own country!!!

Today I have been to Edingburgh by train. I got up at 5am, got washed and dressed then walked to the railway station. On the train to Birmingham I started reading my uni essay. I then changed trains for one to York and read the rest of the essay checking it for errors. I then got a GNER service(1st class for £15 upgrade on weekends and bank holidays) to Edinburgh. Got there on time. I had four cups of tea and a bottle of water :) plus a toastie(this i had to pay for). On this train I started to read my John Grisham book The Innocent Man. This truly is the most shocking and emotional story I have read in a long time. It is a true story!!! This is a book everyone should read especially Americans....this is precisely the reason why the death penalty should be abolished. Prosecutors seeking convictions on phoney evidence so that they get reelected. This re-election thing must stop because it takes away the reasoning to fix results.
Anyways it is a must read book for everyone!!!

Anyways, I got to Edinburgh and walked out of the station and up towards the Royal Mile. I then walked down the Royal Mile to Holyrood Palace. Took the tour had lunch in the cafe their, went into the gift shop and then walked up Arthur's Seat. In trainers and jeans this was hard work. Although I have to say my lungs have never sounded so clear. Got to the top and it suddenly decided to blow a breeze. I took some photos with my film camera as I felt like a change. Its lighter as well. Then I walked back down, up the Royal Mile stopping at Starbucks for a Banana Chocolate Chip Frappucino and then walking down to the long shopping bit!!!

It rained. Twice. The second time i managed to go into a couple of shops and got some biccies and a book or two. One is the sister-in-law's birthday present. The day after my birthday a week tomorrow.

Then I decided to go back to the station and see what trains were available. An hour earlier than planned. Anyways I ended up on the 1605 train from Edinburgh to Gloucester(change at Birmingham). It was a civilised ride in first class. However it had problems before it departed so was delayed there and then was delayed at Berwick because a train in front had broken down. Just before York there was an announcement that all passengers for Leeds and Wakefield should change at York as there was a problem near Leeds. So these passengers got off the train at York. Just as we left York station we were informed that the train would be calling at Leeds and Wakefield after all. Talk about being ridiculous. Anyways the journey carried on, by this point I had finished the above book and started on the one I had bought.

Got to Birmingham 20 mins late....errr that includes the time it stopped there and got a train to Wolverhampton 20mins later. Didnt quite fancy the stopping service.

Got back brother gave me a lift home and here I am entering a day in my blog. Edinburgh is definitely worth a visit. Shame it rained. Still I got back!!!

I will post some photos once I have sent the film off to be processed and had it back.

Hope you are all well.

And a link is to the innocence project mentioned in John Grisham's book. Take a look and let me know what you think.

I will post again soon.

Thank you.

Lately

2007-04-18T12:13:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Hope you are all well.

Lately I have been suffering boredom even with my studies. I managed half the essay and am still finding it very difficult to sit down and do the rest.

Any ideas on what to do would be much appreciated.

Also still single. Like slapstick too :)

Sympathies to all those injured or killed in the Virginia Tech incident this week.

Hope those who have been affected by it are able to eventually rebuild their lives.

Thats its really, apart from back in the UK, Blair is out lieing to the voters again. Inflation has shown it is now going up and I suspect it will be going up for many months. New it was being fiddled.

Anyhows, off to bed in a min.

Normal service of my blog will resume soon.

Rob. :)

It is 2007

2007-03-22T10:55:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Sorry I havent posted in a while. I am ok. Still single.

Will post again properly soon.

Been forgetting to post and once you forget for a while you stop remembering its there.

I do know its 2007 as some of my latter posts hanve 2006 in the title when they should have 2007. Doh!!!!

Catch you all soon.

Regards,

Robert.

Sunday 11th February 2006

2007-02-11T13:33:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Its been another wonderfully quiet week. lol I am ok. Had a bit of a sore head again today. Not sure whether it was my eyes or I had smacked me head on the wall while I was sleeping. Oh well.

Rant: Cameron took drugs when he was 15....so what....yawn....its boring.....would have been more interesting if he had been crossdressing. England cricket beat Austrailia and took a one day series...... shock....horror.... Their prime minister is thinking of sacking the team for such a shocking performance. Thats it really. Almost actually, I saw Graham Norton's When Will I be Famous show last night, now is the time to scrap the licence fee as it was dreadful.

Tuesday: I think I posted something Monday. I got up on earlies had a shower, some breakfast and went to work. Came home, didnt do much perhaps a little studying. Watched CSI the new series on channel 5 and then went to bed.

Wednesday. Went to work, reasonably busy today. Not stretched though although the boss was in a panic...well in fact most of this week. Still....once I finished I came straight home via ASDA. I read my email, had some tea, watched telly and promptly went to bed.

Thursday. Got up expecting snow. Nope none. When I left for work and hour later......it had appeared.... so I had slowish drive into work. It was a steady day. I left on time and got home in a reasonable time. Lots and lots of snow. Read my email etc etc before going to bed. Cant remember watching anything on telly unless Watchdog was on.

Friday. What a day. Went to work, still ice on the ground. Got too work. It was a steady day including a meeting I had to attend. That reminds me I must chat to the colleagues who work in my office about it. When I left I drove to my brother's girlfriend's sister's flat cause her computer was giving her gip. And to top it all it was snowing again. All good fun. I was there two hours and it was still snowing when I left. Shame there isn't any spark between us otherwise I would have stayed longer. Anyways, what a fun drive home it turned out to be. Two hours to do about 6miles. Yes it was snowing and the traffic was slow BUT.... the problem was all the bloody traffic lights and road junctions. Just tooo many. Have council's got nothing better to do??? Grrrrr!!! I had to stop at Morrison's on the way home for diesel, a coffee(good job I got there half an hour before it shut) and the toilet. Phew!!! My car heater was faulty. Once I got passed the New Inns on the Bilston Road it was quite quick to get home and cover th last 3miles. I was not impressed. I managed to watch NCIS on channel 5 that was good. I think Cote de pablo is cute. I'll just dream on shall I....lol I then went to bed.

Saturday. Well I did something today. About an hour's studying before I almost fell asleep. I also went bowling.....with my two half-brothers after we went to Cineworld only to find the film they thought was on wasn't. I won two of the three games we played. :) Expensive though, nearly a fiver each per game. Cheaper to play footie. I then got dropped off at home, watched some telly including CSI NY on channel 5 and Match of the Day on BBC1. Then I went to bed.

Today. Hurrayyyy, at last. I got up this morning, and both days I did my weekend reading. I went to Maccyds and used a voucher for some breakfast. Then once I ate that I went to ASDA. What fun that was. I used my credit card, and it got declined, I assume cause i triedto use it a month before the start date. Funny though it worked at the bowling alley the previous day. Strange...... Anyways, I got some ofthe stuff I intended to get and came home. Not impressed. I saw some telly and had some painkillers to deal with my headache. Once it had cleared up i did some studying this afternoon. While i had some toast for tea I watched an episode of CSI NY on DVD. And that is it really. Phew!!! Off to bed in a min.

Before I go, two websites. http://www.thisworkinglife.co.uk/ - its a photographer's site I think. And http://www.jongleurs.com/ - comedy site with jokes. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you.

Monday 5th February 2006

2007-02-05T13:11:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Been almost a week since my last post. :( Keep forgetting. Still, I am ok. Still single. :(

Rant: Shock horror.....England beat Austrailia in the cricket.... did Austrailia forget to turn up that day???? At least we managed to beat em once. Blair is still in power worse luck.... hope he goes soon cause he his nothing more than a laughing stock.

Anyways, my week,

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Got up went to work. Came home, sometimes via the shops. Surfed the net. Watched the new series of CSI on channel 5. And thats it really. Friday, I played 5 - a side footie....first time in ages. Shock horror....i scored a goal. :) Got a round of applause...cause it is a rarity for me. Went round me sister's for something to eat afterwards, before coming home. I did feel a bit stiff in the back and knees and my toenails were digging in a bit.

Saturday. Well went to work this morning and missed me weekend reading. Got to work...not a thing was there. Hmmm. anyways my colleague came in so we went to Maccyd's for brekkie while we waited for the boss. We managed to get some other stuff done before we left. I then came home via Waitrose....and I had my brother's car whose first gear doesnt work and the gear stick shift about a lot. He had borrowed mine to help my uncle move some stuff. Half surfed the net and half watched telly although there was nothing on. Searched a site for my cousin, then had pizza for tea. Watched the new CSI NY series on channel 5. Eventually about 11 I went to bed.

Sunday. Went to work again this morning. Got the work we were meant to have yesterday. Phew. Also went to maccys again for brekkie with my work colleague where we spotted another of our colleagues. It turns out she was using it as a hangover cure...now there's a first lol. It was busy and we got quite a bit done. When I left I came straight home, read for about 10mins before going round me mum's for Sunday lunch. Then i played my half-brother at games on the Wii. I beat him at one game of tennis and then beat him at baseball. He won the rest. Still....I then came home and studied in between doing other little tasks. Then at ten o clock I went to bed.

Monday: Today was busyish at work. I was on earlies. Got asked about Pivot Tables in Excel but couldn't remember what the .... anyways I then came home and on the way home my car got swiped on Bilston Street Island by a white van man. He was clearly in the wrong cause he didn't take any notice of me at the side of him as he tried to move over to the left. My car was there and got a severe scrape on the driver side door. Hope he can read my mobile number so he can arrange to get it repaired. It that bloody island where I expect to get hit from the left not the right cause the lanes narrow from basically 3 to one. grrrrr bloody stupid council I blame them. Knew I should have gone to uni at Compton as I would have avoided the island all together. Oh well.

Anyways I have since read email had beans on toast for tea and surfed the net. Tomorrow I shall get on with studying.

Another picture of Edinburgh is attached. And the two websites today are http://www.adventureecology.com/index.php - you can probably tell from the address what it is about although I recommend turning your sound down when you go to this site. And the Second site is http://www.vfestival.com/ - as you can see I wont say what this site is for. Information for this year's events are on there. Take a look and let me know what you think of the site.

Thank you for reading. :)

Thursday 1st February 2006

2007-02-01T00:10:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers.

Hope you are all well. I am ok.

The past couple of days have been work, surf the net, a visit to ASDA and watched the two episodes from the new series of CSI on channel 5 on Tuesday. :) It was a bit strange. But we'll have to wait and see how it pans out.

I have also done a little studying. Slowly getting there.

Rant: Blair and Lord Levy - look like clowns on the telly yesterday. Perhaps they would be better off in circus. Certainly a couple of prats in politics. rofl. Kick em both out.

A website for you this morning is http://www.pchell.com/ - helping you perhaps solve a computer glitch or two. Let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Monday 29th January 2006

2007-01-29T15:24:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well. I am ok I think.

Got up today. Went to work - normal 9 - 5 hours. Its been a strange day in some respects. My work colleague was back today although he disappeared for two hours to go to the doctors. I then had to give someone a lift to town and back. Well I havent had to do that for a while. I then finished a little early to get to university to see my supervising tutor. That was ok. Then once I got me car from the car park I drove home.

I came home, read some email. Then rebooted my computer so I could run a scan of the hard drive. Then found it was a program that was causing internet explorer to run slow so stopped it running. And it fixed the problem. Thank goodness for task manager.

I watched an episode of CSI NY on DVD and did 5 minutes studying. Thats it really.

Two websites for you today are; http://www.technorati.com/ and http://www.beonscreen.com/uk/index.asp - how to get access to TV shows. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you.

Good night.

Sunday 28th January 2006

2007-01-28T14:14:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well. I am feeling ok I think.

Rant: errrmmmm see the home office is in the mire again here in the UK. Time this government went. Celebrity big brother is over......hurrrray another boring show off the telly. Top Gear is back :) yippppeeeeeee. And new series of CSI and CSI NY start this next week. :) Cricket - England are abysmal...must be cause they are on Sky. lol Funny that... Footie....Wolves lost today... :( what a pile of rubbish. Still..... life goes on.

Must study though. :( The picture should it appear is another from Edinburgh last May.

since my last post here's how things have panned out.

Tuesday: Work on earlies and guess what....my work colleague is off sick - sent via text message. :( It was steady today. I came home, and watched an episode of CSI NY on DVD, had my tea, fed the cats. Read my email and surfed the web.

Wednesday. Work and was on earlies as all this week. My work colleague was off sick still and guess what - sent me a text message. Left work and came home via ASDA. Read my email and watched another episode of CSI NY on DVD. Fed the cats etc. Then went to bed.

Thursday, went to work, my work colleague's wife rang to say he was off sick still and wouldn't be in till Monday cause the doctor had advised him so. You can see my lack of being convinced in my tone. I mean how did he go from a headache on Monday afternoon to a tummy bug on Tuesday? Hmmmm.... Anyways came home, was reading my email and...knock on door and apparently the cat that was swapped for 3 kittens had been run over. I had to retrieve it from the road, good job its reasonably quiet and bury him in the back garden. A bit depressing in some respects but life goes on. I watched an episode of CSI NY and fed the cats, had my tea etc before going to bed.

Friday. More mundane again today. Work, work colleague still off sick.... it was quiet today. Came home via my mum's. Saw my sister, two nieces and nephew. My nephew told me how he had bit his tongue....had fallen over or something. I then came home cause I had a bit of wind. Read my email, watched an episode of CSI NY on DVD and half watched the telly but fully watched NCIS on channel 5.

Saturday....nearly done. Got up. Study today eventually once I had done some washing, filled the dishwasher, been to the tip and Waitrose.....yummy doughnuts lots of jam. :) I did managed to do some study by using a camping table in my bedroom to do some reading. It worked. And I surfed the web and read my email while i studied a little. Wish I had a laptop...oh I have at the ex-gf's mother's house....in Cardiff. I could have used it while I was studying with a wireless adaptor in it. Never mind. Not much on telly. Good job I was studying really.

Sunday. Well here we are, up to date at last. Phew. Its been a strange day. Havent done too much. Watched a couple of episodes of CSI NY on DVD and Top Gear on BBC2. It was good. Although the road building bit - was a bit dicey...ignore health and safety???? You are kidding...will have to bring that up at work. Jeremy Clarkson admitted to being a member of the RSPB. :) Now thats interesting rofl. Had my tea fed the cats, worked a little on my essay's introduction. Now its almost time for bed. Oh yeah I caught the BBC's tech program Click on the internet.

Two websites for you first http://www.newzcrawler.com/ - like RSS feeds or something. And http://www.howjsay.com/ - an english pronunciation website. Take a look and let me know what you think of these sites please.

Thank you for reading. Will try and post again sooner.

Good night.

Monday 22nd January 2007

2007-01-22T13:25:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well. I am seemingly ok today.

Football results were all over the place the weekend and noone I knew did too well on Challenge Lawro.

Got up this morning and went to work. On earlies this week. It was a steady day. My boss went off out for most of the day so it was almost an easy life rofl. Nothing really interesting happened apart from trying to sort out first aid refresher training. Which will mean rearranging a week I have booked off.

After work I drove to Merry Hill and went to HMV and exchanged the non existent DVD i had bought from their Dublin store. Apparently when I opened the case the DVD was nowhere to be seen. :( Still the good staff at the HMV store more locally changed it. :) I also spent the gift card I had christmas and got a couple of CDs. I then walked back to the car via Starbucks and got some coffee ground for the cafetiere this time and a Frappucino thing. Is there any difference between coffe ground for the filter maker thing and the cafetiere? Let me know if there is.

I ate my muffin before I then drove home. It was relatively easy drive. Got home, had my tea, read my email, checked the post etc. Watched and episode of CSI NY on DVD. Checked the DVD i just exchanged and phew it is in the case this time. :) Apparently it happened to a work colleague as well with a CD someone gave her for christmas. Who are these phantom cd/dvd thieves? If you know call crimestoppers they are a chuffing nuisance and a pest.

I am just filling in my blog and then going to bed.

Two websites for you today are http://www.gigrin.co.uk/ - about red kites. And http://www.holswap.com/ about holiday swapping. Please let me know what you think of the sites.

Thank you for reading. :)

Night night.

Sunday 21st January 2006

2007-01-21T13:11:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are all well. I am ok. Been a funny old week. Still single :( Think I am a little behind on my uni work. And spent more than I should of this weekend. Silly me. Still....at least HMV will replace a DVD I bought from there shop in Dublin where there was no DVD in the case...

Rant: Cricket - what a pile. Football - is it me or is it getting boring now. I just don't find it interesting at all now. Think rugby is more interesting especially the six nations coming up. Ananova.com should really take smug prat Blair's picture off their front page....it is so offputting.
The motorist in the UK is so badly treated by this poxy goverment and their abuse of human rights rule to the right to the freedom to travel how we please. Ok I am not an plane fan(I believe these together with fossil fuel burning power stations to be the real cause of environmental problems. Trains suffer engineering work at the weekends so you need to change to a bus etc and buses are subject to abusive and sometimes criminal elements. So Blair and Brown stop this taxing of the motorist. Its digraceful and totally without foundation.

As for me and my week since Thursday.

Friday: Didn't do too much except do a little bit of studying. Watched an episode of CSI NY series 2 on DVD. Watched NCIS on channel 5 and a little bit of the snooker on BBC2.

Saturday: Ooops spent more today than i should. I got up after my usual bout of weekend reading. I read my email. Watched an episode of CSI NY on DVD. My youngest brother came round and did two hours in the garden, a little bit of tidying up and digging up some border to tidy it. I then went to Wickes and got two polythene sheets, 1 to cover the garden table and the other was to make a cover for the cubby hole in the outside toilet for the cats. Unfortunately the masking tape didnt hold it up. Spend number 1. My brother then wanted a lift upto town, and I said Merry Hill so he said yes. So I had to get some diesel first at Wall Heath esso garage as it was the cheapest...spend no. 2. Then at Merry Hill got some money from the cash point....this was spent in HMV...spend no 3 cause I thought I had a gift card in my wallet but it turned out they were the wrong ones so ended up paying cash. Then my brother wanted something to drink so ended up at Starbucks having a coffee and muffin, and I bought some filter coffee from there, which was four times the price I paid for the last lot from ASDA, Spend no 4. Then I drove him home via my house cause he wanted to borrow a game. I then attempted to do a little studying and then....i ended up going out in the evening with my cousin and another brother, to two pubs. The first called the Fieldhouse, which is currently to let just off Whitwick Bank nr Wolverhampton, and the second pub call the Holybush, somewhere near Seisdon/Trysull, where spend no.6 occured. I had had no tea so buying a round of drinks I also ordered some food - a t-bone steak. Yum. We stayed there a few hours playing darts. Before returning home. I then fed the cats and went to bed.

Sunday. Got up, walked to ASDA...spend no.7 and then came home and put a few loads of washing in. Even did the dishwasher, emptied the bin and washed it out. I have spent the afternoon studying after watching an episode of CSI NY on DVD and another while I ate my tea. And thats about it really.

The picture is a view of Edinburgh from the castle.

And the two websites this post are;
http://www.tate.org.uk/ - the tate gallery
http://www.tate.org.uk/ - a social utility so it says.

Take a look at these and let me know what you think of them.

Thank you for reading. Please let me have your comments.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Good night readers.

Thursday 18th January 2006

2007-01-18T15:11:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well. I am ok. I think, well its getting colder here.

Wednesdy. Got up, went to work. It was a steady day really. Loads to do. Came home, watched an episode of CSI NY on DVD from series 2. Read my email. Watched The Man Who Sued God on channel 5 which starred Billy Connoly as man living in Austrailia whose boat was blown up by lightening and whose insurance company wouldn't pay out cause it was an act of God. It was fairly funny and watchable which is more than I can say for many films.

Rant: Well I see RAF Cosford lost out to St Athan's in Wales. Hmmmm. The idiots in the labour party must be really desperate for the Welsh vote....well I believe the Welsh people are not stupid and should vote Plaid Cymru. :) That's obvious, but what the govenrment didn't let on was that it owned a stake in the company Qinetic(can't spell it right) which was part of the St. Athan's bid. As you can see it was totally biased to the Welsh bid. Therefore there was no fairness in the process at all. This government has shown it to be totally and utterly corrupt and the sooner it goes the better for the people of the UK. Wish I could afford to emigrate to Canada - till Bush invades it. Celebrity Big Brother should be taken off the air as well with immediate effect. It was ok for the first three series but now its just completely and utterly rubbish. If channel 4 fail to take it off air I would remove their licence to broadcast if I as in power.

Today: Got up and went to work. It was quiet today. Came home via ASDA. It was busy on the roads as one of them was shut cause of a fallen tree. Came home, read my email. Watched an episode from series 2 of CSI NY on DVD. Just finished watching Newsnight.

The picture is another one of Edinburgh overlooking the wall at the Castle.

The websites for today are. http://www.earthbrowser.com/browser.com/ - lots of information on planet earth including the weather. And http://www.elgg.net/ - social networking site for education.... sounds rubbish. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Tuesday 16th January 2006

2007-01-16T15:03:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well. I am ok. A bit tired so off to bed in a min.

Well I see England cricket team won a match....was against New Zealand though. :( My local team Wolves are through to the next round of the FA Cup. :) Took a replay though. Another shambles at the home office. Time this government realised it can't do it and left.

As for my day... well I went to work. Uneventful day. Steady today. Came home via ASDA and cooked boiled potatoes, cabbage and pork chops for tea. Yum yum. Tried one of the supermarket's own brand smoothies as the other option was twice the price at least. :( Still.... I have read my email. Watched CSI NY on DVD another episode from series 2. Watched CSI on Channel 5. And Dont Die Young on BBC2. Its a good factual program. The presenter is quite fit too. Oh and congratulations to Hugh Laurie on his Golden Globe award for playing the irrepressible House.

The picture on your left is another taken from Edinburgh Castle last year. Again alterations of levels like brightness and that to enhance detail. Can't see any smudges on this one.

And the websites. http://spaces.live.com/ - something from msn. Think it is something to do with blogs. Need an internet domain name? Try http://www.1and1.co.uk Take a look and let me know what you think of these sites.

Thank you.

Monday 15th January 2006

2007-01-15T15:14:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

No link today. Just a photo I have just enhanced the brightness and exposure on. Its a statue at Edinburgh Castle. I will attach it once I have been though my day.

Well on days today at work. Had printer training on the two new printers. Dropped off my surveys for my uni project lunchtime. Had to change one later as I had made a couple of glaring errors. Still all good fun. Work was steady today. Drove home via Sainsburys - get the nextar points anyway. :) Had oven chips, sausages and beans for tea. Done a little studying and watched an episode of CSI NY series 2. The one with the plastic surgeon and the blind girl.

Thats about it really. Now for the picture. Take a good look and let me know what you think. Thank you.

Sunday 14th January 2006

2007-01-14T15:00:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

It has been a week since my last post. Havent been feeling too clever this week. Betterish now though. Hope you are all well.

Here has been my week so far.

Monday: Went to work. Was on earlies. It was quiet. When I finished I came home via the university. Can't remember doing anything after that....must have watched TV.

Tueday. Went to work on earlies again today. Had an admin meeting. Free brekkie. One work colleague in a nearby office went home after half the day as my work colleague told him maight have had measles. He looked it up then told his boss he was off home sick. He didn't have measles as it transpired. Still quiet. Came straight home today I think. I watched TV and read my email. Thats about it really. Oh and surfed the web.

Wednesday. Same as Tuesday really.

Thursday. Went to work. It was quiet again. Still not back to normal yet and my work colleague booked the day off just after midday. Go figure..although his wife is sick...but not that sick I suspect that he needs the day off. After all no-one ever takes me to the docs. Mind you I hardly go. I came home watched a little telly and surfed the net.

Friday. Went to work, it was quiet today although I did have other things at work to concentrate on. Ahhh of course was on the Environment committee for two hours as my colleague was also off today. He had booked this one in advance. Then the tedium type of job after lunch. Still...it pays the wages. When I got home I surfed the net and read my email and watched NCIS on channel 5 - series 3. :) And sort of half watched Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Don't think I watched anything else apart from the darts.

Saturday: Got up after my usual bout of weekend reading. Finished a photography book. I also once washed and dressed finished off Jeremy Clarkson's book the World According to Clarkson...it is very funny. Its basically lots of funny anecdotes of opinions and experiences of life he has had. Looking forward to the return of Top Gear in a couple of weeks. I also had today an headache and sore eyes....think it was sinus related. I got up watched bits of telly, surfed the web. Including looking for a couple of videos for my aunt. Found them on Amazon though they are in the states....errr need UK versions. Oh well. I went to ASDA for a pasta microwave meal thing and some bananas. Came home, watche the Road to Perdition on DVD and went to bed. The film was ok. Although you do find yourself every now and again looking at the clock. I then took it out the DVD plpayer to put the next one in I hadn't watched and guess what..........there was no DVD in the box of Shania Twain's Up Close and Personal DVD which I had bought from HMV in Dublin in Ireland last July. :( Not happy. Will have to ring HMV and see what they will do. Oh well. Oh I also watched bits of the darts matches. And I also redid the first of my uni project surveys.

And finally today. I got up after my usual reading. Read the first chapter of the new Ian Rankin novel The Naming of the Dead. Seems good so far. Rebus is good as are the SOCO's at crime scene he has had them called into...won't say anymore otherwise it spoils the first chapter....let's just say there's a bit of humour. I watched the Fantastic Four on DVD after a trip to Waitrose. Had a sausage sandwhich for dinner. Watched a bit of the snooker. Then studied and completed the 2nd survey. Now I can hand both in once they are printed. Did a little bit more studying around watching the 1st episode from CSI NY series 2 on DVD. Also really sore again today with sinuses and my eyes. Just had a bit of tummy trouble too although I think it was the pork belly slices two days past their sell by. Well they seemed ok. I had cabbage and boiled potatoes with them and some horseradish for the mash and apple sauce with the meat. Could have been these I suppose. Still.... apologies for not filling in my blog sooner.

I am still single...:( not happy about this at the moment. Hope it changes. Cricket....here we go again...another slaughter. Beckham...well if and his skinny waif of a missus are in the states they are out of our hair. The government....what a waste...they are well and truly digging a hole for themselves now....with a JCB....rofl. General election hopefully this year.....

And now for the websites. need help???? try http://www.allexperts.com/ or if you need a holiday with your camera try http://www.lakelandphotohols.com/main.html Take a look and let me know what you think of these sites.

Thank you for reading. Hope to post again soon.

Sunday 7th January 2007

2007-01-07T13:33:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Crikey, I havent posted since New Years Day. :( I kept forgetting. I am back again. Not too happy - still struggling to concentrate and settle down into my studies. Apart from work that is.

Well here is how my week went.

Tuesday. Went to work on days. It was a quiet day really. Everything worked though. Came home, read my email, watched the portable telly and probably watched and episode of House too. I should really make notes. Emailed Amazon asking where my new telly was. They rang me as I was driving to work and told me it was being delivered the following morning.

Wednesday. Went to work. It was a bit busier than the day before. Still all good fun. I came home and read my email, surfed the web and watched a bit of telly. The new one that had turned up in the morning. Took 5 minutes to get to get it work. Also got text from work colleague asking me to do his mornings as his wife was sick. Wasn't too impressed. Said yes anyway but how is he supposed to know she wouldn't feel better in the morning? Hmmmm

Thursday. Went to work on earlies today. Checked my bank account too as it was quiet. Was not happy, cause around lunchtime I had an argument with the bank about their websites poor information. On sat it said it took money for a bill. On Tuesday the bank put it back and unpaid bill and then took money for their own charges. How theiving is that. Got a text from work colleague about 5pm asking me to do his mornings again.....still how does he know she wouldnt feel better the following day? I saw that one. Think he will get his come uppance one day.

Friday. Well its the end of the week. On earlies again. It was relatively easy compared to the previous day when it was busy. Good job I have less than one day on average a year off sick innit? Oh well. I came home. Think I studied a little. Read my email and watched an episode of House on DVD. Thought I was going to play footie but I didnt cause my brother-in-law didn't phone. Oh well.

Saturday. Overtime hasnt yet materialised. Finished watching the second series of House on DVD. Did a little watching of the telly, surfing the web and a little studying. Well I did the acknowledgements for my report. I did got to ASDA in the evening. Hardly anything on the shelves really. No satsumas or bananas. Tesco's please open your new shiny big Wolverhampton store soon. Need somewhere they may actually stock produce I want. My cousin came round for a hour or so and ate his tea while Watching a bit of Star Trek 6. Thats it really apart from reading email. Oh yeah my two half-brothers were round today - the one to earn his ten pounds for doing the garden.... well cleaned out the outhouse and tidied it up as it was raining. Also showed them how to update the Sony PSP - helps if you have a wireless router. And they reminded me it can connect to websites. :) Use that in my Master's thesis.

Today: Well I have to say not much. A little reading, watched a bit of telly and did a little studying. A part of the bibliography was completed for my report and then the first bit of the introduction was completed . Read my email and surfed the web.

Two websites for you. The first I may have listed it already. http://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/ - as you can see its for the national geographic TV channel which unfortunately you don't get on freeview. And secondly, http://www.visions-of-science.co.uk/ - which hasn't been updated for a while and some of the pictures do not work. Take a look and let me know what you think of these sites.

Thank you for reading.

New Years Day 2007

2007-01-01T15:22:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you all had a good New Years Day. Hows 2007 going so far? I am getting tired and am off to bed in a while.

Today i have been reading, studying and watched a couple of episodes of House on DVD. I also surfed the web a little. Had beans on toast for tea and fed the cats.

I am printing some stuff off for uni work to read and its taking forever :( dont why its gone slow. Oh well.

A couple of websites for you to start your New Year off. The first is www.stickcricket.com - see if you can do better than the England Ashes side. The second is www.sandisk.com - home of the maker of SD cards that fit in your camera and possibly your palm pilot if you have one. Take a look at the sites and let me know what you think

Thank you for reading. Back to work tomorrow....

Good night.

Sunday 31st December 2006

2006-12-31T14:03:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Happy New Year. Hope you are all well. I am ok. A bit down cause I am stuck in...and I don't like New Year's Eve. Still 2007 might be an improvement on 2006. Let's hope so.

This my last post of 2006. Plenty to come though in 2007.

Rant: They hanged Saddam Hussein....in a way its good riddance. But, it wont stop the civil war in Iraq. They should put Bush and Blair on trial for the murder of all the people killed in all the bombings of late. The Sunday Times predicts the company I work for will be sold off by it's parent company. Better not had. The city should not influence chief executives...they should be able to make up their own minds. I think we are a while off recession but you never now what might happen just around the corner. Don't mention the Ashes.

Friday: Well went to work today after having a shave. Was there all morning. Got a present of my work colleague. I feel guilty cause I didnt get them anything this year, although next year I will try if I am still in the same job. After that I came home, didn't do too much in the afternoon apart from watch a couple of episodes of House on DVD and hoping my new telly would turn up. It didn't. :( Spent most of the afternoon in my bedroom watching the portable and reading.

Saturday was more of what I was doing Friday afternoon. Reading and watching a couple of episodes of House on DVD. i then went to the chippy for tea and out to 3 pubs, The Bentlands, The Newhampton and the Bradmore Arms where had I not eaten earlier I would have had the 20oz steak. I had some pasta instead while my cousin and brother had something else. Eventually got back home after having a quick look at my cousin's computer which had got Win 98 on it and told him not to bother connecting to the internet due to the lack of disk space. Came home. Read for about 20mins and went to bed.

Today: Got up at 6am and fixed the outside toilet, well knocked the ballcock back into place so it wouldnt keep pouring water out the overflow pipe. I went back to bed and got up a bit later. Had a shower, walked to ASDA and then read Rage by Wilbur Smith and finished the last 80pages. I won't say anything so you can read it and find out the ending for yourself. Did my early morning reading then and then went round my mum's for lunch. Turkey, mash, sprouts, roast spuds....yummy, couldn't finish it this time. Still had a game of bowling with my youngest brother and lost. Came home then, and watched an episode or two of House on DVD and then did a bit of studying. I don't like New Years Eve, never have done - find it expensive and immensely boring when I have gone out.

Two websites for you today now are http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0509/feature2/index.html about Nairobi and www.funtrivia.com - a fun site I hope. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading today and hope you have a good 2007. Post soon.

Thursday 28th December 2006

2006-12-28T15:02:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well. Its been a quiet couple of days. Christmas is over. New year approaching...:( I hate New Year's Eve. It will be the same old stuff next year as this. No such thing as a new year.

Anyways, yesterday, I got up after doing my usual day off work reading. I went to watch House on DVD and guess what.....the TV didn't work. :( I had to look for a new one. Fortunately I managed to find a reasonably priced widescreen job on amazon. Hope it turns up tomorrow. Miss a reasonably sized telly. I have a portable but its not the same. No HD ready TV for me...believe its a con to the point that why should I fork out for another set of disks with films on either blu-ray or hd-dvd. Movie studio's take note - stick with the normal DVD format - you wont go wrong. I did a little studying in the afternoon after also a walk to ASDA and I had got my wits together. I then went round to see one of my brother's familys for the better part of the evening. Had tea there. And played the Cars game on a console. :) I won the first race lol. I then drove back and went to bed, oh yeah after I had sent my brother the emadd2 guitar chord from the net.

Today: Still miffed about the telly. I got up, went to the tip with the old telly and the box from me office chair plus other boxes. I came home and watched an episode of House on DVD and finished me early morning reading. I have watched another episode of House on DVD. Imported all my remaining CDs into Itunes which took a while and installed a train sim addin pack which wont work. Played a few tunes on my guitar. Rated a few on itunes. Did a little studying but couldn't settle, so had a shower. Still couldnt settle so read a bit of other books/magazines. Well Rage by Wilbur Smith another 50pages read. Michael Courtney wrote an article for his newpaper, his brother Garry has a business plan for some land... and Manfred de la Ray - justice minister - meets Moses Gama in prison. Keeping it to the point in case you read the book. As part of my studying I found that one of the most popular searches on Yahoo is www.google.com - daft as it may seem. Want to see popular searches? try http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist - well the states anyway.

The websites for today are http://www.naturephotographers.net/ - online magazine for nature photographers. http://www.ziepod.com/ - bit more trendy - podcast player and receiver. Check these out and let me know what you think of these sites. I may even add a photograph I have taken sometime....

Thank you for reading and I look forward to your responses.

Sleep well.

Boxing Day 2006

2006-12-26T15:42:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you have had a good Christmas. A week today and I am back at work.

Rant: Just the same old one about the England cricket team....useless. Oh and I believe that Boxing Day should be a holiday the same as Christmas Day and all shops should be shut this day too. I don't agree with these big stores all opening today cause of the sales. They should wait till the 27th. Anyways,

Yesterday, I went round me mums, had a few presents there after I had opened a few I had at home. I got the usual showergel, shaving stuff, one pair of socks...an office chair, a train sim addin pack, chocolates, a couple of vouchers, a couple of books and a CD. My mum makes a mean Christmas lunch. Missed it last year because of the ex-gf. Must get her stuff back to Cardiff sometime. I also took my two half-brother's too my sister's house and we were there ages, played at least 25games of Connect 4. They don't make the frame like they used too, Its a bit too flimsy. I did like their flexy scooby doo though....its quite good. They opened their presents from me which I took round. My eldest niece was very pleased with the original Grease CD. :) Her mum told me what to get rofl. Returned to mum's and sat and watched the Vicar of Dibley. It was a tad crude but I knew what they were talking about....but it was very funny. I then came home... installed my train sim addin and did one activity before going to bed.
I still found time to do my reading bits before getting up. :)

Today: Got up after reading. Didnt do much this morning except watch and episode of House and then another tonight. I went round me mum's lunchtime for dinner again. Played a couple of games with my half-brothers before coming home. I did some reading of Rage by Wilbur Smith about 60pages, where Moses Gama gets caught and Tara Courtney is disowned by her husband. Also started reading The World According To Clarkson by Jeremy Clarkson....the book having sat above my head for most of the last year....so far 20pages in it is very funny....:) I also watched some documentary about the startings out of the musical Phantom of the Opera, didnt mean to watch most of it but I did and it was quiet interesting. Oh yeah I remember I put the office chair together this morning. Took me over half an hour. Still its done.

And a website or two for you. http://www.lezano.com/ - a photographer's website. http://www.tooled-up.com/ - a website that sells tools to DIY experts etc. Take a look at these sites and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Sleep well.

Christmas Day 2006

2006-12-25T02:09:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone.

Celebrate and enjoy.

Its been a funny old few days since my last post.

I have been to work, my nan's, fixed my sort of brother's sister-in-law's computer....he aint married yet. And now we finally arrive at Christmas day.

Rant: People who suck up to others are not very good at their jobs. In fact they are useless. Many business's are run by people who do a lot of sucking up....and I find this to be dishonest behaviour. China.....if it doesn't allow freedom of speech(doesn't have to have a democracy) how can corrupt officials be caught....well this could be the answer why in future years we may see the Chinese equivalent of Enron or Worldcom. Still.....they will learn eventually. Mind you do we have free speech in the UK? ermmm some would say it appears not.... although that Christian couple who got compensation have proved that you cannot deny free speech.

Well yesterday, was round me mums. Friday I went to ASDA after work. I walked round. Got me stuff and used the self-service checkout as it had the quickest queue. Funny how so many people dont like it and a couple of people tried to push in. Told em where to go... Then went to my Nan's where my uncle was and cousin Lee. First time i have seen either in ages. My uncle was a bit angry...then again he his going through the final pieces of a divorce....the wife he had for many years turned out to be nothing but a lieing cheat Gail simner....neee Baker..... take note. I also found out that in court you are only allowed to say yes or no.....hows the truth supposed to get out? So much for British justice...its more flawed now than it ever was and all because lawyers want to make lots of money out of the system. This seems to me that they have no interest in fairness, equality or justice. Booooooooooo!!!! Charge em all with treason. Give victims the right to have their say in court before sentencing and fathers, husbands equal rights....before the European Court of Human Rights do!!!!

Ooops whinging there a bit. Still some websites for you.... http://www.photographymonthly.com/ - is the website for a photography magazine. And http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/ - its a bookstore apparently aimed at parents. Many of you may find this latter link useful. Take a look at both and let me know what you think of the sites.

Thank you for reading and hope you all have an enjoyable day.

PS Sympathies to those families who lost loved oned in war, and to the family of James Brown the singer who passed away in the last day.

Wednesday 20th December 2006

2006-12-20T13:32:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well. I am ok today - still single though.

Rant - nothing really apart from its seems quiet lately considering Christmas is almost upon us.

Went to work this morning in the car. Dropped letter off to the bank this morning. Work was busy today. I had to go to Morrissons lunchtime for me dinner. Got some diesel too.

When I left work I came home, done a little reading, read my email and surfed the web a bit.

Not much today. Put the shopping away too.

Websites for you today are http://www.bennettrobotworks.com/ - speaks for itself but you tell me what you think and http://creative.gettyimages.com/source/home/home.aspx?country=gbr - big library holding of photographic images. Let me know what you think of the site.

Thank you for reading and I look forward to your correspondence soon.

Tueday 19th December 2006

2006-12-19T13:59:00.002-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well. Its Christmas....doesnt feel it...seems very quiet this year.

Rant: ermmmm nothing really...the UK is hooked on gadgets...wonder why...must be the dreadful boredom of politicians that force us to seek entertainment elsewhere rofl. One is dating a cheeky girl....errr...hows he managed that? Not fair.... rofl

And yes I am still single and a bit down about it.

Today though: got up, went to post office, got remaining outstanding parcels. Went to work. It was a steady day and a bit strange. We went out for our christmas meal and it was the best one we have had, since I have been back at the company. There was only 7 of us and it went well. I recommend it Sinners and Thinners, Compton Wolverhanpton. Returned to the office. When I finished, I dropped my colleague off at a garage to pick his car up. Then continued home the long way. Very foggy.

Once i got home, wrapped the last presents up. Read my email and watched some telly. Cleaned the kitchen sink and filled the dishwasher and put it on. I fed the cats too.

Need to go to the tip.

And now for the websites. the first http://www.comcastic.com/ - i think it is flash animated puppets you can move around. Take a look and let me know what you think. The second is http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/ - speaks for itself. Somewhere I would like to look round though.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for reading.

Monday 18th December 2006

2006-12-18T13:37:00.000-08:00

Hello readers,

Hope you are all well. Christmas is approaching. Merry Christmas to you all.

Rant: err no rant... i think. Not today - can't think of anything. Ahhh yes the bank and its charges...must reclaim some. Apparently they are illegal....charging interest is fine. But any other charge is illegal. Go figure... lol. Microsoft could be in trouble I beleive as not so much its Monopoly but the fact that new PCs come installed with Windows. You are not given a choice between it and Linux....the later being less risky in terms of security. For Apple's OS you basically need a Mac. Oh yeah, cricket, England lost the Ashes series. Oh dear...I did say Flintoff was a shite captain. Now I am right. Still.....the six nations starts next year... it will be between France and Wales if Wales' Duncan Jones stops faffing about and letting opposing players through the defence.

And as for my day well....

I got up this morning at half 5. Went to work in the car thanks to my step-father who taxed it. So I drove... Work was well...very quiet today. Needed an engineer for something but still quiet. Tomorrow however will be busy. To make up for the quiet day today.

I came home when I finished, my new toaster and new shoes had been dumped in the bin. Was not impressed. Had to fish them out. Read my email, finished off a Photography Monthly magazine. And read a couple of pages of the Snowdownia book - well its a photo book with comments by famous Welsh people.

Thats it really apart from trying out my new toaster and feeding the cats. Watched a bit of news. Also did a little bit of surfing the web.

And for your delights, for the time being two websites. One will be accessible via the title link of each post. The first is http://www.andyrouse.co.uk/ - a photographer's website who specialises in Wildlife.
The second is http://www.rhapsody.com/welcome.html - to do with music - I think its a download site you have to pay for at first quick glance. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Sunday 17th December 2006

2006-12-17T13:52:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well. I am ok. Feet are cold.

Well its been a surprisingly busy weekend. Yesterday my half-brother came round and did a couple of hours in the garden. His brother took us both back to mums and was there longer than intended as we were going to go to Stafford. But...the battery in the car was playing up. Anyways, eventually my brother picked me up and took me to his girlfriend's sisters flat so I could do some more work sorting out her pc. All uptodate now :)

Took me 6 hours though. Left it defragging.

Got home, went to bed. Got up today, went round my mums with my brother and moved a couple of nice arm chairs. One to my house and one to his. Helped him shift one up into his bedroom. Then went I went back to mums for Sunday lunch. Their computer was fine...well the one my half-brothers use needs a good cleaning as they have nearly filled the C: drive. Doh!!!

Came back, took the old chair to the tip with some cardboard. Put up a shower curtain....shock horror, me using a drill. Fed the cats and thats about it really. Watched a little telly.

Oh, also played MS train simulator....the one activity crashed out on me. Must get a patch for it if there is one.

And with that a website for you. http://www.scoopt.com/ - something to do with selling photographs. Take a look and tell me what you think.

and a second one today... http://www.andybudd.com/ a blog i think on photography. Let me know.

Thank you for reading and hope you have had a good weekend.

Wednesday 13th December 2006

2006-12-13T14:51:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. Sorry I didn't post last night. Was too tired when I got back from my brother's girlfriend's sister's house as I was trying to sort out problems with her computer. I was there 3 and half hours. I think i sorted it out but her internet connection is playing up.

Today. I got up, cycled to work, it was a busy day today at work. My work colleague checked my cycle tyres as apparently he suspected they were under pressure. They were, they only had 25% of the air they should have had. Cycling home was easier although it was windy.

Got home, read my email, watched an episode of House on DVD. Nearly finished series one. Wish series 2 was available. Still..... I also spoke to my brother then his intended sister-in-law.... and tried to help her again but to no avail. Made a few suggestions but if it isnt sorted may have to go round to her flat and help her the weekend.

Surfed the web. Will get back into studying the weekend i think,

Fed the cats too. Although I almost forgot.

And the website today is http://www.fpme.co.uk/ - about freelance photography. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Monday 11th December 2006

2006-12-11T15:33:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Well another day. Cycled to work today - bit windy bit wet - good job i have waterproofs - just wish my trainers were.

News: Not much today. In fact none at all - well me brains gone to sleep. Another football manager bites the dust....can't say it wasn't expected though. Wolves my local club is also up for sale for £20million. Can anyone afford to invest in a club that is looking less and less likely to play premiership footie next year?

Work today was busy. My work colleague managed half a day before being told to go home as he had been sick, wondered why it was quiet when i got into work this morning. Still.... I got everything done. I made a woman from HR laugh. You know when you have one of them moments when your brain doesnt function? It happened to me in the canteen, couldnt remember what the cube things i had were called.... they being southern fried cubed potatoes.

I eventually left work on time, and cycled home, wasnt too bad and it wasnt raining. Think my tyres will need checking though.

Got home, read me post and bought the bike in. Me RSPB payment had been stopped by the bank...on investigation found they had charged me £38 for a stopping a £2.59 payment cause I was over me overdraft limit. You tell me where the logic is in that. I am not impressed and will phone them up tomorrow to get that reversed and put back. Grrrr talk about taking liberties. I didnt even get a letter from the bank. :( Swines!!!

I read me email, nothing interesting as usual. Surfed the web, done a little studying. Watched an episode of House on DVD. And thats about it really. Caught part of Cold Case on BBC1. Must get off the net so to speak andget my head in books and journal articles. I get so bored though.

And now for the website http://www.ricohpmmc.com/ - home of Ricoh who apart from other things make digital cameras. Take a look and let me know what you think of the site.

Thank you.

Will post again tomorrow.

Night night.

Sunday 10th December 2006

2006-12-10T23:59:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope this posts this time. This is the second time of posting.

Hope you are all well.

Well yesterday was a quiet day. Did my usual reading before getting out of the bed on a Sunday. Read my email, fed the cats, filled the dishwasher and even used my coffee filter machine.

I watched an episode of House on DVD, Muder She Wrote and Sports Personality of the Year on BBC1. Fine that Zara Phillips came first for the main award but not happy at all that Theo Walcot got the Young Sports Personality of the Year award. Disgraceful.

Other stuff: Pinochet is dead...good. Russians upsetting the world with their alleged poisoning of one of their own. Doh!!! Bush and Blair sucking up to each other last week, no surprise their.
And over the weekend a Tanker crashed into a Jetty off Wales....no the captain is called Wa****(only* in case spelling it fully was what upset my posting last time.)!!! :) rofl.

And a wesbite for you. http://www.adobe.co.uk - a new version v8 of reader is out. Take a look and let me know what you think of the site.

Thank you for reading :) It is much appreciated.

Saturday 9th December 2006

2006-12-09T15:09:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well, as I sneeze at the screen. No worries though not coming down with a cold.

Thought: Why should the motorist like me pay more in road tax and fuel duty....when trains dont run when we want them too and the same goes for buses, Talk about abusing the tax payer. I mean at peak times both buses and trains are overcrowded - thats a fact. Who wants to be squashed like a sardine. Not me. This theiving UK government will soon have the biggest shock of their lives when people find out the real truth about the UK economy - same old labour same old policies....tax and spend. Where's the police - they seem to spend most of their time frittering about from one place to another.... Anyways.... what have a I been doing today otherwise this posting could run on and on.

Its a Saturday and.....well not much. Put a couple of Christmas decorations up and sprayed some of that fame snow spray on some windows. I have written some Christmas cards. Will finish the rest of tomorrow.

I did my usual round of reading before I got up. I have done bits of studying, been to ASDA on foot. :) I have watched an episode of House on DVD, Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1 as well as Robin Hood. I also saw NCIS on channel 5. I have also rated a few tunes.

Here is today's website http://www.olympus.co.uk/ - home of Olympus the camera maker as well as other things. Take as look and let me know what you think of it.

Thank you for reading. :)

Friday 8th December 2006

2006-12-08T15:08:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. Its getting colder here.

No thoughts today.

Cycled to work today. Work was quiet, but we ended up checking out the whole office block for a CEO visit next week. Took longer than we thought.

Eventually, I cycled home. I used the underpass at Bilston Street island this time. I got home, put some washing in, read my email, watched an episode of House on DVD and watched Have a I Got News for you on BBC1. The recycling bin hadnt been emptied so that could be a phone call to the council next week.

Feeling sleepy. Done a little studying too. :)

A website for you is http://www.canon.co.uk/ - home of Canon. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Thursday 7th December 2006

2006-12-07T13:39:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well. I seem to have joint aches. Not having a good year really. Need to do more walking.

Thoughts: Well its been a long day. Single still and no sign of a love life. Quite depressing leading upto christmas. :( Oh well. Blair and Bush - comedy duo - lol. Liars more like. Cricket - make Vaughan captain in the next test - never mind if he aint well - he can be a 12th man.

Today I went to work - got my brother to give me a lift in. If the wind dies down I might cycle tomorrow morning. If not then he will have to give me a lift again. Work was quiet but it was expected today. Still caught up on some admin tasks only to find there was a slight technicality noone bothered to tell us. Will implement that in the new year. Got a coy look from one woman. Cleaned the main office I work in for the visit next week of a big boss. My work colleague dropped me off at uni after I finished work. Got the book I reserved - only got it for a week though instead of 3 weeks. I shall just reserve it again next week. Went to see lecturer and dialled his extension and got him at home....lol modern technology hey!!!

I then walked home via ASDA, needed some teabags and toilet roll. When I got home read my email, watched and episode of House on DVD and put the bins out. Chatted to my only remaining friend on AOL for about ten minutes. Watched the news, had some tea, contemplated my thoughts and then watched Coast on BBC2.

Did a little studying and rated a few tracks of music.

And the website is http://www.sony.co.uk/ - take a look at their site and let me know what you think. PS I think the PS3 will be a flop.

Thank you for reading.

Wednesday 6th December 2006

2006-12-06T13:50:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. I am bored and tired.

Thoughts of today: Would I have been better off staying in Coventry many years ago? Nope. I was stressed when I left the Burnt Post pub. I was nicknamed Stavros. Last time I had a nickname. Now people finally use my real name. :) As for the woman I care about, I hope she says hello to me first on AOL before the weekend as I am planning to get rid of it if she doesnt as she is the last person on my list. She seemed a bit short with me the last time I tried to speak to her. Hope she is ok.

Today: Got up on time today :) Cycled to work. It was busy to start with but tailed off at the end of my day. I then cycled home. Bilston Street island aint half dangerous if you are on a bike.

Got home, read my email, done a little studying and watched an episode of House on DVD. Borrowed my brother's car and drove to ASDA. Slowly catching up on my studying. Must remember to hand in the survey tomorrow. Otherwise I will forget.

Thats it really. Nothing new to report. I rated a few Itunes tracks and fixed some photos.

Time for bed but before I go a website http://www.wacom-europe.com/uk/index.asp - if you take a look please let me know if you know what this is about. It seems confusing.

Thank you for reading.

Tuesday 5th December 2006

2006-12-05T13:08:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. Not feeling too bright today. Perhaps it is because I am single and Christmas is coming....just makes me feel down.

Thoughts of the day - well its funny how my step-father is ok with using this modern computer but my uncle who is nearly 20 years younger is not interested at all. Mind you my nan doesnt like the DVD player. Finds it awkard to use. As for my thoughts on my uni coursework I think I am behind. The uni term is nearly over and I havent done the survery yet...shock horror. Wonder if I can get a weeks study leave next year. I am over my last gf but not the one before. Finding it hard not to be down about it, I can't stop caring just cause we don't see each other, and she lives a few miles across town. Don't have the confidence anymore.

Anyways, today, I have been to work. Got my brother up and got him to drive me to work as it was too windy and wet to cycle. I also got up late by 40mins. At least I managed to have my toast although I missed my shower. Will shave before I go to bed and have the shower in the morning. Otherwise my hair will look like a bird's nest. lol Work was busy, but slow going. My colleague drove me home via the town task I have to do.

Once home I managed to read my email, do a little studying, watched an episode of House on DVD - thats the 3rd one completed. Fed the cats. Had soup for tea. Rated some Itunes tracks. Thats about it really. Oh and a bit of time in contemplation and thought. Wish I didn't do that cause it can be depressing.

Still, a website for you is http://www.sigma-imaging-uk.com/ - an supplier of camera lenses etc. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Monday 4th December 2006

2006-12-04T13:26:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well. Feeling down? See if this video can cheer you up. http://www.cmt.com/loaded/player.jhtml?vid=39551&paid=400125&channelID=21&gateway=artists&s0=artists&s1=az&s2=judd_cledus_t_&refURL=/artists/az/judd_cledus_t_/videos.jhtml&adPth=/sitewide/ads/adsetup/artists/&adPN=videos this is based on Faith Hill's This Kiss song ahttp://www.cmt.com/loaded/player.jhtml?vid=26292&paid=400125&channelID=21&gateway=artists&s0=artists&s1=az&s2=judd_cledus_t_&refURL=/artists/az/judd_cledus_t_/videos.jhtml&adPth=/sitewide/ads/adsetup/artists/&adPN=videosnd is called Christmas sang by a bloke who cant sing. Or his one about shania twain on the 2nd link above.

Apart from that its been a busy day at work. I cycled there and back. Nearly slipped off on the way back because of some oil on the road and then nearly crashed into a woman's car when she was pulling out of side road without looking right for anything coming.

I read my email. Some studying, filled the dishwasher. And watched and episode of House on DVD. Also fed the cats. Rated a few itunes tracks and edited one photo. Loads to do.

And now for the website - http://www.bjornthomassen.co.uk/ - photographer's website. Take a look and let me know what you think once you make it past the Flash animation.

Thank you for reading.

This weekend

2006-12-03T13:55:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. Havent managed much studying this weekend. Got no road tax so cycling to work. Be a bit dark in the morning but shouldnt be too bad unless its windy.

Yesterday: Got up after my usual bout of weekend reading. One half-brother popped round to do 2 hours in the garden. My mum picked him up. I am now trying to remember what I did yesterday afternoon, all I know is I must have watched any episode of House on DVD, did a little bit of studying, and read a photography article. I did watch the end of Strictly Come Dancing and Robin Hood on BBC1 and NCIS on channel 5 - both episodes. What I did in the afternoon yesterday defeats me though. Perhaps I was contemplating life. I know an ex-gf who knows I care about her but who wont acknowledge it. Its disheartening. I know I also read my email yesterday and perhaps surfed the web.

Oh well. Today.... I got up after my usual reading. I had a shower, went to ASDA - I walked. :) Got some food and that. Probably bought a bit more junkish food, like cheesecake and biscuits. Ooooops. lol. Good job I got to use the bike the next week. I came home, read some email, started doing some uni work. Then went round my mum's for lunch. After lunch came home with my two half-brothers who helped me sure up the one piece of fence that was falling down after last nights stormy weather. After faffing about with MS train simulator and a new add in pack which was found to have a fault, they both went home. I have since watched an episode of House on DVD and finished that paper. I also watched Casualty 1906 on BBC1. Quite interesting. Since I have read my email and done some web surfing.

No rants today - well maybe. Just hope the Tories take it easy on the motorist. I am a Tory at heart and like to see tax cuts...after all there is way too much waste in public services. Still we can't have everything. Never mind.

Need cheering up.

A website today for you is http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2/6868&pq-locale=en_GB - apologies. It is long - it is the link for Kodak UK a digital camera manufacturer. None of whose cameras I own lol. Just its next on my list in a tiny note book I have. I will go back to the original one when I have exhausted all those sites.

Hope you have had a good weekend. If not....remember...things can only get better...yeah...right. Well maybe eventually.

Thank you for reading.

Last couple of days

2006-12-02T02:48:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. Still got a little bit of a cough. My one eye is feeling a bit dry too.

I have been to work the last couple of days. Its been steady.

Done some comtemplation. About what mum wanted to know what I wanted for Christmas. A couple of train sim add-in packs. As for an ex-gf sent her a text saying I care about her a lot but have heard nothing from her.

Thats it really, went to ASDA last night to get some bits and pieces. Watched Have I Got News for You, an episode or two of House. And Coast on BBC2 on Thursday.

Ashes....cricket....England....crikey.....

Website for you is http://www.imagesfromtheedge.com/medialibary/index.asp - photo picture website. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Wednesday 29th November 2006

2006-11-30T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. Throat stil a little irritated and voice still takes ages to recover each morning.

Rant: Microsoft Vista - analysts say people will upgrade. I say not. There is no point for 99% of us to upgrade. Why bother buying a new PC simply for a new operating system that isnt needed. The current one needs fixing properly. I would rather have Linux as it is free. Not as easy to use but more stable and less liable to hackers.

Yesterday, well I went to work. After waking up in the night with a really sore eye. It was funny feeling all day. As for work we were busy yesterday. Things seem ok at the moment and the one machine isnt stressing me, mind you its usually the envelopes or paper that causes the grief.

Came home, read email had a chat to an ex-gf on AOL. I seemed a bit blank at times. She could have painted on my mind. :) When I think of her I feel a sense of warmth I have never felt before. Hope I get to see her again soon.

I watched an episode of House on DVD called Fidelity, had chips burger and beans for tea. Read a bit for uni. Even cleaned my contact lenses in enzyme cleaner. :) Phew!!! Then I went to bed.

The replacement book turned up but the original one is still nowhere to be seen.

The website today is http://www.vodcasts.tv/ - take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Tuesday 29th November 2006

2006-11-29T00:09:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. My voice seems to take a while to recover when i get up. hmmm.

Tuesday, I got up for work. wehtn to work it was reasonably steady. Boss on a half day but i didnt know about it till lunchtime,

Came home, read my email had a chat, twice with my ex-gf. We will be friends for a while. See what happens. Need to break the curse of when we say to meet things seem to go wrong a lot as in it never happens. Break that - then we can shall be free so to speak.

Read only a little bit. Watched Holby City and Watchdog on BBC1 and The Socratic Method episode of House on DVD.

As for a website - http://www.kerryking.co.uk/ - a photographer's website. Take a look and let me know what you think about all aspects of the site if you look.

Thank you for reading.

Monday 27th November 2006

2006-11-27T14:57:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. Still have a little cough but its almost gone.

I see the England cricket team lost. :( what a pile of tosh. Bring back Vaughan as captain and quick.

As for me today.. well its just work nine to five - quiet day today. Came home. Checked for a parcel - none. Think someone has got it somewhere but havent bothered to send it back. I have emailed Amazon and they will look into it. I have chatted to a friend on AOL, well the only one I have on my contact list. I would like to go out with her again....don't know when we would get the chance too but it would be nice too if she agrees of course. I don't so much find confidence hard, just hard to be optimistic that things would go right.

This friend also managed to sort a slight problem with the computer she has for her sister which she had off me and I missed a slight registration thing. Phew!!!

I have done some studying tonight. Finished a chapter in a book and 4 one page articles. I watched the BBC's technology show Click on the website and watched the Gadget show on Channel 5 while I ate my tea.

This is my blog to share my thoughts with and in the main what I do during the day. Sometimes forget the first bit.

And the website is http://www.swapz.co.uk/ - a website about swapping things. Take a look and let me know what you think and if its any good if you use its services.

Thank you for reading.

Yesterday and today 25th and 26th November 2006

2006-11-26T14:58:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. Still a little bit coughing today.

See England are losing in the cricket and the Rugby. Oh well. never mind. I support Wales in the rugby anyway lol.

Yesterday, got up after my usual round of weekend reading. I know I watched an Episode of House called Occam's Razor - where they thought someone had two things wrong. I also if I remember filled in my blogs for the previous couple of days. I walked to ASDA for some food. I then drove to the Uni's Compton Park campus and changed a book. Then I came home. I didnt go out again after that. I did a little studying. I watched Strictly Come Dancing both bits and the lottery. Thats about it unless I watched another episode of House. Cant remember. I did finish an Amateur Photography magazine.

Today. Well I got up after my usual reading. I did learn that Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in 1806 and died in 1859, in a book on early photographers at the moment Robert Howlett who took a lot of Brunel. I then got up had a shower and shave. After some tea and toast and watching Maternity episode of House I drove to work. I was there till half 12. I then drove to Bentley Bridge and got my nephews present. Sorted that one out. Then came home and read a bit of email and thats it. I then took the spare PC round to my ex ex gf. I was there a couple of hours. Even had a mug of Earl Grey tea. :) Its funny how her kids have grown. Maybe if I am fortunate enough I can get back with her one day. Only time will tell. She is lovely.

I came back home around tea time. Chatted for about half an hour too her. Then I made my tea which was mash with horseradish sauce, carrots and pork belly slices.

I have done a bit of studying after watching House and the episode Damned if you do. About a nun who falls ill with allergy symptons. Catching up slowly on this. Wish I had lectures, woudn't feel like I am lazy this year. Still got a 12000word essay to write eventually and gone back to the books for some basics. And got a website to create.

Back to work tomorrow. Oh well.

And the website is a fine art photo site http://www.atlasgallery.com/atlas.html - take a look and let me know what you think of this site.

Thank you for reading.

Thursday and Friday 23rd and 24th Nov 2006

2006-11-25T02:48:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

For those who are american - happy thanksgiving.

For those who are russian - putin has lost the plot. When he first became president of your country, we all though he would do good things...alas he seems to be dropping himself in the mire and going back to old ways.

As for me? Voice is still a bit dicey but the coughing is almost gone.

Thursday: Went to work, no catch up today as it was all managed the previous day. Still quite steady though. Came home, did a little studying and reading email and comtemplation. Chatted with a friend on MSN. Thats about it really.

Friday: Work - a bit quieter but on days today. Some people wanted some last minute stuff rushing through. Talk about poor timekeeping rofl. I eventually left and came home. Wolves were playing last night and only managed a draw. :( not good enough. Speaking of sport, two days of the Ashes cricket and England are in dire straights already. I have always said Flintoff isnt a good captain and so I am being proved right. Mind you the Australian open(golf) is being lead by an Englishman. See if it lasts.

I did a tiny amount of reading. Watched an episode of House on DVD the one called Paternity where a Lacrosse playing kid is admitted after suffering blurred vision. Watched Have I Got News for you on the telly which was hosted by Ronni Ancona who does a good impression of Ruby Wax. I also read email, surfed the net, got the information from my sister-in-law as to what to get my nephew for christmas. Still waiting for a book from Amazon that hasn't turned up. I am not very happy about it. I can't contact amazon till Monday to see if it is still in the post. I need to start reading it now. :(

Oh well. Will just have to wait and see.

The website i am supplying in this post is http://www.free-av.com/ - an antivirus software site. If you download it please let me know what you think of it.

Thank you for reading.

Wednesday 22nd November 2006

2006-11-22T13:31:00.000-08:00

Hello there readers,

Hope you are well. Still coughing a little but not as much now. Its slowly going.

Now rant today i think. Well apart from come on England lets have the Ashes back and make the Austrailian Premier a sour faced git again. :)

Today, well I have been to work this morning via the post sorting office to get some parcels. Want particularly too happy with one as I got charged £9 postage. I did get a partial postal refund. One book is missing by the look of it. Will have to chase that up. As for work....much better day today in some respects - well at least we know the problems and can work round them compared to yesterday when they surprised us.

Came home, read my email and chapter from one book for my project, one article too and created the second part of the survey for my project.

Fed the cats. One was chucked back outside after he started knocking things over again in the kitchen. Am not impressed.

And before i go to bed a website for you. http://www.kintyreway.com/ - now sure where this is but i thnk it is the UK's east coast. If you could let let me know what it is and what you think of the site it would be much appreciated.

Thank you for reading.

Best regards.

Tuesday 21st November 2006

2006-11-21T13:51:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers.

Hope you are well. Still coughing a little.

Long day today at work...well disaster recovery testing. It didn't go according to plan. Can't say much suffice to say remember this phrase 'assumption is the mother of all fuckups'. Now I dont usually swear but I will make an exception today. They weren't mine - they were the fault of; a) others and b) badly designed error messages. Fortunately I am sceptical and checked something out and it was found that the message was wrong. I should stop worrying that I think I am wrong and start remembering people havent seen what I have seen or read as usually the case.

Once we got back to the office we were there another half hour at least with someone from another dept saying something as she snook into the office, almost scaring me.

I came home and left my colleague to do half hour more to catch up with me on the overtime front. We weren't happy.

I had beans on toast for tea, have read my post and emails. Did about an hours studying. Fed the cats and now they will go back outside again as I go to bed.

And a website: http://www.democraticbooks.org/ - something about photography and books I think, but my eyes are too tired to read it. Please let me know what you think.

Thank you.

Best regards for now.

Monday 20th November 2006

2006-11-20T14:01:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. Its another day. I am still coughing but now its cause my throat is irritated...although strangely not sore.

Rant: aint seen much in the news except the NASDAQ offer for the London Stock Exchange... perhaps it sees trouble in the Tech markets and is seeking to cover potential losses. Blair's out the country arselicking again....he should stay there I certainly don't want to see the traitor back in this country.

And as for my day.... well got up early for 7am start at work this morning. It was quiet due to something changing over the weekend. Back to normal tomorrow. We were all in today. Found out I was now 4th in Challenge Lawro....if only I hadn't changed those last three scores Saturday.... I may have been third. Oh well.

Came home via uni and managed to see both lecturers over the ethical approval forms which we now have to do when we want to carry out a survey. Crikey, bloody paperwork. I also did a little more research and got some more journal articles. Hope I aint got to find too many more as got stacks to read as it is.

I then came home, chatted to a couple of mates one on AOL and one on ICQ. I half watched the Holiday program on BBC1 before switching to the Gadget show on channel 5. I have emptied and refilled the dishwasher and put that on. Fed the cats as usual and moved clothes from washing machine to the dryer...now if only the dryer was solar powered lol.

Thats it really. No post today. I payed the other bill I still had to sort out. Car started this morning after the 2nd time. My work colleague thinks it could be the glow plugs. Oh well.

And before I go a website for you today http://www.medicinenet.com/ - medical matters. Take a look and let me know what you think.

thank you for reading.

Best regards.

Sunday 19th November 2006

2006-11-19T13:55:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. Another day and still coughing. Still at least the infection is clearing up even if the cough isnt.

Rant: some bloke saying that Labour have looked after the economy on tv this morning.....yeah right... that upped taxed, road tax, national insurance....disgraceful thievery more like. Time they went. Please the USA impeach Bush and Cheney and if you can manage it Blair. There are no WMDs in Iraq, never was, never had been. Anyone with an ounce of intelligence could see that. Now these idiots have put our countries under threat of terrorist attack. Charge em with treason I say because there is no excuse for their lies to the whole world.
Transport policy - what rot... we were told unleaded petrol was cleaner than old 4 star and what they do? Tax it...saying its knackering the environment.....BS!!! Try taxing those guzzling aircraft which cause more pollution than the car. Even diesel is cleaner these days yet still.... sick of all this hypocritical BS the government comoe out with. Shame the price of fuel isnt going up - would like to see a petrol strike. I would get on me bike then :)

As for what I have done today, well after the usual round of reading including a couple of pages on Robert Howlett the man who photographed Isambard Kingdom Brunel and about the cd-writing sotware in Linux. I had a shower, got dressed, had some tea and toast and walked to ASDA after checking my emails. Nothing interesting. Got what I wanted from ASDA namely food, like satsumas, bread, cooked meat, chop and milk and walked home. Put it away, put the cardboard in the car and after 20goes at trying to start it managed to get it to start.

I then drove to the tip, getting rid of the cardboard, drove to Essington Fruit Farm and got me a porkpie, some potatoes, carrots, and some vine tomatoes and broccoli and drove home. No trouble starting the car this time. Just about remembered the speed camera as I went through it.

I came home, watched the pilot episode of House on DVD where a teacher has collapsed speaking gibberish at a school. House gets collared into doing what can only be GP's work lol.

After that had half the porkpie, and as I was eating it, my mum rang asking if I wanted to go round for lunch. So i did in the car which started first time. Didnt have to fix anything this time. My stepfather says he was impressed with the Bala run train sim addin. Its been on his PC for a while.

After coffee I left and came home, printed off some photos I took over Cannock Chase a couple of months ago. Must learn to focus properly as many were wrongly focused. Also copied them to DVD. One down loads to go. :(

I also as these were printing , read some journal articles for my uni essay. I have since read a couple of chapters from some books.

I am just filling in this blog and then going to bed. Well once I have done my Myspace one.

And a website. http://www.morrisphoto.co.uk/ - check this for photography equipment. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Best regards for now.

As for what I have done today?

Saturday 18th November 2006

2006-11-19T03:21:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are all well. Crikey...I am posting nearly every day at the moment. Wait for it... there's bound to be a time when I miss a day or few. Hope it isn't too soon. As for me well I am still coughing.

Well what did I do Saturday? Well good question.... I got up after my usual round of reading, including about Linux command prompt commands. That will be useful for when things get stuck. Also had a bacon sandwich and a mug of tea for breakfast. After I had cleaned down the George Foreman grill which had last nights remants from cooking them lamb chops.

My youngest half-brother came round to do two hours in the garden. Now I know I watched some podcasts(get well soon Cali Lewis on Geekbrief TV). Must have done something else for two hours....mind is a blank. Once he had finished drove him to the cinema and waited till his friend turned up while listening to his half-brother on http://www.kicfm.net - its a Wolverhampton bases student radio station - if you live in Wolverhampton it is on 87.7fm.

Once he friend turned up I came straight home. I then watched the Matrix Revolutions. It was good film, slow to start but once the actions hots up it is great. I must see the middle one. Any ideas what it is called let me know.

I then read email and sorted out yahoo groups so I didnt get loads of emails from them. I read one article for my uni essay. I also upto going to bed edited all the Cannock Chase photos now I know which option to choose when loading Photoshop Elements. Doh!!!

I watched Robin Hood on BBC1 and thats about it really. Oh I remember I was on the phone to my cousin's mate for over half an hour trying to sort out his PC so he could play DVDs on it as he is having a problem with some DVD playing software. Told him to update realplayer when he gets his internet connection Monday. And see if that helps.

Rant: none really although Wolves don't look like they will make the playoffs at this rate. Blair is out the country, best place for him. Should take the rest of his phoney cronies with him as well.

Sympathies today are with the family of the President of Welsh Rugby as he collapsed and died yesterday.

A website for you today is http://www.euring.org/ - to do with the ringing of birds... the feathered kind.... just in case you thought otherwise lol ;)

Thank you for reading.

Best regards.

Friday 17th November 2006

2006-11-17T15:35:00.000-08:00

Hello people,

Hope you are all well. Still coughing a bit. Cause I had the back door open for the cats I have had the fire on today... shut the door first though. Cats are now back outside.

I have read my email, surfed the web, got some more definitions printed and been out twice...shock.

I got up this morning after the usual round of reading. I watched Unbreakable on DVD - what a totally and utterly boring film. Even with Bruce Willis in it I found it tedious. It was quite strange. If you even see it and you disagree with my comments let me know.

After that I went for a walk to ASDA after getting my post which included a book I will use a little for my uni project and the black ink cartridges for my printer phew!!!

When i went to ASDA on foot i remembered the toothpaste today. I was slowly running out. On my way there someone from the local halls of residence chucked an apple out the Window which nearly hit me. grrrr!!! Got some cheese and some minted lamb steaks which I had for tea with mustard mash and peas....yummmy!!!!

I had read one article and the first chapter of that book. I was making notes as I went on the computer. I have also altered my survey - twice. Must resubmit it and get the ethical forms in Monday next week.

Have also done some washing today. And fixed some photos...once I figured that I was using the wrong part of the software when I opened it....doh!!!!

The second journey was in the car to my mums. I managed to sort out a couple of xmas presents so that just leaves two. Next decorations. Funny though my mum hasn't asked me what I would like yet.

And i have watched bits of Children in Need, The Wright Stuff, The Late show with Jools Holland and Martial Law(Kelly Hu is fit) on ITV4. Thats about it really.

Still single and still looking. I can but hope. Must get back on me bike soon as well.

The website for today is a bit dark, and is about road accidents... http://www.whenlivescollide.co.uk/ - take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you.

Best regards.

Thursday 16th November 2006

2006-11-16T15:26:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Well another day and still coughing. Hope you are all well. It has been a longish day.

Here goes on what I have done today.

Got up after my usual round of reading. I even cleaned my eyelids(suffer from dry eyes) only cause I remembered the cotton buds and baby shampoo last night. Supposed to clean them every day but havent for a while.

I had some toast, tea and malted milk biccies(my only vice). I filled my blogs in this morning for yesterday. I read some email. I put the bin out and started getting my clothes washed and dried. Got quite a few loads to do. See ladies I do know how to use a washing machine - then again it is a bit like a gadget lol.

I altered my project proposal and resubmitted that via email. Research question always seem hard to create - well to make them look like they are a strong question. Its ok now I just have to submit the ethical forms for doing a survey. Thats a point must sort that survey out tomorrow and change it.

I then watched Minority Report on DVD. Tom Cruise was ok, and I thought the film was dragged out a bit though. Still can't have everything.

I read email this afternoon. Watched Murder She Wrote on BBC1. I also read the usability articles I get via email. So they are now caught up on. Chatted to a couple of people on yahoo for a few mins while I printed out some articles for my studies. Also watched Coast on BBC2 and then the UK Music Hall of Fame awards - well those inducted into that hall of fame including Bon Jovi :) And what a superb live performance from them. Joss Stone was the other highlight, those legs and that short dress certainly caught the eye. Prince was very nervous in his short speech. Thats about it really. I am going to bed in a min.

First a website for you. http://www.boingboing.net/ - it says a directory of wonderful things. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Best Regards.

Wednesday 15th November 2006

2006-11-16T00:51:00.000-08:00

Hi there people,

Hope you all had a good Wednesday. Here's how my day went. And yep still coughing, but it is improving.

Got up at half 6(what on a week off I hear you ask) yep its true. Had to go to ASDA and get some bits and pieces like washing liquid tabs for clothes, cat food, milk, bread, eggs and bacon. Forgot I need toothpaste....Doh!!! Anyways I also used the cashback facility(don't trust cashpoints) to get the money I needed for the MOT.

I then came home, got my car out from the service road(i had used my brothers old Volvo to go to ASDA). I then put the shopping away, had a mug of tea and a bacon sandwhich and then went and got my car MOT'd. Was there a while but it passed :) Phew!!!

I then came home via a garage because I had to put diesel in it although I went left out the garage instead of right because I couldn't be bothered to queue. Ended up coming back up another road where this woman looked at me 3 times :) She looked about 19yo. Think she was off to college. Oh well I was in the car at the time.

I then got home, put some things together and went back out the house. Now I was just starting to walk down the road when I noticed it was raining. Soooo... I decided to get in the car eventually after humming and arhhhing over it and drove to the Uni's Compton Park campus, has they had a book I was after on a long loan well 3 weeks anyway. I then did some research looking for articles which I found quite a few. It was about midday when I left and drove home. I then had a couple of boiled eggs and toast for dinner before driving upto town as the weathermen had put me off walking up.

I then went into the uni library looked up a couple of books which I got and then I went to see the supervising lecturer. It transpires that the email I was sent by the lecturer responsible for all the Msc projects had gone to my work address. But I did get a copy of it and went through the comments re my project proposal which will need changing. After about half an hour went out into the communal computing area and did some research looking for articles that were used in the research for the articles I had already read. Couldn't find many and two I would have had to pay for :( I also ordered a book on the subject from amazon.

I then came home, read some emails, spoke to my brother, tried again to get into the meter cupboards as someone was trying to read the meters for gas and electric but with no success as the door was wedged. Will have to fix it.

I then went to Ray another brothers house, where I then had to follow him to his girlfriend's sister's flat. She wanted me to sort out Java on her PC and I did that but after getting rid of some annoying bluetooth thing that kept coming up on start up grrrrr!!!!

Took me about and hour or so. But once done she was happy :) I am just too good at sorting these things out. :) Thats the second one in two days.

I then came back via ASDA as it had the cheapest ink cartridge for my printer because the ones I had ordered off the net hadn't turned up yet so I was able to do a little printing.

Then read my email and then went to bed.

My website for you is http://www.benheck.com/ - a technology help site I think it seems to be. Take a look and let me know what you think. Thank you.

I am off to do some bit and pieces now.

Have fun.

Tuesday 14th November 2006

2006-11-14T14:37:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are all well. Well I am still coughing every now and again.

I am feeling relatively calm today. I was comtemplative this afternoon. Thinking that I will give my company till June 2007 to decide to make use of me and my masters degree - when I finish it of course. If not then I will start to look elsewhere. I would like to find a company outside my current one where I could be on trial on the weekend while still doing my other job just in case it fell through... and to make sure they were getting what they wanted.

Well today its been the same as the rest of the week so far. Read a few artciles, pages from books etc including a Linux article on the accessibility of Suse Linux - KDE desktop - which is a pain cause I use the Gnome desktop. I have this evening finished reading an edition of Black and White Photography magazine. This morning I watched I-Spy the film on DVD with Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy. Its bad enough one of them talks forever without stopping but Owen Wilson just whinges on and on. Grrrrr!!! They could have found a better looking actress too. lol
Apparently Johnny Vaughan in the News of the World rated it 5 stars. Errr i think not more like 2.

I have read another three journal articles while reading email, watching Murder She Wrote and a little of Holby City. Still waiting for an answer from my brother on what to get my nephew for Christmas. I also had to fix my cousin's mate's PC by putting in my spare power supply unit. You should have seen the muck on the heat sync fan.... rofl and I thought mine was dusty. I did get it work eventually. So that was sorted out and then advised him on a new mouse, wireless optical not an optical one with a wire. Also advised him on DVD writers. See what he gets shall we.

And now for the website http://www.idtheftcenter.org/index.shtml - as it says but it is an American based site. ID theft does occur. But fortunately it's occurrence is rare but the chance to lose you identity to someone else is all to easy as checking your email will find out and all those spam mails you get. Grrrrr!!! Watch out, dont reply to anything you are nor expecting. Install a good antivirus and a good firewall, windows defender if you use Windows and a program called Adware - as defender seems lacking in a lot of basics.

I am off now so I will bade you farewell.

Take care readers.

Monday 13th November 2006

2006-11-13T14:41:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are all well. Still coughing here a little. Nearly run out of antibiotics...hope its gone before the end of the week.

before what i have done today my occasional rant well comments: Bush/Blair should be impeached for lieing to just about everyone. Giving compensation to prisoners cause they had to go without their drugs? Absolutely disgraceful. They are in prison to be punished and if they dont get their drugs....well tough!!! Just another liberty they are allowed to take under this loony labour government - traitors!!! SAP advertising its software on mainstream tv... err why??? I have used it, I certaintly wouldn't have it in a company I was running. And anyways they can't technically use SAP as an acronym cause the World Bank beat them to it many years ago.... SAP = Stuctural Adjustment Programs... I know I studied it for my disseration when I was first at university.

So what have I been doing today? Well the usual mix of reading before I got up. Off work all this week. I then watched Bridget Jones Diary - Edge of Reason, didn't seem as funny as it did when I saw it at the cinema with the ex ex gf. Thats a point I am still single and noone in sight for me at the moment. Mentally - calmish although this cough is annoying me. Bored too at times. Although I did manage to empty the bins this morning shock...horror rofl.

I then read some more magazine articles before having a sandwich and reading 3 journal articles as research for my uni project. They aint half boring, and sometimes so long winded....yawn. Must remember to add internet to the search next time.... to reduce the amount of rubbish i get.

I have also read my emails, filled in my blog and uploaded a photo to a photo site called treklens. Learned about the spot healing brush in a book about photoshop elements, which seems a bit naff at time cause it misses some important information and leaves me scratching my(and no i havent got nits).

I did have to order some ink cartidges from amazon for my printer as when i tried to do some printing this afternoon of word definitions there was no black. :( Still things can only get better as they say. And my one brother wants me to go round and fix his gf''s sister's computer, well install java anyways. Will do that once my car passes the MOT.

And the website for today I give you is http://www.pumlumon.org.uk/ - fancy a holiday in Mid Wales then try this site. Let me know what you think about it.

Thank you for reading.

Best regards for now.

Sunday 12th November 2006

2006-11-12T14:58:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Welcome to my Remebrance day post. All those many years ago men and women lost their lives to rid the world of the biggest evil that had been seen at that time in the second World War.

Hope you are all well. I am still coughing, getting slowly better though.

Today I have been in most of the day. I started by reading some photopgraphy pages magazines and books and a linux article on Scribus a DTP application. Must check that out sometime.

Then I had a shower, some tea and toast and walked to and from ASDA. I got back put the shopping away and sat down and watched Spiderman 2 on DVD. Is it me or are they beginning to take away the secrecy surrounding these superheroes now to increase the chances of a love story?

My cousin turned up with my brother half and hour before the end. Spiderman seemed a little too over the top.

I read a couple of journal articles again for uni and a couple more photography articles. I also completed the questionaire for my uni project.

I have read email, surfed the web and rated a few more tunes. Thats about it really. Oh I also cooked Spaghetti Bolognese for tea. Seems to be repeating on my now - must have put too many herbs in it. Marjoram, oregano, paprika and basil.

Anyways a website for you know. http://www.recycle-more.co.uk/ - about recycling. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Regards.

Saturday 11th November 2006

2006-11-11T14:34:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are all well. I am still coughing but it is getting better.

Boracic now till pay day. So I have not been anywhere today.

I started this morning by reading a few articles on photography and one on Linux(well Gnomemeeting and Skype). I then got out of bed and put some washing in the washing machine. Then had some tea and toast. I then preceeded to watch King Arthur on DVD. It was an ok film, quite violent... some blood, more than in the The Last Samurai anyway. Clive Owen as King Arthur seemed a bit stiff, Ioan Gruffud was ok as Lancelot, more relaxed, but the character Boors played by Ray Winstone was good and Ray Winston played him excellently, in fact the best actor in the film. If you should see this or have seen this let me know what you think.

This afternoon once I had a cup of soup, I read one article for my uni course. Then I switched the telly on and what was on? The rugby...they were showing the Wales game... if the Welsh stopped switching off to let the other team score a try I would say they would be my favourites for the six nations. At least they have a better chance than England who were beaten by Argentina.... in the rugby I ask you. Now you know when it comes to Rugby Union why I support Wales.

I then started on the second article I planned to read today related to my uni course. I read half of it before I had my tea. My brother has dented a hire car apparently he has... he his trying to get it fixed before he has to give it back.

I then watched Strictly Come Dancing and Robin Hood on BBC1 while eating my beans on toast. I then switched to Channel 5 after the result and watched NCIS - 2 episodes of. I wont tell you what has happened in the latter one in case you want to catch it some other time.

I downloaded my email and will read it tomorrow. I have put the cats out as I was finishing reading the second article. I have also rated a bit more of the music on my pc and moved some of my CDs up into my bedroom. Need another case.

And finally the website for today is http://www.brianphipps.net/ - a photographer's website. He specialises in wildlife photography. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you.

Hope you all sleep well.

Good night.

Friday 10th November 2006

2006-11-10T14:42:00.000-08:00

Hi there people,

Hope you are well. I am still coughing. It is getting better slowly.

I have been to work today. Steady. It started well then when my colleague turned up all the machines started playing up. Go figure. Boss was off today. :) Had to do some colour printing... all done and sorted.

rant of the day: train murder - killer jailed - should have been jailed till he was dead but given 21years minimum. BNP leader found not guilty - here's a thought - in the next general election it is my belief there will be a BNP MP. If that happens its a sign that there are problems in this country which are not being addressed. And locally, Beatties stores to be renamed House of Fraser....why??? Should keep the Beatties name as its distinct, expensive but distinct. Oh I hear council tax is changing. My bill had better not go up, sick to teeth of everything going up.

I eventually came home, read my email, surfed the web, had a chat with a mate on yahoo.

I have watched Pimp my Ride uk and then followed by the usa version. in the uk version there is a white man trying to pretend he his a of black origins....idiot he really is.

I also watched Have I Got News For You and Not Going Out. Rechecked my email and filled me blogs in. Oh and ordered a music book from Amazon uk and cancelled the Amazon usa order for it.

A website for you today. Well... http://www.houseblinger.com/ - think xmas decorations... its houses with lots of lights on them. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Hope you all sleep well.

Good night.

Thursday 9th November 2006

2006-11-09T13:37:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are well. I am still coughing....will it never end. I think it is getting better now.

Well today was just a normal Thursday. Work was slightly busier today. Had a few machine troubles. Apart from that it was fine. Also found out about a small restructuring. I left on time and came home.

I have read my email, surfed the net and watched the news and Coast on the telly.

I also emailed the Course lecturer at uni with some comments based on my experience as a student and thoughts on the Course for the last year.

I am still single...:(

Bush has been kicked hard in the states. :) about time they told him to get lost. Blair should follow.
Interest rates have gone up, good job I could get mine fixed for 3 years. Will we see a recession if they continue to go up???? Maybe a blip but something catastrophic would have to happen if there was to be a recession.
Bring back capital punishment for depraved offences.

Thats my rantings for the time being I think. unless something else crops up.

The website for today is http://www.innovaart.com - about digital art. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you.

Byeeee for now.

Wednesday 8th November 2006

2006-11-08T22:08:00.000-08:00

Hiya readers,

Hope you are all well. I am still coughing - i think it is getting better though.

Yesterday went like this.

Work - busy and long. If it could break or annoy it did.

Home - read email and fed cats and watched news.

Later - it was my half-brother's birthday and so we had a meal at the Thornescroft Restaurant on the Bridgnorth Road. Nice food - really nice place too. Identify the areas of Wolverhampton in the pictures around the walls of the mens toilets, dont know about the womens though. There was one I didn't recognise.....

Anyways teh website for today is http://lightwork.me.uk/ - a photographers website. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thankyou for reading.

Byeeee for now.

Tuesday 7th November 2006

2006-11-07T13:21:00.000-08:00

Hi there readers,

Hope you are all well. My cough is slowly getting better - i think. Seems a bit worse again tonight.

I went to work this morning in the car. One more day and I will have to cycle as its MOT is up tomorrow. Till the middle of next week though. Excercise doesnt hurt. ;)

Work was steady today. No drivers trying to take me off the road today. The boss was on course all day. Loads to do though.

When I left came straight home. Got me parcel, opened that then opened other post. Read some emails, chatted to the ex ex gf on msn for a while in amongst two modem crashes. :( Watched Watchdog and Holby City on telly and thats about it really.

Hope I sleep better tonight. And as for the cats, well the one is being a right pain. Knocked over some milk again today. Must get my brother to stop leaving it lying around. They were fed earlier and will be put out in a bit before I go to bed.

The website today is http://www.auntannie.com/ - it is to do with arts and crafts. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Goodnight people.

Monday 6th November 2006

2006-11-06T13:12:00.000-08:00

Hello readers,

Hope you are well. I am still coughing. Pains in abdomen if I sit normally too long.

Today, I woke up at half four coughing, couldnt get back to sleep. I eventually got out of bed when my alarm went off at half five. I did all the usual things including have a shave the first since last Wednesday.

After getting dressed I drove to work. Didn't have the radio on. It was fairly easy really. Work was steady, even though there was lots to do but the printers could only go so fast. The 'town' run saw some bad drivers on the road... including one lorry who nearly pushed me into a road island. Others were just very slow off the mark.

After work I came home via town as there was supposed to be a parcel for me to collect from the post office. It wasnt there so that was a waste of 50p parking. Came home, only to go out again twenty mins later to the doctors.

It was a female doctor, youngish. But good and listened too. I got prescribed antibiotics and I have to go back in a week if it doesnt clear up. Hope it has cause I need to get back on my bike Thursday as my car's MOT runs out Wednesday.

Once home, I cooked jacket potatoes for tea with tuna and mayonaise. I have read my email, watched a the Gadget Show on channel 5. Surfed the web and read a photography article. I am just filling in my blogs before making meself a tea and going to bed.

The website for today is http://www.eurohandball.com/ - about a sport called handball, not well known in UK. Take a look at the site and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading and will post again soon.

Thank you.

Night Night.

Sunday 5th November 2006

2006-11-05T13:34:00.000-08:00

Hi people,

Hope you are well. Nearly got my voice back but still coughing. Mind you still single too :( Oh well.

Havent really done much today. Been to ASDA for some bits and pieces. Really must take a calculator... I used to be so good at mental maths... now i am almost useless. grrrrr.

I did some studying, about time too i hear you cry. :) I read to journal articles... one of which was so long winded it was unreal. So glad to finish it. I rated some tunes on itunes as well. I have read my email. Faffed about on the net.

I had hot dog sarnies for dinner and for tea I had horseradish creamed mash and peas and sausages. Just had a mug of tea cause I was coughing. Havent watched much telly today except a replay of the rugby league match from yesterday when Great Britain beat Austrailia..... hee hee. ahem.

Watched The Last Samurai on DVD - it was ok. Sometimes felt it was a bit long. Koyuki is super as the shy Taka, the sisterof Kasamoto or something like that. Better to look at too than Tom Cruise.

I am off to bed now, but before I go a website for you http://www.sciencentral.com/ - something about making sense of science. Click the link to see the site. Please let me know what you think of it.

Thank you.

Bye bye for now.

Saturday 4th Novembver 2006

2006-11-04T15:34:00.000-08:00

Hi people,

Hope you are well. I am still recovering from that infection. Friday - had the day off sick as I was losing my voice and a bad night of coughing, including having to have a mug of tea at 2am in the morning. Watched a couple of episodes of CSI Miami.

Saturday - today, well still getting better - I hope.... although the smoke from all the fireworks round here isnt helping. I have been to ASDA and the tip(finally got rid of an old lawnnmower that wasnt working) today. finished a couple of photography magazines today. My one half-brother came round and did the front garden for a couple of hours. I have watched a couple of episodes of CSI Miami season 2 well the last two from that season. And the first one from Season 3. Watched Strictly Come Dancing and Robin Hood and BBC1 and the back end of NCIS on channel 5. Also saw most of the international rugby match Wales v Austrailia - which ended in a draw. Good on Wales I say. Looking good for the six nations I think soi far.

I have checked my email. Not been on the computer much today. Must get some studynig done.... hope the cat stays out my way.

At least things are slowly getting there and Wolves won today as well. Phew!!!

A website for you today is: http://www.parisfacial.ytmnd.com/ - its Paris Hilton related well fast moving pictures of her. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Good night.

Thursday 2nd November 2006

2006-11-02T14:13:00.000-08:00

Hi people,

Hope you are all feeling better than me. I currently have the chest infection and now have laryngitis. :( Still things can only get better. I have got a doc's appt Monday.

I have been to work today. People except my boss saying I should go home. I have almost lost my voice. It felt like a really long day. My work colleague got me a pork pie from a butcher's that makes a good one.... hard to find with jelly in.

Came home, read my email had chips and pie and curry sauce from the chippy. Watched Coast and the Catherine Tate Show on BBC2. Think Catherine Tate needs to stop dragging her sketches out though. Although the office one was very crude.

Clicked the Stumble icon in internet explorer a few times to see what it sent. I like the weird one. Thats a link for another day. It seems a bit spooky,

And a website for you today is http://www.pimpthatsnack.com - exactly as the web link says. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you.

Goodnight.

Wednesday 1st November 2006

2006-11-01T14:43:00.000-08:00

Hi people,

Hope you are feeling better than me. I still have the infection and my throat is starting to feel worse. Hope I dont lose my voice.

As for today, I have been to work. It has been cold. My car's thermostat has packed up. Work was steady today. It also seems that I am a student rep again this year.

I came home, one present had been delivered, so thats one sorted. Before work this morning I connected the wireless adaptors I had got from the sorting office as I had to go there and pick up the parcel which contained them. Fitted them. Then realised I only need the ethernet leads to the computers as the wireless router has four ports on the back..... hmmm.

I watched part of programs inbetween reading email and getting my browsers working efficiently on the net.

I am now just filling in my blogs before I go to bed. Watched a few vids on you tube cause I was bored. Even the mini cooper v a remote control car video from fifth gear someone posted on there.

Congratulations to Top Gear on their award for best factual program at last nights National Television Awards. It is truly a great show. Hope the Hamster is back working with them soon.

And with that it is website time.... http://www.hubblesite.org - its to do with the Hubble space mission thingy. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading. Night!!!

Tuesday 31st October 2006

2006-10-31T14:01:00.000-08:00

Hi people.

Well it is halloween...yawn or should that be all Hallow's eve. Anyways its been a bit more chilly here today. Need a jumper tomorrow. I still have my chest infection. grrr!!! Wish it would clear up.

I drove to work today. Still listening to Alison Krauss in the car. Work was quiet, the boss was off. No tales to tell. When I left I drove home via the supermarket...seemed really busy today for some reason. Dont know where everyone had come from.

I came home, read the post and my email. Had a steak and kidney pie for tea with some bread. Watched a bit of Eastenders on BBC1 and Watchdog. Also watched a bit of CSI Miami on channel 5. I also read one or two rail modelling articles. And 100pages of the Wilbur Smith book Rage where the first demonstrations against apartheid have taken place. Moses Gama is whisked off to Russia for training, while other ANC leaders have been arrested. There was an horrific scene during the demonstration Moses Gama took part in and you will have to read the book to see for yourself. Tara Courtney is still sleeping with Moses on and off and he is also slseeping every now and again with his wife. Shasa, Tara's husband is sleeping with a news journalist.... its goes on and on. Tara gave birth to the baby she was carrying and is now sidling upto her husband as she gave he baby away, although no sexual relations.

Speaking of which, my love life is dead at this moment. I seem calm at the moment even though I have a lot of uni work to do, well mostly reading. Just awaiting the outcome from my project proposal which could be a few more weeks.

And with that, I will be off to bed in a sec, but if you are looking for a job try http://www.redgoldfish.co.uk - take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading and I will post again soon. I think you can RSS feed my blog to check when I have updated it :)

good night people.

Monday 30th October 2006

2006-10-30T14:50:00.000-08:00

Hi people,

Well, I thought I would have a change of font colour today so I have. I still have a chest infection.

I am all for being environmentally friendly BUT not when its puts the price of car fuel up, I mean how many changes of train?? And at the weekend its worse when they use buses instead.... go figure. lol I like my car - its more convenient. I have a bike but I cannot use it at the moment because of the infection. When it has gone I can get back on it.

Anyways enough of my rantings... today I was on the 9 to 5 hours. It was a quietish day apart from picking up the overall admin boss' car from the garage. It was a Volvo and the garage had somehow got the seat right up against the steering wheel. I couldnt find the button to push it back when I was sitting on it. Turns out its the one that raises and lowers it and I hadnt found you push it back and forwards to move the seat forward....still... Nothing interesting happened today although I did share out some of my chocolate cakes I made yesterday.

I drove home listening to Alison Krauss and Union Station. I had boiled eggs and toast for tea. I have read a couple of articles and an article for uni. Quicker than last night. I watched an episode of CSI Miami called Wannabe about a man who is killed by a mobster.... but a key piece of evidence is nicked by a wannbe CSI.

I read my emails. Am now filling in the blog. Oh, I did get a parcel from the next door neighbour, but the postie forgot to put a note through my door saying where it was or that he had even tried to deliver it....grrrr whatever happened to customer service.

I have also rated a few tracks on Itunes and.... updated XP...well installed the new version of IE. Tabbed browsing fine...but it had better be secure.

And with that website time - http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/cheat-sheets - I think its some kind of IT blog. Take a look and let me know what you think about it.

Thank you.

Good night.

Sunday 29th Octobert 2006

2006-10-29T15:30:00.000-08:00

Hi readers,

Its is Sunday.... clocks went back an hour last night... a bit annoying in some respects cause I would rather it got darker later. I still have my chest infection :(

Anyways, today, I have been to the tip to take the cardboard for recycling, and to ASDA to get some food shopping. Spent less than I thought. This afternoon I have made some rock cakes - chocolate flavour. Seem to have come out ok. I had to beefburgers, mash with mustard and peas for tea.

I have finished reading a webuser magazine. I have a read an article towards my uni course.

And watched on telly a bit of the snooker, Countryfile - they were in the Menai Straits today. On DVD I watched two episodes of CSI Miami, the first Invasion about a burglary where the father is kidnapped and suspected dead and Money for Nothing about an armed car robbery. I wont say any more cause it will spoil it gor those who havent seen the episodes.

I have also read my email. Nothing interesting. I joined del.icio.us website and have thanks to webuser found some pinball cheats. Stumble upon toolbar as bought up some interesting sites especially the one with the curveball flash game.... good!!!

And a website for you is http://www.bananatv.com - a telly website. Think it may require a subscription from my quick look. Please let me have your comments on this site.

Thank you. I am off to bed now.

Nite nite.

Saturday 28th October 2006

2006-10-28T14:54:00.000-07:00

Hi people,

Hope you are well. I still have the chest infection. :(

Today well, I have done a couple of loads of washing. Stripped and made my bed. Watched 4 episodes of the BBC program Click on my Linux PC while it was carrying out some updates.

I took my half-brother to his mates in Walsall. Errr got lost. Not an easy town to find your way around. Then came home via the motorway.

My footie team drew 2-2. Listened and rated a few tunes. Watched Strictly come Dancing and the lottery show on BBC1. Also saw Robin Hood. My cousin popped rounf with my brother as my brother was taking him home onthe way out. On DVD I have watched two episodes of CSI Miami. Star Burn and Stalkarazzi. The first set in the everglades during a major fire and two bodies are found and then the 2nd was a celebrity photographer who was murdered. This led to them finding evidence of a second murder but I wont give the game away.

I am off to bed in as sec but first a website for you. http://www.stumbleupon.com - installs a toolbar that suggests websites to you based on your preferences. Take a look and if you use it let me have your comments on this.

Thank you for reading and I look forward to your comments.

Byeeee for now.

Friday 27th October 2006

2006-10-27T14:33:00.001-07:00

Hi people,

Hope you are all well. I still have a chest infection.

Today I have been to work this morning. It was a quieter day than yesterday. In fact nothing interesting happened today. On the trip to town I had to go and deposit some money into the bank.

After work I went round my mums and sorted out some presents for both birthdays and christmas. I know its early but I want it out the way. Thats my a brother's sorted anyway.... so far.

I then drove home. I read my email. Nothing of important to note. I read my post, mostly junkmail and a parcel of things I had ordered all Alison Krauss and Union Station related. Finally got a call back at work this morning saying when the courier would deliver them.

I have watched on telly; Eastenders...its getting tedious, Green Green Grass - fairly funny and Have a I got news for you... very funny.

On DVD I watched an episode of CSI Miami called Blood Moon - where a cigar shop owner was killed only to find he had stolen his identity. Then there is the man shot dead next to a cash point. Its an ok episode and fairly straight forward. If you see this let me know what you think.

The website for you today is http://www.ilikemusic.com - a site about music. Take a look and let me know what you think about the site and its content.

Thank you for reading. Please let me have your comments.

Have fun and will post again soon. Hopefully tomorrow.

Thursday 26th October 2006

2006-10-26T13:41:00.000-07:00

Hi People,

Hope you are well. Still have the chest infection. Should foreign lorry drivers be allowed to drive in the UK? No. A third are breaching the laws and endangering public safety. Companies employing these should be ashamed of themselves.

As for my day. Got up 530am. Went through all the normal kerfuffle and then drove to work via the sorting office has I had to pick up some parcels first. Well a couple of DVDs anyway. Work was quieter today. Got everything done although the posting machine played up for a while. Nothing interesting happened today.

I came home, had another parcel which is a xmas present. Its a start....phew!!! I then watched Gangs of New York on DVD - i have had it about 12months and its the first time I have watched it. It was ok. Seemed rather drawn out at times. Bill Cutter is one eck of a sadist and evil character. Really nasty. Its about Amsterdam Vallon trying to get revenge. He does the girl I will say that about it. If you have seen it let me know what you think about it.

I also watched Coast on BBC2 after having boiled eggs and toast for tea. Coast featured the chalky area on the UK south coast today. The chalk cliffs are disappearing faster than scientists first thought. I also watched the Catherine Tate show - which was fairly funny, but I thought the office worker trying to do things she couldnt 3 times was a bit too much and she could have found a different character and sketches to do.

A website for you today is: http://www.pandasoftware.com/ - is a site selling security software. It does have some trial software. If you ever try it or take a look at the site please let me know what you think of it.

Thank you.

Byeeee for now.

Wednesday 25th October 2006

2006-10-25T13:48:00.000-07:00

Hi people,

Hope you are well. I still have a chest infection. My cold has cleared up though. Still driving to work this week.

Today well... I got up at 530am, had a shave, the usual etc. Drove to work without the radio on.

Work was well continuous today is the best way to describe it. No mishaps anyways. One bosses birthday today and he got the breakfast sarnies in. The printer stuff I wasnt going to get was delivered today - well most of it... my reply email must have gotten through to the customer service brain of the people who service the printers where I work. The drawing office was quiet... finished the other letter that was going out this week, so its the folders the last two days of the week. The controlling company will have a new chief executive, although this person doesnt start till March the stock market are already trying to tell her how to do her job. Dont think the person will need any advice if this person is as good as they say. Wish it was me but alas its not. After work came home to find one letter for me and some cards to say parcels awaiting pick up so will get em in the morning before work.

Watched a program on foreign lorry drivers and how dangerous their lorries and they are... cause they flout all the regulations and laws. Grrrr!!! Listened to a few tunes while I read an article for uni coursework, a little relevant but I can do some more research via citation chaining. It would bore you to tears if i told you what the paper was on.

Updated my blogs and read my email too. Remembered to renew my library book as well. :)

Ahh yes I made some rock cakes, forgot the sugar but put some coffee in, not enough though :( still its a good try and they are eatable.

And a website for you :) need a calendar? try http://www.30boxes.com - strange address but take a look and let me know what you think of it. If you have a comment or a description of it please send them to me.

Thank you for reading. I am off to bed. :)

Oh yeah i am on myspace too http://www.myspace.com/robfun702

Nite nite.

Tuesday 24th October 2006

2006-10-24T14:15:00.000-07:00

Hi People,

Hope you are well.

I still have a chest infection. Just having a mug of tea before I go to bed.

Today, I got up at 530am etc and when I went to work I used me car. Work today was long, and busyish. I did one hours overtime, and apparently we have got to do some more of those folders I might of mentioned in some previous posts a few weeks ago. They have to be done before the end of the week and my work colleague is on holiday. :( Still...... we are good at performing miracles plus some extra letters that had to be sent out.

Once I got the letters to start printing I then came home. No punctures today either. I did go to the supermarket first to get bread, fruit etc. Shouldnt have to go again before the end of the week. Had a Fray Bentos pie for tea...steak and kidney. It was ok.

Watched Holby City after reading my email and checking my myspace account. Ordered one christmas present so far...only 9 to go. Finished off a country walking magazine while my brother was on the internet.

I am feeling tired so I am going to bed in a min.

First though a website for your http://neris.mii.lt/homepage/lietuva.html - it is about Lithuania where the only person currently on my ICQ messenger list is from. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading and hope you have a good night.

Byeeee for now.

Monday 23rd October 2006

2006-10-23T13:35:00.000-07:00

Hello there people,

Hope you are all well. May I sleep better tonight than last night. Here is how my Monday has been. Still got the cold and chest infection by the way.

The cold is getting better at least.

Got up at 530am this morning. The usual shave, breakfast, packed lunch for work and got dressed. Trousers on before I go to work this time as I used the car this morning. Four days out of five last week I used the bike :)

Work was reasonably steady. Had one or two people wander through the office. The best bit was the bit when I have to go do a task that requires me to use the company car... or my bosses which is the norm. Got a puncture 300yards from work... had to ring him and get him to come out and help me change the tyre. Now I thought I had hit the kerb on the corner on the ring road, but it turns out I had gone over something and it had put a piece of metal in the tyre... suprised I got as far as I did. Still it was something different. Didn't like the jack in his car though, or the fact the spare tyre is only a temporary one....whats the point of that? Oh and my work colleague is off all this week otherwise he would have come down the road to help me change it.

Anyways, I came home after I finished work, read my email, finished reading a Birdwatching magazine. Watched the holiday program on the telly and it featured Lithainia. Well it didnt show much of it.... which was a bit of let down. Still.... looks nice enough place to visit....plus I have a friend over there I chat to on ICQ.

It seems a bit quieter tonight fireworks wise and party wise phew...well so far anyway so I am going to bed.

A website for your perusal is http://www.discover.com - a science/technological magazine. Take a look and let me know what you think of it.

Thank you for reading. Please let me have your comments. :)

Have a good night.

Sunday 22nd October 2006

2006-10-23T08:03:00.000-07:00

Hi people,

Hope you all hada better Sunday than me.

Here's how it went.

Got up around 9am. Read a few magazine articles throughout the day on various areas like photography(APOY competition results for the month the magazine related too - thought the 3rd place should have been 1st), walking(finished one country walking magazine then started on another, both of which had some good walks in. The one I am currently reading talked about the Anglesey coast path - part of which I would like to try next time I am camping in North Wales. There was also a Shropshire walk in the walk guides section although when I double checked it it said it was challenging :( there was also discussion of the best bits of our national trails - some of these I would like to do to). Then there was a Linux article just discussing some point about Open Office.org. And finally a magazine on Birds which I have nearly finished reading and so far it has described in detail the difference between the four shearwater variaties. This magazine also is changing editor. It the May edition and I still havent finished it yet.

I did send my brother out as I had a cold and chest infection for some tissues. Felt really crappy today and my eyes were sore.

For telly entertainment I watched an episode of CSI Ny and 3 episodes from season 2 of CSI Miami, including the one with the woman in the bay attacked by a shark, a doctor who was hanged and one other which was a woman who seeked extreme thrills. As for TV itself well its Sunday and there was only the program where a vet followed 3 ospreys on their migration. I won't spoil it for those who missed it.

Had mashed potatoe with cream of horseradish mixed in and southern fried chicken and peas. Eventually went to bed. And slept fitfully for the first two hours but then a few doors up some irresponsible, disrespectful neighbour had a party that started at midnight. I didn't get back to sleep till 3am. It wasnt helped by my sinuses. Oh well... if they do it again, there will be a phone call to the environmental health dept as they have greater powers than the police to deal with them re noise.

Time now for the website - http://www.perplexcity.com - its do with some kind of game. Take a look and let me know what you think of the site and what the site is about.

Thank you for reading and I look forward to your comments.

Byeeeee for now.

Saturday 21st October 2006

2006-10-21T14:26:00.000-07:00

Hi people,

Well I remembered to post today :)

Hope you are all well. I am suffering like a cramp thing across the bottom of my stomach, top of my abdomen. Hope it eases off and stays off. It keeps coming back though when I sit down. I have a chest infection/cold too at the moment. Got a lemsip on the go at the moment.

Well I did not much today. I got up, read a few articles from various magazines, read a few pages from the Wilbur Smith book Rage - Moses Gama is getting married and Shasa Courtney has been hunting with his sons when they find a girl up a tree. They find her parents bodies a few yards away, they had been mauled by a lion. Anyways Shasa gets the girl down from the tree and sends for help for her. After that he and his son Garry hunt the lion. Thats really all I have read today.

I have been to Asda and got some bread and catfood and fruit.

I have watched CSI Miami - Big Brother episode and CSI NY season 2 episode one on DVD. I have seen Robin Hood on telly and Strictly Come Dancing.

Have ordered from Amazon the CSI NY Season 2 box sets cause it says buy one get one free. Need Amazon to confirm this though.

I rang NHSDirect just and they will ring me back in the next couple of hours to discuss my problem.... seems to have subsided as I write this but feels like it could come back.

And its the Diwali fireworks tonight....blooming noisy they are. Don't they realise people have animals. They have been going off continuously for four hours. How do they afford all these?

Anyways, a website for you today is... http://www.watergatebay.co.uk - about hotel accomodation and extreme sports in Cornwall. Take a look and let me know what you think about it.

Thank you for reading. I will post again soon.

Byeee for now.

Friday 20th October 2006

2006-10-20T15:08:00.000-07:00

Hi people,

Its been two weeks since I updated my blog. I suffer from an inability to do it every day, as in I either get distracted or I forget. Once I forget I then have to build my psyche back up to do it everyday.

So whats happened in the last two weeks? Well the usual. On earlies last week and been on normal days this week. I used the car all last week. I cycled to work everyday this week except Wednesday :) Hope the weight starts coming off. Its not too difficult either. Hope I can do it next week when I am on earlies.

Pay day came and went and am now boracic again. I only mind when I can't escape the house and go places. Mind you the train services on the weekend over autumn and winter are dire. Change here change there and oh..... its a bus service... stuff that I say. The thieving government should reduce fuel duty because they will never have a public transport system that will work as it is expected and at the weekend you got to use a car anyway mostly especially over the autumn and winter months.

I am still single for those women who are interested :) is there anyone there?

Uni is slow going... got the research to read and emailed my project proposal after finding it frustrating trying to hand it in to the university's registry office. I am a part-time student and I find this ridiculous. Fortunately I finish early well 3pm and should make it to the registry office to hand it in the hard copy.

Just been having a sort out well in the living room anyways, still loads to do. Been spending more than I should...silly me. I should know better still... you only live once. lol At least where I work we have the share save scheme so I do save something. :)

It was my niece's birthday Wednesday so popped round to drop her present off. The sister-in-law wasnt too well and they are all off on holiday soon. I had been round their house Saturday sorting my brother's computer out. Getting Windows onto his C: drive. They treated me to a curry. :) yum yum.

The last couple of days have been hard at work. There have been one or two consumable problems, printers broke down and me almost tearing me hair out at one stage especially today. Still got there in the end all sorted.

Finished off three Amateur Photography magazines today. Yippee. Need to catch up. Finished the Coast book from the National Trust yesterday, the photography is excellent.

Well I am off to bed in a minute if my cough lets me. Got tickly throat with all this blooming dust.

Ah aha. A website. hmmm http://www.thelowry.com - a Manchester arts and entertainment centre. Take a look at the website and let me know what you think.

Thank you for reading.

Please let me have your comments. I would love to hear from you. :) Will try and remember to post tomorrow.

Night night for now.

Thursday 5th October 2006

2006-10-06T00:02:00.000-07:00

Hello people,

Well what a fun week...not lol

My day when like this. Got up at 7am. Had a shave, mug of tea and toast for breakfast, read my email, sorted out some other bits and pieces and filled in my blog. Did my packed lunch, got dressed and went to work on my bike. It was wet and a little rainy. I was a bit wet when I got to work. Still i eventually got into my trousers there once the female work colleagues had left the office. It was very busy today. Kept on top of it. Still looks like overtime the weekend. Just beforel leaving had a visitor who made some joke and then before we could comment said she was getting married. Congratulations to her. Another good woman bites the dust.

I left wotk and cycled home. It wasn't raining but the roads were still wet. I eventually got home. I opened up my post. Nothing really interesting as usual.

I read my email and surf the internet most of the evening. Had two toast and two boiled eggs for tea while chatting on the net. Eventually went to bed, but by the time I had put the cats out, it was after midnight. Oh well.

I have another websites for you is http://www.eaglelady.com - she photographs eagles. Take a look and let me know what you think. Or any other comments you have.

Wednesday 4th October 2006

2006-10-05T00:11:00.000-07:00

Hi people,

Hope you all well.

Wednesday went like this for me. Got up at 7:30am. Had a shower, ream my email had a mug of tea and 3 toast. Did my packed lunch, got dressed, and.....went to work on my racer. Shock horror. Left the car at home. Well I need the excercise.

Work was busyish again. Some people just like to cause you more work. Too fussy. At lunchtime did four more mile on the racer with my work colleague. When I left work I used the mountain bike as the roads round here are really bad.....what on earth is the council spending money on out of its transport budget? hmmm....trams theiving gits. If I come off my bike cause oftheir bad roads, it will cost em.

Anyways I got home, read my email, had a small chat to someone on the net in the states. I also found out from my brother thats one of my car tyres is flat. Strange.... anyways, after reading my post and feeding the cats, thought one was dead this morning as I heard a loud screech from one round the front of the house this morning....alas no. I walked to ASDA and got a few bits and pieces including bread and some cat food.

Once I got home i spent another night faffing on the net. I did read one of those research article though :) phew. I have started. at last. :)

Eventually after another chat on the internet after midnight...again i went to bed.

For the website today.... http://www.factmonster.com - check it out and tell me what you think of it. Thank you.

I am off to work now now I have caught up. Have a good day people.

Tuesday 3rd October 2006

2006-10-05T00:03:00.000-07:00

Hi people,

hope you are all well.

My Tuesday was fairly busy. Got up at half 7. Hadnt slept too well again. Had a shave, tea and two toast with two boiled eggs for breakfast. Then I drove to work listening to the Scissor Sisters.

Work was very busy today, nearly lost something but we found it.

When i finished at the end of the day I drove home. I checked my email and read any post I had. Nothing interesting. I then walked upto the university and spent just under an hour getting research papers off the net for my Masters project. Hadnt had to do much searching. Still one digital library to go through though.

Then I walked home via ASDA. Had half a chicken for tea. Trying to lose weight. Need to lose it. I then spent most of the evening on the internet. And it was after midnight when I went to bed.

For you a website :) http://www.everyobject.net - information, perhaps some funny stories on everyday objects. Take a look and let me know what your think. Thank you.

Take care and hope you all have a good day.

Monday 2nd October 2006

2006-10-02T23:37:00.000-07:00

Hiya People,

Well what a different weekend I had. Didnt get any uni work done. Was eitehr srufing the internet, round me mums for 3 hours Saturday then ASDA and work for 4hours on Sunday. Thats it really. Mentally my mind seems real hyper at the mo. Think i need to cut down the caffeine.

Anyways, my Monday went as follows, got up at 7:30am....shock. lol Had a shower, had tea and toast and filled in my blog. Then i did my packed lunch and went to work listening to the Scissor sisters Ta Dah album the 2nd CD from the limited edition. Work was busy as we had these 250folders to complete. Apparently the other 200 are due a week Friday gulp!!! lol Should be done. The time seemed to drag on and before we knew it it was lunchtime. After lunch got our main work completed. Seemed to take longer than i thought. Anyways left just after 5. Went to ASDA for some bread bananas and the like. Then came home and opened me post not much really except the usual junk mail.

Then i surfed the net most of the night. Chatting to people on yahoo messenger.

Then i went to bed. ahhhhh i hear you cry...or morelikely whats that snoring sound. lol

And a website for you. http://www.emmerdale.net - where men are men i think and sheep are sheep. Its on a British soap called Emmerdale. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you and have a good day.

Friday 30th September 2006

2006-10-02T00:05:00.000-07:00

Hi people,

Hope you are all well.

Got up at 5:30 and had a shave, tea toast etc and filled in my blog before going to work listening to the Automatic. i like the Monster song a lot. "whats that coming over the hill is it a monster"

Work was fun lol. Got on with getting things done only to find out we were supposede to do 500 folders for health and safety stuff by next Friday...after we moaned lol they will accept 250 a week on Monday.... apparently bosses had been messing around with it and delayed it. Typical, then expecting us to do it last minute not giving a monkeys that we have other work to do. No brains some of these.

Anyways after that I drove to Merry Hill, bought Tiger Wood's Golf for PSP after searching for the cheapest deal.....turned out to be ASDA. Got my mum's voucher for her birthday and a card and some other bits and pieces like House season 1 on DVD. Also bought the Scissor sisters album the first one again apparently gulp!!! Think my work colleague might have it. And I got an Evanesnence CD single to see if I would consider the album. Eventually I drove home getting some diesel and a Birmingham a-z on the way back.

Got home had soup and bread for tea. Eventually spoke to the brother-in-law and then went to play 5 a side footie. The team i was in started well and won but we flagged after 30mins and lost all games after that. :( I did have a few shots on target this time.... none went in though. Then went round my sisters and she had cooked us spag bol :) yum. Eventually left there and drove home and surfed the net for a couple of hours. When I next looked at the clock it was half 12. Then went to bed.

A website for your perusal is http://www.icq.feesch.co.uk - a wesbite for UK members who use the ICQ messaging software. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Thank you.

Have fun and will post again soon.