Late Lunch Break
The project I have been working on for the last few weeks came screeching to a halt this morning because it became obvious that the client is working to a ve...
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The One Where The Blonde Lady Chopped My Hair Off
Over the last few days my hair had crossed the line from “vaguely presentable” to “that man looks a bit weird”, so I drew a rectangle between 9 and 10am on t...
Some People
It’s very rare that I become annoyed with anybody online, but it happened today - not because of anything they did directly - but by their behaviour, denial,...
Blue Skies
It’s gorgeous outside this morning - blue skies as far as the eye can see. In the distance you can see the A380s and 747s in the pattern on approach to Londo...
The Kindness Of Aquaintances
Today a girl I vaguely know on the other side of the world bought me a “paid” LiveJournal account for a couple of months, and I’m kind of speechless. Of cour...
Disconnected
Somebody has disconnected the virtual machine I use to work on a remote client system, meaning I’m pretty much dead in the water for the next phase of some p...
Keeping Facebook At Arms Length
Over the last few weeks something has become more clear to me - that I need to keep Facebook at arms length. I don’t think I need to deactivate (it’s too use...
Goodbye Weekend
I survived the weekend. My other half arrived home about an hour ago (mid-way through the Grand Prix, which I saw no more of), and said a simple “thankyou” w...
In Search Of Life
In the same way many people watch television, movies, or read books, I head towards the internet when I have free time. I search out people sharing a little ...
The Second Teaser Trailer
I cannot remember having such a strong reaction to a teaser trailer. You know what I’m talking about, right? The second Star Wars Episode VII teaser trailer?...