Was very strange going back to Bristol, especially…

Was very strange going back to Bristol, especially voluntarily! Good to have a catch up with those who turned up, shame the others couldn’t be bothered! Went to the Debenhams sale last night with the better half, some good bargains. However tried on one of the T-shirts this morning & they’d left the tag on. [...]

As is becoming usual, Mike didn’t turn up on Frida…

As is becoming usual, Mike didn’t turn up on Friday. Can’t really blame him, but I was quite impressed that he managed to close the A1 Southbound in order to avoid a visit Spent the weekend painting the bedroom, looks very nice now & the number of white walls are gradually reducing. Bathroom [...]

Yet another grippingly exciting Budget; tax change…

Yet another grippingly exciting Budget; tax changes which aparently will make me £87 a year better off, according to Digita. Well that’s changed things, I think I’ll definitely vote Labour at the election! However the Council Tax goes up about 5%, the TV License is more expensive so that’s the advantage wiped out. Woo!
Waiting [...]

Had a trip upto the missus’ parents near Skipton y…

Had a trip upto the missus’ parents near Skipton yesterday. Main reason to go was a quick visit to the dentsis, and when I say quick I mean it. Didn’t even get halfway through the crossword, took longer to pay than for the checkup!
Been playing with the mini today, got it all nicely setup with [...]

BTW very good free tune on iTunes this week – Pull…

BTW very good free tune on iTunes this week – Pull it to Pieces – Electralow. Only downloaded it to test the mini was connected to the iTunes store, and keep listening to it!

It was like Christmas coming home on Friday. No it…

It was like Christmas coming home on Friday. No it wasn’t snowing, I’m refering to the plethora of Apple boxes waiting for me. TNT (eventually!) delivered the TV cable to the better half, so got everything unpacked & plugged in. Had an S-Video cable lying around, which came in very handy.
After a minute or so [...]

Mac mini turned up today, just waiting for the cab…

Mac mini turned up today, just waiting for the cable. So at least I’ve got something to do while the missus is away at her folks this weekend! Got put into a smoking room at the hotel, eugh. Will have to buy a room deoderant.
Been playing with an O2 Blackberry 7100x, which was remarkably difficult [...]

My sister’s second child Matthew got Christened to…

My sister’s second child Matthew got Christened today in Peterborough, so got a chance to see the family. As usual they bought far too much food for the buffet but my Dad can usually work his way through it over the next week. God a dirty great stone chip in the windscreen on the way [...]

Went out for ‘just one pint with dinner’ last nigh…

Went out for ‘just one pint with dinner’ last night, of course it ended up slightly different to that. Although we did manage to avoid the pure evil that is Reflex! Meal at TGI’s was fairly good too, haven’t been for a while. Misssus’ birthday, so we’re going out for a meal Sunday if we [...]

Oh how I love being paid! But it’s even nicer to b…

Oh how I love being paid! But it’s even nicer to be paid & find out that the Mac mini you ordered a month ago has finally shipped Winning the lottery could be marginally better. Bluetooth keyboard & mouse also are on their way, not sure what’s happening with the DVI-TV adaptor.