Wat De Fu

URGH! What's happened to BBC's sport site?

2012-02-01T11:17:00.000Z

I can't bloody find anything. Idiots. If it ain't broke, why 'fix' it?

Aren't fire alarms brilliant

2012-01-31T15:46:00.000Z

We've just had a fire alarm at my office so we were kicked out for twenty minutes in the freezing cold. Great. When we got back to our desks a secondary alarm was still bleating for around twenty minutes around 6ft from my desk. Great! It's like torture.

Is that how those in Guantanamo Bay feel???

Oops, practise makes perfect

2012-01-30T08:41:00.001Z

I tried to trim my beard last night and cut it too short, it now links like I just haven't bothered to shave.

It was not until this morning when I realised what'd done. I'd forgotten to replace the beard guard. Doh!

New jagged Alliance

2012-01-29T17:53:00.000Z

http://www.jaggedalliance.com/en/

New Jagged Alliance available on the 9th of Feb. Will it be any good? Trailers look reasonable although graphically not amazing. That was never the point of the original game though. It was more based on tactics storyline and humour.

Terrible state of affairs

2012-01-27T11:47:00.000Z

The Daily Mail website is the most popular news site in the world.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16743645

Data suggests the UK's Daily Mail had 45.35 million unique visitors during December, inching the site ahead of the New York Times with 44.8 million.

Pappy's review

2012-01-26T20:43:00.002Z

As I think I mentioned before it was a trial show where they ran through some of their new material often with script in hand.

Was it good? They've certainly been better, but I did find myself laughing out load for 70% of their sketches. We enjoyed it.

They've got a lot of work to do before the new material is usable for Edinburgh but if someone wanted to complain then hey, it was only £10 each.

And to top it off, as we were in the queue to get in April spotted Robin Ince going in. He wasn't there for Pappy's though.

Cheeky so and sos

2012-01-26T20:37:00.001Z

Before going to see Pappy's last night we popped into a small chain Italian for a bite to eat just off Leicester Square.

April managed to fund a really impressive meal deal Half price food and a free bottle of house wine if you order a started and a main each. Not bad at all. Well...

The wine wasn't great, my starter of lobster ravioli was more hardly cooked than aldente. The rest of the food was canteen average at best. Oh well we're getting a lot for half price and it was quick.

Then the bill came and they'd added on the cost of the wine. No oroblem, they swapped our bill straight away. Then we spotted that they'd already added service. This isn't a problem, but they'd charged service at the full undiscounted amount. Nearly 10 quid! We ended up giving them 5 for a total bill of 35.

Quite reasonable in the end for the location. If very, very cheeky.

FFS- What a bunch of idiots

2012-01-26T09:54:00.000Z

I'm trying to speak to my tax man as they've messed up my tax code yet again. I've been on hold on the phone listening to the same two stupid songs for 29:25 and haven't spoken to anyone yet. Idiots!

Children spotting

2012-01-25T16:59:00.001Z

There were problems on the train this morning. No idea why but I was going to have to stand. That’s when you start looking for children and loiter nearby. No, not in that way… I look for children as they usually get off at Sevenoaks and I can jump in their grave.

Ha, ha.

Jobs for the boys

2012-01-25T11:25:00.000Z

The LMA (Lloyd's Market Association) has a new Chairman. Previously it was Barnabas Hurst-Bannister, he is now getting replaced by Rupert Atkin. Jobs for the boys?

Not a bad choice for the name of my first child though.

Rupert-Barnabas Clark

Shall I tell him?

2012-01-25T10:47:00.000Z

I was asked by my rugby team captain to help the club with their stats. I did them last year and they're in the most unusable format imaginable. This year was pretty much the same. I'd made a start on them but am pretty busy at work so couldn't really put much effort in, but then I received a text on the way home saying that he'd already done them. I've had a quick look through and the top scorer has the incorrect number of points. He's not a data guy so I don't want to bust his balls and if I mention it he'll get me to do the lot.

Anyway, i'm only annoyed as I haven't scored yet. Only played 6 games this year though so not that bad.

Finished

2012-01-25T10:42:00.000Z

I finished the Clash of Kings this morning. Now to get the Game of Thrones on Blu-ray and force April to watch it. So far she's enjoyed the first season of Deadwood, two more ready to watch. And the first couple of discs of Broadwalk Empire. Hopefully she'll realise that there's more to TV than Don't Tell the Bride.

Pappy's tonight

2012-01-25T10:29:00.000Z

I'm off to see Pappy's tonight at the Leicester Square Theatre. They're trialing new material so might be a bit hit and miss but it's only £10 so can't really complain.

http://www.pappyscomedy.com/

Not as short as I thought

2012-01-23T17:49:00.001Z

Just picked up the 3rd book of the Song and Ice series and was relieved to see that it was only 569 pages long. Don't get me wrong the books are great but they are terribly heavy and a pain to carry round.

Just reading the back cover and have spotted that it's part 1 of 2 of part 3 of a 7 part series. Let's hope I can finish, not like the Wheel of Time.

50% exercise

2012-01-23T15:16:00.000Z

Over the passed month i've exercised 50% of days. Over the passed quarter only 34.7%, but that did include my honeymoon and the week leading up to the wedding where I did virtually nothing. But from the time I got back to now it's 43.9%.

Not bad really.

Doh, yes, doh!

2012-01-19T14:13:00.000Z

Just tried to get some peanut m&ms from our snack machine and the bloody thing got lodged between the glass and the mechanism. Doh!

It's okay, there must be some control in place that works out if the item has been dispensed or not as it didn't take my 70p. Yes!

When this happens it blocks any more selections from that position. Then the brain wave happened. I could order a kit-cat which sits just above the m&ms and that will hit the m&ms on it's way down and give me both. Doh!

It brushed passed the m&ms and I only got the kit-kat. Nice try. The system has got me down.

Stats galore

2012-01-18T10:52:00.001Z

20,000+ page views since July 2009 Unfortunately the vast majority are from internet bots trawling through random web pages. I mean, my Steve Gutenberg post was fine, but not that good. If anything it was inappropriate.

I can almost smell it

2012-01-18T10:47:00.000Z

Only 175 pts left out of 5,000 till I get my hands on the £50 reward from You Gov! 3.5% left, should be done in another 3 to 4 surveys!

Galaxy Quest, what a film!

2012-01-17T10:21:00.000Z

In the end April didn't need much convincing seeing Galaxy Quest. As it turns out She is also a fan. I knew I married the right person.

We went to Trinity, Tunbridge Wells, a converted church that is now a trust run cafe / theatre that holds around a hundred and fifty people. How many people turned up? 12 at a push, but like us they were fans of the film. I must have seen it 6 or 7 times before in fact it was on TV in December so I watched it then but I have never seen it in a cinema. I must have laughed out loud twenty times during the screening. But luckily I wasn't the loudest, that was a guy a couple of rows back who must have topped the 100 laugh count.

The second film In Time with Justin Timberlake was surprising good too. I'm pretty sure it's made by the same guy that made Gattaca which was one of the first DVDs I ever bought back in 1998. The film did turn silly towards the middle and end but I enjoyed many of the interesting ideas that were shown during the film. Definitely worth a viewing for a sci-fi fans.

Very tempted...

2012-01-13T15:05:00.003Z

...now to get April to say yes...

http://www.trinitytheatre.net/Whats-On/1000-/Galaxy-Quest--In-Time--Sci-Fi-Double-Bill

Looking for a funny geek podcast?

2012-01-10T20:34:00.001Z

Elvenquest on BBC radio 4. Speak to Kris if you want a link to the previous 2 series.

Idiots

2012-01-10T12:55:00.004Z

Just had a call from a recruitment consultant wanting to know if I was interested in a job spec he sent me a few weeks back. This is all in spite of me telling him that I would get back to him with regards to any job specs if I was indeed interested in them.

I wasn't, so I didn't.

I was in my office at the time so could really speak to him anyway, so it was a short conversation. Straight afterwards I received a text wishing me a good 2013...

What an idiot? Was it a mistake? Or was he hoping that I would have a poor 2012, only getting better in 2013 when I start looking for a new job with his consultancy?

Idiot

275 pts left

2012-01-09T15:33:00.000Z

Only 275 Yougov points left before I get my well deserved £50 from Yougov. That's around 5-6 more surveys. Was it worth it? No. No bloody way, but glad i've persevered otherwise the previous 7 years would have been a waste...

Longest beard ever

2012-01-09T11:34:00.000Z

At least it is for me anyway. It's been 19 days since my last shave and to my surprise I haven't had too much mickey taking passed my way.

Wave Machine

2012-01-09T10:42:00.000Z

Last week I went to the gym 4 times, but on Friday I decided to go for a swim instead of using the machines. This was mainly due to me having no clean kit... The one time I happen to fancy a swim, it's the day when 2/3 of the pool is taken over by fat women jumping up and down in the water. I was initially annoyed as there was only 1 lane for 3 people swimming, but then the other two chaps left and it was just me, with 15 fat women jumping up and down in unison it makes for quite a tricky swim. Who needs a wave machine?

Pretty 'cool'

2012-01-08T14:57:00.000Z

Pretty cool

http://youbentmywookie.com/wtf/awesome-fallout-3-pip-boy-3000-ipod-dock-12660

Pain in the neck

2011-12-30T12:47:00.000Z

I've had a sore neck for a little over a week now (yes, I should probably see someone about it) but when it gets a little too sore i've been taking ibuprofen. Great, it usually sorts me out for a few hours then it's not so bad afterwards. Anyway, this week I bought some more, this time ones that dissolve on your tongue, not water required.

What are they like? Pretty much these same (they have the same quantity of drug), but you get the added benefit of having a slightly numb tongue.

Not a great film

2011-12-30T10:08:00.000Z

April was out rehearsing for her band last night so I had the TV to myself. I’ve watched all 3 extended editions of Lord of the Rings earlier in the month and before Christmas I’d managed to watch episodes IV to VI of Star Wars on Blu-ray. Last week I watched the Phantom Menace and it was, how should I say it? Crap. Yes, that just about summarises it.

Yesterday I put on what I thought to be Attack of the Clones. I think it must have taken me all of 20 minutes to realise that I’d put on the final film Revenge of the Sith by mistake. I don’t think I missed much.

People who work for insurance companies are idiots... oh...

2011-12-30T10:01:00.001Z

Just had the renewal quote for my car insurance and it looked a little high so just used a comparison website to see if I can get cheaper. It turns out I can with another company that is part of the same group. Maybe they want to have different risk profiles on their books so charge differently according to different circumstances but i'm pretty sure this happened last time. Idiots. All they're doing is wasting my time.

Admiral->Elephant->Admiral

I take that back

2011-12-29T11:11:00.003Z

I can get to Cannon Street in the morning, but the train is 5 minutes earlier than my normal one. I don't think i'll be catching that.

Bloody trains

2011-12-28T11:54:00.001Z

My trains are on a holiday timetable, this means that they are less frequent and they stop more often than usual. It's not really a problem as the trains aren't that busy and i'm not in a major hurry to get into work as it's pretty quiet and I have little to do. The main annoyance is it doesn't stop at Cannon Street. That's an extra 5 mins walk each way. Resulting in an additional half another over the course of the week. Bloody trains!

New set of headphones

2011-12-28T11:50:00.000Z

One of the ear pieces in my headphones stopped working this morning. So looks like i'll be needing a new set. The easiest option would be to just order a new pair from amazon but i've them enough money over Christmas.

Reindeer stuffing

2011-12-25T20:49:00.001Z

The first sitting of our apple fed cockerel and my reindeer shaped stuffing.

Christmas came early for the cats 2

2011-12-24T17:49:00.004Z

Christmas came early for the cats 1

2011-12-24T17:49:00.001Z

The effects of catnip

Finished till next Wednesday

2011-12-23T14:27:00.001Z

Finally. The last few weeks have been really busy at work but am now on my way back home. Only a couple of hours later that expected...

Good morning so far

2011-12-23T08:02:00.001Z

Just found a 20 pound note on the way into work. Yeah! I also found a penny!

Always the optimist...

2011-12-22T09:27:00.000Z

When we started looking for a new house we set up an email address houseclark2011. So that all of our house related e-mails would be in one place and to ensure we could switch it off once we'd found our new home as you do tend to get a lot of spam. In hindsight it should have been houseclarksometimeinthe21stcentury.

We also have a wedding account weddingclark. We weren't pessimistic enough to put a year after that though

And no, it isnot for me

2011-12-22T09:20:00.000Z

Saw this in the toilets of the theatre on Tuesday night and it made me laugh. And before anyone asks. No it is not for me.

Rob Deering review

2011-12-21T17:03:00.001Z

We went to see Rob Deering at the Trinity Theatre in Tunbridge Wells last night. It was a Christmas based comedy and food night. 2 course meal followed by two comedians Mr Deering and Kerry Godliman. The food was good although a little overpriced for what was essentially middle to good home cooked food but the comedy was great.

We arrived at our reserved table which to our horror was right at the front. Did we get picked on? Yes. The compare asked April and I (mostly me) loads of questions. Nothing too embarrassing...

Mrs Godliman was funny although a little centred on her life and how horrible it is having two young children. Funny all the same though. The headline Rob Deering was very good, I recognised his face from somewhere (Quite a bit like Kryton from Red Dwarf) but hadn't seen his act. He basically pokes fun out of music (this time Chirstmasy themed) whilst playing on his guitar and using his effects peddles. I'm not really doing him any justice here but if you get a chance go and see him, you wil not be disappointed.

Verdict: Very good indeed

Not much of a surprise

2011-12-20T15:35:00.000Z

Just completed the Guardian questionnaire on social unrest / riots and public sector workers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/reading-the-riots-blog/interactive/2011/dec/20/quiz-revolutionary-were-you-2011

Results = Gordon Gecko

Ha, ha.

Legless reindeers

2011-12-19T11:52:00.000Z

April kindly baked some gingerbread reindeers yesterday for me to take into work. They almost made it into London before the tin lid came of and 4 or 5 made their escape. A few lost their smartie nose and there are many broken legs but they still taste the same. Yummy. Not many left.

Not convinced

2011-12-17T16:57:00.001Z

Just tried a wood pigeon for lunch. Hmm... not convinced.

Only 3rd!

2011-12-16T15:49:00.001Z

I demand a recount!

http://www.empireonline.com/features/best-christmas-movie-characters/p22

Empire magazine's The Best 24 Christmas Movie Characters placed Clark W. Griswald at number 3!!! How dare they? Cousin Eddie Johnson perhaps at 3.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/

22 year old. Jeez

Finally caught up

2011-12-15T21:22:00.001Z

Finally caught up on all my podcasts since getting back from my honeymoon. I must have had a days worth, plus if I didn't keep on top of it even more would pile up.

Bloody new shoes

2011-12-15T10:57:00.000Z

My new pair of shoes are trying their damned hardest to cripple me. They've not only given me a lovely blister one of my big toe but due to me walking differently so as not to aggravate it too much the bridge of my foot is now also sore. Argh! Bring on the weekend when I can relax

425 pts left to go

2011-12-14T16:15:00.000Z

Only 425 points left to get till You Gov owes me £50! Ha, ha, ha! It's only taken me the best part of 10 years!

Northerners need translating

2011-12-14T11:21:00.001Z

I've just had a conversation with someone in a different team at work over the phone. She was asking for a specific capital modelling paper that our team had produced a few months back so that she could pass it on to head office over in Tokyo. I'd never heard of it so I suggested she ask the director of our department who was bound to know. In reply she said.

"Ah but he's in Egypt".

I thought she said EEEJIT (ah but he's an idiot), so I replied,

"...yeah, but he is our Chief Risk Officer..."

It was only after looking at his calendar that I saw that he is in fact on holiday.

Ha, ha. I don't think she noticed. Very funny though. Bloody northerners!

Who's been stealing my weather analytics?

2011-12-13T14:39:00.001Z

The bloody BBC that's who. Even the same colours!

The moon at night

2011-12-12T21:00:00.001Z

Waiting for the train to London at Tonbridge station.

It says a lot about the type of person who watches darts

2011-12-12T11:50:00.000Z

Spotted this on the local evening telegraph website.

http://www.northantset.co.uk/sport/football/kettering-town/brilliant_painter_claims_first_major_title_1_3329483

The darts championship is sponsored by cash converters.

Just found the bar bill from the wedding

2011-12-11T16:47:00.002Z

Ouch!

Men are the same as women in many ways...

2011-12-10T21:20:00.001Z

'They' say... that women 'sync' when they spend a lot of time together. So too do men. But only after going to the pub.

Judge Judge

2011-12-09T11:05:00.000Z

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16101533
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Chief_Justice_of_England_and_Wales

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, is called Lord Judge. Or Igor to his friends.

Lord of the Rings watched

2011-12-09T10:29:00.000Z

Star Wars first trilogy rewatched, now over the last couple of weeks i've rewatched the Lord of the Rings (Extended Editions) trilogy. What next? The second Star Wars trilogy? Mmm, not yet. I'm hoping i'll find something else before resorting to that.

Hmm... free cake

2011-12-08T15:38:00.001Z

I was having a chat to a colleague about his recent 1-1 with our boss in our breakout area when the company chef / cook came in with a cake and offered us some.

Free cheese cake. Lovely!

How long before I lose my wedding ring?

2011-12-08T13:44:00.000Z

I keep playing with it, and know before long i'll end up losing it. I'll have to ween myself off. For the rest of the day I won't touch it (with my other hand).

No sale

2011-12-08T12:04:00.000Z

Not much news on the house front. No offers on our place despite a second viewing (couple, she prefers our house, he prefers another). We have a new viewing on Saturday however. The house we put an offer in on accepted a different offer. Higher than asking price without a chain. So back to the drawing board again.

11 work days left

2011-12-08T10:02:00.000Z

11 working days till Christmas for me. Can't wait for the 4 days off. It should be generally quiet leading up to it too with many of the team taking the last of their holidays. In fact, the 3 days in between Christmas and New Year, I think i'm the only one in!

Very good show indeed

2011-12-08T09:59:00.000Z

Having been away for a number of weeks i'd amassed a five episodes of The Walking Dead so over the weekend and yesterday I watched them all. Brilliant. It really is a great show. It has the right balance of character interaction, action and frights to keep me entertained. And I can't wait for the next episode.

Anything else good on TV that I can record?

It's not that cold

2011-12-07T15:42:00.000Z

There was a guy in the gym changing rooms today that put a pair of long johns on under his work trousers...

It's not that cold! The guy was in his 20's too. Must still be living at home with his mother. Jeez!

Productive morning

2011-12-06T12:04:00.001Z

Just dropped my current account down to a basic account and reduced my monthly mobile contract in half (not upgrading yet), so am saving >£35 / month. Excellent!

Happy christmas to one and all from Dyson

2011-12-05T13:28:00.000Z

April was complaining that Dyson were taking ages in delivering a spare part for our 'hoover' which has stopped working. I suggested that they were probably inundated with orders due to the Christmas rush.

"Happy Christmas my love, here's that replacement hoover part you've always wanted..."

It's now arrived, so April is very happy. Or at least our cleaner will be.

Another outing

2011-12-04T19:59:00.001Z

Another Christmas, another outing for the Metallica bauble.

Why building projects overrun

2011-12-04T19:58:00.001Z

Having a quick drink after work on Friday, spotted these guys. 5 supervisors in high vis and hard hats per 1 worker smoothing out some concrete.

Last night

2011-12-02T08:43:00.003Z

April at the Duke of Uke Shoreditch, plus a shop sign round the super cool area.

http://www.dukeofuke.co.uk/

5 year anniversary

2011-12-01T15:49:00.000Z

It's our five year anniversary tonight. The time has flown by.

What are we doing? Ukulele shopping then Strada.

Mmm... Rigatoni Speck! Our favourite.

Rip off Britain

2011-12-01T15:46:00.000Z

Just had lunch with my brother at the lovely Bodean's. Ribs, jerk chicken and chips!
http://www.bodeansbbq.com/

As it arrived pretty quick we had a couple of beers in a local bar afterwards. I paid for the meal so Steve paid for the beers. Thank god.

"Two pints of Staropramen please"
"Certainly sir, that'll be £10.60"
"..." Hands over some money.

We couldn't be bothered finding another pub so we ordered two pints of Becks Vier, surely that can't be expensive.

"Certainly sir, £10 please"

"..." Hands over some money.

They're now on my boycott spreadsheet. 6 month ban until they drop their ridiculous prices.

House viewing again

2011-11-30T16:54:00.001Z

We're going to see another house tonight. It's on the same street as one we really liked a few months back and looks very similar. We haven't been to see any houses for a while as there wasn't much point. We weren't getting an awful lot of interest on our place at the time and we had the wedding to think about too so we put that side of things on the back burner.

We've got a second viewing on our house this Saturday which is exciting. We were supposed to have one a few months back as they'd changed their mind about moving to Tonbridge. They found somewhere in Croyden of all places instead. This new coupe sounds promising though. And to think we were thinking about pulling the house from the market until next year. Fingers crossed the weather's nice on Saturday to show it off in it's best light (just checked and it's due to rain). Bugger...

£90+ for my phone

2011-11-30T15:34:00.000Z

I'm due an new phone as i've had this contract for 18 months now (although i've actually had two phones during that period). I can get up to £90 for my phone too. Not bad really. Not sure what to get though although am very happy with my HTC. I may drop the contract down a bit for a while and keep it till something really impressive comes out.

I'll never get a stupid apple.

Nostalgia

2011-11-29T15:58:00.000Z

I watched The Fellowship of the Ring again last night. As mentioned in an earlier post my Blu ray player didn't recognise the disks until I managed to update its software. Luckily April was out as I don't think updating April's software will make her let me watch it when she wants to watch something else.

Websense blocked again

2011-11-29T15:54:00.000Z

Just tried to go to Doug Stanhope's webpage at work and I was blocked by websense.

Reason: Sex

Hmm? There are a lot more offensive things that he talks about in his gigs than sex.

Doh, no wallet = lottery lunch

2011-11-28T08:00:00.001Z

Just got to the station and realised I've left my wallet at home. Doh! I've got £1 so can get a sandwich at work but it's still disconcerting. Who knows what delight I have in store for lunch?

Sore feet and shins

2011-11-27T21:43:00.000Z

Having only been wearing sandals whilst on holiday my feet and muscles in my shins are really sore. I think i've been using different muscles (gripping the sandals). I'm also breaking in a new pair of work shoes which has given me a lovely blister on my big toe and heel.

Drinks served in test tubes

2011-11-25T09:31:00.000Z

We went here for a drink. The Croft Institute. You could get your drinks in test tubes and syringes. Not very practical but cool though.

Umbrella sword

2011-11-25T09:29:00.002Z

Saw this umbrella / samurai sword in a gadget shop

Superbowl!

2011-11-25T09:28:00.001Z

Saw this guy in a bar in Melbourne so asked him what his ring was. As suspected. Superbowl! How odd to find him there. No idea who he was though. Too scared to ask any more questions.

By the sea

2011-11-25T09:26:00.002Z

Metung, 3 hours drive south of Melbourne

Kris entertainment

2011-11-25T09:25:00.002Z

Airplane enterainment sponsored by Kris

Some entertainment

2011-11-25T09:24:00.000Z

Swim up bar

2011-11-25T09:20:00.001Z

The view from the pool with it's very own swim up bar. Mmm... swim up bar.

Melati Beach Resort

2011-11-25T09:17:00.001Z

Our first breakfast at the lovely 5 star Melati hotel and our first cocktails.

I'm back

2011-11-25T09:15:00.000Z

Well, i'm back. Well what's happened since i've been away. Not much. Although I did get married, then went on honeymoon to Koh Samui (Thailand) and then on to Melbourne for the best part of 3 weeks. Here's a couple of photos from the airport lounge at Changi (Singapore). More holiday snaps to follow.

What's wrong with raspberry flavour?

2011-11-03T16:54:00.001Z

Someone (I would assume the cleaner) has put some air freshener in our gents toilets at work. Surely raspberry would be more appropriate…

Nearly finished

2011-11-03T16:49:00.002Z

10 mins and counting.

How can the colour brown be a trademark?

2011-10-31T14:06:00.000Z

Just recieved this email from UPS telling me that my parcel has arived. How can the colour brown be a trademark?

Taste testing Stuart style

2011-10-30T16:52:00.001Z

Found a new type of Sierra Nevada in Waitrose. Yum.

Mmm... brains

2011-10-29T21:45:00.001+01:00

Skull candle with real brains

Halloween

2011-10-29T21:35:00.001+01:00

We went to all this trouble and nobody came round. We'll have to get made up again on Monday.

Moveable feast

2011-10-29T13:23:00.002+01:00

Biscuit's treat, getting to lick the discarded ham packet.

'Perfect' night in

2011-10-28T07:24:00.001+01:00

A bit of a ball ache getting it to work, but all good in the end.

Put blu-ray in player -> nothing -> looked for possible problem online -> need to update service pack -> download -> where the hell are the usbs? -> found an old one -> put in back of player -> didn't recognise it -> plugged in network cable -> downloaded update -> it works!

As an added bonus for April, I now think my old Lord of the Rings dvds will now work too!

Tonight's activities

2011-10-27T10:11:00.000+01:00

April's getting taken out to a champagne bar with work colleagues tonight so i'm home alone. What shall I do? Easy decision.

Watching...
...Blu-ray Star Wars whilst...
...playing Football Manager and drinking...
...a couple of bottles of beer and...
...stroking a couple of cats.

Hell yeah! Not just Rock, but Roll as well.

Wow, what a difference 15 mins makes

2011-10-27T08:59:00.002+01:00

I'm on a later train into work this morning and there's a woman sitting at the table opposite me that looks the spitting image of Tubs (left) from The League of Gentlemen.

How unfortunate...

6 work days left!

2011-10-27T08:51:00.001+01:00

Can't bloody wait.

Scarface

2011-10-25T17:06:00.001+01:00

Another scar to add to my collection, I wad scratched a few weeks ago playing rugby by some guy's fingernail, it's finally healed up but looks like it's left a scar. Doh. My poor beautiful face...

I may have to get 'touched up' a bit (with makeup) for my wedding photos.

Or maybe April can paint my face up like Spiderman again

11 days to go

2011-10-25T14:26:00.000+01:00

This time in 11 days and i'll be bricking it waiting for April to walk down the aisle. Yikes!

Tempted

2011-10-25T11:21:00.002+01:00

My old flat in Putney is on the market

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/new-homes/property-35408663.html

Tempted, to put a cheeky offer in but I don't really want to live in Putney as the commute was a bit of a pain, as you had to change trains halfway through your commute. Nice flat though, bbqs would have been awesome.

Any old iron?

2011-10-22T16:52:00.003+01:00

We heard a shout outside our house this morning so we looked out the window, it was a rag and bone man driving passed asking for scrap!

Maybe i'm not hooked afterall...

2011-10-21T12:35:00.002+01:00

I've been so busy recently that I totally forgot that the new version of Football Manager came out today. Doh! I was going to set it to download early this morning so that it's ready for me when I get in tonight. Oh well. That's two hours i'll never get back.

Blog blood

2011-10-21T10:57:00.001+01:00

Blogging from the bed in the blood donation hall.