Month: January 2002

Damn. The sun is shining. I might have to cheer up.

Well, I’ve been single for a whole year. urf.

Worth reading.

Beer tonight with Patrick, with sightings of Gary and Phil. Nothing to report.

I’m going to the pub. And, frankly, I don’t care that you think that someone who is coughing and wheezing could do better than to spend two hours in a smoky pub. Who do you think you are? My mum?
Besides, at the moment I need beer and company.

Newly added to the approved list: Vodkabird.

Well, I’m not surprised, but it looks like Blogger is to introduce charges. I will certainly pay, because I like Blogger, and if it means the service is better and more relaible – even if it only ensures its continued operation – then it is worthwhile. The charge is expected to be around US$30 per blog. That means I’d have to pay around $120 to maintain the four blogs I operate.
I’m glad I set up that support page.

Anyway, having read that, I’m now going to finish Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which I started to read when I stayed over at Penn’s the other day. Much less thought-provoking.

Well, I’ve just finished reading The Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment by Isabel Losada. I can’t say I feel more enlightened as a result of reading it, but it has certainly made me think a little. Not too much mind you. But it has made me think a little more about the way I lead my life, the way I feel about myself, the way I look out at the world and others.
And to be honest, I don’t actually feel too bad about my response to the world. I actually feel that I’m reasonably self aware, aware of some of my strengths and weaknesses. I do think that I need to be more confident in my strengths (and I’ve recognised that for a while). Perhaps I need to pick up on one or two of my personal weaknesses too, and try to turn them to advantages, to manage them more effectively.
But ultimately I am who I am (to quote Popeye). I need to accept myself for who I am, and accept those around me for who they are. Hopefully, those other people will return the favour.

Off work today. My cold has got worse, not better. Still fighting with Blogger though.