Month: May 2002

Yup – another 12 hour day. And, yes, another one tomorrow.
Wound down tonight with a couple of pints in the company of Paul F and Helen N.

Two 12-hour days at work back-to-back are not good for the soul. And, oh look! Another one tomorrow.
I’ve not had a day off since April 6th (when I went to Brighton and spent the day with Sarah, Kate, Neil and Emma) – by that I mean I have worked every day since then. I am so looking forward to my birthday, as it will be a precious day off. Of course, I won’t spend it resting – as is my usual style, it will be packed with activities with friends and lovely people. Which, it has to be said, is a Very Good Thing.

Hmm. IE6 on my PC at work will only work full-screen. Which is annoying. I guess I’ll have to reinstall it. guh.
UPDATE: tried that. Didn’t work. However, random key pressing succeeded. I like the old techniques best.

Beer tonight with the jovial James, Jayne, indigestion-ridden Dom, Emma, Matt, Kearn, DA, DAGS, Aris, Paul F and DJ, with sightings of Dave, Sal and the gorgeous Lucy, working her last night in W2 before going to the soon-to-reopen Bull.
Chichester is about to see a deluge of new bars: the Slug and Lettuce in South Street, the Bull in Market Avenue and Brookes in North Street. Add to that the forthcoming conservatory extension to the Nags and you have quite a pub rennaisance in Chichester.
On my way home I was accosted by a mewing tabby and white shorthair cat that proceeded to follow me home. I called the number on the tag on his/her collar, but only got an answering machine (after several attempts). Bit worried that he/she might get run over in the street, although I suspect that it is a she that is seeking a he and will probably end up with the battered black shorthair that I spotted on the city walls.
And my computer fan is making amusing noises. At least they would be amusing if I was convinced that they aren’t expensive noises.
UPDATE: just had a call from the owner of the cat, and she made her way home safely.

Recent internal searches of this site (my comments in brackets):

• holly valence naked (it’s spelt VALANCE)
• malcolm (my father’s name and also the name of a fellow Nags regular)
• sam brown (highly laudable – a fine female vocalist)
• backcombing small toads (what??)
• backcombing tourtuses (try searching for "backcombing tortoises" and you may have more success)
• buffing aircraft carriers (a whole aircraft carrier? This has to be slang for something – anyone like to try to explain this?)
• down by the sally gardens (nope, means nothing to me)
• head in toilet (obviously a bad night)
• holly valence (oh for crissakes….VALANCE!!!!)

Nothing to say today. Yet.

Beer tonight with Greg, Paul F, Paul C, Matt, Kearn, James, Dom, DA, Clive, Cat, Malcolm, the beautiful Sally (looking very well and always fantastic to see!), Amanda, Mandy, Steve C and numerous others.
Today has been a very long day. I’m tired now, and tomorrow is another long day. I’m a bit down too. But I’ll survive.

sigh.
Anyway, another busy weekend beckons, not least because I’m planning my birthday celebrations for next weekend. (Did I mention my wishlist?)
E-invitations will be sent out very shortly, with a plan that is similar to last year’s.

I forgot to mention this week’s TFF score: a rather good 60 points, taking my total to 1170.

This email received this morning, with the obligatory virus attached:

(Their spelling/punctuation). I mean, just how stupid do virus authors think that computer users are? (Apparently some actually are that stupid, else I wouldn’t have received it).