Category: old blogging

Cricket commentary, but not as we know it. via soon-to-be-a-dad Steve.

Cats have it made. Seamus is just being a total sun sponge today, soaking up the rays on the carpet by a window in the house. Wish I could join him, but I simply have too much to do.
Anyway, how are you lot? You’re all being a bit quiet.

Just been to the amenity tip to recycle a couple of old knackered monitors and things. I’m a great fan of recycling, but some people seem to get a bit mixed up about what it means. As I was unloading my waste (no puns please), an elderly man, clearly being driven by his daughter, arrived. He got out of the car, and walked towards the attendant, clutching a single copy of the recently replaced telephone directory. He handed it to the attendant, turned, got back into the car and left. The attendant looked at the man, then at the phone book and shrugged before hurling it over the wall into the waste area.
(Pollution caused by car on journey to the tip) – (Reduced landfill from recycling phone book) = Still a net loss to the planet, I reckon.

Be warned. I am in an incredibly good mood this morning. Let’s just hope that my reasons for being cheerful persist. Chief amongst them is the fact that it is a glorious sunny morning, so much so that I was swayed to wear my shades on the way to work, which, when combined with my stubble and hooded fleece, make me look like Unabomber.

radio grayblog listeners will be interested to know that I’ve made some progress with preparing the 21 new tracks I promised ages ago. I may get around to uploading them at the weekend, although that is dependent on whether I’m busy (highly likely, I’m glad to say). Listeners may also be interested to note that I’m using some spiffing new software which seems to offer better sound quality than the WinAmp2 plugin I was using, and certainly a lot more functionality.
This weekend’s activities – on Friday night, a leaving dinner bash thing for Melanie, a member of staff at the nursery who is going on maternity leave. On Saturday, hopefully lunch with Penn, then drinks in the evening with my cousin Gemma for her birthday. On Sunday, probably a walk, especially as the weather forecast is good.

Incidentally, current mood rating is somewhere around 87% and rising, an extremely high level. A pleasant sunny day always helps.

Bizarre moment of the week came last night, as I was driving along Western Road in Hove. On each side of the road, chewing gum removal teams were working along the pavements, large pressured jets of steam spilling across the pavement and roads, their vans half blocking the street. Waiting for me to pass between them, travelling in the opposite direction, was a huge, enormous truck, all polished blue paint and chrome, bearing the number plate "1 KO". At the wheel, a well-known lisping celebrity sportsman.
As was said at the time, it was like something out of Ghostbusters.

Blogger has been dysfunctional all day. Apologies for lack of updates. More later.

Class. via B3ta.

New Weebl of sorts. Very funny. And you saw the Elvis one didn’t you? Good.