John Entwhistle, RIP.
Happiness is having a chat
Happiness is having a chat with a very good (and beautiful) friend.
gah. sigh. Why are some
gah. sigh. Why are some people being very quiet at the moment? And why is it that those that are not being quiet are telling me things that I wish weren’t so?
I guess that’s life. Still, dinner with Sarah tomorrow night, which will be a laugh. And on Saturday, a raid to Habitat in Brighton (any Brighton folk reading this? Anyone up for lunch/beer?).
I’m having problems with my
I’m having problems with my PC at home. I tried to install Morpheus 1.9, which appeared successful, but wouldn’t actually connect to a node. At the same time, MSN Messenger ceased functioning correctly, reporting that all other users to whom I was trying to send messages were experiencing “network problems” and were no longer in the conversation.
I’ve uninstalled Morpheus, rebooted, uninstalled and reinstalled Messenger, rebooted, cursed my PC and put a hex on Bill Gates. All to no avail. Anyone else had similar problems? If so, did you find a workaround?
In the process of clearing
In the process of clearing out my course notes last night, I found that I have used 15 lever arch binders over the duration of the course, complete with ten-part dividers, as well as countless reams of paper and about 100 clear punched sleeves. I’ve saved the sleeves, binders and dividers, as they can all be reused – or alternatively, I can open up Graybo’s Stationery Shop.
Thankfully, I never have this
Thankfully, I never have this problem.
hmm. I like this.
hmm. I like this.
New header. New photo. Usual
New header. New photo. Usual prize of a pint of beer to the first person that correctly identifies the location (it’s in Chichester).
Top marks to me tonight
Top marks to me tonight for ceremonially throwing out (nearly) all my college notes from the past three years – just kept the notes that relate to the modules that have just been examined, just in case. I’ve also tidied some shelves, rearranged my book collection and, anally, alphabetized my CD collection (no mean feat with more than 500 CDs).
I’ve just found out that
I’ve just found out that the deputy head of my secondary school died in April. Old Philip Howard students will remember Bruno Taylor as being one of the most formidable members of staff – you certainly went out of your way to avoid upsetting him. But he was also one of the most helpful and kind people you could meet too.
Actually, what I’ll remember him for most of all were his absolutely fantastic assemblies. He would usually read a passage from the Bible, ramble on in some completely bizarre, unrelated and slightly unhinged manner for fifteen minutes or so (his assemblies always over-ran) and then come to some conclusion that seemed completely unrelated to anything he’d been talking about in his sililoquy. Great stuff – when we got to the Sixth Form, we always made a point of attending his assemblies, just for the entertainment value.
It was during our last few months in the Upper Sixth that Bruno had his retirement “do”. A mass was held in the chapel to celebrate his contribution to the school, attended by the Sixth Form and staff (if memory serves). As I recall, Bruno took the opportunity to kiss all the Sixth Form girls, although Sarah denies all knowledge!