Category: old blogging

Good news for Brighton as Steve Coppell signs up for another season. Meanwhile, the reason for relegation is revealed.

Pants.

Happy birthday to Kearn. There is a drinking plan for this evening, apparently. I think I’ll head to either w2 or the Nags, safe in the knowledge that they’ll get there eventually, as I don’t really fancy the Chicago Pox place, as it will inevitably become known.
Kearn shares his birthday with Brian.

This morning, I’m feeling a bit .. well… deflated. Just once, I would really like things to go as planned, without people getting hurt or disappointed along the way. Just once.
Of course, it’s up to me to be strong and walk through all this with my chin up, and carry the people who are having real crises in life with me, and hope that there are better times for everyone on the other side. But some days it’s hard to do that.

I’ve just managed 411.68 at this.

What do you do when you don’t feel happy making a cold, reasoned and logical response to a situation and when the warm, soft, hopeful and emotive response probably doesn’t serve your own self interests very well? And what do you do when there is no "third way" middle option.

The logical response would be a bit harsh on another party. But for me, it would terminate the situation. It would mean the external ties are cut, although the internal would still need to be wrestled with. Equally though, to remain within the situation could have some very good long term benefits if I am prepared to wait, but those benefits are unknown and by no means guaranteed.

The alternative, the emotive response, is to maintain the status quo as it has become. It isn’t ideal by any means. In fact, it’s probably causing a negative impact on both parties just at the moment. There is no real indication as to how long this situation will remain, but it is certainly temporary. Beyond this period, things will be different. They may be only slightly different from the current situation. Or they may be very much better than the current situation. Or they may actually equate to the outcome of the logical response, only in a slightly more tortuous and less comfortable way.
Thus the current situation is uncertain, and uncertainty is bad.

I don’t know what to do. I favour the emotive response, partly because it would be easier, inflict less on others and keeps the hope alive for tomorrow. But a dispassionate observer would probably recommend the logical response. The trouble is that I’m not dispassionate.

Either way, go watch the new Weebl.

Forgot to say that the replacement components for my desk arrived today – not bad service there. And the new flat TFT monitor for my PC at the nursery also arrived too, affording great savings on desk space.

Sometimes the beginning of summer can be a pain. Everyone’s lives seem so full, everyone seems to be rushing around. The blogs go quiet, fewer people leave comments, even my email inbox is quiet. There’s a few people I haven’t heard from in a while. I don’t know what they’re up to, how they are, how they feel, what’s happening in their lives, when I might see them next or anything. For someone who is naturally gregarious, it takes a little getting used to.
I think I’ll start on one of those paperbacks, as I’m going to the pub tomorrow night for Kearn’s birthday, so an energy/money saving night might not be a bad idea. And I can keep an eye on the ScanDisk progress.

Thorough ScanDisk. Hmm. Sloooooooooow. I think I’ll go to the pub. I may be waiting some time.

Top marks to Microsoft for their online support in the knowledge base. The documentation that came with my harddrive assumes that the software they provide will actually recognise the model of drive (it doesn’t – has lots of similar numbers, but not exactly the same). Beyond that, it is less than self explanatory. The Microsoft knowledge base, on the other hand, gives a nice easy explanation of the correct use of FDisk and Format, with tips on how to avoid messy formatting-of-wrong-drive mistakes. Bless ’em.