I have been endeavouring to listen to the entire Rushback catalogue over the past two days(which is quite difficult because I don’t actually own the entire collection, especially the newer recordings ;-). It’s great however, to be able to slip on the ‘ole headphones and rock out. My bro, Balam first got me into Rush …
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Names for a Boy
Now we have the issue of choosing a name. So far Jake is a hot favourite. Shannon was also mooted but the general concensus was that it was too girly. My thoughts on the matter? Well if it was good enough for the late great Shannon Hoon then it is good enough for our bairn(although …
The Spinnaker Tower
We went up the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth this weekend. It has recently opened and was in the news because of an embarrassing technical problem during its opening ceremony. The outer glass lift was still out of action but it was fun to zoom up in the inner lift. The lift takes only 40 seconds …
Scan result
What a weekend! Well it is as I thought and in five months I will be the proud father of a lovely boy 🙂 There wasn’t any doubt really. The very first image that popped up confirmed what we already thought. I am already thinking of uses for that particular image when the time comes. …
Baby scan today
Great! It’s Friday and the weekend looms. My wife and I are off for our 20 week scan this afternoon. Because of this I am finding it quite hard to concentrate at work. I have just found an excellent flash-based game based on the Battle of Trafalgar which took place 200 years ago today. Anyway …
Post Office
It’s Tuesday afternoon and rather cooler than recent days. I spent what seemed like most of my lunch hour queueing at Staines Post Office. I don’t like Post Offices. The hushed environment lends these places an uncomfortable semi-official atmosphere. Almost as if you are shuffling towards an unknown fate at the hands of a stern-faced …
Flooding
The Indian summer we have been having has come to a rude halt. Yesterday there was flash flooding in the North of England, Wales and Scotland. Last night in good ‘ole London it started and hasn’t yet stopped. Luckily the skylight has held fast. Sometimes it has a propensity to randomly leak. The BT line …
BT Woes
I was looking forward to an evening on Burnout Revenge on the old Xbox Live but alas my phone line seems to be shafted. When I got in from work I fired up the PC and opened my trusty firefox browser. It failed to connect. I checked my mode and the ADSL light was ominously …
Weekend shenanigans
We spent an excellent weekend down in Petersfield with Mr and Mrs Blue. They have recently moved into a lovely place close to the town centre. On the train on the way up(or is that down?) he showed off his latest gadget. The well-formed and very sexy PSP. The screen just has to be seen …
Down with the sickness
Woke up feeling like death. Not even death warmed up but death itself. So I phoned or rathertexted in sick, because my voice was shot, and settled back into bed. It’s now 9.30pm and I’m feeling a little better. Pottered around the flat drinking Lemsip and honey and lots of tea. I have finally completed …