Archive for March, 2008
Things are certainly taking a turn…Blimey! Watch this space. Generally though quite samey, work is work, gonna get the bike out today, again, a guy at work was rallying up a team for the London-Brighton bike ride but then gave up, so I’ve missed the deadline… Sucks! I’m not gonna be able to struggle riding 56 miles up and down hills sweating my balls off in the heat of June now then, I’m mortified! Got my payslip yesterday, thought someone was playing a practical joke at first then did the maths, and to my horror it was spot on. So I’m in the shit. And why do Americans say “Math” instead of “Maths?” It just isn’t right, and how comes I’ve only realised this in the past few years, after all I used to watch The Six Million Dollar Man, The A Team, Charlie Brown and several other American programmes as a kid and never heard it before. Maybe it’s just me, is it?
March 29th, 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury warned yesterday against materialist greed and prophesied the collapse of civilisation. No shit! He said that the luxuries we took for granted could not be sustained for ever. So you may own a sky+ digibox, 2 PC’s and a laptop but post-“whatever it might be,” they will be useless. He went on to waffle about how society has grabbed all it can take because of fear of death…! Well that’s one view, I’m not afraid of death in the slightest, mind you I am about materialistic as plankton.
“We as a culture cannot imagine that this civilisation, like all others, will collapse and that what we take for granted about our comforts and luxuries simply cannot be sustained indefinitely. To all this, don’t be deceived: night must fall.”
Criticising modern society’s approach to mortality, he said: “Individuals live in anxious and acquisitive ways, seizing what they can to provide a security that is bound to dissolve, because they are going to die,†he said. “Societies or nations do the same. The individual grabbing the things of this world is in fact the mark of an inner deadness.†So I go out and buy a 42″ plasma T.V. because it fits nicely in between the chimney and the unit in my front room, I am dead inside…? Whatever! I’ve always said I respect the morals that Christianity teaches, the rest though, is a load of old shit! If anybody takes a long hard look at the world today, it is obvious that it is going to go tits up, but the individual can do sod all about it, nor can an entire nation, so all we can do is just sit back and enjoy the ride!
March 24th, 2008
Well we all know the religious meaning behind Good Friday and Easter, but the important thing is the time off work! I often hear people asking the question of why Easter falls on such a variety of dates, so I Googled it:
“Easter Sunday is the Sunday following the Paschal Full Moon (PFM) date for the year. In June 325 A.D. astronomers approximated astronomical full moon dates for the Christian church, calling them Ecclesiastical Full Moon (EFM) dates. From 326 A.D. the PFM date has always been the EFM date after March 20 (which was the equinox date in 325 A.D.).” (source)
So That Clears That Up Then!
Good Friday meant no work so I ended up sorting some odds and sods, drinking tea and nattering on MSN. It was a sunny day so decided to get the push bike out and explore some corner locally I’ve never ventured before, unfortunately I couldn’t think of any where, possibly due to the fact that I’ve roamed every square inch of this god forsaken town or, more likely, I couldn’t think of a place I don’t know exists, so went to the gym instead. Following that I nipped in for some fun and frolics round at Chain’s, Center of DIY for IT Professionals, Rahl was on board offering his share of expertise and enthusiasm. A cup of tea and a promise of return to partake in a session of Guitar Hero on the big screen, I wandered to find prandial satisfaction…
March 22nd, 2008
Hello….It’s me. Dunno what to write just bored so filling some time. Dum dee dum… Work was manic today, had to ship first test samples of my project to Hong Kong by this afternoon and one failed, so had to use a bit of initiative and extract one from thin air, I then realised how much of a typical company it is when I tried to find out how to get an order raised and the items packed and dispatched, everyone had a different opinion here, so I threw it all up in the air complaining of too many variables (not my job anyway).
On my way home I noticed my rev counter going up even though I wasn’t accelerating, so I need a new clutch. Great! I need to drive to Wales in a couple of weeks too…
March 19th, 2008
Still Waiting For a Zip From Bro-in-Law Colon For Extra Pics!!!
Pull it out Fella!!!!
March 16th, 2008
Brighton Dome 12th March 08
March 16th, 2008
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