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Posted from my new Nokia E61

Currently at home, using my Nokia E61 to post to my blog using the standard Blogware web interface, via my Dad's wifi. Nice!

So much for a quiet day

Jeeze, but it's been a mad day. I had thought that today would be a nice quiet day - land at Gatwick at 10am, potter home, repack my bags and then mosey down to Waterloo to catch the train to Bournemouth.
How wrong can you be? The madness started almost as soon as I got off […]

Sitting. Waiting. Wishing.

I'm pretty sure that when Jack Johnson wrote his song 'Sitting, Waiting, Wishing', he wasn't sitting at Dallas Fort Worth airport sitting in the departure lounge, waiting to board and wishing that he was home already.
Although, I dunno. Maybe Mr Johnson comes to Dallas all the time and this is exactly where he wrote those […]

Off to Dallas

This week is Thanksgiving, so Kevin and I are off to Dallas tomorrow to spend the holidays with his family. His brother lives in McKinney, and his parents are driving over from Yuma where they normally overwinter.
Last year, Thanksgiving was a completely different kettle of fish, with Kev rolling around in a muddy field in […]

iFixing my iBook in 15 iSeconds

Back in August I had a few problems with my trusty ol' iBook falling asleep on me unexpectedly. After a few false starts, I figured out that it must be the DC-in board - the socket that you plug the charger into had become a little loose and would occasionally short out.
I went to the […]

Exploding bums

Try not to giggle. (via Stuart.)

The Cake Project: End of week one

So, I made it. I've got to the end of the first week without soft drinks. My subconscious has been particularly mean to me, however, as I've had a few dreams wherein I've drunk a can of Coke or a glass of orange juice, and then woke up feeling dreadfully guilty, but I can honestly […]

The Cake Project: Pledge successful!

Much to my surprise, the Cake Project pledge has been successful, with 22 people pledging to give up sugary drinks along with me. Yay! In fact, the pledge deadline is not til 22nd November, so there's plenty of time for you to sign up if you still want to.
I decided that I would to give […]