Sitting. Waiting. Wishing.

November 26, 2006

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 […]

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Off to Dallas

November 18, 2006

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 […]

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iFixing my iBook in 15 iSeconds

November 12, 2006

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 […]

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Exploding bums

November 10, 2006

Try not to giggle. (via Stuart.)

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The Cake Project: End of week one

November 10, 2006

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 […]

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The Cake Project: Pledge successful!

November 2, 2006

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 […]

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A Hallowe'en Frank

October 31, 2006

After much consideration, discussion and changing of minds, this year Kev and I decided to try a Frank pumpkin. Frank, of course, being the big scary rabbit from Donnie Darko. Easier said than done because he doesn't exactly have a face that reduces easily to shades of light and dark. We also had problems with […]

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Bye bye Blackberry, Blackberry bye bye

October 31, 2006

So that's it. My fling with the Blackberry Pearl is over. It has been sent back to T-Mobile, from whence it came. I tried to buy a Nokia E61 instead, on the same Web 'n Walk plan, but T-Mobile has taken against me quite severely, telling me first that “because of your credit status we […]

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When boyfriends break things

October 28, 2006

You may have noticed a sudden slew of old posts being republished here, all of which have now been deleted. You may be wondering wtf that was all about. It's ok. It was just Kevin playing with my Treo – he hit 'Sync All' in mo:Blog, thus causing it to republish a whole bunch of […]

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Air travel made yet more miserable

October 26, 2006

As if flying isn't enough of a hellish chore these days, with daft hand luggage restrictions, over-zealous security and long waits, the French have decided to go one better with their new MP2 terminal at Marseilles: The city of Marseilles has seen the future – it has no carpets. A minimalist, no-frills air terminal, intended […]

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When updates break things

October 26, 2006

I really hate it when software updates break things, particularly when that update is to Firefox and the thing it breaks is the one extension that makes me love Firefox. I've just installed Firefox 2.0, which means I've just discovered that 'extensions' have now become 'add-ons' and that the one extension I loved is not […]

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The Cake Project: Pledge target halfway mark reached

October 26, 2006

Ten people have now signed up for my pledge to stop drinking sugary drinks for three months, so I have only another ten to go! If you're interested in giving up all those evil sugary drinks, please sign up before 22 November. This is something I really want to do – even need to do […]

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ORG event: Release The Music, 13 Nov 06

October 26, 2006

From the ORG blog: Should the term of copyright protection on sound recordings stay at 50 years or be extended? This question has been hanging in the air for the last couple of years, with the music industry lobbying government for an extension on the grounds that the royalties they earn from old recordings are […]

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The Cake Project: Now it really starts

October 22, 2006

If there's a single undesirable side-effect of contentment within a relationship, it's the expansion of one's midriff. A year ago, when Kevin and I had started dating, I was a bit thinner than I am now, but a year of eating out and him cooking me crepes on a Sunday morning and overall general happiness […]

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T-Mobile/Blackberry hidden costs disappointment

October 17, 2006

I was so happy when my Blackberry Pearl arrived this morning that I nearly missed an appointment because I spent so much time figuring it out and playing with it. It's a nice phone – small, lightweight, nice camera, decent interface. But I'm afraid it's going to have to go back to T-Mobile. The reason […]

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