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Archive for December, 2009

Thu
31
Dec '09

It’s the end of the year, as we know it

Allegedly.
In order to celebrate the New Year and indeed, the new decade, I thought I’d have a revamp of the website.
I perused many different templates before deciding that I actually quite like the one I’ve got. So, I’ve just given it a bit of a facelift.
This latest version also supports widgets… should I ever decide [...]

Sun
27
Dec '09

Festive spirit

Well, it’s all over now, bar the shouting.
The house looks like the aftermath of an explosion in Toys R Us.
We’ve bought enough batteries to push Duracell’s share price up three points when the market re-opens.
The plastic crate we use for recycling our glass bottles brimeth over.
We have enough cardboard and cellophane wrapping material to house [...]

Thu
24
Dec '09

Bratwurst… lots of bratwurst

Took the day off work yesterday and we all went down to that London for the day, to visit the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. We took Amelia’s best friend with us, and my dad.
And it was really good.
And it was really expensive.
And it was very German. For some reason.
Unfortunately, the heavy snows that [...]

Fri
18
Dec '09

Xmas do

Pah! Ne’er a sprout to be seen!
Our Xmas do, last night, was held in a large marquee. And if the marquee had had rafters, it would have been packed to them. I’m told there were about 700 people there, all in all.
They squeezed a dozen people onto each round table: tables that would have comfortably [...]

Thu
17
Dec '09

Not working

I’m in Reading. For the second night this week.
The first was on Tuesday night, when I was in to do some out-of-hours work… that didn’t go particularly well.
Also, the motel I stayed at was a bit of a dive: cold room, soft bed, tiny bath. On the plus side, the pub restaurant next door was [...]

Thu
10
Dec '09

Working

Still a paucity of posts, I’m afraid.
Still vewwy busy… that’s why.
I’m no longer on nights and have shifted to early mornings, on a project in Lewisham.
Let me tell you: 5am  is just the best time to be travelling through the Blackwall Tunnel. Conversely, 5pm is not the best time to be travelling back!  Each night [...]

Tue
1
Dec '09

Down south

I’m working away in Southampton again this week, doing nightwork.
I’ve picked a better hotel this time. A bit further away, but it’s a big improvement on the nosh front.
I woke this morning about 10:30 - having had four hours sleep - and lay in bed for an hour watching a documentary about Sir Francis Drake. [...]