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WEDNESDAY 9TH MAY 2001
I'm whats technicly known as "brassic" at the mo so not much has been goin on of late. Went down the pub for a quick pint last night with budge and teen. Teen and gem appear to have made up after their row. Both were on their best behaviour, I was impressed. This is something I've never understood about wimmin, they have like 14 degrees of hostility. When men have a row it fits into a couple of catagories, either its fisty cuffs at dawn followed by a period of hostility and then total ignoring of each other or it's a few harse words, maybe a slap and then everythings ok again. But not wimmin, oh no, theres all different levels from simmering animosity to full blown defcon 4 tactical strikes with plenty inbetween. And they call us the irrational ones, jeez.
The new cars running very nicly, I never thought I could get so used to drivin an auto but its actually quite nice to not have to use both feet or both hands. And an added bonus is you don't have to keep the accelorator pushed down to keep ya speed up, it just finds the gear it likes and stays at that speed till ya touch the brakes. Nice.
I think I upset the bro in law, dave, the other day. He asked me what I thought of this computer he was buying and to be honest I thought he was being ripped off. Unfortunately I's been asked my opinion after we'd been in the pub for a drink too many and i expressed this opinion using language that would make even the saltiest old sea dog proud. So anyways trhis got me thinking about how cheaply you could put together a half decent home system. I reckon I could build dave a decent pc for less than 200 notes. Remember we're talkin just for typin up letters and looking at pr0n, er sorry sports results, on the net here so kick ass graphics and processing power not essential. I'll let ya know how it goes.
FRIDAY 4TH MAY 2001
Not so much a diary here as a random collection of links! soz.
This is The coolest site ever created?
Get in there quick! before toys r' us have them shut down!
This is the best 404 page ever..
Except possibly for this one!!
WEDNESDAY 2nd MAY 2001
This is a warning posted on a biker's mailing list
For those that dont know, Essex Police have got a six month anti
biker campaign.
Motorcycle Campaign 2001 - Targeted patrols
"By directing patrols along the known favourite motorcycle routes
throughout the county, Essex Police aim to reduce the number of crashes
brought about by irresponsible rider behaviour."
Targeted Patrols: The following roads will be targeted by Road Policing Officers: B1057, B184, A1060, A414, A120
"As part of the ongoing commitment to reduce motorcycle related
crashes and casualties, Essex Police will continue to address education and
enforcement issues.
Education will be in conduction with Essex County Council and Local
Authority Road Safety Officers as well as other interested agencies and
organisations.
Enforcement is seen as a police function and when education is seen
to fail, enforcement is the only option available"
These roads will be crawling with rozzers every weekend this summer.
Dont say you havent been warned.
On the A120 today were 2 mobile Gatso's within quarter of a mile of
each other. One was hidden in a hedge row with a Jeep Cherokee parked next
to it. The other one was hidden on the far side of a white van.
They are small black boxes on a black tripod.
When I stopped alongside the first one to "Let my mates catch up" an
irate rozzer had a conversation with me that went something like this.
"can you move on please Sir"
"no Im waiting for my friends"
"You cant, move along sir"
"Why not I cant see any clearway signs or yellow lines?"
"Move along sir"
"Im waiting for my friends"
"I think we both no EXACTLY what you are doing sir"
"Yes and here comes the last of them, and oh look, your flash still
hasnt gone off. Bye!"
The oncoming traffic were great about warning us of the second one
thankfully.
There was a marked Mondeo ST24 on the Haverhill to Finchingfield
section of the B1057 and two more joined it in Finchingfield within about 15
mins of us arriving.
ESSEX IS NOT BIKER FRIENDLY THIS SUMMER.
If you must ride these roads this summer, please be alert to any
vehicle parked near the edge of the road.
It probably wont save your life, but it will save your license!
TUESDAY 1st MAY 2001
Since reading the original "ghost in the shell", which was brought about by me watchin the VHS, which in turn was caused by me playin ONI, i've been catchin on on some damn fine anime. As an unexpected side effect i've run accross some rather excellent online comics which i thought i might share with you.
"GEEK" u may cry (Gem certainly did!!) but i can tell you that in 1 week of reading these sights i've learnt more japanese than i had int he last 2 decades. But sometimes i need a little help which is why this site can be a good place to vist
WEDNESDAY 18th APR 2001
Righty now, so what have I been up to since I last updated the diary. Well we've bought a car (the previous one had finally had it after 4 years and 80 thousand miles of abuse), updated the site with an inline frame, and done my best to keep out of managements way whenever they've decided to organize any more meetings.
WEDNESDAY 04th APR 2001
After wheezin along on its last legs like a geriatric seaside
donkey my cars finally bit the dust. there i was comin home on the m25 when
the engine stalls and my speed goes from 70 (ish) to 20 in less time than it
actually took me to shit me pants. breakin down is never fun, breakin down
in the fast lane of a major motorway in rush hour is even less fun. so sfter
coastin onto the hard shoulder i checks the electrics, checks the fuel and
kicks the cat, all to no avail. so i looks at the cam belt and sees that its
not rotating wihile the fan belt is. this tells me something rather
important, namely that the cars fucked and no amount of animal sacrifice is
bringing it back to life this time. so i trots down 2 the little orange box
and waits for help. and i wait and i wait and i wait. after about an hour
and a half i decide ive had enough of waiting on a cold, wet and muddy hard
shoulder and am gonna go take a piss in the bushes, at which point i get a
call on my mobile. its the old bill called to let me know they can see me on
their big brother cameras;. nice, just what i needed. so after 2 hours the
truck arrives, the mechanic looks under the bonnet and pronouces the car
"fuck me dead" which i belive is a technical term and tows me home. so now
i've got a dead car and a 32 mile trek to get to work everyday.
TUESDAY 3rd APR 2001
This is hilarious! Talk about dancin like ya dad!
Finally, a true rival to AOL!! So where do i sign up?
MONDAY 2nd APR 2001
The sofas arrived and fook me its huge. i should have known it'd be big
when it turned up in a three and a half iveco lorry rather than a transit
van. when ur lookin at 'em in the show room u dont realise quite how big
they are. this things so big 2 people can stretch out and have a kip on it
at the same time. coolamundo
SUNDAY 1st APR 2001
Went down the pub with budge and teen last night (with out gem. her
and teen have had a bit of a fallin out and are both to stubborn to talk to
the other one). now budge doesnt own a tv and rerly listens to the radio but
ive noticed that if the tv's on in the pub hes mesmerised (ooohh, flashy
lights ;-D ) teens almost as bad but like most wimmin, once with a group of
other girlies doesnt often shut up long enough to notice the tv. went out on
the bike saturday cos is was a boootiful day. sun shinin, weather was sweet
yeah (oi! finley quaye!! noooo!! no bob marley rip-offs on my website!!)
went up to southend. reminded me what bikins all about. its been too wet and
miserable of late and i'd started to forget where the fun was.
THURSDAY 29th MARCH 2001
Inherited a UPS for the home lan. wahoo!! ;-) good thing too, where
the councils takin down the tower blocks round the corner from me the powers
been doin so really interesting things of late. the landlords supposed o be
coming round tday to take this old furniture away. oops, just remembered i,d
better go order our new sofa or we'll be sittin on the floor ;-(
FRIDAY 23rd MARCH 2001
I highly recommend gettin ONI for the pc. ive been playin the demo
for a couple'a days and its the nuts. prob is that pc games these days are
at least £30 a pop when they first come out. may have to wait a while for it
to come down
MONDAY 19th MARCH 2001
Cars conked out again. right as the weathermen are predicting snow.
bugger!!
SUNDAY 18th MARCH 2001
Another stormin fragland weekend up in bedford. this was definatly
a strange one. most people spent mosta fri eve drunk rather than playin pc
games (loz especially. a hip flask fulla dans 20 year old glen turret didnt
help) and sat was spent with hangovers. me an ell got lost on the way back
from the curry house and spent an hour doin a 15minute trip. arse!! anywayz
the piccys r all on the fragland website if you wanna have a look
MONDAY 12th FEB 2001
This has got to be the funniest 404 page message i've ever seen, its well worth the wait. (beware, it may not work on your connection)
TUESDAY 24th JAN 2001
Look what those bastards in my office done to my bagpuss!. No saggy old cloth cat should be treated in this manner! I've a good mind to call the RSPCSOCC!
MONDAY 22nd JAN 2001
Well voodoo may have gone down the pan but it means that pc stockists are havin a mad sale to clear out all their voodoo stock. picked up a 64mb voodoo5 for under a ton! Thats a video card worth over £250 for less than £100. nice. Of course its gonna be damn hard to find drivers in a year or two but thats life innit.
MONDAY 15th JAN 2001
I'm in love!!. www.overclockers.co.uk have a full tower in semi transparent green that really floats my boat. time to pay a vist to mr visa methinks!
WEDNESDAY 27th DECEMBER 2000
Downloaded a program called "remote administrator" which is basically the same as Pc anywhere but quicker (and cheaper). It allows you to take control of any of the pc's on your LAN which have this program installed. Once in you can use the remote machine as if it's your home machine. The IT dept at my office use this to administrate the 30+ machines in our building without even having to leave their chairs.
SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER 2000
Xmas, I hate bloody xmas. There's all the gift buying and card giving and goodwill to all men crap! So who's' doin what with whom and when and how and who the hell cares! I'm sure with a bit more of a run up I could have a right good rant about this but to be honest. I just don't care.
FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER 2000
Christ almighty. So there I was happily playin a bit of counterstrike with the guys (and girl, sorry sue) when there's this almighty pop and my pc disappears up its own arse! Basically a mahoosive power spike had fried my motherboard and had a bloody good go at my system hard drive! Nice, made my day. So that was the end of that. Luckily I'd just ponced a second hand motherboard and cpu from darkjedi (as he say's, aren't pretentious monikers the best) so I could at least get one machine up and running.
Luckily the IT director at work didn't get where he is today without knowin where to get hold of some quality parts at low low prices so a quick mail order and a spanking of my credit card later and I'm the proud owner of a 750mhz duron system!! Yay! Now that may mean bugger all to most people but I was well chuffed. Here's what it looks like.
As an added bonus, with all the bits and pieces layin around the flat (getting under gemmas feet) I could not only get the two machines up and running but could also get an old clapped out cyrix (yuk!) machine up and running as a basic file and print server. I mean, what server needs a top of the range sound or video card and for that matter why would it even need a monitor.
To top it all off my father had bought himself a surge protector and then forgot all about it and bought himself another one so I was lucky enough to get one off him for nowt. Aren't parents handy like that?
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2000
Sorry it's been so long. a total system failure, or rather a total mother board explosion, meant i had the replace my whole machine. normal updates should recommence shortly.
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2000
Feel like shit 2day, dunno why. went out last night but didn't really drink so that aint it. I'm gonna try updating the site a bit more this week but i gotta admit my heart aint really in it at the mo.
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2000
Not back at work till next friday now, the company's sending me on a health and safety course mon till thurs. should keep me outa trouble for a while.
TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2000
Made it into the papers today...and I didn't even have to get arrested to do it!! yay..
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
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v1.0 14/10/00
This is The coolest site ever created?
Get in there quick! before toys r' us have them shut down!
This is the best 404 page ever..
Except possibly for this one!!
WEDNESDAY 2nd MAY 2001
This is a warning posted on a biker's mailing list
For those that dont know, Essex Police have got a six month anti
biker campaign.
Motorcycle Campaign 2001 - Targeted patrols
"By directing patrols along the known favourite motorcycle routes
throughout the county, Essex Police aim to reduce the number of crashes
brought about by irresponsible rider behaviour."
Targeted Patrols: The following roads will be targeted by Road Policing Officers: B1057, B184, A1060, A414, A120
"As part of the ongoing commitment to reduce motorcycle related
crashes and casualties, Essex Police will continue to address education and
enforcement issues.
Education will be in conduction with Essex County Council and Local
Authority Road Safety Officers as well as other interested agencies and
organisations.
Enforcement is seen as a police function and when education is seen
to fail, enforcement is the only option available"
These roads will be crawling with rozzers every weekend this summer.
Dont say you havent been warned.
On the A120 today were 2 mobile Gatso's within quarter of a mile of
each other. One was hidden in a hedge row with a Jeep Cherokee parked next
to it. The other one was hidden on the far side of a white van.
They are small black boxes on a black tripod.
When I stopped alongside the first one to "Let my mates catch up" an
irate rozzer had a conversation with me that went something like this.
"can you move on please Sir"
"no Im waiting for my friends"
"You cant, move along sir"
"Why not I cant see any clearway signs or yellow lines?"
"Move along sir"
"Im waiting for my friends"
"I think we both no EXACTLY what you are doing sir"
"Yes and here comes the last of them, and oh look, your flash still
hasnt gone off. Bye!"
The oncoming traffic were great about warning us of the second one
thankfully.
There was a marked Mondeo ST24 on the Haverhill to Finchingfield
section of the B1057 and two more joined it in Finchingfield within about 15
mins of us arriving.
ESSEX IS NOT BIKER FRIENDLY THIS SUMMER.
If you must ride these roads this summer, please be alert to any
vehicle parked near the edge of the road.
It probably wont save your life, but it will save your license!
TUESDAY 1st MAY 2001
Since reading the original "ghost in the shell", which was brought about by me watchin the VHS, which in turn was caused by me playin ONI, i've been catchin on on some damn fine anime. As an unexpected side effect i've run accross some rather excellent online comics which i thought i might share with you.
"GEEK" u may cry (Gem certainly did!!) but i can tell you that in 1 week of reading these sights i've learnt more japanese than i had int he last 2 decades. But sometimes i need a little help which is why this site can be a good place to vist
WEDNESDAY 18th APR 2001
Righty now, so what have I been up to since I last updated the diary. Well we've bought a car (the previous one had finally had it after 4 years and 80 thousand miles of abuse), updated the site with an inline frame, and done my best to keep out of managements way whenever they've decided to organize any more meetings.
WEDNESDAY 04th APR 2001
After wheezin along on its last legs like a geriatric seaside
donkey my cars finally bit the dust. there i was comin home on the m25 when
the engine stalls and my speed goes from 70 (ish) to 20 in less time than it
actually took me to shit me pants. breakin down is never fun, breakin down
in the fast lane of a major motorway in rush hour is even less fun. so sfter
coastin onto the hard shoulder i checks the electrics, checks the fuel and
kicks the cat, all to no avail. so i looks at the cam belt and sees that its
not rotating wihile the fan belt is. this tells me something rather
important, namely that the cars fucked and no amount of animal sacrifice is
bringing it back to life this time. so i trots down 2 the little orange box
and waits for help. and i wait and i wait and i wait. after about an hour
and a half i decide ive had enough of waiting on a cold, wet and muddy hard
shoulder and am gonna go take a piss in the bushes, at which point i get a
call on my mobile. its the old bill called to let me know they can see me on
their big brother cameras;. nice, just what i needed. so after 2 hours the
truck arrives, the mechanic looks under the bonnet and pronouces the car
"fuck me dead" which i belive is a technical term and tows me home. so now
i've got a dead car and a 32 mile trek to get to work everyday.
TUESDAY 3rd APR 2001
This is hilarious! Talk about dancin like ya dad!
Finally, a true rival to AOL!! So where do i sign up?
MONDAY 2nd APR 2001
The sofas arrived and fook me its huge. i should have known it'd be big
when it turned up in a three and a half iveco lorry rather than a transit
van. when ur lookin at 'em in the show room u dont realise quite how big
they are. this things so big 2 people can stretch out and have a kip on it
at the same time. coolamundo
SUNDAY 1st APR 2001
Went down the pub with budge and teen last night (with out gem. her
and teen have had a bit of a fallin out and are both to stubborn to talk to
the other one). now budge doesnt own a tv and rerly listens to the radio but
ive noticed that if the tv's on in the pub hes mesmerised (ooohh, flashy
lights ;-D ) teens almost as bad but like most wimmin, once with a group of
other girlies doesnt often shut up long enough to notice the tv. went out on
the bike saturday cos is was a boootiful day. sun shinin, weather was sweet
yeah (oi! finley quaye!! noooo!! no bob marley rip-offs on my website!!)
went up to southend. reminded me what bikins all about. its been too wet and
miserable of late and i'd started to forget where the fun was.
THURSDAY 29th MARCH 2001
Inherited a UPS for the home lan. wahoo!! ;-) good thing too, where
the councils takin down the tower blocks round the corner from me the powers
been doin so really interesting things of late. the landlords supposed o be
coming round tday to take this old furniture away. oops, just remembered i,d
better go order our new sofa or we'll be sittin on the floor ;-(
FRIDAY 23rd MARCH 2001
I highly recommend gettin ONI for the pc. ive been playin the demo
for a couple'a days and its the nuts. prob is that pc games these days are
at least £30 a pop when they first come out. may have to wait a while for it
to come down
MONDAY 19th MARCH 2001
Cars conked out again. right as the weathermen are predicting snow.
bugger!!
SUNDAY 18th MARCH 2001
Another stormin fragland weekend up in bedford. this was definatly
a strange one. most people spent mosta fri eve drunk rather than playin pc
games (loz especially. a hip flask fulla dans 20 year old glen turret didnt
help) and sat was spent with hangovers. me an ell got lost on the way back
from the curry house and spent an hour doin a 15minute trip. arse!! anywayz
the piccys r all on the fragland website if you wanna have a look
MONDAY 12th FEB 2001
This has got to be the funniest 404 page message i've ever seen, its well worth the wait. (beware, it may not work on your connection)
TUESDAY 24th JAN 2001
Look what those bastards in my office done to my bagpuss!. No saggy old cloth cat should be treated in this manner! I've a good mind to call the RSPCSOCC!
MONDAY 22nd JAN 2001
Well voodoo may have gone down the pan but it means that pc stockists are havin a mad sale to clear out all their voodoo stock. picked up a 64mb voodoo5 for under a ton! Thats a video card worth over £250 for less than £100. nice. Of course its gonna be damn hard to find drivers in a year or two but thats life innit.
MONDAY 15th JAN 2001
I'm in love!!. www.overclockers.co.uk have a full tower in semi transparent green that really floats my boat. time to pay a vist to mr visa methinks!
WEDNESDAY 27th DECEMBER 2000
Downloaded a program called "remote administrator" which is basically the same as Pc anywhere but quicker (and cheaper). It allows you to take control of any of the pc's on your LAN which have this program installed. Once in you can use the remote machine as if it's your home machine. The IT dept at my office use this to administrate the 30+ machines in our building without even having to leave their chairs.
SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER 2000
Xmas, I hate bloody xmas. There's all the gift buying and card giving and goodwill to all men crap! So who's' doin what with whom and when and how and who the hell cares! I'm sure with a bit more of a run up I could have a right good rant about this but to be honest. I just don't care.
FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER 2000
Christ almighty. So there I was happily playin a bit of counterstrike with the guys (and girl, sorry sue) when there's this almighty pop and my pc disappears up its own arse! Basically a mahoosive power spike had fried my motherboard and had a bloody good go at my system hard drive! Nice, made my day. So that was the end of that. Luckily I'd just ponced a second hand motherboard and cpu from darkjedi (as he say's, aren't pretentious monikers the best) so I could at least get one machine up and running.
Luckily the IT director at work didn't get where he is today without knowin where to get hold of some quality parts at low low prices so a quick mail order and a spanking of my credit card later and I'm the proud owner of a 750mhz duron system!! Yay! Now that may mean bugger all to most people but I was well chuffed. Here's what it looks like.
As an added bonus, with all the bits and pieces layin around the flat (getting under gemmas feet) I could not only get the two machines up and running but could also get an old clapped out cyrix (yuk!) machine up and running as a basic file and print server. I mean, what server needs a top of the range sound or video card and for that matter why would it even need a monitor.
To top it all off my father had bought himself a surge protector and then forgot all about it and bought himself another one so I was lucky enough to get one off him for nowt. Aren't parents handy like that?
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2000
Sorry it's been so long. a total system failure, or rather a total mother board explosion, meant i had the replace my whole machine. normal updates should recommence shortly.
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2000
Feel like shit 2day, dunno why. went out last night but didn't really drink so that aint it. I'm gonna try updating the site a bit more this week but i gotta admit my heart aint really in it at the mo.
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2000
Not back at work till next friday now, the company's sending me on a health and safety course mon till thurs. should keep me outa trouble for a while.
TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2000
Made it into the papers today...and I didn't even have to get arrested to do it!! yay..
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
"GEEK" u may cry (Gem certainly did!!) but i can tell you that in 1 week of reading these sights i've learnt more japanese than i had int he last 2 decades. But sometimes i need a little help which is why this site can be a good place to vist
WEDNESDAY 18th APR 2001
Righty now, so what have I been up to since I last updated the diary. Well we've bought a car (the previous one had finally had it after 4 years and 80 thousand miles of abuse), updated the site with an inline frame, and done my best to keep out of managements way whenever they've decided to organize any more meetings.
WEDNESDAY 04th APR 2001
After wheezin along on its last legs like a geriatric seaside
donkey my cars finally bit the dust. there i was comin home on the m25 when
the engine stalls and my speed goes from 70 (ish) to 20 in less time than it
actually took me to shit me pants. breakin down is never fun, breakin down
in the fast lane of a major motorway in rush hour is even less fun. so sfter
coastin onto the hard shoulder i checks the electrics, checks the fuel and
kicks the cat, all to no avail. so i looks at the cam belt and sees that its
not rotating wihile the fan belt is. this tells me something rather
important, namely that the cars fucked and no amount of animal sacrifice is
bringing it back to life this time. so i trots down 2 the little orange box
and waits for help. and i wait and i wait and i wait. after about an hour
and a half i decide ive had enough of waiting on a cold, wet and muddy hard
shoulder and am gonna go take a piss in the bushes, at which point i get a
call on my mobile. its the old bill called to let me know they can see me on
their big brother cameras;. nice, just what i needed. so after 2 hours the
truck arrives, the mechanic looks under the bonnet and pronouces the car
"fuck me dead" which i belive is a technical term and tows me home. so now
i've got a dead car and a 32 mile trek to get to work everyday.
TUESDAY 3rd APR 2001
This is hilarious! Talk about dancin like ya dad!
Finally, a true rival to AOL!! So where do i sign up?
MONDAY 2nd APR 2001
The sofas arrived and fook me its huge. i should have known it'd be big
when it turned up in a three and a half iveco lorry rather than a transit
van. when ur lookin at 'em in the show room u dont realise quite how big
they are. this things so big 2 people can stretch out and have a kip on it
at the same time. coolamundo
SUNDAY 1st APR 2001
Went down the pub with budge and teen last night (with out gem. her
and teen have had a bit of a fallin out and are both to stubborn to talk to
the other one). now budge doesnt own a tv and rerly listens to the radio but
ive noticed that if the tv's on in the pub hes mesmerised (ooohh, flashy
lights ;-D ) teens almost as bad but like most wimmin, once with a group of
other girlies doesnt often shut up long enough to notice the tv. went out on
the bike saturday cos is was a boootiful day. sun shinin, weather was sweet
yeah (oi! finley quaye!! noooo!! no bob marley rip-offs on my website!!)
went up to southend. reminded me what bikins all about. its been too wet and
miserable of late and i'd started to forget where the fun was.
THURSDAY 29th MARCH 2001
Inherited a UPS for the home lan. wahoo!! ;-) good thing too, where
the councils takin down the tower blocks round the corner from me the powers
been doin so really interesting things of late. the landlords supposed o be
coming round tday to take this old furniture away. oops, just remembered i,d
better go order our new sofa or we'll be sittin on the floor ;-(
FRIDAY 23rd MARCH 2001
I highly recommend gettin ONI for the pc. ive been playin the demo
for a couple'a days and its the nuts. prob is that pc games these days are
at least £30 a pop when they first come out. may have to wait a while for it
to come down
MONDAY 19th MARCH 2001
Cars conked out again. right as the weathermen are predicting snow.
bugger!!
SUNDAY 18th MARCH 2001
Another stormin fragland weekend up in bedford. this was definatly
a strange one. most people spent mosta fri eve drunk rather than playin pc
games (loz especially. a hip flask fulla dans 20 year old glen turret didnt
help) and sat was spent with hangovers. me an ell got lost on the way back
from the curry house and spent an hour doin a 15minute trip. arse!! anywayz
the piccys r all on the fragland website if you wanna have a look
MONDAY 12th FEB 2001
This has got to be the funniest 404 page message i've ever seen, its well worth the wait. (beware, it may not work on your connection)
TUESDAY 24th JAN 2001
Look what those bastards in my office done to my bagpuss!. No saggy old cloth cat should be treated in this manner! I've a good mind to call the RSPCSOCC!
MONDAY 22nd JAN 2001
Well voodoo may have gone down the pan but it means that pc stockists are havin a mad sale to clear out all their voodoo stock. picked up a 64mb voodoo5 for under a ton! Thats a video card worth over £250 for less than £100. nice. Of course its gonna be damn hard to find drivers in a year or two but thats life innit.
MONDAY 15th JAN 2001
I'm in love!!. www.overclockers.co.uk have a full tower in semi transparent green that really floats my boat. time to pay a vist to mr visa methinks!
WEDNESDAY 27th DECEMBER 2000
Downloaded a program called "remote administrator" which is basically the same as Pc anywhere but quicker (and cheaper). It allows you to take control of any of the pc's on your LAN which have this program installed. Once in you can use the remote machine as if it's your home machine. The IT dept at my office use this to administrate the 30+ machines in our building without even having to leave their chairs.
SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER 2000
Xmas, I hate bloody xmas. There's all the gift buying and card giving and goodwill to all men crap! So who's' doin what with whom and when and how and who the hell cares! I'm sure with a bit more of a run up I could have a right good rant about this but to be honest. I just don't care.
FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER 2000
Christ almighty. So there I was happily playin a bit of counterstrike with the guys (and girl, sorry sue) when there's this almighty pop and my pc disappears up its own arse! Basically a mahoosive power spike had fried my motherboard and had a bloody good go at my system hard drive! Nice, made my day. So that was the end of that. Luckily I'd just ponced a second hand motherboard and cpu from darkjedi (as he say's, aren't pretentious monikers the best) so I could at least get one machine up and running.
Luckily the IT director at work didn't get where he is today without knowin where to get hold of some quality parts at low low prices so a quick mail order and a spanking of my credit card later and I'm the proud owner of a 750mhz duron system!! Yay! Now that may mean bugger all to most people but I was well chuffed. Here's what it looks like.
As an added bonus, with all the bits and pieces layin around the flat (getting under gemmas feet) I could not only get the two machines up and running but could also get an old clapped out cyrix (yuk!) machine up and running as a basic file and print server. I mean, what server needs a top of the range sound or video card and for that matter why would it even need a monitor.
To top it all off my father had bought himself a surge protector and then forgot all about it and bought himself another one so I was lucky enough to get one off him for nowt. Aren't parents handy like that?
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2000
Sorry it's been so long. a total system failure, or rather a total mother board explosion, meant i had the replace my whole machine. normal updates should recommence shortly.
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2000
Feel like shit 2day, dunno why. went out last night but didn't really drink so that aint it. I'm gonna try updating the site a bit more this week but i gotta admit my heart aint really in it at the mo.
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2000
Not back at work till next friday now, the company's sending me on a health and safety course mon till thurs. should keep me outa trouble for a while.
TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2000
Made it into the papers today...and I didn't even have to get arrested to do it!! yay..
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
TUESDAY 3rd APR 2001
This is hilarious! Talk about dancin like ya dad!
Finally, a true rival to AOL!! So where do i sign up?
MONDAY 2nd APR 2001
The sofas arrived and fook me its huge. i should have known it'd be big
when it turned up in a three and a half iveco lorry rather than a transit
van. when ur lookin at 'em in the show room u dont realise quite how big
they are. this things so big 2 people can stretch out and have a kip on it
at the same time. coolamundo
SUNDAY 1st APR 2001
Went down the pub with budge and teen last night (with out gem. her
and teen have had a bit of a fallin out and are both to stubborn to talk to
the other one). now budge doesnt own a tv and rerly listens to the radio but
ive noticed that if the tv's on in the pub hes mesmerised (ooohh, flashy
lights ;-D ) teens almost as bad but like most wimmin, once with a group of
other girlies doesnt often shut up long enough to notice the tv. went out on
the bike saturday cos is was a boootiful day. sun shinin, weather was sweet
yeah (oi! finley quaye!! noooo!! no bob marley rip-offs on my website!!)
went up to southend. reminded me what bikins all about. its been too wet and
miserable of late and i'd started to forget where the fun was.
THURSDAY 29th MARCH 2001
Inherited a UPS for the home lan. wahoo!! ;-) good thing too, where
the councils takin down the tower blocks round the corner from me the powers
been doin so really interesting things of late. the landlords supposed o be
coming round tday to take this old furniture away. oops, just remembered i,d
better go order our new sofa or we'll be sittin on the floor ;-(
FRIDAY 23rd MARCH 2001
I highly recommend gettin ONI for the pc. ive been playin the demo
for a couple'a days and its the nuts. prob is that pc games these days are
at least £30 a pop when they first come out. may have to wait a while for it
to come down
MONDAY 19th MARCH 2001
Cars conked out again. right as the weathermen are predicting snow.
bugger!!
SUNDAY 18th MARCH 2001
Another stormin fragland weekend up in bedford. this was definatly
a strange one. most people spent mosta fri eve drunk rather than playin pc
games (loz especially. a hip flask fulla dans 20 year old glen turret didnt
help) and sat was spent with hangovers. me an ell got lost on the way back
from the curry house and spent an hour doin a 15minute trip. arse!! anywayz
the piccys r all on the fragland website if you wanna have a look
MONDAY 12th FEB 2001
This has got to be the funniest 404 page message i've ever seen, its well worth the wait. (beware, it may not work on your connection)
TUESDAY 24th JAN 2001
Look what those bastards in my office done to my bagpuss!. No saggy old cloth cat should be treated in this manner! I've a good mind to call the RSPCSOCC!
MONDAY 22nd JAN 2001
Well voodoo may have gone down the pan but it means that pc stockists are havin a mad sale to clear out all their voodoo stock. picked up a 64mb voodoo5 for under a ton! Thats a video card worth over £250 for less than £100. nice. Of course its gonna be damn hard to find drivers in a year or two but thats life innit.
MONDAY 15th JAN 2001
I'm in love!!. www.overclockers.co.uk have a full tower in semi transparent green that really floats my boat. time to pay a vist to mr visa methinks!
WEDNESDAY 27th DECEMBER 2000
Downloaded a program called "remote administrator" which is basically the same as Pc anywhere but quicker (and cheaper). It allows you to take control of any of the pc's on your LAN which have this program installed. Once in you can use the remote machine as if it's your home machine. The IT dept at my office use this to administrate the 30+ machines in our building without even having to leave their chairs.
SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER 2000
Xmas, I hate bloody xmas. There's all the gift buying and card giving and goodwill to all men crap! So who's' doin what with whom and when and how and who the hell cares! I'm sure with a bit more of a run up I could have a right good rant about this but to be honest. I just don't care.
FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER 2000
Christ almighty. So there I was happily playin a bit of counterstrike with the guys (and girl, sorry sue) when there's this almighty pop and my pc disappears up its own arse! Basically a mahoosive power spike had fried my motherboard and had a bloody good go at my system hard drive! Nice, made my day. So that was the end of that. Luckily I'd just ponced a second hand motherboard and cpu from darkjedi (as he say's, aren't pretentious monikers the best) so I could at least get one machine up and running.
Luckily the IT director at work didn't get where he is today without knowin where to get hold of some quality parts at low low prices so a quick mail order and a spanking of my credit card later and I'm the proud owner of a 750mhz duron system!! Yay! Now that may mean bugger all to most people but I was well chuffed. Here's what it looks like.
As an added bonus, with all the bits and pieces layin around the flat (getting under gemmas feet) I could not only get the two machines up and running but could also get an old clapped out cyrix (yuk!) machine up and running as a basic file and print server. I mean, what server needs a top of the range sound or video card and for that matter why would it even need a monitor.
To top it all off my father had bought himself a surge protector and then forgot all about it and bought himself another one so I was lucky enough to get one off him for nowt. Aren't parents handy like that?
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2000
Sorry it's been so long. a total system failure, or rather a total mother board explosion, meant i had the replace my whole machine. normal updates should recommence shortly.
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2000
Feel like shit 2day, dunno why. went out last night but didn't really drink so that aint it. I'm gonna try updating the site a bit more this week but i gotta admit my heart aint really in it at the mo.
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2000
Not back at work till next friday now, the company's sending me on a health and safety course mon till thurs. should keep me outa trouble for a while.
TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2000
Made it into the papers today...and I didn't even have to get arrested to do it!! yay..
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
SUNDAY 1st APR 2001
Went down the pub with budge and teen last night (with out gem. her
and teen have had a bit of a fallin out and are both to stubborn to talk to
the other one). now budge doesnt own a tv and rerly listens to the radio but
ive noticed that if the tv's on in the pub hes mesmerised (ooohh, flashy
lights ;-D ) teens almost as bad but like most wimmin, once with a group of
other girlies doesnt often shut up long enough to notice the tv. went out on
the bike saturday cos is was a boootiful day. sun shinin, weather was sweet
yeah (oi! finley quaye!! noooo!! no bob marley rip-offs on my website!!)
went up to southend. reminded me what bikins all about. its been too wet and
miserable of late and i'd started to forget where the fun was.
THURSDAY 29th MARCH 2001
Inherited a UPS for the home lan. wahoo!! ;-) good thing too, where
the councils takin down the tower blocks round the corner from me the powers
been doin so really interesting things of late. the landlords supposed o be
coming round tday to take this old furniture away. oops, just remembered i,d
better go order our new sofa or we'll be sittin on the floor ;-(
FRIDAY 23rd MARCH 2001
I highly recommend gettin ONI for the pc. ive been playin the demo
for a couple'a days and its the nuts. prob is that pc games these days are
at least £30 a pop when they first come out. may have to wait a while for it
to come down
MONDAY 19th MARCH 2001
Cars conked out again. right as the weathermen are predicting snow.
bugger!!
SUNDAY 18th MARCH 2001
Another stormin fragland weekend up in bedford. this was definatly
a strange one. most people spent mosta fri eve drunk rather than playin pc
games (loz especially. a hip flask fulla dans 20 year old glen turret didnt
help) and sat was spent with hangovers. me an ell got lost on the way back
from the curry house and spent an hour doin a 15minute trip. arse!! anywayz
the piccys r all on the fragland website if you wanna have a look
MONDAY 12th FEB 2001
This has got to be the funniest 404 page message i've ever seen, its well worth the wait. (beware, it may not work on your connection)
TUESDAY 24th JAN 2001
Look what those bastards in my office done to my bagpuss!. No saggy old cloth cat should be treated in this manner! I've a good mind to call the RSPCSOCC!
MONDAY 22nd JAN 2001
Well voodoo may have gone down the pan but it means that pc stockists are havin a mad sale to clear out all their voodoo stock. picked up a 64mb voodoo5 for under a ton! Thats a video card worth over £250 for less than £100. nice. Of course its gonna be damn hard to find drivers in a year or two but thats life innit.
MONDAY 15th JAN 2001
I'm in love!!. www.overclockers.co.uk have a full tower in semi transparent green that really floats my boat. time to pay a vist to mr visa methinks!
WEDNESDAY 27th DECEMBER 2000
Downloaded a program called "remote administrator" which is basically the same as Pc anywhere but quicker (and cheaper). It allows you to take control of any of the pc's on your LAN which have this program installed. Once in you can use the remote machine as if it's your home machine. The IT dept at my office use this to administrate the 30+ machines in our building without even having to leave their chairs.
SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER 2000
Xmas, I hate bloody xmas. There's all the gift buying and card giving and goodwill to all men crap! So who's' doin what with whom and when and how and who the hell cares! I'm sure with a bit more of a run up I could have a right good rant about this but to be honest. I just don't care.
FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER 2000
Christ almighty. So there I was happily playin a bit of counterstrike with the guys (and girl, sorry sue) when there's this almighty pop and my pc disappears up its own arse! Basically a mahoosive power spike had fried my motherboard and had a bloody good go at my system hard drive! Nice, made my day. So that was the end of that. Luckily I'd just ponced a second hand motherboard and cpu from darkjedi (as he say's, aren't pretentious monikers the best) so I could at least get one machine up and running.
Luckily the IT director at work didn't get where he is today without knowin where to get hold of some quality parts at low low prices so a quick mail order and a spanking of my credit card later and I'm the proud owner of a 750mhz duron system!! Yay! Now that may mean bugger all to most people but I was well chuffed. Here's what it looks like.
As an added bonus, with all the bits and pieces layin around the flat (getting under gemmas feet) I could not only get the two machines up and running but could also get an old clapped out cyrix (yuk!) machine up and running as a basic file and print server. I mean, what server needs a top of the range sound or video card and for that matter why would it even need a monitor.
To top it all off my father had bought himself a surge protector and then forgot all about it and bought himself another one so I was lucky enough to get one off him for nowt. Aren't parents handy like that?
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2000
Sorry it's been so long. a total system failure, or rather a total mother board explosion, meant i had the replace my whole machine. normal updates should recommence shortly.
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2000
Feel like shit 2day, dunno why. went out last night but didn't really drink so that aint it. I'm gonna try updating the site a bit more this week but i gotta admit my heart aint really in it at the mo.
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2000
Not back at work till next friday now, the company's sending me on a health and safety course mon till thurs. should keep me outa trouble for a while.
TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2000
Made it into the papers today...and I didn't even have to get arrested to do it!! yay..
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
FRIDAY 23rd MARCH 2001
I highly recommend gettin ONI for the pc. ive been playin the demo
for a couple'a days and its the nuts. prob is that pc games these days are
at least £30 a pop when they first come out. may have to wait a while for it
to come down
MONDAY 19th MARCH 2001
Cars conked out again. right as the weathermen are predicting snow.
bugger!!
SUNDAY 18th MARCH 2001
Another stormin fragland weekend up in bedford. this was definatly
a strange one. most people spent mosta fri eve drunk rather than playin pc
games (loz especially. a hip flask fulla dans 20 year old glen turret didnt
help) and sat was spent with hangovers. me an ell got lost on the way back
from the curry house and spent an hour doin a 15minute trip. arse!! anywayz
the piccys r all on the fragland website if you wanna have a look
MONDAY 12th FEB 2001
This has got to be the funniest 404 page message i've ever seen, its well worth the wait. (beware, it may not work on your connection)
TUESDAY 24th JAN 2001
Look what those bastards in my office done to my bagpuss!. No saggy old cloth cat should be treated in this manner! I've a good mind to call the RSPCSOCC!
MONDAY 22nd JAN 2001
Well voodoo may have gone down the pan but it means that pc stockists are havin a mad sale to clear out all their voodoo stock. picked up a 64mb voodoo5 for under a ton! Thats a video card worth over £250 for less than £100. nice. Of course its gonna be damn hard to find drivers in a year or two but thats life innit.
MONDAY 15th JAN 2001
I'm in love!!. www.overclockers.co.uk have a full tower in semi transparent green that really floats my boat. time to pay a vist to mr visa methinks!
WEDNESDAY 27th DECEMBER 2000
Downloaded a program called "remote administrator" which is basically the same as Pc anywhere but quicker (and cheaper). It allows you to take control of any of the pc's on your LAN which have this program installed. Once in you can use the remote machine as if it's your home machine. The IT dept at my office use this to administrate the 30+ machines in our building without even having to leave their chairs.
SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER 2000
Xmas, I hate bloody xmas. There's all the gift buying and card giving and goodwill to all men crap! So who's' doin what with whom and when and how and who the hell cares! I'm sure with a bit more of a run up I could have a right good rant about this but to be honest. I just don't care.
FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER 2000
Christ almighty. So there I was happily playin a bit of counterstrike with the guys (and girl, sorry sue) when there's this almighty pop and my pc disappears up its own arse! Basically a mahoosive power spike had fried my motherboard and had a bloody good go at my system hard drive! Nice, made my day. So that was the end of that. Luckily I'd just ponced a second hand motherboard and cpu from darkjedi (as he say's, aren't pretentious monikers the best) so I could at least get one machine up and running.
Luckily the IT director at work didn't get where he is today without knowin where to get hold of some quality parts at low low prices so a quick mail order and a spanking of my credit card later and I'm the proud owner of a 750mhz duron system!! Yay! Now that may mean bugger all to most people but I was well chuffed. Here's what it looks like.
As an added bonus, with all the bits and pieces layin around the flat (getting under gemmas feet) I could not only get the two machines up and running but could also get an old clapped out cyrix (yuk!) machine up and running as a basic file and print server. I mean, what server needs a top of the range sound or video card and for that matter why would it even need a monitor.
To top it all off my father had bought himself a surge protector and then forgot all about it and bought himself another one so I was lucky enough to get one off him for nowt. Aren't parents handy like that?
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2000
Sorry it's been so long. a total system failure, or rather a total mother board explosion, meant i had the replace my whole machine. normal updates should recommence shortly.
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2000
Feel like shit 2day, dunno why. went out last night but didn't really drink so that aint it. I'm gonna try updating the site a bit more this week but i gotta admit my heart aint really in it at the mo.
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2000
Not back at work till next friday now, the company's sending me on a health and safety course mon till thurs. should keep me outa trouble for a while.
TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2000
Made it into the papers today...and I didn't even have to get arrested to do it!! yay..
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
SUNDAY 18th MARCH 2001
Another stormin fragland weekend up in bedford. this was definatly
a strange one. most people spent mosta fri eve drunk rather than playin pc
games (loz especially. a hip flask fulla dans 20 year old glen turret didnt
help) and sat was spent with hangovers. me an ell got lost on the way back
from the curry house and spent an hour doin a 15minute trip. arse!! anywayz
the piccys r all on the fragland website if you wanna have a look
MONDAY 12th FEB 2001
This has got to be the funniest 404 page message i've ever seen, its well worth the wait. (beware, it may not work on your connection)
TUESDAY 24th JAN 2001
Look what those bastards in my office done to my bagpuss!. No saggy old cloth cat should be treated in this manner! I've a good mind to call the RSPCSOCC!
MONDAY 22nd JAN 2001
Well voodoo may have gone down the pan but it means that pc stockists are havin a mad sale to clear out all their voodoo stock. picked up a 64mb voodoo5 for under a ton! Thats a video card worth over £250 for less than £100. nice. Of course its gonna be damn hard to find drivers in a year or two but thats life innit.
MONDAY 15th JAN 2001
I'm in love!!. www.overclockers.co.uk have a full tower in semi transparent green that really floats my boat. time to pay a vist to mr visa methinks!
WEDNESDAY 27th DECEMBER 2000
Downloaded a program called "remote administrator" which is basically the same as Pc anywhere but quicker (and cheaper). It allows you to take control of any of the pc's on your LAN which have this program installed. Once in you can use the remote machine as if it's your home machine. The IT dept at my office use this to administrate the 30+ machines in our building without even having to leave their chairs.
SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER 2000
Xmas, I hate bloody xmas. There's all the gift buying and card giving and goodwill to all men crap! So who's' doin what with whom and when and how and who the hell cares! I'm sure with a bit more of a run up I could have a right good rant about this but to be honest. I just don't care.
FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER 2000
Christ almighty. So there I was happily playin a bit of counterstrike with the guys (and girl, sorry sue) when there's this almighty pop and my pc disappears up its own arse! Basically a mahoosive power spike had fried my motherboard and had a bloody good go at my system hard drive! Nice, made my day. So that was the end of that. Luckily I'd just ponced a second hand motherboard and cpu from darkjedi (as he say's, aren't pretentious monikers the best) so I could at least get one machine up and running.
Luckily the IT director at work didn't get where he is today without knowin where to get hold of some quality parts at low low prices so a quick mail order and a spanking of my credit card later and I'm the proud owner of a 750mhz duron system!! Yay! Now that may mean bugger all to most people but I was well chuffed. Here's what it looks like.
As an added bonus, with all the bits and pieces layin around the flat (getting under gemmas feet) I could not only get the two machines up and running but could also get an old clapped out cyrix (yuk!) machine up and running as a basic file and print server. I mean, what server needs a top of the range sound or video card and for that matter why would it even need a monitor.
To top it all off my father had bought himself a surge protector and then forgot all about it and bought himself another one so I was lucky enough to get one off him for nowt. Aren't parents handy like that?
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2000
Sorry it's been so long. a total system failure, or rather a total mother board explosion, meant i had the replace my whole machine. normal updates should recommence shortly.
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2000
Feel like shit 2day, dunno why. went out last night but didn't really drink so that aint it. I'm gonna try updating the site a bit more this week but i gotta admit my heart aint really in it at the mo.
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2000
Not back at work till next friday now, the company's sending me on a health and safety course mon till thurs. should keep me outa trouble for a while.
TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2000
Made it into the papers today...and I didn't even have to get arrested to do it!! yay..
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
TUESDAY 24th JAN 2001
Look what those bastards in my office done to my bagpuss!. No saggy old cloth cat should be treated in this manner! I've a good mind to call the RSPCSOCC!
MONDAY 22nd JAN 2001
Well voodoo may have gone down the pan but it means that pc stockists are havin a mad sale to clear out all their voodoo stock. picked up a 64mb voodoo5 for under a ton! Thats a video card worth over £250 for less than £100. nice. Of course its gonna be damn hard to find drivers in a year or two but thats life innit.
MONDAY 15th JAN 2001
I'm in love!!. www.overclockers.co.uk have a full tower in semi transparent green that really floats my boat. time to pay a vist to mr visa methinks!
WEDNESDAY 27th DECEMBER 2000
Downloaded a program called "remote administrator" which is basically the same as Pc anywhere but quicker (and cheaper). It allows you to take control of any of the pc's on your LAN which have this program installed. Once in you can use the remote machine as if it's your home machine. The IT dept at my office use this to administrate the 30+ machines in our building without even having to leave their chairs.
SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER 2000
Xmas, I hate bloody xmas. There's all the gift buying and card giving and goodwill to all men crap! So who's' doin what with whom and when and how and who the hell cares! I'm sure with a bit more of a run up I could have a right good rant about this but to be honest. I just don't care.
FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER 2000
Christ almighty. So there I was happily playin a bit of counterstrike with the guys (and girl, sorry sue) when there's this almighty pop and my pc disappears up its own arse! Basically a mahoosive power spike had fried my motherboard and had a bloody good go at my system hard drive! Nice, made my day. So that was the end of that. Luckily I'd just ponced a second hand motherboard and cpu from darkjedi (as he say's, aren't pretentious monikers the best) so I could at least get one machine up and running.
Luckily the IT director at work didn't get where he is today without knowin where to get hold of some quality parts at low low prices so a quick mail order and a spanking of my credit card later and I'm the proud owner of a 750mhz duron system!! Yay! Now that may mean bugger all to most people but I was well chuffed. Here's what it looks like.
As an added bonus, with all the bits and pieces layin around the flat (getting under gemmas feet) I could not only get the two machines up and running but could also get an old clapped out cyrix (yuk!) machine up and running as a basic file and print server. I mean, what server needs a top of the range sound or video card and for that matter why would it even need a monitor.
To top it all off my father had bought himself a surge protector and then forgot all about it and bought himself another one so I was lucky enough to get one off him for nowt. Aren't parents handy like that?
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2000
Sorry it's been so long. a total system failure, or rather a total mother board explosion, meant i had the replace my whole machine. normal updates should recommence shortly.
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2000
Feel like shit 2day, dunno why. went out last night but didn't really drink so that aint it. I'm gonna try updating the site a bit more this week but i gotta admit my heart aint really in it at the mo.
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2000
Not back at work till next friday now, the company's sending me on a health and safety course mon till thurs. should keep me outa trouble for a while.
TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2000
Made it into the papers today...and I didn't even have to get arrested to do it!! yay..
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
MONDAY 15th JAN 2001
I'm in love!!. www.overclockers.co.uk have a full tower in semi transparent green that really floats my boat. time to pay a vist to mr visa methinks!
WEDNESDAY 27th DECEMBER 2000
Downloaded a program called "remote administrator" which is basically the same as Pc anywhere but quicker (and cheaper). It allows you to take control of any of the pc's on your LAN which have this program installed. Once in you can use the remote machine as if it's your home machine. The IT dept at my office use this to administrate the 30+ machines in our building without even having to leave their chairs.
SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER 2000
Xmas, I hate bloody xmas. There's all the gift buying and card giving and goodwill to all men crap! So who's' doin what with whom and when and how and who the hell cares! I'm sure with a bit more of a run up I could have a right good rant about this but to be honest. I just don't care.
FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER 2000
Christ almighty. So there I was happily playin a bit of counterstrike with the guys (and girl, sorry sue) when there's this almighty pop and my pc disappears up its own arse! Basically a mahoosive power spike had fried my motherboard and had a bloody good go at my system hard drive! Nice, made my day. So that was the end of that. Luckily I'd just ponced a second hand motherboard and cpu from darkjedi (as he say's, aren't pretentious monikers the best) so I could at least get one machine up and running.
Luckily the IT director at work didn't get where he is today without knowin where to get hold of some quality parts at low low prices so a quick mail order and a spanking of my credit card later and I'm the proud owner of a 750mhz duron system!! Yay! Now that may mean bugger all to most people but I was well chuffed. Here's what it looks like.
As an added bonus, with all the bits and pieces layin around the flat (getting under gemmas feet) I could not only get the two machines up and running but could also get an old clapped out cyrix (yuk!) machine up and running as a basic file and print server. I mean, what server needs a top of the range sound or video card and for that matter why would it even need a monitor.
To top it all off my father had bought himself a surge protector and then forgot all about it and bought himself another one so I was lucky enough to get one off him for nowt. Aren't parents handy like that?
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2000
Sorry it's been so long. a total system failure, or rather a total mother board explosion, meant i had the replace my whole machine. normal updates should recommence shortly.
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2000
Feel like shit 2day, dunno why. went out last night but didn't really drink so that aint it. I'm gonna try updating the site a bit more this week but i gotta admit my heart aint really in it at the mo.
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2000
Not back at work till next friday now, the company's sending me on a health and safety course mon till thurs. should keep me outa trouble for a while.
TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2000
Made it into the papers today...and I didn't even have to get arrested to do it!! yay..
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER 2000
Xmas, I hate bloody xmas. There's all the gift buying and card giving and goodwill to all men crap! So who's' doin what with whom and when and how and who the hell cares! I'm sure with a bit more of a run up I could have a right good rant about this but to be honest. I just don't care.
FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER 2000
Christ almighty. So there I was happily playin a bit of counterstrike with the guys (and girl, sorry sue) when there's this almighty pop and my pc disappears up its own arse! Basically a mahoosive power spike had fried my motherboard and had a bloody good go at my system hard drive! Nice, made my day. So that was the end of that. Luckily I'd just ponced a second hand motherboard and cpu from darkjedi (as he say's, aren't pretentious monikers the best) so I could at least get one machine up and running.
Luckily the IT director at work didn't get where he is today without knowin where to get hold of some quality parts at low low prices so a quick mail order and a spanking of my credit card later and I'm the proud owner of a 750mhz duron system!! Yay! Now that may mean bugger all to most people but I was well chuffed. Here's what it looks like.
As an added bonus, with all the bits and pieces layin around the flat (getting under gemmas feet) I could not only get the two machines up and running but could also get an old clapped out cyrix (yuk!) machine up and running as a basic file and print server. I mean, what server needs a top of the range sound or video card and for that matter why would it even need a monitor.
To top it all off my father had bought himself a surge protector and then forgot all about it and bought himself another one so I was lucky enough to get one off him for nowt. Aren't parents handy like that?
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2000
Sorry it's been so long. a total system failure, or rather a total mother board explosion, meant i had the replace my whole machine. normal updates should recommence shortly.
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2000
Feel like shit 2day, dunno why. went out last night but didn't really drink so that aint it. I'm gonna try updating the site a bit more this week but i gotta admit my heart aint really in it at the mo.
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2000
Not back at work till next friday now, the company's sending me on a health and safety course mon till thurs. should keep me outa trouble for a while.
TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2000
Made it into the papers today...and I didn't even have to get arrested to do it!! yay..
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
Luckily the IT director at work didn't get where he is today without knowin where to get hold of some quality parts at low low prices so a quick mail order and a spanking of my credit card later and I'm the proud owner of a 750mhz duron system!! Yay! Now that may mean bugger all to most people but I was well chuffed. Here's what it looks like.
As an added bonus, with all the bits and pieces layin around the flat (getting under gemmas feet) I could not only get the two machines up and running but could also get an old clapped out cyrix (yuk!) machine up and running as a basic file and print server. I mean, what server needs a top of the range sound or video card and for that matter why would it even need a monitor.
To top it all off my father had bought himself a surge protector and then forgot all about it and bought himself another one so I was lucky enough to get one off him for nowt. Aren't parents handy like that?
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2000
Sorry it's been so long. a total system failure, or rather a total mother board explosion, meant i had the replace my whole machine. normal updates should recommence shortly.
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2000
Feel like shit 2day, dunno why. went out last night but didn't really drink so that aint it. I'm gonna try updating the site a bit more this week but i gotta admit my heart aint really in it at the mo.
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2000
Not back at work till next friday now, the company's sending me on a health and safety course mon till thurs. should keep me outa trouble for a while.
TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2000
Made it into the papers today...and I didn't even have to get arrested to do it!! yay..
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2000
Not back at work till next friday now, the company's sending me on a health and safety course mon till thurs. should keep me outa trouble for a while.
TUESDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2000
Made it into the papers today...and I didn't even have to get arrested to do it!! yay..
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2000
Went to see "dinosaur" last night. Now i know its a disney but that didnt stop it being a breathtaking movie. i had to ask about 20 mins in if this was actually for kids as it gets all a bit destructive at times, specially when the meteors hit the island. won't spoil it for you but i do recomend going and seeing it, just make sure its a late showing and theres no irritating little brats running around ya feet!
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2000
Amazing! we don't actually need petrol blockades to bring this country to its knees, all we need is fuhrer straw to show off what a big brave boy he is and that hes got the army ready to cope with the impending blockades and everyone panics and starts stockpiling petrol. The only winners here are the petrol companys who sold twice as much petrol this week and the only losers are us for believing this shit.
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
On a different note i'm glad i got Q to get the lotus that turns into a sub outa storage. Hit a puddle so deep in the week that i went in over the front of my bonnet and only made it out the other side due to the sheer speed at which I hit it in the first place. The flat nosed BMW behind me obviously paniked and stuck his brakes on too late and stopped in the deepest part with the water almost up to his windows. Did i laugh? course i did.
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2000
What a strange week that was! All work and no play made Sam a dull boy! Details later.
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 2000
Went on the razz in towm last night with some mates. Started off at liverpool Street station and pub crawled out way thru the night and back to the station. 'course with railtraks current state of affairs the last train was cancelled so we had to come back by tube. Never did find that curry house!
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
THURSDAY 26th OCTOBER 2000
AAARRRRGGGGGHHH!!! After all that work yesterday I find out 2day that I needn't have bothered cos its not goin out any way!!!
Had to go out on me bike to chill out a bit. After almost three weeks in the garage its riding rougher than a rough thing thats had 4 years at rough university study advanced roughness!!! Gonna have 2 take it out at the weekend and smooth it off a bit
WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2000
Pulled a late one at work 2day, didn't get outa there till after well 10pm, didn't get home till almost midnight an i gotta get in early 2moz!! Why am i doing this!! somebody tell me please!!
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER 2000
4pm: Urgh, stayed out a bit on the late side last nite with Budge, Teen and Davro and didn't get outa bed 2day till well after 1pm. We were supposed to be going to Shelbys leaving drinks last nite but it was cancelled so we all ended up down Ruby's (Thats the Bell pub in Enfield) till kicky-outy time then back to Budges for a couple more.
8pm: Suppose I'd better do something other than crash on the sofa and gawp at the tv all day.
2am: right, thats plenty for today, updated the jokes section, now I'm pissin off 2 bed!
WEDNESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2000
I hate this new keyboard, all the letters are in the wrong place!!....well they're where there supposed to be but u know what i mean!! Print-screen/scroll-lock/pause are where insert/home/page-up used to be, # is on the other side of shift, i've got two little buttons with the microsoft &$^*in windows logo on between alt and ctrl and wtf is wake/sleep/power all about!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
.......and the keys dont go click when i push them ;-(
TUESDAY 17th OCTOBER 2000
Yesterday we (the entire finance department) were told by the new finance director that we had to have an all day team building seminar (not a meeting mind, a seminar!!) and that we were'nt to do anything productive all day cos it was a "strategy" day, not a "productive" day. we now have to work towards our "i" and "we" goals and participate in "1 on 1 structured supervision" with the FD on a weekly basis. And to top it all we've gotta give a monthly 1/2 hour presentation to the company on a subject of the FD's choice. So we decided to accomplish , in the short term at least, some of our "i" and "we" goals by taking a strategic team decision and pissed off down the pub.
SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2000
Changed the scanner, just tryin' ta figure out how to use it!
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2000
Picked up a new color scanner 2day but it turns out that not only are the drivers missing but so are the %^$*in' cables!!! arse!!
Worked on the site somemore 2day. should have it posted by 2moz! ;-)
THURSDAY 12th OCTOBER 2000
YAY!!! The proper title page's up at last!!!
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
Shame none of the links go anywhere yet though innit!
THREE WEEKS LATER
Bugger, I ain't done anything but play Counterstrike on the net since the "under construction" page went up!!!
Better get me finger out!!
NOT TOO LONG AGO, IN A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY
Right, got the "under construction" page up with a couple of links. Whats next??
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
QUITE A WHILE BACK
rrrrriiiiinnnnnnggg
ME: Hello?? Budge??
BUDGE: Maaaaate!!
ME: Can i come and pick ya brains for a bit??
BUDGE: Yeah mate. Whatya need ta know??
ME: Well you know that website stuff you do....
BUDGE: (cautious) yyyyeeaaahh...why?
ME: Well i need to know how to make one
BUDGE: Oh..
ME: I'll bring beer!!
BUDGE: See ya tomorrow then.
ABSOLUTELY AGES BACK
What the hell am i doing?? I know naff all about websites!!! oh well, here goes!!
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME ;-)
What's that you say?...My internet connection comes with a website as part of the package...Kewl!
Better make me'self a website then.
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00
If you wanna go to the current entry click here
v1.0 14/10/00