| Mr. DIY Wednesday, 9th June, 2010 - 11:18 |
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We have recently turned my spare room into a proper room for Abigail, in anticipation of Jo and Abs moving in. (Once Jo's passed her driving test, that is).
She has a brand new bed and lots of pink everywhere - it's very girly! I'm fitting a new roller blind to the room tonight as the current bamboo effort has seen better days. I even bought new power tools and everything.
She has a brand new bed and lots of pink everywhere - it's very girly! I'm fitting a new roller blind to the room tonight as the current bamboo effort has seen better days. I even bought new power tools and everything.
| The Road Monday, 17th May, 2010 - 12:05 |
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I watched The Road last night. It was a bleak, poignant and, (in my opinion), scarily honest portrail of post-apocolyptic life. Riveting stuff and very moving in parts. I'll definitely be reading the novel at some point.
| Drink Friday, 14th May, 2010 - 13:55 |
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I'm a happy chappy because I've discovered that my local Sainsburys has started stocking Guinness Foreign Extra. Also, they're currently running a promotion - 3 bottles for £4! I'll be stocking up my fridge this weekend, methinks.
| Lucid Lynx Thursday, 13th May, 2010 - 10:36 |
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I bit the bullet last night and properly installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on my old laptop. I'm impressed... really impressed.
Firstly, my USB wireless dongle worked straight out of the box! After spending ages with older incarnations of Linux trying in vain to get Wi-Fi working through a USB device, this is a massive plus.
Secondly, it is FAST. It boots up noticeably quicker than Windows and the time between logging in and being able to use the PC is teeny tiny. You have to take into account that my laptop is now quite old and while it isn't all that awful, it's not exactly bleeding-edge hardware. Even still, Ubuntu runs with hardly any lag.
Bye bye XP, you've been replaced. Replaced by something which didn't cost me a penny.
Firstly, my USB wireless dongle worked straight out of the box! After spending ages with older incarnations of Linux trying in vain to get Wi-Fi working through a USB device, this is a massive plus.
Secondly, it is FAST. It boots up noticeably quicker than Windows and the time between logging in and being able to use the PC is teeny tiny. You have to take into account that my laptop is now quite old and while it isn't all that awful, it's not exactly bleeding-edge hardware. Even still, Ubuntu runs with hardly any lag.
Bye bye XP, you've been replaced. Replaced by something which didn't cost me a penny.
| Redeemed Monday, 10th May, 2010 - 09:18 |
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Jo and I had a real result of a weekend. We took Jo's car in for its MOT at Kwik-Fit on Saturday morning. It failed on three very minor things, all of which we managed to fix ourselves. (With expert assistance from Jo's Dad).
That was great, as she can now take it back in time for a free re-test. The real result was that the self-proclaimed Rover lover who did the MOT fixed the door which was left bent after the break-in attempt on Thursday!
We explained that we were going from the garage to a breaker's yard to source a new door and he said "oh, I've bent that back for you. It's not too bad; to be honest I'd live with it". We went outside to have a look, expecting the door to still be bent out a bit but he'd completely fixed it!
He also fixed the rear bumper, (again, free of charge), and he even set the clock in the cabin to the correct time! That one sent both Jo and myself into gales of shocked laughter.
It's really great to see that you can still get such a high level of customer service, especially with all the horror stories you hear about garages ripping folks off. I know that Jo will be using them again in the future and I may well do the same.
Yesterday was Jo's birthday so I attempted to spoil her silly. I did a print of a great portrait of Abigail which I took a month or two back and coupled it with a nice walnut frame. She was really pleased with it, which made my day - it's nice to give personal presents like that I think.
A meal out with her family in the evening made for a nice end to a fully redeemed birthday weekend. It was much needed after the horrible stress that was last week.
That was great, as she can now take it back in time for a free re-test. The real result was that the self-proclaimed Rover lover who did the MOT fixed the door which was left bent after the break-in attempt on Thursday!
We explained that we were going from the garage to a breaker's yard to source a new door and he said "oh, I've bent that back for you. It's not too bad; to be honest I'd live with it". We went outside to have a look, expecting the door to still be bent out a bit but he'd completely fixed it!
He also fixed the rear bumper, (again, free of charge), and he even set the clock in the cabin to the correct time! That one sent both Jo and myself into gales of shocked laughter.
It's really great to see that you can still get such a high level of customer service, especially with all the horror stories you hear about garages ripping folks off. I know that Jo will be using them again in the future and I may well do the same.
Yesterday was Jo's birthday so I attempted to spoil her silly. I did a print of a great portrait of Abigail which I took a month or two back and coupled it with a nice walnut frame. She was really pleased with it, which made my day - it's nice to give personal presents like that I think.
A meal out with her family in the evening made for a nice end to a fully redeemed birthday weekend. It was much needed after the horrible stress that was last week.
| Kingsbury Water Park 2 Sunday, 11th April, 2010 |
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| Tootyitis Sunday, 11th April, 2010 - 10:42 |
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Tootyitis is a real word. I just invented it. Jo and Abigail have a cronic case.
| Kingsbury Water Park Sunday, 21st March, 2010 |
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| Grand Week Off Monday, 8th March, 2010 - 11:46 |
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Things what I did:
A pretty good week off, I reckon.
The Ariel Atom drive yesterday was incredible. The racing instructor was really friendly; it was so strange being told to drive faster by someone for once!
After a couple of laps around, I was told to boot it, (literally), down one long straight. I thought that my foot was already pretty much on the floor but, OH MY GOD, when you put your foot right down you really know about it - it felt like my neck was breaking the acceleration was so fierce!
I'll admit that I was nervous as hell just before I got to the track but I loved every second of the drive. Hrm... wonder how long it would take me to save up for one...
- Caught up on my sleep
- Watched films; played games
- Ate a full rack of ribs at TGI Friday's
- Ate pizza at Pizza Hut
- Took JoJo to Sutton to sit her theory driving test. She passed!
- Drove around a race track in an Ariel Atom
- Had a look around Warwick Castle
A pretty good week off, I reckon.
The Ariel Atom drive yesterday was incredible. The racing instructor was really friendly; it was so strange being told to drive faster by someone for once!
After a couple of laps around, I was told to boot it, (literally), down one long straight. I thought that my foot was already pretty much on the floor but, OH MY GOD, when you put your foot right down you really know about it - it felt like my neck was breaking the acceleration was so fierce!
I'll admit that I was nervous as hell just before I got to the track but I loved every second of the drive. Hrm... wonder how long it would take me to save up for one...
| Warwick Castle Sunday, 21st February, 2010 |
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