Month: November 2003
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Some Days You’re The Statue; Some Days You’re The Pigeon
I'm at the office. It's almost 5pm. So far today I've achieved what should be estimated as approximately 7 days work. Some days the code just flows. I like being me.
On the other hand, it may be that I've just written the wrong 7 days worth of code - as in; the 7 days worth … -
The Most Expensive Pizza Night With Friends… Ever
Vauxhall Corsa: £2,515
Ford Fiesta Zetec: £2,745
Petrol to get the above two cars, containing Bryn, Claire, Kit, Adam, Liz, and me to Shrewsbury and back: £20
Three stuffed-crust pizzas, one plate of mixed snacks, six soft drinks with free refils, two double chocolate sundaes, two portions of chocolate cake, one portion of cheesecake and one portion of … -
Shedloads
I have shedloads of work to do: a whole heap of stuff for Bovini, a bit of catching up with my self-imposed tight schedule for my dissertation, a worksheet on formal methods for software engineering [PDF]...
...and then there's all the other stuff: gotta do my laundry, remember that it's my dad's birthday next week, write … -
Your Duty To Call In Sick
Apparently it's our duty to the British economy to call in sick whenever we feel like some time off. This web site, Anxiety Culture, is the inevitable result of a confused fusion of the directive, business-driven mind of a free market capitalist, and a plethora of "very 90's" confused and complicated morals. It's rather odd. …
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Bluejacking
Both The Register and the BBC have stories today on bluejacking - that is, the practice of sending unsolicited messages to open Bluetooth relay points, typically mobile phones. There's even a web site dedicated to bluejacking.
One of my personal favourites is the cinema. It's fun to fire off pictures of fridge magnet letters with my … -
Wattafu?
Sian wrote:
Amazon book recommendations have just recommended me the book 'A Hand in the Bush: The Fine Art of Vaginal Fisting'. Their reasoning for this is that I have 'Amelie' on my WishList. There is a prize for anyone who can explain to me the logic behind this.
It's at http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1890159026/ref=sr_aps_books_1_1/026-9579525-7588416, for those of …