Center Parcs – initial thoughts

Posted: Sat 30 April, 2005 | Author: | Filed under: Thoughts, Travel | Leave a comment »

Well, it has to be said that the break at Center Parcs went pretty well. I’ve a number of thoughts and photos about the place, and I need to get them more in order in my own mind before going on to write about them in depth, but all told it was a good time.

It’s also renewed my interest in archery – I won’t mention the score I got, because I’ll only get told I’m being a big-headed git – and Tai Chi, so we’ll see how things go on that score too.

In the meantime we’re off to see Faithless at Alexandra Palace tonight – an 8pm to 2am gig, which should be a laugh. The camera will be going with me, but as I’ve not been to Ally Pally for a gig before I’ve no idea whether any photos will be successful or not.

So – much more writing type stuff will be done tomorrow, along with a quick smattering of the 160ish photos from the week at Center Parcs…

Packages

Posted: Sat 30 April, 2005 | Author: | Filed under: General | Leave a comment »

Oooh, coming back from Center Parcs we had a package waiting from Amazon.

In it was Season 5 of the West Wing on DVD, and the new book by John Connolly, “The Black Angel“. So, it looks like I’ll be a happy bunny for a while…

CSS Reboot

Posted: Sat 30 April, 2005 | Author: | Filed under: D4D™, Geeky | Leave a comment »

Like Pix, I’ve been thinking of getting involved in the CSS Reboot , which basically involves redesigning the entire site to a CSS implementation.

Then I thought “But I’ve got sod all time anyway, I redid a lot of this to CSS back at the end of ’04, and I haven’t completed changing the old pages here yet, let alone going through and re-doing it all again.”

So I’m afraid that come May 1st there won’t be a pretty new redesign here on d4d. I just ran out of time/ inclination/ inspiration.

Sorry about that.

Weight Loss – continued

Posted: Fri 29 April, 2005 | Author: | Filed under: Health, Resolutions | 2 Comments »

It’s been a while since I last wrote about the weight loss.

It’s frustrating, but it’s been a slow process. I thought I’d be losing it a lot quicker than I am – but at least it’s still going in a downward direction. I just wish the fucker’d fall off faster. Still, maybe if it comes off slowely it’ll stay off. Or somesuch garbage. We’ll see.

Anyway, as of last Sunday, I’m 19st 10lb. I’ve lost a full stone this year, and it’s stayed off. I still want to lose more – and I think that with the cycling and the more sensible diet (by which I mean “the stuff I eat” not whether it’s Weightwatchers, Atkins, HighGI, F-Plan or whatever) it’s going to keep coming off. With more exercise in the lifestyle too – and a fair amount of gardening and dog-walking into the bargain – I’m still optimistic about losing the weight, and gaining the target weights I want to. I’m not demoralised – well, not too much – and I still want to keep on with this plan.

We’ll just have to see where I end up.

Assessment

Posted: Thu 28 April, 2005 | Author: | Filed under: Thoughts, Work-related | Leave a comment »

I’ve been in the new job nearly four months now. Scary the way time moves on, isn’t it?

I was supposed to get an assessment after three months, once the induction period was over. It still hasn’t happened, a month on – I haven’t even had any information about when it’s going to be, except that it’ll be “soon”.

I want to do the assessment, because I don’t think they’ll like what I have to say. Maybe I won’t like what they have to say either (Particularly if it’s “we think you’re settling in well and want you to stay”) but we’ll just have to see.

I’m not going to hold my breath on when it’ll actually happen though. Twunty Manager™ seems to be living up to what I’ve suggested for the company motto.

“Piss up? In a brewery? No chance, mate”

Homophobia

Posted: Wed 27 April, 2005 | Author: | Filed under: Thoughts, Work-related | 5 Comments »

I do wonder sometimes whether workplaces are just an extension of school playgrounds.

A couple of the people at work are trying to annoy another colleague by making out he’s gay. I’m sorry, what century are we in? So they’re planning to leave a copy of Gay Times or similar on the guy’s desk. I don’t see the point in it, or the humour – it’s just dull, small-minded, and hypocritical. The people involved annoy me, and leave me stunned by their pettiness.

The defining moment though came at the end of the conversation…

There’s only one flaw in the plan though.
What’s that?
Well, I’m not going to go and buy it. Are you?
Hmm, see your point.

We’ve come a long way…

Great North Run

Posted: Tue 26 April, 2005 | Author: | Filed under: Health, Thoughts, Travel | 5 Comments »

Flippin’ ‘eck, one of my friends (I’d say she’s insane, but hey, horses for courses) has managed to get herself on a team who are doing the Great North Run on 18th September. Utter madness.

Still, we’ll be going up there to add to the (im)moral support and so on, so it should be quite fun. I’ve never been to a marathon-type event before, so I’m quite looking forward to it.

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