Sunday 30 July 2006 11:34
I probably live on top of one of the most horrible, steepest hills ever. After finally managing to make my phone speak to a computer (not my laptop, which still refuses to communicate with a phone), I found a picture taken a few months ago. It's an ad from the bus stop at the top of the hill (for the TA I think). It's very appropriate.
Tuesday 25 July 2006 15:24
Today gets worse. I've been stung by a bee. I fell out of the tree at the end of the garden. I have minor injuries. Dead and dying insects are stuck to me.Tuesday 25 July 2006 13:50
I've just paid three quid for a bloody CMOS battery. It's a complete rip-off; they're only a quid usually. Damn local computer shops. Damn capitalism. Damn my laziness for not going to Maplins.Sunday 23 July 2006 22:29
It seemed like a good idea to go to Seaham today. And now my neck is sunburnt. It's sore. As is the back of my head. On a lighter note, while on the beach ...
Rhiannon: Do you know what worries me?
Gary: No, what?
Rhiannon: There might be a tsunami.
And, before Rhiannon tells the world, I did set off the alarm in McDonalds. In the interests of accuracy, though, I did not break McDonalds.
Saturday 22 July 2006 23:37
As I was going to bed the other night, I heard a couple of blokes talking outside (the window was wide open due to the heat). One was telling the other that there's a webcam in the window and that he waves at it whenever he walks past. It's a shame the CMOS battery in the computer running the webcam is flat. He's been waving at a window for weeks.
Anyway, it's the weekend again. Today I went for a walk to ...
To be honest, this picture was taken on a previous visit a couple of years ago. This time, though, we were sensible in taking the bus. It was a long bike ride last time and aches and pains almost ruined a night out in Newcastle.
And then it was home to do something with the last (huge) lump of concrete lying in the garden (it wouldn't fit in the skip ... as if I could have lifted it anyway). So I dug a huge hole and buried it.
Thursday 20 July 2006 21:07
It's a little known fact that Gateshead was once a thriving holiday destination for millions. Yes, in the 1920s, it really was the place to be. One of the most popular attractions was, apparently, my street.
Yes, it's a postcard.
Saturday 15 July 2006 20:28
Well, I'm at the end of what was a pretty hassled week and I'm totally worn out. Whatever happened to a restful break from work? Still, from someone who's always had a thing about bikes, Amsterdam was great.
And I can say with total honesty that not one muffin was consumed.
Wednesday 12 July 2006 16:13
This wireless thing is truly wonderful. It's almost everywhere now and free internet connections abound. It's caught on so fast that I really shouldn't have been surprised to see that God is getting in on the act. Although one can't help wonder why a wireless connection would actually be needed in this case.
I suppose if it wasn't for God there'd be no Internet or any need to connect to it. Would there?
Saturday 8 July 2006 22:32
A little while ago, when I'd been talking about getting a skip to dispose of the rubble found buried in the garden, someone noticed a skip in the street and noted how (worryingly) neatly stacked its contents were. That one belonged to the double glazing company down the road. It was, I'd noticed, very tidily filled. It was the sort of skip-filling that I knew I should aspire to. Or worry that I may one day achieve (it really was so scarily tidy). Anyway, I filled one today and it's a bit of a mess.
Monday 3 July 2006 18:01
Even though wifi doesn't work very well when your house has walls over two feet thick, I'm beginning to realise that wireless does have its uses. I know I'm supposed to be working, but the temptation to look up cheap flights on the train was too great. Now I've found a flight, what next? Am I allowed to look at porn on here?Saturday 1 July 2006 22:53
Hot today, wasn't it? Despite the heat, the movement of a small army was co-ordinated between the town moor (the last day of the Hoppings), Shiney Row, Washington, Gateshead and Sunderland. It was a good day, though, in which several generations (including children, step-children and grandchildren) spent quality time together. However, there was one minor concern; Amy, at the age of one, seems to have developed a worrying interest in dance music. She'll grow out of it ... I hope.Back to:
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