Friday, July 31, 2009

home made black bean burger for lunch... mmm...
home made black bean burger for lunch... mmm...
Can't think of anything clever to say this morning.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

I love sudden technical problems any time past 4pm...
The sun! The sun! I just saw the sun! (briefly)
Just ignored the gas man at the door, with his little torch, and his annoyingly persistent knock...

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Restraint... have to stop venting my spleen at our in-house IT dept... As they say, you can't kid a kidder...
Tip of the day: Don't eat your lunch 2 hours early - doing so allows time for you to digest it, and feel hungry 2 hours later...
A morning of being confused by my own mistakes, untangling other ppl's sinfully bad ftp code, and longing for cake...
Nimba the cat, fearsome hunter, presents her latest victim to us...
Nimba the cat, fearsome hunter, presents her latest victim to us...

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Nimba
Nimba
street is a river... torrential. I forgot about lancaster's monsoon season... :(
street is a river... torrential. I forgot about lancaster's monsoon season... :(
Bloody rain
Distracted today. The pixies that live just out of focus at the corner of my vision are over-excited, it seems.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Go home!
The god of TCP/IP Sockets whispers secrets in my ear... Specified SQL server not found...
*grunt* why am I awake again?

Sunday, July 26, 2009

making a strawberry cake after all. to be consumed with wine and mechanised Japanese zombie school girls.
Considering making a strawberry roulade. It is possible that I'm too hungover to complete the mission. Perhaps mojitos would be easier?

Saturday, July 25, 2009

egg Benedict @ qsf in Lancaster, good but bloody expensive! £17 for two!
egg Benedict @ qsf in Lancaster, good but bloody expensive! £17 for two!

Friday, July 24, 2009

It's all over bar the shouting - the weekend is upon us!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Just racked me mead, like.
*sigh* time to clear up the cat vomit... I can put it off no more... :(
Just had my lunch in the oven for 30 mins on 'fan' rather than 'oven'... *sigh*
pre-lunch quesadilla. ..
pre-lunch quesadilla. ..
A morning spent cancelling and rebooking train tickets... Ah, the joy of Virgin Rail's website...

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Had a siesta... feel better. I'm getting the hang of siestas, I used to be against them. Like olives.
not tip top this morning, insomnia again, feeling ill... *sigh*

Monday, July 20, 2009

Giant horsefly in the yard, yikes, that'll give you a good bite...
Next door: Scream, shout, shout, smash/tinkle, shout (bit louder), cry, bawl, tantrum, scream, shout, loop.. Ah, school finished for summer?
Lunch: Nothing in the house except some frozen chips and frozen falafel.. so... falafel and chips then...
I *will* make those plain digestives interesting and eat them... oh yes I will...
I *will* make those plain digestives interesting and eat them... oh yes I will...
Feel awful today, lay awake all night groaning, digesting masses of roast potatoes, cakes and wine...

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Saturday, July 18, 2009

tumeric apocalypse, it is everywhere... my hands, nails, counter, bowls, jeans :(

Friday, July 17, 2009

Right, it must be time for beers and a nice Cambodian curry :)
Plain Digestive biscuits are so dull :(
Cold, damp and dark this morning... Did I miss the rest of summer? Are we in autumn already? :(

Thursday, July 16, 2009

lunch today is a mystery from the freezer... :) even after a taste I don't know what it is!
lunch today is a mystery from the freezer... :) even after a taste I don't know what it is!

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

full of good, if over-priced, tapas...
Last try: one of these http://ping.fm/OXzZC just ran up my leg :(
Oops, in fact, one of *these* just ran up my leg http//www.pbase.com/nebulanbloom/image/83914028
One of these just ran up my leg :( http://ping.fm/087jU
Whoever wrote our original login system for our main website needs to be hunted down and hurt some. And then be told to find a new career...
I sense that our web server is trying to tell us something: "[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver] Timeout expired"... 4,128 times... *sigh*

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

All over for another day, well done everyone.
Time for tea and biscuits. Well, crackers anyway. I don't have any biscuits :(
Lunch is a pasta dish designed to be eaten cold. I'm heating it in the oven. I like hot pasta. I'm not a bad person.
I've cracked my head really hard on various wooden objects every day for the last three days. Wood has it in for me, it seems.
Oh no, not that again...

Monday, July 13, 2009

In the international language of upset stomachs Ralph's digestive tract tells him of its displeasure of having a litre of seaweed soup in it
For a minute there I forgot why I was sitting at my keyboard, no idea at all, then I remembered, ah, yes, work, oh, yes, I remember...

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Made some plum vodka, now enjoying a pint of Guinness...
Morning world (yes, I know). *yawn* the wife is making pancakes *stretch* life could be worse...

Friday, July 10, 2009

That's it! Time please! Weekend. Time for a beer. I only have Guinness, but will survive the hardship.
Wondering if I should have a 'happy' pizza tonight :)
Udon noodles in miso.... mmmm!
Udon noodles in miso.... mmmm!
Friday, about bloody time.

Thursday, July 09, 2009

man, people stink. how can they not notice? on a busy train crammed with smelly, noisy, people...
*sigh* trains are all messed up... delays. :(
on a very slow bus feeling rather sick... :(
Quesy after a 5 bean chilli and pint experience in Wetherspoons...
at work, not even an hour late... good eh?

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

off to brave London rush hour :(
in London... the home of nasty-tasting tap water and black snot. :)
train actually moving now, which is nice
bloody train is stuck at bloody carnforth. :(
Lunch is a grilled, folded corn tortilla filled with hot chilli sin carne and cheese topped with natural yoghurt...
Mental prep for journey to London begins...
check out my old-school flowchart template - punched cards, tape, vdu... ah, the golden days :)

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Having a nice fresh strawberry and wild berry milkshake, just a pint of...

Monday, July 06, 2009

making some mead... and why not?
making some mead... and why not?
food might take a while....
food might take a while....
Lunch on the fly today, sage derby cheese and hummus on home-made bread (a modified 'grant' loaf)...
The usual post-holiday email horror is here...
The usual post-holiday email horror is here...

Friday, July 03, 2009