message query for the erics

RE: if you log in you don't need to type the letters and numbers

You keep telling me that, and one day I'll listen.....but I move pc's a lot and I can't always save my username and password. It takes me long enough to remember my password, I might as well have a stab at the alphanumerics. I'll try to log in more.

Weird traininess thing going on

Got on the train at supid o'clock as usual this morning to hear an announcement apologising for the late running of the service. Assumed the announcement was the mistake, but NO! Our train had been replaced by a late running earlier number that was then going to go direct to London with no stops. So we got in about twenty minutes earlier than usual. Could do with something like that going on every day - look, there's no need for expensive new track and trains, just don't stop anywhere between Folkestone and London and that's the job done! Slept pretty smoothly all the way in (though for only just over an hour this time), and then had to go for a coffee with the wife so as not to be too early into work...

Fun link for the day my pics on zooomr, I just can't resist handing over all my details to these Web2.0 outfits. Fun link for yesterday is this Simpsons maker.

I did transfer a load of photos from [froogle=sony ericsson w810i]the new phone[/froogle] to the computer but haven't put any online yet. The videos need converting from their 3GP format before I can go editing them together, and the photo's were really nothing to write home about...

Ooh yeah, I did some style updates here, see I'm using these cool dates now, do you like them?

Nice long weekend in Sandgate, Folkestone, Hythe and Portchester

FINE weekend, thankyou far asking, good long weekend too, but a bit tiring. Thursday was birthday day (my birthday and also the wife's birthday), and while we were working in the day we'd booked the Friday off so we could have a night out with no fear of an early morning. We went for a few drinks in The Ship with more family and friends and it was very nice indeed.

Friday, nice to have a lie in and then out for lunch, we were heading for The Office but got distracted by the thought of Thai food in Skuba. It was GREAT to sit out in their garden when we should have been at work, reading the papers while waiting for our lunch to arrive - this is the life I was thinking, I could do this every day, is there a way to make it pay? The food itself wasn't the best, the vegetables in my red curry seemed tinned, and there wasn't any great heat to it either, bah. Nice enough though and I think if I go for a different dish next time it might be better. The location and atmosphere (helped along by what a lovely day it was) just about compensated for the lunch. Spent the rest of the day meandering around town - still no sign of Starbucks anywhere, but I did see the elusive dolphin off shore.

Friday night we had our proper birthday night out, taken out for a meal by Clare's bro and fiance to Truffles. I was a bit apprehensive, as we'd checked out the menu when it first opened (it used to be Panchos and La Bamba) and there was nothing for me, and I'm not usually the type to say "just make me something". Someone else was booking, so they did, and it was FANTASTIC. Shame to not see it busier in there, I don't understand it not being packed to the rafters, I heartily recommend it. I should right more in Folkestone RestauRANTS when I get time...

The weekend proper I was off at my sister's house, for a big barbie for her husband's birthday. It all caught fire in a big way, hot fat melted through a rubber gas hose - no-one went for a fire extinguisher but everyone grabbed their mobile phone instead to film it. I have [froogle=sony ericsson w810i]a new phone with video on it[/froogle], so I might youtube this later...

Back at work today, more fun to report later.
Rated 3.38/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Spam

Doing monster spam for Ericsson mobile phones today, it's taking all day! It's quite a nice looking product as it goes. In amongst the bounces and auto replies I have been offered the opportunity to find out what dying stickman I am.

Have found out I might qualify for the journalist discount for the IPOD, soon as I get one I'm getting one of these - wouldn't have bothered if it hadn't been banned in this country, instant pirate radio, aces!

I hate weblogs that feature people dying, I hardly know anyone who has died ever, but now there's two in the same week, goodbye Lynda. I am not the sort who hangs around with suicidal teen manics fans (well not any more), she was sadly taken before her time by cancer.

Our radio, our radio, our radio ROCKS!

As SBN is on "holiday programming" for the Summer, we're scouting around for other things to listen to at work... and what do we find on BBC Radio 6? Only our old friend MJ Hibbett, he is in the studio today being the opposition to some sort of parliament of pop as picked by listeners... SO, tune in to Steve Lamacq between 1 and 4 today to hear him and all sorts of other things, and also see you at Silver Rocket tonight upstairs at Highbury Garage, if you are in London, and you're not doing anything else, and you like your indie dancing, and you're not too drunk to be allowed in, not that that ever happened to me, oh no.

You can hear more MJ Hibbett and the Validators stuff at mjhibbett.com, mp3's and all that. Also you can listen to all BBC stations online, and if today's RAJAR figures are anything to go by, they need your help. Neither of them are paying me to say this btw, but Ericsson are paying me to advertise this by email, so please click on the links and that...

Also: It's one of those fake 404 page things!