2008-10-16UTC07:52:03Lone Star Comedy Saturday 1st NovemberThe Lone Star Comedy Club returns to the Tower Theatre on North Road at Shorncliffe Garrsion in Cheriton – on Saturday November 1st The line up consists of Quincy, Ed Aczel, compere David Whitney, plus a newcomer’s act. Quincy Quincy is a remarkable ... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11633/Lone+Star+Comedy+Saturday+1st+November">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-30UTC01:23:10I bought a thingThis is what I bought at the boot fair yesterday, but was too traumatised to write about because of squished finger:It's a valet like this one, but a bit nicer I think. It looks older than it is and I've no idea what wood it's made out of, it's been ... 2008-06-15UTC10:27:24Vegan skills at The Hermitage!New vegan option on the menu at The Hermitage, I will be down to check it out asap:Lunch 3-course menu £14.95 22nd June 2008 - From 12pm until 3pm Starters: Avocado Provençale (vegan) Or Garlic Prawns Or Duck liver paté de maisonMain C... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11329/Vegan+skills+at+The+Hermitage%21"><img alt="Vegan skills at The Hermitage!" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/2496134859_780229c35f_d.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11329/Vegan+skills+at+The+Hermitage%21">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-06-13UTC12:58:35A tape deck without pretensionsRecently I remembered we had an old portable stereo in our kitchen, unused for years and years and I thought "great, I can plug my IPOD into that" and have music in the kitchen. We have a little ipod dock and speakers combo but it's a bit worn out an... 2008-06-05UTC08:24:43Speaking of journeys through time and space...The Mighty Boosh festival lineup is out, as seen on posters at Folkestone station, though I'm sure I could have been quicker off the mark than that. It's a bit ropey actually. The 'Boosh themselves headline I think, with The Charlatans, Gary Numan, W... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11305/Speaking+of+journeys+through+time+and+space...">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-05-15UTC12:39:36So was that the summer then?In the interest of being able to read back on this in years to come and reminisce about what was going on, I should have said something about the weather recently I think. But, I blinked, and it's gone now. Got a barbecue lined up for this Saturday, ... 2008-03-18UTC03:23:34hi hopes dashed!!On 8th March my girlfriend and I decided to visit Cafe Belge in Canterbury with another couple who had highly recommended the restaurant to us. I must say that none of the four of us have ever received a service as rude and discourteous as we receive... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11082/hi+hopes+dashed%21%21"><img alt="hi hopes dashed!!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2250/2365306909_283547dc12_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11082/hi+hopes+dashed%21%21">Rated 4.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-03-07UTC09:38:05There you go, who says degrees are not worth the paper they're written on?It's probably clear, but that other poster is my dad, he has the VW Beetle that I once owned, he tried to tow my bro-in-law's van with it recently, and it didn't go entirely according to plan...I know I've never done much mechanically, but I like to ... 2008-03-05UTC12:42:45Should everything be a black box though? And WHY can't you fix my IPAQ?It's just the battery I think, it won't keep a charge now...OK not everyone is building a clock out of voltmeters but the people who are trying to do this sort of thing have got to feel happy about it, I know I would if I could get more stuff for fre... 2008-03-05UTC09:41:03RE: Ever feel lacking in skills?That's crazy talk, and quite an arrogant viewpoint for Wired - screw building a clock out of voltmeters. I've got a degree in electronics but there is no way I'd open up your iPaq to see why it wasn't working. Gadgets are sold as black boxes, and are... 2008-03-05UTC09:14:20Ever feel lacking in skills?I do, all my skills are in software, if the power went off tomorrow I'd be SUNK! I wish I had more hardware skills, not just computer hardware, but general mechanics and making and fixing things. Here's an interesting article along those lines from w... 2008-02-07UTC10:19:15Guessing it's not all redundancies at the BBCDoes this sound like the BBC to you? It might not be I guess. I got this job ad seven times today, once recruitment companies get your details they WILL NOT EVER unsubscribe you. I have to report each one as spam now, it's for their own good...Hope y... 2007-11-28UTC09:57:46RE: Why park sensibly...their written skills are really first class! people like this really wind me up. they obviously didn't have the balls to actually speak to you and say anything.2007-03-18UTC06:35:33Separated at birthCan't remember if I always thought this, or if it just occurred to me, but have a listen to the only good song by My Life Story, and then go back back far back to Fun Boy Three's Tunnel Of Love. Is one of them a cover of the other or what? I wish I h... 2006-11-30UTC10:51:43Thursday morning roundupJust caught the end of something on BBC Breakfast, advice on blogging and work, or why not to blog about work, something like that. A few sites / posts were held up as bad examples, I wasn't one of them, it was all fairly basic stuff:* Don't be posti... 2006-11-26UTC11:09:16Jack's Back!Titanic: The SequelPossibly not 100% authentic, good video mashup skills though.... 2006-10-18UTC02:24:40BloodI completely failed to give blood, that's three times I've been to the place where the blood drive is, and three times now I've got some detail or other wrong. First time, I'm sure they were open Tuesday and Wednesday, but I was wrong so I came back.... 2006-10-09UTC05:54:43Deadly dog flu!Front page of the Herald this week, and here it is on ickent...A KILLER dog virus has struck in Folkestone, claiming three victims and it is feared it will spread.The deadly parvovirus has killed three dogs from the same household and a vet has warne... 2006-09-21UTC04:46:34That does sound like a planI've been posting some of other people's videos of folkestone on my folkestone forum / blog... Maybe I should make some more of my own! Did you see My circus skills? That's the only thing I've put up with me in it so far.... 2006-09-19UTC09:58:44Excitement for this week:Hmm, so far not much. I am mostly pinning my hopes on one job offer that I'm expecting to hear back from any minute now. It's a really good fit for my skills and experience, I only hope I don't get "gazumped" by someone offering to do the job for hal... 2006-08-15UTC01:07:17Nice Zombies!N I C EZ O M B I E SFrom e-zombie.com... Was feeling like a zombie by the end of yesterday, four interviews in four different parts of London. At least one looks hopeful and promising, but if I say which one and any of the others read this then I'll ... 2006-08-03UTC02:55:30I am gutted mateBobster here.I too have unexpectedly become an unemployed. I hope you are not having to take your employer to court like me? Good luck finding something cool that involves hunking loads of data about, I know you love that.I have had an idea for a s... 2006-07-12UTC11:32:42Not much to say for a few daysBeen watching quite a lot of Due South (we forgot to update our Amazon list) and doing some work on my Folkestone maps when I've had a few minutes. Now weather.I've sort of been enjoying the weather. Monday daytime I thought was fabulous, around lunc... 2006-06-23UTC01:16:10Web 2.0Thinking about myspace again today, as I looked at it yesterday, there was some piece in the guardian today about how Q Magazine "hilariously" made up a band and generated a buzz about them using myspace. I am a bit out of touch with modern pop music... 2006-05-09UTC11:20:55Day 4, IPOD battery still behavingSo, my IPOD opening skills are up to scratch, my web development skills are lacking today. I'm using a new firefox extension that alerts you to memory leak errors in javascript... I have tonnes! I'm going to have to disable it again, as there's no wa... 2006-05-08UTC09:53:41Weekend, in reverse orderHmm, from an email from Doctor Neil:Then went to look at the boat, the boat is OK, though the water is still a bit too shallow, hopefully my Rain Dancing will fix thatNice dancing skills mate, it's pleuting it down like nobody's business in London an... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/8291/Weekend%2C+in+reverse+order"><img alt="Weekend, in reverse order" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2560500855_ac2a665c97_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/8291/Weekend%2C+in+reverse+order">Rated 7.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-05-05UTC01:00:18Folkestone - seventh best holiday resort in the UKFrom the Guardian:Sam Hill, spokeswoman for the Camping and Caravanning Club, which has an amazing 400,000 members in the UK (most of them stuck in front of me on the motorway), recommends Folkestone and the Kent coast. "It's gorgeous," she says. "Th... 2006-04-21UTC10:02:06What am I, a scone?Spent most of yesterday doing doctory things, had to head down to the surgery and register, see a nurse, fill forms, fill something else, etc. Then much hanging around until I could get to see a doctor. Too much of this was in the waiting room. Parts... 2006-04-04UTC12:43:02First full day of knowing my leaving date...... and I have nothing to say. Is this what it's going to be like for the rest of the year?I've had a few offers and suggestions from friends, lots of people want to help me out but are astounded by my 12 month notice period. They are seeing this as ... 2006-04-04UTC08:56:32I dunno!Still got a lot to figure out in my head really... I have worked on just "fun" internet things for so long, I once thought that I only wanted to work on the music side of things, but it's a bit like a job in a sausage factory, no matter how much you ...