Archive for November, 1998
November 27, 1998 at 9:04 am · Filed under General
Jen went home to Canada on Monday, so that was a bit of a sad day, but I immediately went out and booked tickets to fly over there for Christmas, so I’ll be in Canada in 3 weeks!
I had a great week with Jen, my party was a modest success, and Daresbury last weekend was a lot of fun. Highlights of the weekend include just about everyone wearing silly black wigs, Davey and Kel disappearing to the toilet together, the ‘gitboys’ singing 3 Lions, and Firestarter in the karaoke, and everyone singing along to the Tellytubbies song! Lowlights include me kissing Jim and hugging Davey. Must be something I ate…
If you’re here, you must know by now that I got my new domain! A bit of an extravagance, but I decided I needed a better web presence than ‘freespace’. It also means I can manage my email a little more effectively, and get away from the slightly unreliable MSN mail servers.
November 18, 1998 at 9:05 am · Filed under General
This is the big week of November! Jen arrived on Friday, and is here for the whole week. It’s so great to see her again after yacking on ICQ for months. It was my housewarming party on Saturday (more about that later), and it’s party time again in Daresbury this Saturday coming!
I picked Jen up from the airport Friday lunchtime, and we came straight back to Shrewsbury and went food shopping. I didn’t think we’d need so much food, but Jen convinced me otherwise, and a good job too!
Saturday started quite slowly; my Dad and Philippa arrived mid-afternoon, followed by Jim and Lynne, and as evening approached we were joined by Davey, Phil, Dave, Alex, Pippa and Carl, Craig, and Dino. The webcam went on at about 8, and seemed to go down well with everyone online (hope you enjoyed yourselves folks!). I think it was around midnight when people started mooning at the cam. By that time large amounts of alcohol had been consumed, Davey and I had treated everyone to a slightly mediocre firework display, and Jen was busy cooking more treats for the food table.
The partying continued until around 5, with more public nudity, some dancing, a little bit of singing, and some impressive snoring from Davey.
I think (I hope!) everyone had a good time, and hopefully Daresbury will be just as good, if not better. I expect I’ll post photos of the party, along with photos of Daresbury, on the Chatgames page. If anyone has any shots from the webcam saved, please forward them to me for addition to the page!
November 11, 1998 at 9:07 am · Filed under General
Well this week has been a little more interesting. At the weekend I went down to Cardiff for a meal with an old work colleague Ruairidh, my ex-boss Sarah, and her husband Geoff. We went to a very nice restaurant where I had a delicious lobster with thermador sauce, and a mouthful of Geoff’s sea bass! We drank far too much wine, and generally had a good time. Looking forward to doing it again guys!
I also had a fabulous drive back from Cardiff. The weather was nice enough to have the roof down (with the heating full blast to keep the chill off!), and I took the scenic route through Brecon. There’s nothing quite like hacking down scenic country roads on a sunny day.
Apart from that little excursion, I’ve been busy tidying the house, and getting party stuff organised. Jen arrives on Friday, and she’ll tell me off if there’s any mess!
Things to do: buy booze, buy food, wash the car, do my VAT return (ugh), sort out my FQDN.
November 4, 1998 at 9:08 am · Filed under General
Sunlight slinks through the office window, dappled by the autumnal trees swaying gently in the breeze. It falls onto a computer monitor, in front of which sits a diminutive, and slightly bored computer consultant, busily tapping away at a surprisingly quiet keyboard. Silence pervades the office, as the other members of the team sit immersed in whatever it is they are doing. A silence broken only by the occasional click of a mouse, and squeak of a chair. The consultant checks his watch; nearly lunchtime. He wonders what delights the restaurant has on offer today.
OK, so it’s been a dull week. I just thought I’d pad things out a bit. Work is plodding along, as is life generally. Jen arrives in less than two weeks, and then it’s party time! So, I’m busy getting the house in order, making it relatively tidy and neat.
Saw some more good films this week.
Leaving Normal is a (excuse the cliche) bittersweet comedy drama, about two out of luck women, travelling to Alaska. Meg Tilley plays a brilliant character that I would describe as a female version of Northern Exposure’s Ed. Stunning scenery too, but I can never get enough of Alaska.
The Usual Suspects, shown in widescreen (thanks C4!), is a brilliant crime drama, with a very twisty plot, some superb locations, and impressive acting performances.
I’m in the middle of writing a Winnie the Pooh quiz for next Monday (9th), should be a bit of fun.
