I got a remote-controlled racing car for my birthday (earlier this week). I am now behaving like a kid with, er, a remote-controlled racing car. What a fantastic feeling it is to have such a childish element in my life. I can’t stop grinning – it’s silly and wonderful at the same time.
Category Archives: My Life
Old Friends
Bristol is only a two-hour ride from my house. I have an old friend who lives there, and I haven’t seen him for ages. Today was the day we met up again (after about 18 months without seeing each other), and it’s great when everything just slips back to how it was. You know how, with some people, it’s hard to talk to them sometimes. You get on really well, but there’s just nothing to say. Well, it usually gets worse over time, and if you haven’t seen somebody for a while, it can be very awkward (how many strained meetings must have happened thanks to Friends Reunited?). Anyway, today wasn’t like that. We slipped into our old conversations and habits. It’s nice to be reacquainted with people. Today was a good day.
On this day…
2004: Regular Reader Celebrates2004: Watching Me Everywhere
I Keep Buying Books
I went to a small Thames-side seafood festival on Saturday. I had no other reason to go except that I adore seafood in all forms. I could happily give up many other foods but not seafood (and probably no bacon, but I know I am not alone in that). That, however, is not the point. There was a bookshop, and I bought a book. I carried the book home and added it to the pile of books. I now have a large stack of unread books that are “to be read”. When will I find the time? The thing is, why do I do it? Why can’t I simply add them to my Amazon wish list and stop buying? It’s turning into an addiction!!
On this day…
2004: Digital No 1Around The World
A colleague of mine left work yesterday to go travelling and I was sad to see him go. He’s joining an ever growing list of people I know who are purchasing a back-pack and buying a ticket for six months. Three of my friends/acquaintances are in Australia travelling. One of my clients is off travelling. What am I doing wrong? Is it a coincidence that they all work in new media environments? And this morning I find that over at Jase’s homepage he links to this great travelling blog. The world is trying to tell me something!
On this day…
2005: Let’s Google Talk2004: The Hottest State
2004: Get Yer Kit Off …
2003: Summer Music
Blog Silence
The conversation last night turned to weblogs, and I still didn’t talk about this one (and Kev is probably one of the few people I know in real life who would get it).
On this day…
2004: Oslo Again2002: 3am Eternal
3am Eternal
Last night was indeed a grand night. I came back with a reading list that will keep me entertained until the next time we meet, and a small hangover. 3am, if you’re interested.
On this day…
2004: Oslo Again2002: Blog Silence
Old Friends
Tonight I am going out with a very good friend of mine (who happens to be a member of Haddock, but I don’t hold that against him). I haven’t seen him for ages, and it’s strange, because I miss him. Some people make you think, challenge you, and entertain robust discussion, and Kev is one of those people. I sense an interesting night, but I’ll bet I won’t get home until the early hours. Perhaps we should go drinking for fewer hours, more often. Ah, the night awaits.
On this day…
2004: Camp2002: Not About Me
Not About Me
I don’t talk about my blog. It’s a private thing I do, but I am not sure why (I would suggest points 2 and 3 here as a starting point to try and answer that question).
Yesterday I went for a very nice meal at Orso when the conversation turned to weblogs. I was somewhat shocked that my dining companions could not grasp the “why” of the blog concept. Why read them? Why write them? But I still didn’t speak about Listen To Musak. It’s very odd, but I do not feel compelled to actually talk about this. Then I realised I do not talk about myself to anybody very much. I discuss events that involved me. I talk about other people and tell people about my work. I express options with the best of them. But I don’t really discuss myself too often – at least by this I mean, I guess, emotions and my private life. It’s odd because I think people who know me would say I do talk a great deal, but I know I hold things back. Why is that? So why to I carry on writing this? I have said before that it started out as a challenge to myself. Can I blog for a whole month with no interruptions? I did that. And still I find myself here!
On this day…
2004: Camp2002: Old Friends
BBQ Frenzy
I went to a barbecue today, which is no amazing thing (although spelling barbecue is, for some reason, one of those words that I should not even attempt to spell). Our hosts had a gas barbecue (something I have always been very sceptical of – it’s not real barbecue cooking, is it?). Well, I’ll eat my words (as well as much of the food). It was marvellous, although I doubt I will convert. There is something strangely masculine about fighting with coals rather than turning the gas on.
I suspect my life is turning into a bad episode of an Australian soap opera, for I am constantly saying we should have a barbecue. I am becoming obsessed. Yesterday it was kebabs on the barbie. Today, burgers. Or is it just a sign of summer? G’day.
On this day…
2005: Missed Birthday2003: Monday Is Back To Work
On The Town
Tonight I am taking a client for a drink (well, not me, but I am going with the Account Manager for this client). These are always interesting evenings, and you never really know what to expect. They could be nice, and they could be dull. It could be over in an hour, or it could go on to the early hours. They are perfectly reasonable people in the working environment, but they may be awful when you get a shandy in them. I suspect this may be a late night.
On this day…
2005: Lost2004: Kill Bill (Volume 1)
2003: Disappointing Frustrating