Well, I made it down here OK, even though the train was half an hour late arriving.  I didn't realise that  Manchester had so many train stations.  We went through 5...  Anyway, I'm in the skanky Travelodge - not too bad really.  I was starving and had to resort to - eek! -crisps from the vending machine, as the caff didn't open till 5.  80p, but ( Read more... )

I think that this is the most beautiful bit of scenery I've ever seen.  It's from a few days ago, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.  And  thought Northern Norway, on the cusp of Autumn was beautiful:

http://static.flickr.com/119/250783399_d8180ca67c_o.jpg

Street cred goes down tube again...

Crikey, this is quite scary.  George Bush's 2006 State of the Nation address, truncated.

Jawhol!  Gott mit uns ~ or what?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haZUwAde-8A

Well, I've got to take a train to Manchester & stay in a hotel, to fly Monday am.  Looks like a bit of a nightmare.... not really looking forward to it, but it's money, after all.  It's all office slavery, for someone who's snowed under and having a few problems with software and stuff.

My monitor died last night - catastrophe!  I bought a new ( Read more... )

Oh well, it had to happen sooner or later, didn't it?  I got knocked off yesterday ( Read more... )

Well hello, me hearties, how we all doing?  I'm still not offshore - just got off the phone from my agent and Maureen, who's dealing with my job is off till Monday.  Karla has just started up there again, after a month working for someone else and doesn't have a clue....  So, to cut a long story short, I still divvinarr when I'm gannin offshore.  ( Read more... )

Morning all.  I haven't posted much lately, as a result of lethargy & apathy.  I went to my cousin's wedding and came back on Monday, in time to go offshore Wednesday/Thursday.  Ha ha, yeah, right!  I'm still at home.  I think I'm still getting over the bloody shingles, which is why I'm feeling functional, not ill, but a bit tired all the time ( Read more... )

I've just been up to Newcastle and got my wrong visor replaced with a partly-mirrored one, at no extra charge and which they took off a lid in the shop.  Good ole Custard Flids!  Then I went to look for some CDs, in a half-arsed sort of way and din't buy any.  I got Viz and Private Eye, instead.

Quick rant - why oh why oh why is a builder allowed to ( Read more... )

So, my fine friends and fellow dancers on the Devils Dance Floor, how are yous all?  I've just got in from a Barnes Sunday Dinner, and jolly fine 'twere and all.  I went with George's mam and caught up on lots of gossip.  Looks like she won't be home before the 13th, which is about when I'm due offshore again, if it comes off.  That should bring me ( Read more... )

Bleergh.  Went to the pubs with Iain & Lynne last night.  Started out in the Vaults, decamped to the Snotgrass and ended up in the Kings Arse.  Was going to go out on the bike, but it's pishing down ( Read more... )