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27.01.2005 So That's why they call it "extreme"

I've just been checking the stats on the Airport Extreme card that I added when I ordered my mini mac. The range of the card is 150ft! 150!!. That means that damn near everyone in my apartment block will be able to pick up my connection! HOLY SHIT!

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27.01.2005 Triflin' Trifles

I tryed to make a trifle last night… It seems that the cooking gods are not looking kindly on me at the moment because I managed to well and truely mess it up. As you do, I started off with the Jelly (jello for the yanks)… all went well with that bit. Then came the custard layer. Rather than follow the instructions by mixing the custard with the milk first then heating I just chucked the custard powder straight onto the boiling milk. Big mistake… the powder formed these yellowy colourd floaty ball things and just swam around in the milk. Bugger.

Ok I thought… I'll just get onto the dream topping and go without the custard. Only problem was I couldn't find a measuring jug anywhere, so I made a guestimate about how much milk to use. Seems that I messed that up as well because after half an hour of manually whisking the topping (and one sore arm later) it refused to thicken. So I got the big food processor thingy out and fitted the whisking attachment (which I hate using because it takes ages to clean compared to a whisk!). I gave it a 10 minute wizz on top power but it still didn't thicken.

In the end I just chucked the topping on the jelly and ate the whole lot straight out of the bowl (eugh… I just made a horrible typo and the previous sentance ended with “ate the whole lot straight out of the bowel - A horrible thought if ever there was one!). I felt a bit sick afterwards, but that's life I guess.

Anyways… I've got to go now as I have a best mans speech to write, which typically I've left until the last minute. Damnit.

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26.01.2005 Brain Gone Walkies…

Today my mind is blank so I won't bother blogging. Well… except to tell you that I'm not blogging. Problem is by writing an entry saying that I'm not blogging I have in fact blogged which makes the point of the post altogether errm… pointless. Since I'm here I may as well let you in on a secret:

I have an obsession with photographing clouds. I don't know what it is about clouds but I just can't help but take photo's of them… you should see all the pics I've taken over the last couple of days… clouds clouds and more bloody clouds! AGGHHH!!

Oh… also well having a routine ferret around my armpit last night (as you do) I found this sore solid lump just below the skin. I'm not completely sure what it is, so I'm give it a couple of days and see if it goes away and if it doesn't I'll pop to the quacks and get it checked out just to be safe like, but it's probably something daft like a blocked sweat gland or something.

Considering how I started this post I actually wrote quite a bit didn't I? daft huh?

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25.01.2005 Damn my overactive mind.

Don't you just hate it when your just about to head off to bed to catch 40 winks when you get hit by a bolt out of the blue - aka inspiration - When it hit's I have to do something about it and if that means overshooting my bedtime then so be it. Only problem is, when the initial rush of inspiration wears off the tiredness creeps back in and you find that it's actually been over two hours since you planned on heading off to dreamland. Now I'm tired and have to be up for work in the morning but want to keep working on my idea but can't because I'm too tired but know that when I go to bed I won't be able to sleep because the ideas will be wizzing around my brain.

Just so you know… tonights inspiration came to me while I was sitting on the toilet. Strange huh?

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24.01.2005 No Use Crying…

If there's one thing you ever do… make time in your life to drop a glass bottle of milk on the floor. I did this morning… twice and it was amazing. Everything goes into slow motion, matrix style as the bottle slips from your hands, you hear yourself screaming: “shhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit”

And then as the bottle hits the concrete it fragments into a million peices like formation of a new silicone based universe and for the tinyest of moments the milk retains the shape of the bottle before realising it's free from it's enclosure and escaping into the ether.

And then you have to clean the mess up.

In other news… I spent a bit of time over the weekend snapping some shots in and around Worcester. I took this photo of the Cathederal. I think if the weather had been better and there had been a nice blue sky, this shot could have been quite striking. I might see if I can photochop a blue sky into the pic.

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23.01.2005 A Thought.

Sometimes I sit here after consuming a bottle of wine and wonder how it is that I've ever managed to afford to buy my own place. What have I done to deserve ownership of my own home that people 10-20 years my senior still haven't managed to achieve.

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22.01.2005 Why God? Whhhyyyyyyyyy?

Do you ever have one of those moments when you think “why do I bother?”. I've just had one. The missus hasn't been too well today as she's been laid up with a cold. Since she wasn't very well I decided I'd best make her some tea. Not having much in the cuboards due to the traditional January broke period, I decided to make the best of what we had. When you only have eggs and cheese to choose from there's only one option: Cheese Omelettes.

I've never made omelettes before so this was a bit of a journey into the unknown. Despite that I managed to make two nice big thick ones and they looked delicicous. Unfortunatly, half way through eating them she dropped the plate on the floor (smashing it in two) spoiling the food.

THAT was the “why do I bother” moment. ;o)

On a completely seperate subject, I've just eaten half a jar of pickled onions and drank the vinegar left in the bottom. I'm feeling a bit sick. I don't know why I drink the vinegar, I know it's bad for me but it's something I've done since I was young. Luckily I don't do it too often otherwise I'd probably have serious liver disfuntion by now.

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22.01.2005 Mash Up

I haven't really been listening to much dance music of late, but this little gem caught my eye yesterday and from the samples they have on the website… I think I may just be forced to purchase it. This isn't your typical MOS album, oooohhh no. This is something very different. Mixed by the The Cut Up Boys it's an album of “official” bootleg remixes featuring tracks such as - “Pump It Zombie”, “Do You Really Love Me Right” and “Give It Rapture”. Listen to the samples on the website… If you've been into dance music in the last 10 years, you'll probably like it.

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21.01.2005 Firefox Gear

As requested here are the pics of my Firefox gear. Firstly here's a closeup of the Firefox cuddly toy:

and here's another shot of the firefox stuffed toy and the firefox mug:

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20.01.2005 Surprise!

I've had a couple of nice surprises today. Firstly I've been given a nice new 19″ flatscreen monitor at work. Unfortunatly my resolution's maxed out so all it does is make everything a bit bigger on my screen… still, it's nice not to have to squint to see things ;o) Secondly the stuff I ordered from the Mozillastore back in December arrived. I know have a nice little cuddly firefox sat on top of my speakers and a steaming cup of tea in my Firefox mug.

I started work on a redesign for this site last night… I didn't even realise the time 'till gone midnight so I ended up eating pizza at half past 1 in the morning then going to bed on a full stomach. The pizza was good, the morning pepperoni breath was not so good.

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