Aug 21, 20071
Scrubs Musical
Every time I see this clip it makes me laugh out loud, so thought I’d share the laughs.
May 7, 20070
R.I.P. Honey
It is with great sadness today that I say goodbye to our dog Honey. She lived a long and full life but ultimately her age and the poor health that accompanies a dog of her years got the better of her; this afternoon she was put to sleep.? I hope that she and Flint are together again in the doggy afterlife.
In Loving Memory of Honey and Flint.
Apr 13, 20072
Maybe I Should Stop Being A Superstition Sceptic
Well it’s Friday 13th April today - and I’ve never been one for superstition - but…
I started feeling ill earlier this week and this morning it peaked. I phoned in sick to work. Partly because I’m not up to going around in circles with XSLT and XSL-FO trying to make an XML document pretty whilst coughing my lungs up and having my head filled with illness induced concrete; partly because I didn’t want to inflict this horrible cold on my colleagues. It was a shame because I had a meeting scheduled today that I wanted to attend - never mind.
As if that weren’t enough I eventually dragged myself out of bed to do some cleaning as my parents and sister are coming down tomorrow. Started in the kitchen, moved onto the living room and thought I’d put a load of washing on. BIG MISTAKE. It would appear there is a loose fitting in the plumbing under the sink. I can’t use the washing machine or sink unless I want a small lake in the middle of the kitchen floor. Have to wait until Monday for a plumber to come around and sort it.
Things to do this weekend:- buy new underwear and clothes or go to a laundrette; become skilled at washing dishes in a basin without putting water over the edge, thus flooding kitchen. Oh the joys!
Apr 2, 20071
April WCAG 2.0 Fool
Well another April 1st has gone by and I was fooled in a pretty big way! Roger Johansson posted that the W3 had announced WCAG2.0 was a Final Recommendation. Of course it didn’t occur to me for a moment what day it was. And worse still - I checked the W3c website - to find no news about it - even that didn’t start ringing alarm bells!
Oh well - shame on me… how did you get on with April 1st!?
Mar 3, 20070
Lothian Buses, Number 38
Aaargh. That’s all I can say about the number 38 service of Lothian Buses. Possibly the most inconsistent bus of all those that travel the roads of this planet (not that I ever use hyperbole - or litotes for that matter). Granted, it is one of the few buses that serve both the Western General Hospital and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary at each terminus respectively. However, if the bus requires extra time at either end to transfer the ill and infirm then please Lothian Buses, I implore you, lay on extra buses - double-deckers even (never a seat on this perpetually late bus), or alter the timetable accordingly. The bus was half-an-hour overdue in which time I watched three 33s, two 25s, four 3s (two of which arrived at the same time) pass me - none of which were of any use. Fate it would seem is not without a sense of irony; this “bus o’ doom” also serves the new flat I’m moving to at the end of the month. Thankfully there are a number of more reliable buses there! Here endeth the rant.
Feb 8, 20070
The Dance of the Full Bus
I wonder if this is an event that happens everywhere or if it is peculiar to the passengers of Edinburgh’s bus service? I have noticed that the dance frequently occurs on a packed bus. When the bus stops and people get off, you will see all the people sharing a seat get up and peek, meerkat-like, for a newly vacated seat. These passengers then perform an ornate must-get-that-seat-first maneuver, quick-stepping down the gangway to the shiny empty seat. [Read more]
Jan 29, 20070
The Killers
I’ve just read Colly’s rant-post about the Killers, and have to say I agree with him entirely.? I enjoyed Hot Fuss with some similar reservations about the first few tracks.? After reading this rant I had another listen of Sam’s Town - great album.? Give The Killers a chance.
Jan 28, 20071
The Mess That Ziggy Made…
Our cat Ziggy likes to play with things, very random things (that’s her below; she’s a little larger now). For example, if we’ve had a bag of crisps, we’ll tie the bag into a knot and throw it on the floor for her to play with. We try and pick her “toys” up after her, but a few get through the net as she runs around with them in her mouth no doubt building a secret stash of them in a corner somewhere. Guess what - today I found that secret stash.
I’ve spent some of this afternoon tinkering with my site layout and style, and became aware of a larger than normal concentration of these crisp packet knots in the office/guest bedroom. [Read more]
Jan 24, 20070
Upgrade to Wordpress 2.1
I’ve just upgraded to Wordpress 2.1 and I have to say the process couldn’t have gone more smoothly.? I backed up my entire database using phpMyAdmin; took a copy of my wordpress directory structure; uploaded the new files; copied wp-confog.php, .htaccess, wp-content back; ran the upgrade script and that was all there was to it.? I was expecting some troubles but there were none to speak of!? Well done Wordpress.
Jan 24, 20070
The Highland Fling 2007
Some of who are, in my opinion, the greats of web design and development are coming north of the border in April 2007. Among others Jeremy Keith, Andy Budd, Christian Heilmann, James Edwards, Drew McLellan, Andy Clarke and Mark Norman Francis are all heading to Edinburgh on 05 April 2007 to speak at The Highland Fling 2007.
