GAIN
• I picked up the new chariot last night (pics to follow). It is big and mean and accelerates for fun with a growly turbo BRRRM-WHOOSH noise. It has leather seats and air con. It has a 10-CD changer and MP3 player. It is officially grate.
• I am now Powerbooked (see jilly below). Exceptional attention to detail on these things. Also nice to be able to drop into a command line when the GUI gets too dumbed-down.
• replaced my home phone with a nice digital one. No more listening to the wireless network on the handset.
• original C64 games on disk: Elite, Mercenary (I can’t tell you how much I love this game), Koronis Rift…
PAIN
• car crash injury. Should get away with a wee scar on the nez.
• insurance claims. Looks like a long, long, drawn out process.
• dealing with police. Being treated completely objectively (i.e. like a no-good chancer) is disconcerting.
• VAT returns, the 3-monthly chore. Like having homework all over again.
24-Sep-04 at 2:50 pm | Permalink
hello dear,
I’m glad you’re doing ok. I’ve sorted out all my computer problems (cheers) and enjoying having online access in my bedroom (so much so that I have yet to venture out and taste the delights of St Andrews nightlife) However, think I might check out “the alternative music society” tonight- do you know the “discos” here finish at 1am!!- so a return trip to Ed looking v likely for next weekend. Course doesn’t start til next week (half at Duncan of Jordanstone- hello Jill!!!)
Anyway, you might hear a wee bit more of me on here.
lots of love,
CJxxx
24-Sep-04 at 2:59 pm | Permalink
powerbook > I like the lil screws with the hexagonal bits that sit above the speakers. And the brushed aluminium keys, and the whooshy noise it makes when it burns a cd, and the fact that when it’s turned off, the sun shines through the apple logo at the back of the monitor. I love my new speak and spell.
Digital phone > Bt Openworld don’t support digital pstn devices on adsl lines. Apparently they work on the same frequency and can screw with eachother. Apparently.
Elite! Omg! Blast from the past.
Puss > Is not nearly as bad as I imagined, kid.
24-Sep-04 at 3:08 pm | Permalink
Nice to hear from you CJ.
> “the alternative music society”
I believe this was called RockSoc at one time *wince*.
BT are evil Tyranid beasts.
24-Sep-04 at 3:13 pm | Permalink
CJ > Alternative music society? Discos? If you can bear to slum it in Dundee for the night, we’ll give you the guided tour of the places where you’re not gonna catch things from the toilet seat. You’re more than welcome. Crash at ours. 07743735998 x
24-Sep-04 at 3:19 pm | Permalink
Bt > Of course they do too.
24-Sep-04 at 3:31 pm | Permalink
Thanks, that would be cool. Don’t know Dundee at all yet. x
24-Sep-04 at 6:48 pm | Permalink
looks quite pretty-
http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/webcam/index.html
24-Sep-04 at 6:50 pm | Permalink
can someone show me how to do links?
24-Sep-04 at 7:22 pm | Permalink
That is without question the coolest webcam I have ever seen.
Links method 1:
whack in the link as it is – one of our editing team will fix it within a few hours.
Links method 2:
<a href=”http://www.thelink.com”>clicky text</a>
30-Sep-04 at 10:08 pm | Permalink
>Tyranids
Tyranids? Tyranids!?!? Don’t talk to me about bloody Tyranids. Tried to start a Tyrnaid army once. Expensive little miniatures, I tell ye. Hive mind cunts.