Monthly Archives: February 2002

The Ring

Posted on February 18, 2002 by Gary

Half a day at work. I had to leave early to meet the mythical plumber. Actually, we went to Neale Turk to meet the invisible (though not any more) Alice Grant. She viewed our passports then, with Mirinda, she chatted … Continue reading →

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Lazy Sunday

Posted on February 17, 2002 by Gary

I didn’t leave the house today. Well, apart from going outside to pick some rosemary. Actually, I didn’t even bother getting dressed. I was doing accounts for most of the day. Watched Countryfile. For dinner, I made pork with fennel … Continue reading →

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Winchester Saturday

Posted on February 16, 2002 by Gary

Sidney went for her three-month check up today. Mirinda had told them about the cracked mirror so they could replace it. When we arrived, we were told that the warranty didn’t cover breakages and, most importantly, it doesn’t cover mirrors. … Continue reading →

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Stompingly good

Posted on February 15, 2002 by Gary

Started testing the new, new, new platform at work today. Ho hum. There were only six entrants in the trivia quiz this week. No perfect scores – nine was the best. Tonight we saw Stomp at Woking. It was brilliant. … Continue reading →

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Sicko humour

Posted on February 14, 2002 by Gary

Everyone loved my muffins. As they should. David wants us to start testing the new client before the new server is fixed. We start tomorrow. Watched American Psycho tonight, after reading the book. Superb. It’s very funny in a sicko … Continue reading →

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Birthday muffins

Posted on February 13, 2002 by Gary

I beat Stevie by miles today. Though he was playing well, he was just no match for The Master. I made a brilliant shepherd’s pie tonight and a batch of peach and pecan muffins for Lucia’s birthday tomorrow. As a … Continue reading →

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Numb face

Posted on February 12, 2002 by Gary

The plague has struck Telewest. Stevie off with the flu and Terry sneaked off with a migraine. Nicole is off to Amsterdam tomorrow so I assume I’ll be alone for the rest of the week. Back to doing QA work … Continue reading →

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Hooray for everything

Posted on February 11, 2002 by Gary

We were told today that the 1264 testing will not be used and that basically, we wasted our time. There will soon be a new client so we’ll need to test anew. Hooray for everything.* Tonight we went to the … Continue reading →

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Big Marie from work

Posted on February 10, 2002 by Gary

Glorious sleep in then Countryfile – typically wonderful Sunday morning. We were unsure where to go today so we decided to trawl the closed antique shops in Dorking. Amazing! A Sunday and the place is shut up tighter than a … Continue reading →

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The late princess

Posted on February 9, 2002 by Gary

First Saturday sleep in for yonks. Mirinda had to work so I cleaned up and did accounts. Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa. Oh, and Princess Margaret died today.

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