Monthly Archives: May 2002

Day of the Poodles

Absolutely gorgeous morning. Had to wear my old walking boots as my new ones still very waterlogged (after last night’s wet walk home). Another slack day at work except for the usual last minute rush jobs because of a major … Continue reading

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Meeting the men from SWT

The Bic pen was the brainchild of a French Baron whose surname was Bich but, concern over people calling his pen a ‘Bitch’ made him decide to drop the ‘H’. Work dull again. The Launch Centre was not at home … Continue reading

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Headbutting a window

Totally dull day at work with virtually nothing to do. Instead I worked on our website most of the day. Played Grand Theft Auto. Helped Stevie reformat his dev lab. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Nicole was being annoying because she was … Continue reading

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Mr Professional

Work was a bit dull and depressing. Played pool today rather than tomorrow as Stevie has a driving lesson tomorrow. Lost 2, won 3 while Stevie lost 1, won 2. So one point each. Made yummy shepherd’s pie for dinner. … Continue reading

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Getting a pair of trousers

All the rape in the fields is very heavy and is now leaning into them. The wheat is starting to pop out too. Today was very foggy. I couldn’t see more than about 50 metres. I worked on my personal … Continue reading

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Rain then fine

A bit of a lazy day. I mainly worked on the new website. Mirinda did housework in between bouts of TV. The weather was awful, but it managed to clear by late afternoon, so we went for a lovely walk … Continue reading

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First walk for ages

I left the cottage at 8:50. It was the usual windy morning but no rain, but with a promise of some later on. I hopped on the 9:40 bus to Winchester, having had an annoying conversation with the village idiot. … Continue reading

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Good theatre

Having recovered from yesterday’s ailment, I was back at work today. Nicole told me she had a terrible day with Chris. And it does sound like he’s picking on her a lot. Anyway, she had a chat with him in … Continue reading

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Sickie

I woke up feeling like shit so I chucked a sickie and, subsequently, had a lovely day at the cottage. Mirinda was marking papers so it was doubly good having us both there at the same time. We popped down … Continue reading

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Early to start

I was up and out of the house before dawn. I startled a deer in the rape, causing it to bounce away. I left work at 13:00 with Stevie. We headed for the pool hall where we played a marathon … Continue reading

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