Month December 2006
*sticks two chips up nose*
Reading time: 2 mins I’m going slightly mad, I’m one card short of a full deck, I’m not quite the shilling, One wave short of a shipwreck, I’m not at my usual top billing, I’m coming down with a fever, I’m really out to sea, This kettle is boiling over, I think I’m a banana tree … There is…
Questions Answered #10
Reading time: 3 mins In a desperate effort to gain some weird form of validation, I stole an idea for a blog post and begged my readers to ask me a question. And they did. The buggers. Now I have to answer them. Andy rummaged around and asked, succinctly, “Why are bin bags so flimsy?” Why are bin bags…
How to fix iTunes stutter
Reading time: 4 mins UPDATE – 13th Sept. 2009: I’m glad this post is still of use, if you do find a different solution, please add it to the comments. Mostly I think that the iTunes stutter is only a manifestation of other issues (drivers out of sync or whatever), but glad that this is helping people fix their…
Morning Calls
Reading time: < 1 min Waiting at the station, a plane drones overhead, buses grumble and whoosh as they pause at the bus stop, cars rush noisily to their destinations. Commuters prowl the platform, rustling papers, whistling from earphones, chatting, yawning, heels clicking on concrete. All around the sounds of the day slowly build. A piercing melody cuts through the…
New doors
Reading time: < 1 min I type this amid much banging and with a distinctly chemical odor pervading my home. I’m freezing cold as the heating is off, and I’ve got headache kicking in. But I don’t care because they are almost finished fitting our new front and back door. No longer will the wind whistle round the door frame,…