A whole lotta not very much

Reading time: 3 mins It’s amazing how little you can fill your time with when you have nothing all that much to do, or at the very least no workplace to attend everyday. Looking back over August, September and October, and even the first couple of weeks in November, before I started my new job, it was a whole…

Small pleasures

Reading time: 2 mins Those of know me will know of my tendency to research things before I buy them. A lot of the items I use most often have been bought online after a lot of comparison and pondering, and itโ€™s fair to say that not all of them have been a success; a lot of near misses…

Hitchrick and the new job

Reading time: 2 mins I’ve spent the last few hours filling in forms, lots of forms, repeating the same information over and over. But I don’t mind because it’s because I’ll soon be starting a new job. The paperwork is a little more involved because I’m making the move from a permanent salaried role (which is all I’ve ever…

Create to win

Reading time: < 1 min I have no job at present. All the fish I had have died. I started Couch to 5K but my ITBS flared up so I canโ€™t run. Iโ€™m behind on my reading challenge for the year. Just in case anyone was wondering why Iโ€™ve been a bit quiet on this blog, and other places, itโ€™s…

Apple hedging on good enough

Reading time: 2 mins I’m a big fan of Apple products. Their hardware is always well designed and well made. I like using them, I like they way they work, how they feel in my hand. I am not a fan of most Apple software. The operating systems are good enough, but not groundbreaking. I donโ€™t want all the…

Once more unto the breach

Reading time: < 1 min Once more unto the breach Dear friends, once more; I had plans and goals, but then I always have plans and goals, and I achieved one of them in August yet, whilst September slipped by in a Singapore haze, October has loomed large and plans were made once more. The plan for October had been…