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(number N in a series of many) It is a well known fact that airline employees are for the most part jobsworth automatons. Witness my recent experience with Virgin Atlantic. Apparently they have a rule for us plebs in economy class that your one piece of carry-on luggage must weigh no more than 15 lbs.… Continue reading Reasons not to fly

LJ, please drop the ActiveX controls and support a decent browser like FireFox! I try to avoid Internet Exploder… In other news, Karaoke Revolution 2! Yes, I'm not afraid to admit I am a sometime fan of Britney Spears. Well, what's not to like? Current Music: MMORadio (a bit), my iTunes “Pop” playlist (a lot)

Guess we're looking forward to 40 days of sunshine! Not much of a prediction for SoCal in July…

Listening to: http://www.ocremix.org/detailmix.php?mixid=OCR00986 Based on the lj interests lists of those who share my more unusual interests, the interests suggestion meme thinks I might be interested in1. radiohead score: 42. movies score: 43. cheese score: 44. writing score: 35. reading score: 36. sleeping score: 37. music score: 38. musicals score: 39. photography score: 310. pirates… Continue reading Interests

Good things today: England through to the second round of Euro 2004. Wimbledon started. Henman through to 2nd round. Holiday over – back at home. Bad things today: Not feeling well. Tonsils swollen. Too many flights lately, cooped up in noxious breathings and recirculatings. Holiday over – back at work. Also, I am missing rain.… Continue reading Midsummer…

Again, I went to a late showing to avoid the kids. What a difference a director makes – this is a much better film than the other two. It's a pity that Daniel Radcliffe's acting isn't improving at the same rate. But the rest of the cast reads like a Who's Who of British acting… Continue reading Harry Potter: film 3

First week back at work. Meetings. More meetings. But it's good to be back. Sponsor Becky for the Flora London Marathon!

This week is my last week at work before I take the rest of my holiday this year. I'll be off until 13th January! The problem at the moment is that we're just starting a new project – except I'm unable to start properly, waiting on code, licensing keys etc… So right now I'm writing… Continue reading Untitled

So, Winston Churchill has been voted the Greatest Briton. I am frankly astonished that Shakespeare, Newton and possibly Darwin did not lead it. They are the only three in the list whose achievements stand on the world stage and have remained important, useful, and fundamental for centuries. Perhaps the measure of greatness was skewed by… Continue reading Untitled

Saw Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets this weekend. The late showing on Saturday night so no little kids in the cinema. Verdict: good. Main characters noticeably better at acting. And more grown up (surprise). Jason Isaacs very good as Lucius Malfoy. Good to see more of Sean Biggerstaff (Oliver Wood) who stood out… Continue reading Untitled