Wednesday, June 28, 2006

How Many Can You Name?

Okay I don't know how many there are but there are like at least 5 pages and each page has 10 "clips" on it..
Name That Kid's Tune
The Answers are provided so no need to post them just an honest answer as to how many you could name...
There are 2 other sections "Oldies" and "Patriotic" see how well you do in them..

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

So Long Great Aunt...

Well here's a post I had hoped not to have to write for a few more years but everything must come to an end at some point..
I only ever actually met her once, when her and her husband came over from the US for a visit, I'd be about 12, so just a few years ago now. My parents did go over to see them about 9 yrs ago, I didn't go as well stuff needed to be done around and well just wasn't fesable for me to go too.
I can remember when ever she phoned, it was like she'd never left scotland even although she'd been in the US for more years than I've been here. Never once did she lose that unique accent, the broad scots tounge.. She did keep going the longest though I mean 97 ain't no mean feat is it now..
Mind you I wouldn't have tangled with her as she spoke her mind, makes me laugh at some of the things she said towards the end in the nursing home she had to go into since she couldn't look after herself, went a bit blind, so the put a TV in her room,
"Wit dae I need a TV fur, I cannae see it!", roughly her exact words. Thankfully she died peacefully in her sleep, got the call yesterday morning at about 7:45 our time, so you can imagine what time it was in MA. I got to know when I got home from work. I was going to publish something last night but I couldn't think of what to write I still can't.
At least her and Great Uncle Don are together again..
Only one thing to do know bring her home :), her daughter is going to fly over with the urn at some point..
So long Auntie Eff, sorry Uncle Don, your peace is shattered again, I can just hear them laugh now, just thinking about that..

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Have I bored y'all?

Im just wondering I put an honest post out and a small survey and well blog death or is it just y'all ain't got a round to reading / commenting - mind you my blog is in the "back of beyond" so what can I expect...
Im thinking of a new title not sure what yet but well we'll see
I may just leave the blog alone for a while as well I don't know - it's the darn well fact im a Librian for sure, can't decide on nothing...

Monday, June 19, 2006

The Results are in...

I've had it up long enough for anyone that's gonna vote to vote.
The Results are as Follows:

Answers Votes Percent
1.Daily 3 33%
2.Every other day. 1 11%
3.Once or twice a week 2 22%
4.Once a fortnight 1 11%
5.Once a month 0 0%
6.Less than once a month 1 11%
7.First visit 1 11%

I'll leave the poll up a few more days just incase someone hasnt' voted yet..

Sunday, June 18, 2006

A Little Survey Folks

Please vote, you'll see it on the right sidebar. I put it there as I can't seem to find a way to get it in to here :(

** Edit **
Okay to clarify something:
A Fortnight is like two weeks, just a word we use here in the good old britain.
I've also moved it so it will be first post for a good while

Friday, June 16, 2006

An Interesting Factoid About Me....

This nugget of wisdom brought to you by my Mother (I love her I really do, sometimes it's OTT - that will teach me for not moving out - it's due to lack of FUNDS :-S) and a little touch of the old alcohol.. The stuff mother comes out with when tipsy ain't stuff she'd say normally..

I shouldn't be here!
Why I hear you say, well if my mother had followed the advice of the doctor (who if still alive I'd love to meet just to tell them off) and gotten rid of me I wouldn't be here. I'd have "Problems" apprently but hmm mother didn't and here I am so to speak.
I wouldn't say I was a small baby but you could put me in a pram with my head on one side and my feet could touch the other i.e sideways!
I did almost die along with mother when i came into this world.. (I was meant to be a big kid - well did they EVER get that one wrong! - mother had gotten stuff to fit me but it looked like a tent on me :P)
Well I am here, albeit with a "minor" problem I don't know if it's genetic or just cos I slouched but well you know all about that already - posted about it a while back... go find it yourself - never know what else i might have told you about me (that's of course unless your a loyal reader and you don't need to :P)
Well from then till now I've fought many a battle, often with people who just don't understand that people who look different shouldn't be insulted / bullied..
I was the "Small kid" that accelled at maths but my written english was never exactly spot on.. I was always one of the last to be picked for the team in Gym class.
I was the one that kept my head down and got on with the work as much as possible, just to try and escape, i pushed too hard I think or maybe overestimated myself or both..
I did go to "University" but well less said about those 2 years and the 6-7 that followed the better..

"Darkness all around, he searched for something to light the way, to help him find the path, alone and lost not realising that he just needed to reach out and say 'help me!' and he'd find the way again. Self-reliant that's what he was or so he thought anyway, the truth was some people he cared for he shouldn't have, but then again he didn't know the whole truth at that point for if he had it would have been a whole new set of rules. So lost he kept searching, in the end it was a journey to find himself in a world he didn't understand, as he didn't understand himself but he would given time."
Even now there are things I don't understand, I'm missing "components", for want of a better word, that would help me interact better, know stuff that at my age I should know etc.. nothing I can put my finger on but I don't know things do I.

God walk by your side and in your hearts..

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

ah the joys of summer

Well what can I say, been absolutly glorious weather in my part of the world, actually sun for like of the day temprtures in the high 50's / low 60F at least.
Only down point, I've been inside working, well that's not strictly true, i wasn't at the weekend.
Saturday Morning: Up nice and early, because it's that monthly ritual that is taking my nephew to football, the team has vastly improved since last time. I say that because last time, they didn't move about they just like stood there, now they are moving around a lot more making the passes etc, now if they'd only listen and PASS the ball to ma nephew when he's in clear space and ASKING for the ball they might score more than 1 goal in a game. Oh for those interested it was 4-1 to the other team in the end. 2 each half, nephew was in goals first half and save a good number, one was a really good save the sort of save you'll have seen at the world cup (he just got his fingers to it to tip it over the bar :) ). Second half he got let lose up front. I got to my sisters about 8:30 am and I left at like 7pm was a fun day, i did get some sun and yeah i did watch some football.
I have a puzzle for you to see if you can work it out because I'm having trouble with it.
Sunday : Lazy day since well i'm on the early shift this week so 5:30am starts, played world of warcraft a lot finally got an item i'd been after, a new staff that has way better stats on it that the one I had, had to do a few runs of the same place to get it as it only "drops" from the boss at the end of one particular dungeon and i had to do it again as some stupid priest rolled need on it with me even although they KNEW (or should have done) that, that was the whole reason i was there...
Second time I went it was just me and a paladin from the guild - we erm died a few times and everytime we died the whole dungeon reset :( kept having to kill the same one's over and over again, got a priest - same thing happens they rolled need on it, but this time I got it :D
Monday - Today: Work, attempted to get a wireless network to connect from one house to a flat which is like 40-50 feet away - no problem eh - wrong! didn't wanna know even with the latest and greatest tech the "Netgear Range Max (WPN824) Wireless Router" and appropriate wireless interface card, it reached to a point but that point wasn't good enough spent yesterday trying get the thing to connect to a Linksys Repeater which we'd been told would work a treat.. did it heck!
Today - got the thing reconfigured to work with something it states it should work with since it support "Wireless Distribution System" whatever that is, fancy name for something rather annoying :P
Now it's still not working but got a lead so hopefully it will be resolved tomorrow if not I'll erm "swear"..
I think that's everything...
See I do remember to post now and then :P
Now as to the puzzle:
Pick up phone - no dial tone / not anything at all or noise.
Use PC to go online via a ADSL modem - connects and works fine, Explain cos Im puzzled!

Friday, June 09, 2006

confucius say... (Additional)

Okay, Im still a lil confused a lot less than I was, what a week.
Monday: get to work, say morning to everyone and get started never really had a chance to talk to her, got a goodnight for her
Tuesday: Went a fixing things so nothing then either. As above.
Wednesday: Actually I don't know.
Thursday: I left the office just after 2 and well I went home from where I was (someone not happy at this - it was Bingo Night :( ). All I will say is wireless networks are a PAIN!.
Today: Left at lunchtime and was back for 5, wireless working better after getting a new bit of kit.. The bit of kit we had would probably have worked but maybe not.
Anyone recommend a wireless access point that actually doesn't need to have a network cable connected to it i.e one that actually acts as a repeater / WAP and don't say the Netgear 602 cos it don't it needs addition "satilite" 302's to work and that stays connected to the network..
Argh! that and It's been warm all week, stroll on, too warm in the office though :-S
Oh and Im gonna have fun tomorrow gonna be looking after nephew and taking him to football :P

Saturday, June 03, 2006

confucius say...

Hmm okay poor me now, confused.
Mind you that's nothing new, I'll explain.
Went to see X-men 3 with my colleague from work Susan, had a chinese before it as well.
Good film and a nice relaxing evening, or so I thought...
Now here is what confuses me..
Nothing said at the time when we got back to my car, switch on phone this morning,
get a message to the effect "hope you enjoyed the film, that will be the last time we go to the cinema"
I have an idea why and it's all to do with "work". I mean she gets a hard time about when we go out, I get it as well but not as bad. Another reason is maybe our "accounts person" who is also MD's wife, gotta love family run companies...
She seems to like to pick fault with ANYTHING and it's never her fault it's susans or mine since I do check in stuff as it's delivered - check that the what's on the note is what's in the box (I can do no more than that since I don't got the order notes as someone else does them).
I'm doing my best, doing what I think is wanted of me as fast as is possible, multitasking, attempting to make good time management etc..
I'll stop there *massages temples to calm self*
Anyone help me out here? Im confused....
Additional for Junebugg / Heather:
No I didn't pinch her hinnie, what you take me for...
I don't talk over a movie, i consider it rude.
She only ever wanted me as a friend, I have told her how i felt before, we both agreed to be friends (see a Feburary post i know i did one - i think)
She doesn't have much self confidence and well all the put downs are finally getting to her I think.
It as if im at the gates of an ancient city, asking to be allowed in, and being denied access.
I hope this clarifies if not re-comment..