Useful tip #162

Many moons ago my hairdraesser suggested that washing up liquid was a nice easy way of washing excess styling wax from your hair. At the time I was washing and... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on January 05, 2007 07:15 AM

Credit Card Theft

Well, not theft of the card itself (nope, I still have that in my possession), but of the details on it. Some critter has recently managed to get hold of... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on November 10, 2006 09:50 PM

Fly

Well the washing the car was pretty hard work, but the real killer was waxing it afterwards. Worth it in the end though as it's looking lovely and clean and... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 19, 2004 09:14 PM

Visitation

Well my parents have been and gone. We're off out tomorrow for a meal, which should be nice. But for now I'm off to read a book, watch some TV... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on February 16, 2004 09:46 PM

Cheap Insurance (An Oxymoron)

Well my car insurance came through today, £579. Which while expensive was less than I was expecting. Though I was sure I could get it cheaper elsewhere, I was pretty... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 27, 2003 06:02 PM

Sunset

I've always liked sunrise and sunsets. There seem to be infinite variations of colour and texture. And even within one shot the mixtures, highlights and gradients always surprise me. Sometimes... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 24, 2003 09:07 PM

MT Tweaks

If you're editing with MT in it's default edit window you've got a URL button which allows you to highlight some text and turn it into a URL. Great. However... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on May 23, 2003 07:16 AM

Coconuts

There I am surfing around the web and I see an interesting "effect" I wouldn't mind knowing how it's done, so I do a view source, and see this: function... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on March 27, 2003 08:38 PM

ER

Home tonight and I get one with some housework (washing, bins, fish tank) etc. I also get interrupted by someone from abroad (sounded like India) doing a "Consumer survey", mostly... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on March 19, 2003 07:35 PM

Dog training

According to Ruth I'm not firm enough with Neo. Apparently I need to shout a bit more. I don't think she's far wrong. When I'm sitting on the sofa Neo... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on March 09, 2003 11:37 PM

French Forces

On Monday John Dominik posted a brief history of the severe arse-kicking the French armed forces have taken over the years. It makes for interesting reading (and I've no idea... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on February 19, 2003 07:55 PM

Done

I'd like to point the person who came to this site looking for "words start with s that mean done" to a thesaurus. Helpfully you'll even find one online here.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on January 07, 2003 05:57 PM

Seasons Greetings

Happy Christmas.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on December 25, 2002 08:56 AM

More Search Madness

Another weird search result today. This site lists number 3 on Google for "70l tank". Yes, I have one, but third? The insanity continues.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on December 18, 2002 07:36 AM

Halloween

Not upto much tonight, but watching a suitable movie considering it's halloween. If you get a chance, watch "The Mothman Prophecies" (offical site, here). It's not an amazing blockbuster, but... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on October 31, 2002 09:18 PM

Fun and Games

A couple of perhaps intersting/amusing things for you: First a test of your film knowledge. Let me know how you score... I'm on 23/30. Next is another daft use of... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on October 18, 2002 07:42 AM

20K

Finally. Over 20000 views. Thanks.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on October 06, 2002 01:26 PM

Late

Running really really late now, I'm supposed to be in town at 7:30... and I'm not even changed yet! Out for drinks with a few chaps from work. Better get... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on October 02, 2002 06:51 PM

Under the Bonnet

On the way back home tonight one of my colleagues indicated that I was a full-beam headlight down, so on the way back I stopped in at Halfords and bought... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on September 27, 2002 07:40 PM

Bits

I spend a few moments today ordering a few new odds and ends for my dead PC (namely new Mobo, CPU, memory and case). Things have moved on from when... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on August 04, 2002 12:00 PM

Assembly

The new parts arrive today, so I set about building a new PC after I get back from work. All in all it works out rather painlessly. It takes about... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on August 02, 2002 12:00 PM

Problems

Another solid day at work followed by a drink at the pub, and then an interesting drive home. Serious rain, such that there were waves coming off the cars in... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 31, 2002 12:00 PM

Humid

Today turns from hot to ever so very horribly humid. Not nice. New toy to play with today, a NetMD minidisc walkman. The idea being that you can transfer music... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 30, 2002 12:00 PM

Hot

Back to work, having recovered from the weekend. Plenty to do as the end of the month draws closer. The weather today is rather warm, and by the end of... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 29, 2002 12:00 PM

Shopping

Sainsburys is first stop this morning for breakfast, then off into town to buy a few odds and ends. Back home in time to see the last few laps of... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 28, 2002 12:00 PM

Fairground

Can't remember anything of interest happening last week, so let's fast forward to today. Up early this morning to get off to Alton Towers with a couple of bods from... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 27, 2002 12:00 PM

Repeat

Another straight-forward day at work. Back home and it's the start of the weekend.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 19, 2002 12:00 PM

Return

Getting back to mine with a car behind wasn't too bad, as it was past rush hour and the roads were quite empty, however the return to work this morning... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 18, 2002 12:00 PM

Curry

Another normal day at work (what more can I say?). Back home with one of the bods from work for an evening of beer (no more driving), curry and a... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 17, 2002 12:00 PM

More Work

Another normal day. This past fortnight has seen some really quite decent weather, and luckily for me a lack of hayfever on my part. Back home and I watch "Training... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 16, 2002 12:00 PM

Quiet

A pretty ordinary day at work today. Nice weather so a quick drink before going home.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 15, 2002 12:00 PM

Oops

And yet again I'm quite a way behind. I blame this on a few things. One is the lack of novel things to say, the second the excellent weather, and... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 07, 2002 12:00 PM

Rest

First day of a break after a hard week, and I'm up early to give one of the chaps from work a lift for him and his luggage to the... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 06, 2002 12:00 PM

Again

It may be the end of the week, but that doesn't mean there isn't time for lots and lots more work, and another client meeting (home match this time), and... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 05, 2002 12:00 PM

More Work

Yep, that's right another day at the office, another day of hard graft. No doubt the same tomorrow too.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 04, 2002 12:00 PM

Repeat

Wouldn't you believe it, another day like yesterday when I'm flat out busy. Always stuff to do, always people with problems. And I'm knackered too, need an early night tonight.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 02, 2002 12:00 PM

Busy

A rushed day for me. Lots of work. A few notes about last week in this entry.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on July 01, 2002 12:00 PM

The Week 2

And for the second time this month I've gotten myself massively behind again. I can only remember three notable days this week. The first was Monday when Matt started working... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 23, 2002 12:00 PM

Rest

Early mornings and late nights all week, and I'm glad of a weekend with a lie-in.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 22, 2002 12:00 PM

Early

An early start to work this morning, there at 7am, to watch the England-Brazil quarter-final. BBQ and a tense game (which England lost), and then back to work at 9:30.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 21, 2002 12:00 PM

Amazonian

Lots of people have had bad things to say about Amazon. About their privacy policy, about their stance on patents and so on. The one thing that few people mention,... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 20, 2002 12:00 PM

Normal

After a couple of days out of the office it's back to work for me, plenty to be done, luckily not much to catch up on. Though I've been busier... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 19, 2002 12:00 PM

Meetings

Up early to make sure we're out of the hotel for the first meeting, which goes much more quickly than it should, then a short taxi ride for the second... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 18, 2002 12:00 PM

Travel

A normal day at work until we set off up north for client meetings in Newcastle. The weather is great, but not quite so nice if you're in a car... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 17, 2002 12:00 PM

Prep

Typical Sunday, shopping and the like. I do have to spend a sizeable chunk of the afternoon ironing shirts for tomorrow's trip up north for client meetings.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 16, 2002 12:00 PM

Behind

Another week shot past with nothing much of note happening, and one I've failed to keep up-to-date here on. Sorry. Off out this morning to help a colleague from work... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 15, 2002 12:00 PM

The Week

A perfectly ordinary work at week. Variable weather, plenty of work to keep me busy, and nothing out of the ordinary.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 10, 2002 12:00 PM

Rest

After yesterday's fun, a normal weekend Sunday for me, washing, shopping and that's about it.... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 09, 2002 12:00 PM

Out

My brother drops in this lunch time (just after I've got up), and we head out into town. He decides to get a new mobile, and for some bizarre reason... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 08, 2002 12:00 PM

1-0

England against Argentina... which apparently we've not beaten since 1966 (or thereabouts). And finally after a tense game, we beat them 1-0. Only a draw agains Nigeria now and we'll... read the rest.

Posted by Phil on June 07, 2002 12:00 PM