And finally … Saturday, 23 Dec 2006
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… it seems there is a flaw in the mobile bloging – you have a limited number of characters, though i’ll have to wait to count and find out.
So to finish as i intended:
Wishing you all a merry christmas and a happy new year 
Going cold turkey … Saturday, 23 Dec 2006
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… well almost. Am now at my mum’s new house, which i’ve not seen before and that she only moved to on tuesday! Unfortunately she won’t be connected to the phone or cable tv till wednesday. So I’m testing out mobile internet services. I’m already used to gmail on my phone but i’ve never tried mobile bloging before. I’m pleasantly impressed.
Well i’m probably not going to post again till i’m back at the internet proper but it’s just reassuring that i’m still connected to the digital world somehow.
A whole new world Monday, 11 Dec 2006
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Sorry for the dodgy post title, but the flatmate is threatening to buy me Jordan and Peter Andre’s album for Christmas and for some reason this title came to mind (For those not aware of the musical stylings of such angelic voices they reproduced a rendition of the main song from Disney’s Aladin film at their wedding reception).
Anyways, so it’s been the first week of the new job (well it’s now technically the second). And the intial reaction seems to be good so far. More glamorous surroundings, a nice supportive group of people (who can actually help when I’ve technical problems), and less unnecessary stress, oh and a better salary.
I’ve also acquired a digital projector, so we now have a home cinema set up, yay! (though not yay to the dodgy paranormal solider investigation game that the flatmate wants me to play).
How you know you loved the 90s Friday, 24 Nov 2006
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Got a rather lovely email forwarded to me today, I usually hate forwards specifically if they say you must pass this on or else your eyes will fall out or something to the effect of that, but this one had a nice ending that said: “You loved the 90’s!! Pass this on and add on anymore that u remember!! Big up the 90’s!! If you don’t pass this on…….fair enough…. it’s a free country “.
Anyways so here’s the email (oh and if you hadn’t already guessed then its a list of all the great things about the 1990s):
How you know you experienced the 90’s:
- 10p Mr Frosty Ice Pops on long summer days!
- Gordon the Gopher!
- You could do or tried to do the Prodigy step. ‘You’re no good 4 me….’
- You owned or longed for an Adidas three stripe tracksuit
- You owned a compilation tape with TOP TUNES such as “Mr Vain”, “What is love” and “Rhythm is a dancer” and ‘How Bizarre,How Bizarre”
- Girls thought Blue Mascara was cool!
- Girls actually fancied Garry Barlow more than Robbie Williams
- The Racoons! (nuff said)
- You owned a pair of Nike Air Max, and wore them to death
- Mr Motivator (What ever happened to him?)
- Running on the spot dancing!
- You wore leggings/cycling shorts with long t-shirts
- You owned a Bennetton, NafNaf, sweater shop jumper or waistcoat
- Girls owned scrunchies in an array of colours and tacky headbands with their names written on in thick glitter
- You bought Smash Hits for the song lyrics and the immense amount of stickers that you would stick everywhere!
- You had a pen pal
- You could only watch the Simpson’s on sky
- On a Saturday afternoon you watched Baywatch Catchphrase, Gladiators,Generation Game, Noels House Party and then Casualty
- You taped the Pepsi Chartshow on radio one and tired in vain to pause the tape before the annoying guy talked and ruined the whole thing.
- Cans of Coke were 25p
- 10p Space Raiders Crisps
- A grey Fruit of the Loom jumper was a must have
- Sharkie & George were the crimebusters of the sea
- Puffa jackets
- You used the line “it’s a free country” every day
- The Sky Sports Blimp!
- Impulse body spray for girls
- Hooch Alcoholic Lemonade (where’s it gone?!)
- ‘Don’t forget your toothbrush’, ‘TFI’ and Big Breakfast with Chris Evans
- You had at least one troll
- You know the dance to Macarena and Saturday Night. You also tried to scat like Scatman John! Bi bat ba ba da bo…
- You watched Baywatch and longed for the day that Eddie & Sharni got together!
- You watched Byker Grove ‘ha ha ha whatcha laughin at!’ (the themesong ending), and saw PJ get shot in the eye with a paintball!
- PJ and Duncan not Ant and Dec! Dodgy Pop Not Dodgy Presenting!
- Shellsuits & bumbags!
- You longed to live in Beverley Hills 90210
- Home and Away was a prime time ITV programe watched by millions
- You owned a Spice Girls album
- Fruit salads and black jacks!
- Strike it lucky on a sunday night with Michael Barrymore when he was straight & married
- Chain letters
- You had fake ID
- You remember Todd Landers in Neighbours
- You religiously watched Saved by the Bell on a Saturday morning!
- Live and Kicking on a saturday morning, not Steve (please just shut up) Jones on T4
- Edd the Duck and Andi Peters in the Broom Cupboard
- You watched episodes of Friends and The Simpsons that you hadn’t seen a thousand times before
- Phillip Schofield didn’t have grey hair!
Items 45 to 48 are courtesy of me.
Digital music is timetravel Saturday, 14 Oct 2006
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Isn’t it wonderful having all your music on your computer. Playing iTunes on random it landed on ‘Improv‘ by JJ72. A song, and album, that I haven’t listened to for a very long time perhaps verging on about 5 years. It is an album that is linked with a very dark time for me and its interesting what memories it has invoked and the feelings that it still musters. The chorus of ‘Algeria’ is particularly interesting, sung in a very angry loud and passionate voice it is a philosophy of oblivion:
Spring dies summer arrives,
Summer dies autumn arrives,
Autumn dies winter arrives,
Forever and ever,
Ever and ever,
And a time around 5 to 6 years ago oblivion was a very intriguing and sometimes attractive concept, not in self-destructive way as such; and to be honest is concept that does still crop up from time to time.
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