2008-10-20UTC06:41:14Elizabeth and Raleigh - Late but LiveCool, I agreed to go to this (our company are sponsoring it) before realising it was a Stewart Lee effort, this will be great! I hope we still agree tomorrow night, going out for dinner after it too, this is not normal behaviour for us on a school ni... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11643/Elizabeth+and+Raleigh+-+Late+but+Live">Rated 3.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-10UTC01:41:30A rare night out in London tonightMeeting a friend here after work before meeting Clare later, and staying in a hotel, how decadent. Tomorrow, lunching and shopping.Camera update: it just sent me an email, the first in days. Always a bit nervy receiving a mail saying "motion detected... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/11625/A+rare+night+out+in+London+tonight">Rated 6.04/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-10-08UTC06:00:48More camera strangenessI had a burst of five emails in a row from the camera, not sure if it's when I'd tweaked with the settings or not so no idea if it's working or not. Might try turning off the video attachment see if that's any easier on the email. Found lots of stuff... 2008-09-01UTC05:32:34The plot of a Christopher Brookmyre bookOK so this story doesn't have a plot that we know of so far, but each bit of information that's eeked out of nowhere by the press leads the imagination in different directions, like a good book. Of course, this is not a book, these are people's lives... 2008-06-13UTC06:41:14Are you down with OPP?The excellent Other People's Photographs project has been absorbed into some Channel 4 project and is putting their name to www.opp2.org. Only two pictures posted there from Folkestone, no actual connection with the OPP project as far as I can see so... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/11325/Are+you+down+with+OPP%3F"><img alt="Are you down with OPP?" src="http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/gallery/gallery2.jpg" /></a>2008-06-13UTC06:04:27Too boringLess posts about PHP, javascript and KML to come, as my friend - let's call him the cowardly civil servant to offer him some anonymity - found it boring. While he was reading at work. How do you find the time mate? I'll tell you what's boring, it's m... 2008-06-12UTC02:48:43Too old to rockhave my new starter at work, our industrial placement from Canterbury University for the year. He seems a nice guy, but in making conversation I asked him what he was listening to... Simply Red! Phil Collins! Robbie Williams! This guy is not even twe... 2008-05-07UTC02:12:34I'm sorry I only have rumour and speculation to shareWe'll see if there's anything <span>more concrete</span> any more detail in this week's local papers, which will be out tomorrow.2008-05-01UTC06:32:40And we're back from Key WestGot 550 pictures to filter and upload, and put on little maps and that. Had a great time, full report to follow. Been travelling for about 20 hours, just trying to stay awake until normal bedtime, then into work tomorrow.Our first day in Key West: M... 2008-04-14UTC05:56:21More Lost<a href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1-5435717?url=http%3A//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26rd%3D1%26item%3D280216967180%26ssPageName%3DSTRK:MESE:IT&ih=018">Signed Sawyer figure</a> if you're quick, the auction ends tomorrow.2008-03-24UTC11:57:27Mighty Easter weekender, with The CureHope you've all had as good an extended weekend as I have. As is usual when I've been off for a few days and not written up just went on immediately, I'm starting to forget it all. We're up now, on the last day of our five day break and I have a few ... 2008-03-08UTC07:23:59All OK hereAh no they don't really do they. They do if you go here first, will fix that from the main board page too though. Tomorrow though, off to THE PUB now!UPDATE: All fixed now.... 2008-03-07UTC01:10:04Boo, pissed offJust had our viewing of the house we were going to see tomorrow cancelled, the vendors have received a full asking price offer yesterday. We hadn't seen this house yet (apart from online), it was right on the street with no real garden to speak of, a... 2008-03-05UTC09:14:20Ever feel lacking in skills?I do, all my skills are in software, if the power went off tomorrow I'd be SUNK! I wish I had more hardware skills, not just computer hardware, but general mechanics and making and fixing things. Here's an interesting article along those lines from w... 2008-02-22UTC09:06:06Battle of the console tablesBack to one of my favourite subjects, our furniture on ebay, two console tables up for grabs, one here in North London and one here in Bristol, same tables, same end date, neck and neck so far, who will win? I'm watching both of these and will report... 2008-02-01UTC07:42:01Beer festival on today in DoverMmmm, beer festival, at the town hall, starts today but is also on tomorrow, hope there's some beer left.The Easter Ales Festival is back in Chambers in a few weeks too, over the, uh, Easter weekend. See you there.... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10921/Beer+festival+on+today+in+Dover"><img alt="Beer festival on today in Dover" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/129479951_df7576bf79_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10921/Beer+festival+on+today+in+Dover">Rated 8.71/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2008-01-25UTC07:31:43You wait ages for a John Lewis Bergerac tableAnd then two come along at once. This one looks like a genuine sale, be lovely to think it stayed near it's opening price of fifty quid and didn't sail up to the thousand pound mark, but unlikely. As a bonus there you get to have a nose around that p... 2008-01-24UTC06:42:14Ukelele flashmobThis sounds like it was great, we do miss out on things since we left London. Maybe we will get more cultural action like this when we move to Canterbury. Or maybe we will stay in and watch 24 like we have been doing recently. Just finished series 4,... 2008-01-18UTC12:32:44Through to the semi-finalsWe're having one of our "fun days" at work, got a team music quiz going on throughout the day, we're playing Buzz! The Music Quiz. And we're through to the semi finals!UPDATE: And we won! Heard a rumour part way through that the odds-on favourite had... 2008-01-10UTC07:26:41Open Source TechnologyPaul;Even though you are not actively in the market for a new position, your site prompted me to contact you nonetheless. I have been retained by a fortune 500 firm in NYC to identify “open source talent”I am currently searching for 4 Sr Perl develo... 2007-12-31UTC09:52:02Been quiet for a few daysNo I've not been out on the larry-large every day over christmas, been a bit under the weather actually, though that's not what's kept me off the computer. When I'm not at work and Clare's home too I never get to sit in front of the computer, she's p... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10799/Been+quiet+for+a+few+days">Rated 6.36/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-11-30UTC07:04:30Morrissey vs The NMETrue To You publishes the full exchange. It's likely to result in the biggest selling NME for a while, trebles all round!Good week at work, busy but productive.There's a two-for-one offer on www.wagamama.com for Canterbury for tomorrow, that solves w... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/10730/Morrissey+vs+The+NME">Rated 7.77/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-11-21UTC09:02:56York (being the fourth part of my holiday)York is great, a lot like Canterbury, but seemingly with more pubs. Our hotel was the birth place of Guy Fawkes, and had sloping floors and four poster beds, proper historic. It practically butts up to the cathedral, not sure you can tell from my pho... 2007-11-18UTC06:21:59Particularly fulsome weekend, with curries.Splendid weekend, a bit different this time, starting off with a half day on Friday. I headed to Winchester to meet up with some friends, and really needed the extra time to make the most of the night. Clare stayed home watching Children in Need afte... 2007-11-15UTC08:22:53Weekend train funPlanning a little trip to Winchester tomorrow evening, to catch up with old friends and have a curry and a few drinks. Staying over, so no worries about trying to get back here, and then meeting Clare in London the next morning for shopping and thing... 2007-11-12UTC08:50:22Bidding's going crazy on the Bergerac Oak sideboard9 bids so far, up to over 650 quid, looks like being not such a bargain for me when you take into account getting it couriered down from Preston. Still no bids on the bookcase but I expect that'll pick up today or tomorrow too. Interestingly (well, r... 2007-11-02UTC03:36:21I don't even know why I said it, a bit of Friday afternoon frivolity is allSome of my best family are vegetarians, and I've been vegan for about fifteen years now, that's why I posted that original thing. You're right though, most people are scum.Got plans for the weekend? I'm out in Trashford tonight with people from work,... 2007-10-31UTC05:09:45Mulled wine! And BEER!This one's mostly for Dean, I know he likes to hear about how hard we're working at work. We're having another one of our fun days tomorrow, one last barbecue to celebrate a big deal working out, and everyone working hard to make it happen. Also, you... 2007-10-19UTC05:42:42Bless The Boot Bless the boot, come on England. Really looking forward to this tomorrow, like every other part time England fan. I would not say we have a chance really, but you never know. Personally I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a food poisoning outbreak at... 2007-10-16UTC06:28:10Rugby, RESULTWhat a great game and result on Saturday! we started off as usual with a trip to Canterbury, where there was a local food fair on, with stalls and demonstrations and things, and lots of local food producers in attendance. Got some bread and some plan... 2005-11-22UTC11:53:15Hope And AnchorCharlie, Molly, Cha Cha and Kinky, aka the mighty FIGHTING COCKS play live at Islington's Hope and Anchor on Wednesday 28th, that's tomorrow night as I write this... they are a force to be reckoned with, though the venue might be too small for sou... 2008-06-18UTC12:48:08Camber SandsBelle and Sebastian etc, the forerunner to All Tomorrow's Parties. Got very drunk.... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/v/2106/Camber+Sands">Rated 3.78/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>