2008-05-09UTC06:41:57Our actual first day in Key WestI realise that my previous post about our first day in Key West a) didn't contain any info, b) had things from our second day on the map, and c) has slipped down the page and no-one will read it. So here at last is the first part of our journey. Clar... 2008-03-10UTC01:12:50Good weekend, rubbish episode of LostNice weekend, Emma was visiting, we sat about quite a lot, and went to Chambers (via a very brief look in at The Bank Bar) on the Saturday night. Did not eat out all weekend (cue "but if you don't owt you'll die!"), can't remember the last time I had... 2008-02-19UTC01:58:13now all we need is the date...did you see any other bands there? I've heard of a few others playing there, it was on the indie circuit, but no-one's sure of actual dates. Suede played there, that's one I do have a date for, as it's in their biography Love and Poison. I hear Faith... <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10976/now+all+we+need+is+the+date..."><img alt="now all we need is the date..." src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2580404133_20a0bc8bb4_m.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/m/10976/now+all+we+need+is+the+date...">Rated 0.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2007-12-19UTC07:36:50If a picture paints a thousand words...Does this video clip of us in Belgium this weekend make anything I have to say on the subject completely redundant?See, Mum, Dad, Clare and me on a humungous big wheel, part of the Plaisers d'Hiver festival type affair that was going in Brussels this... 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... 2007-09-07UTC06:19:10Hacking the WidePodOK, I have not actually hacked the new ipod Touch yet, I do not have one and have not seen one in the flesh, but I wanted to have a post on subject anyway. I love the idea of being able to go online on the device, but if it's all geared towards just... 2006-06-30UTC09:36:53Sofa not so goodOur new sofa is not arriving tomorrow now, I think they just realised about the clash with the football... so, rearranged for Tuesday which is the only day they will do, and it's not terribly convenient for us :-( Still, means the footie, and our lu... 2006-05-30UTC11:37:16Welcome to Miami!Or, rather, from Miami, or even (by the time I write this up) hello from England, Miami sends its regards. Just BACK from a trip to the US of States to visit Clare's bro and sister-in-law in the pan-handle bit of the Americas. Tiring flight over to M... 2006-03-28UTC10:24:38BBC fights Blue Peter badge salesBadgetastic, there are still tonnes of Blue Peter Badges on sale though, going for crazy prices - is this the ebay guerillas spoiling the auctions? Nice work!Sadly finished Nathan Barley last night, it's a brilliant series, and should be compulsory v... 2006-03-15UTC12:47:34Boo... RAH!I thought with the film coming out and everything, about now would be a peak value time for my old V for Vendetta comics. I've never sold anything else when I maybe should have done (like the first Darkness single), I always hang on too long until th... <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/4803/Boo...+RAH%21"><img alt="Boo... RAH!" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/30/38190906_3f7d8c2f90.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.clarkeology.com/m/4803/Boo...+RAH%21">Rated 3.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2006-03-13UTC03:20:59So, super weekendAfter my little Down Street excursion, we had a great weekend. Technically it was extended by half a day, but it felt very quick indeed... Started off giving the twins their birthday presents round ours, they turned five already, and seemed mostly pl... 2006-03-07UTC12:46:03stellstarr* live tonightShould have plugged this earlier, they're at Kings College tonight.Also, we seem to have run out of Amazon disks, we can't think of what else to watch. So, recommendations please, we liked The West Wing and Buffy and The Mighty Boosh, what should we ... 2006-02-08UTC10:13:51Good morningEvery day now we're noticing that it's getting lighter in the mornings, but TODAY we thought we'd overslept (and all our clocks were wrong, and GMTV's clock was wrong, and the church tower clock was wrong) as it was so bright outside. Weird how the s... 2006-01-10UTC12:49:13PSP updateI updated Clare's PSP yesterday, it's now got a new version of it's little operating system, which you can download direct from Sony. As well as some security issues and the ability to play Windows Media files now, it's got an RSS reader too. I hope ... 2006-01-06UTC03:59:26A bit of a bargainAmazon have a 19'' flat panel monitor for under 170 quid, can I be spending money this close after Christmas?AHA, our new joint account card arrived yesterday! If I don't spend the money that's in there I know my lovely rose of Clare will.... 2006-01-03UTC02:13:31Fitter, happier, more productiveI'm not falling into the trap of making resolutions, but I am going to try and get a few more things sorted. Had a fairly productive Christmas, so why not continue in this vein? Oh yes, spurred on by my new toilet seat, here's what I'm achieving...We... 2005-07-22UTC10:25:52Another night inDidn't have serious problems getting home yesterday in the end, Central Line was running OK and just made my train with seconds to spare. Sat in A DIFFERENT PART OF THE TRAIN, as a commuter this is an unusual experience. I must have had someone's sea... 2005-03-19UTC01:45:29Local historyUsing my weekend here in Folkestone on my own for a bit of a wander around. I've joined the library, and checked out a bit of the history of my flat. I saw the building showed up on the 1906 Ordnance Survey map that I bought a while ago, and now I've... 2005-01-13UTC01:25:01Weak roundupAargh, had loads of things I wanted to write, and I can't remember a word of it now. It was going to be a big eloquent post today, proper blogging, but now it's just going to be a scattering of mostly unrelated paragraphs.Joined the Amazon rental sch... 2004-12-03UTC11:17:05Too... many... links...Lots of things I want to mention before I get bogged down in work and trying to leave early. Smooth journey in today, did some bluetoothing on the bus in, nothing sinister though, just getting the pictures off my phone on to my pocket pc. Hoping to u... 2004-10-04UTC10:39:54Ah man, I missed Kirstie...Location, Location, Location were in Stokey recently according to the Daily Mirror...Very boozy weekend, in Folkestone, blee... didn't shame ourselves in the Chambers quiz, but didn't come away with any silverware either.Too drink sodden to sort out ... 2004-09-28UTC09:12:27Eat what you want and die like a manWhat a great title for a cookbook.Don't forget: Lovejoy Cowboys is on tonight, and so's the next episode of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy...... 2004-08-16UTC12:54:13Fareham wireless hotspotsGood weekend in Fareham, bit boozy, but sorted out my best man now, it took more organising and preparing than actually asking Clare. As we were in the Red Lion Hotel thought I'd give the pocket PC a go, and it turns out there is wifi access there. C... 2004-03-29UTC08:45:14Keira Knightly in "The Hole"Every time someone comes here searching for Keira Knightly it costs me money, so please support my sponsors... if you buy The Hole on DVD starring a 16 year old Keira for only £5.99, then I'll earn about 20p, which is enough for me to serve another 1... 2004-03-23UTC03:21:53Just got the new Darkness single"Love is Only A Feeling"It's out on "limited edition" 7'' picture disc, which I have, I doubt it's all that limited though... there's a DVD and a regular CD, and every cash in format you can imagine, I hope it's enough to send this one to number one,... 2004-03-23UTC02:52:28Sexy MarmiteSome part or other of Rolling Stone magazine has made MJ Hibbett and the Validators their album of the year, read all about it...Also while I'm here a reminder to check out sexy marmite, which Mark keeps up to date via the medium of weblog, and where... 2003-09-22UTC09:14:24More redesignGoign to do more stuff on the redesign today and REALLY finish this damn admin system... the big stumbling block is making one page that lets a user easily edit lots of database entries at once... I've always stuck to a "one page - one row from the d... 2003-07-11UTC02:54:08Permission To LandThe Darkness have exceeded all expectaions with their mighty debut "Permission to Land". Favourites like from the live set are reproduced faithfully (ie with volume cranked and all swearing intact, cheers) and new fans will find all of the singles so... 2003-05-29UTC11:33:11Growing On MeI got a copy of the new Darkness single Growing On Me too, will this one bust into yer actual top forty? I think it must do, the band are doing SO MUCH this summer that there won't be a music fan in the UK who's not seen them by the end of the summer... 2003-05-28UTC10:24:29If I put it on the front page, will you stop sending them?Emma Bunton has a single out, it's called Free Me and it came out on Monday... I'm not actually complaining about having a free copy, as it's come on a particularly modern type of compact disc, which also features the video for the song, which is sma...