Yes, like so many others I've now signed up for Facebook though I'm still not quite sure why...
...but it seems like fun.
In other news the move stuff is still dragging on, hence my silence on here (i.e. haven't got much time to blog and not much else to actually talk about and it's pretty dull if you're not involved in it) but when I move I'll hopefully re-discover some energy and enthusiasm and tha'.
May 31, 2007
May 29, 2007
I think, therefore I tag...
Having been tagged by Liz, here you go:
My tag: "Of or pertaining to the Aztecs or their language." from "The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary" (sorry but I'm at work, waddya expect?).
OK, the rules:
Grab the book closest to you.
Turn to page 161.
Print the 5th complete sentence on your blog.
Tag 5 others.
So, I tag Martin, Chell, John, Matt W and Katie.
Oh, and I see Big Brother starts again tomorrow. Might leave the TV at ours when we move house and then go and collect it sometime in July to try and escape the gibberish.
My tag: "Of or pertaining to the Aztecs or their language." from "The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary" (sorry but I'm at work, waddya expect?).
OK, the rules:
Grab the book closest to you.
Turn to page 161.
Print the 5th complete sentence on your blog.
Tag 5 others.
So, I tag Martin, Chell, John, Matt W and Katie.
Oh, and I see Big Brother starts again tomorrow. Might leave the TV at ours when we move house and then go and collect it sometime in July to try and escape the gibberish.
May 18, 2007
Gah! The stress!
Blimey, I'm getting really stressed out with all this house malarkey... and this is before we even get as far as packing up (though we've started that bit) and moving.
Found out today our buyers are getting very frustrated at the whole thing taking so long to complete. V and then I told our estate agents we're equally frustrated at it all taking so long and added that we're doing nothing to hold it up. The estate agent then said he's made a few calls and checked a few things out and it seems there are delays further up the chain.
The basic thing is this: we need your prayers that the whole thing doesn't go belly-up now. We've been waiting for this to happen for about 7 months now (put our house on the market at the end of October) and are soo close (mimes holding fingers really close together) it'd be disastrous for it all to fall apart now.
So even though it may not be a big deal to you, we'd really appreciate it if you could pray for a swift resolution.
Ta
Found out today our buyers are getting very frustrated at the whole thing taking so long to complete. V and then I told our estate agents we're equally frustrated at it all taking so long and added that we're doing nothing to hold it up. The estate agent then said he's made a few calls and checked a few things out and it seems there are delays further up the chain.
The basic thing is this: we need your prayers that the whole thing doesn't go belly-up now. We've been waiting for this to happen for about 7 months now (put our house on the market at the end of October) and are soo close (mimes holding fingers really close together) it'd be disastrous for it all to fall apart now.
So even though it may not be a big deal to you, we'd really appreciate it if you could pray for a swift resolution.
Ta
May 08, 2007
Just quickly...
...changes are afoot here, now I've got my new laptop. Will actually get round to adding some pictures and all that but for now what I wanted to do was to alert you to the fact that my sister-in-law, Nicola Hill, is doing the Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research UK on 20th May.
If you can spare a couple of quid, please go here and do the necessary:
http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/nicolaeh
Will put a link on the side too. Hope you enjoyed ROOTS if you went, and if not that you just enjoyed your Bank Holiday (assuming you're in the UK, that is).
If you can spare a couple of quid, please go here and do the necessary:
http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/nicolaeh
Will put a link on the side too. Hope you enjoyed ROOTS if you went, and if not that you just enjoyed your Bank Holiday (assuming you're in the UK, that is).
April 27, 2007
Nothing witty or clever to say...
...so no change there then. Just to say I'm still here but haven't had time to write anything of substance this week. I'm hampered by a few things:
1) Lack of anything interesting to write about
I've spent most of my evenings this week working in one way or another. Mostly doing stuff for an OU course I'm finishing. And you guessed it, I'm taking it right to the wire - the final deadline for the assessment is next Monday.
2) Lack of internet at home
Makes the main part of 1) difficult too, as it means I end up staying on at work a little longer to do my research. My boss is cool with that so it's not a problem as far as that's concerned, but it means I'm getting home a little later and then can't go on t'internet at home to update you on my thrilling and action-packed existence. No, really.
3) Loads of other things to do first when I do actually get round to finishing my studying and get the internet sorted
After we've moved (hopefully in a few weeks' time), I'm hoping I'll have the time to do some stuff: write up the journal from China (yes, Glyn, I'm aware you just can't wait for this but you'll have to), post it on here with some video and some pictures and maybe even have something approaching a life.
But I'll probably be reminded of other things I've got to do first in the new house.
So until such time, talk amongst yourselves and be entertained by the list of blogs I like reading, down the right-hand side of the page.
1) Lack of anything interesting to write about
I've spent most of my evenings this week working in one way or another. Mostly doing stuff for an OU course I'm finishing. And you guessed it, I'm taking it right to the wire - the final deadline for the assessment is next Monday.
2) Lack of internet at home
Makes the main part of 1) difficult too, as it means I end up staying on at work a little longer to do my research. My boss is cool with that so it's not a problem as far as that's concerned, but it means I'm getting home a little later and then can't go on t'internet at home to update you on my thrilling and action-packed existence. No, really.
3) Loads of other things to do first when I do actually get round to finishing my studying and get the internet sorted
After we've moved (hopefully in a few weeks' time), I'm hoping I'll have the time to do some stuff: write up the journal from China (yes, Glyn, I'm aware you just can't wait for this but you'll have to), post it on here with some video and some pictures and maybe even have something approaching a life.
But I'll probably be reminded of other things I've got to do first in the new house.
So until such time, talk amongst yourselves and be entertained by the list of blogs I like reading, down the right-hand side of the page.
April 20, 2007
The feast of champions:
One brie, bacon and cranberry baguette.
One packet Marmite-flavoured crisps.
One Cadbury's Dairy Milk.
One bottle of Coke.
SCORE!
And for those who are interested, the China photos are in the process of being uploaded. Problem being that at the rate they're uploading you'll have to wait until just after the 2012 Olympics to actually view them.
One packet Marmite-flavoured crisps.
One Cadbury's Dairy Milk.
One bottle of Coke.
SCORE!
And for those who are interested, the China photos are in the process of being uploaded. Problem being that at the rate they're uploading you'll have to wait until just after the 2012 Olympics to actually view them.
April 18, 2007
So, erm, yeah, I'm back then...
Got approximately a thousand photos to sort through, a journal to finish, loads of video to edit, then I'll get round to putting it online. But for now, just know this:
China's flippin' awesome.
Thank you.
China's flippin' awesome.
Thank you.
March 29, 2007
Leaving on a jet plane...
...but do have some idea of when I hope to be back again.
Anyway, today's my last day at work for nearly three weeks as me and the wife are off on holiday to China. Tomorrow we fly to Hong Kong then we head into China and make our way up to Beijing via lots of cool places like a Giant Panda Reserve, the Terracotta Army, the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City and, erm, lots of other equally-cool-but-currently-unmemorable places too.
I hope (but don't expect) that at some point on our travels I may be able to upload some photos, but don't hold your breath.
With any amount of luck you lovely people reading this will be able to click on the links which should have appeared above for the various attractions, but if not, just google them along with Wikipedia to see what I'm on about.
And then go "oooh" and "aahhhh" and "mwkfkjhs". Actually, scrap that last one, unless you're being sick.
Anyway, today's my last day at work for nearly three weeks as me and the wife are off on holiday to China. Tomorrow we fly to Hong Kong then we head into China and make our way up to Beijing via lots of cool places like a Giant Panda Reserve, the Terracotta Army, the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City and, erm, lots of other equally-cool-but-currently-unmemorable places too.
I hope (but don't expect) that at some point on our travels I may be able to upload some photos, but don't hold your breath.
With any amount of luck you lovely people reading this will be able to click on the links which should have appeared above for the various attractions, but if not, just google them along with Wikipedia to see what I'm on about.
And then go "oooh" and "aahhhh" and "mwkfkjhs". Actually, scrap that last one, unless you're being sick.
March 22, 2007
A hierarchy of bloggers
Wow, who'd have thought it? OK, so after some comments about people being shifted up and down the list I've re-arranged the list of bloggers into alphabetical order. I realise the following may bug some people's sense of pedantry but "My bestest friend ever in the world" is above Martin as she's called Liz.
If anyone has a problem I suggest you take it up with the ombudsman...
If anyone has a problem I suggest you take it up with the ombudsman...
March 20, 2007
More blogs added
At the request/suggestion(/harrassment) of those who will remain nameless I have added some new names to my list of friends who blog. You'll see on the list my wife, Verity, Liz Hall, Kirsty Caffull and Katie Allen have all been added to this esteemed company.
Now, I must confess I don't really know Katie that well but she was kind enough to leave a comment on my blog so I thought the favour was worth returning and extending.
Right, on with some work...
Now, I must confess I don't really know Katie that well but she was kind enough to leave a comment on my blog so I thought the favour was worth returning and extending.
Right, on with some work...
March 19, 2007
I don't follow trends, I set 'em...
I see the wife's started blogging now...
http://ifievergetroundtoit.blogspot.com/
Curses, already her post is better than my two efforts.
I did threaten to stop after 6 weeks. I may make it less than that. For the record though, I also had a rubbish commute today, just going the other way, out of London.
Oh the excitement.
And if anyone can help me to add video to the side in Google blogger (can't find it in the help section and it is needed - I wish to treat you all to a fine exhibition of dance) I really would be so grateful. I might even mention your name... as long as it's not Glyn who does it, I couldn't bear to be shown up for a techno idiot by him...
http://ifievergetroundtoit.blogspot.com/
Curses, already her post is better than my two efforts.
I did threaten to stop after 6 weeks. I may make it less than that. For the record though, I also had a rubbish commute today, just going the other way, out of London.
Oh the excitement.
And if anyone can help me to add video to the side in Google blogger (can't find it in the help section and it is needed - I wish to treat you all to a fine exhibition of dance) I really would be so grateful. I might even mention your name... as long as it's not Glyn who does it, I couldn't bear to be shown up for a techno idiot by him...
March 06, 2007
Booked it, packed it...
OK, just a quick one as I've got plenty of work to be getting on with.
It's been a good few days, some prayers have been answered and just generally things have been good:
1) We finally had an offer accepted on a house we like! It's a lovely place in Little Waltham, just outside Chelmsford.
2) We got our car back! OK, not a massive big deal in the overall grand scheme of things, but our car's beeen in the garage for three months so it's cool to get it back.
3) We're getting really close to going on holiday! I was at the embassy yesterday in London lodging the documents for our visas to go to China at the end of the month.
It's a trip that's been a long while in the planning, saving, and finally actually getting round to booking. Must confess I'm quite nervous about going too (can't really explain why) so if you could spare a few seconds to pray for our safety I know I'd feel reassured!
Thanks to all who have commented. I'll get round to updating the list of other blogs in the next fews days hopefully.
And if someone could tell me how, on Google blogger, I can add a link to some youtube video for the side bar, well that'd be just grand.
Be seeing you...
It's been a good few days, some prayers have been answered and just generally things have been good:
1) We finally had an offer accepted on a house we like! It's a lovely place in Little Waltham, just outside Chelmsford.
2) We got our car back! OK, not a massive big deal in the overall grand scheme of things, but our car's beeen in the garage for three months so it's cool to get it back.
3) We're getting really close to going on holiday! I was at the embassy yesterday in London lodging the documents for our visas to go to China at the end of the month.
It's a trip that's been a long while in the planning, saving, and finally actually getting round to booking. Must confess I'm quite nervous about going too (can't really explain why) so if you could spare a few seconds to pray for our safety I know I'd feel reassured!
Thanks to all who have commented. I'll get round to updating the list of other blogs in the next fews days hopefully.
And if someone could tell me how, on Google blogger, I can add a link to some youtube video for the side bar, well that'd be just grand.
Be seeing you...
February 28, 2007
So, here it is then, my very first blog post... erm... hmm... (scratches head) dunno what to write about.
Right, this is kind of the point of why I've held off blogging for so very long: I've always thought I just didn't/don't have that much to say. And the first time I go to post I'm proved right.
OK, so anyway. I'm Andy, I've just turned 30 (as you can figure out from the title of the blog) and I guess what the title asks is something that's always puzzled me. As a kid growing up and getting told off I always heard that I was "old enough to know better". At no point did anyone tell me I'd become old enough, or at what age I would become old enough (which I wondered when I heard it said to other people) but it seems I just achieved it.
I think that's rubbish. Turning 30 for me would, you might think, be definitive proof that I am old enough to know better but I'm not sure. I guess what I'm going to write here (if it even lasts the 6 weeks I suggest above) relates to that. Sounds absolutely riveting doesn't it? No? Thought not.
Anyway, pop back at some point soon and I may have something to write about. In the meantime check out the cool blogs which will hopefully have appeared somewhere else on the page...
Right, this is kind of the point of why I've held off blogging for so very long: I've always thought I just didn't/don't have that much to say. And the first time I go to post I'm proved right.
OK, so anyway. I'm Andy, I've just turned 30 (as you can figure out from the title of the blog) and I guess what the title asks is something that's always puzzled me. As a kid growing up and getting told off I always heard that I was "old enough to know better". At no point did anyone tell me I'd become old enough, or at what age I would become old enough (which I wondered when I heard it said to other people) but it seems I just achieved it.
I think that's rubbish. Turning 30 for me would, you might think, be definitive proof that I am old enough to know better but I'm not sure. I guess what I'm going to write here (if it even lasts the 6 weeks I suggest above) relates to that. Sounds absolutely riveting doesn't it? No? Thought not.
Anyway, pop back at some point soon and I may have something to write about. In the meantime check out the cool blogs which will hopefully have appeared somewhere else on the page...
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