Sunday, November 30, 2003

Congratulations

 to Sabiha Nazir and Paul Gruffydd (aka Sabs & Griff) who tied the knot yesterday. Some pictures from the evening reception can be found here (until Ian gets broadband back and moves them).

If anybody wants all the pictures (thumbs and all), please contact me.

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Thursday, November 27, 2003

Thanksgiving

 Happy holidays to all Spinneyhead's American readers (both of you).
I was going to blow up the Dubya doll, but I just didn't get around to it. Sorry, must remember to do it before he's voted out this time next year.

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DEx (Early)

 I thought I'd post tomorrow's bit today because I may not get near an Internet link tomorrow.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Arse!

 EasyInternet sucks.
Something is blocking all the posts I've made in the
last hour, so I'm trying emailing one.
Of course, now the updates will be there and I'll look
silly.
Sigh

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The War Against.....?

 Hands up anyone who's surprised that The War Against Terror has been expanded to combat lawful protest.
No, I didn't think anyone would be.
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Bollocks!

 I think I just lost a long post about the contiunuing BT problems.
Bugger!
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The return of incompetence watch

 Yes, BT is being crap again. After having a manager chase up my problems last week and get a definite date (today) when broadband would be cut off and I could re-order, I phoned today all excited about getting the process started. And was told I'd have to wait until Friday. In fact, it might be better if I held on until next week. You know, just in case.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I'm back in EasyInternet, trying to drown out the smell of stale sweat with Earl Grey and accessing the one email account I have that is web accessible (spinneyhead[at]yahoo[dot]com if you're interested). Until now I was all for blaming NatWest and NatWest alone for this disaster, but now I am also pissed off at BT. They're okay so long as you're connected, but their house move/ re-order system seems designed to lose them customers.
Eid was yesterday. That's the last time I trust a calendar I find on the Internet. Next time I'll just ask someone. I think I'll break open some of the Stella I've been squirelling away from pub quiz winnings and celebrate Thanksgiving. I was going to launch a Dubya effigy on a rocket, but once again this plan has been put back (from July the 4th to Labo[u]r Day to Thanksgiving to.... I don't know, some time after I get broadband back when I can persuade a few people with video cameras to record it.)

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Tuesday, November 25, 2003

Witterings

 I guess I'm a bit of a fair weather patriot when it comes to sporting events. I actually watched (well, sort of, I was playing Gran turismo at the same time) the Rugby final, and have to admit, it was a nail biter. Yay for our boys!
Though I wouldn't be even this interested if it had been football. The sports minister was on telly last week saying that we had lots of world class athletes, just not in sports the public is interested in. I take issue with this. I'd like to see more mountain biking, a sport we have a couple of world class downhillers in. Instead of Ski Sunday (or whatever it is nowadays) during the winter months we could have Downhill Sunday almost every week. Duals and BikerCross would make for good short attention span telly. It might have something to do with sponsorship. At the moment, the main people funding fun sports are Red Bull. Perhaps they're not big or swish enough to get attention often.
Not so extreme, more of a long slog. I rode the Northern loop of the Bogle route yesterday. I felt better at the end of the 27 miles than I did after the first 2. Only got one picture, of the war memorial at Clifton, because I didn't want to risk my muscles siezing up by stopping too often.
At least I'm not the only one confused by the start and end of Ramadan. It seems Eid starts today not, as I had thought, on Thursday (though I may still stay off the beer until Saturday). And yesterday I was told that the Sunni and Shia ramadans are different lengths. All too confusing, but at least I also found I wasn't the only one off alcohol for the duration.

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