Ooops

I seem to have destroyed the installation of Win XP on our family PC, oh well at least it means it will run faster.

To do list:

• reinstall WinXP
• reinstall programs
• reminisce over the files that I hadn't backed up

"I don't think"

*Dr Who Spoiler if you haven't seen this weeks episode*






Well we knew it was coming but I must hand it to Mr Davies, the return of the Master was handled quite well. A couple of nice additions to give you some 'aha' moments (no I don't mean going around singing 'take on me') and the best/ worst secret in Dr Who was revealed.

Derek Jacobi was outstanding as he went from bumbling mad professor to sadistic evilness, and although on first impressions John Simm played the character a little whimsically I can see him doing a very sly job in the final two episodes. I even didn't mind Captain Jack being back... he plays a different character when the Doctor is telling him what to do.

Okay there are still millions of questions to be answered... like how and when re the Master but we'll wait till next week beofre complaining too loudly. As episodes go this was nowhere near as good as the previous three weeks but for old fans, it was a welcome journey.

A little review

Been away for most of this week at a fairly inspirational staff conference. It was a nice time away, giving time to reflect and also get ready for the next glorious five year plan. I also managed to damage my heal doing some Irish Dancing. It was a hard wood floor and I went shoe less as I only had some sandals. Woke up in the morning in excruciating pain and literally had to crawl to the bathroom to get ready. Managed to crawl back and take a couple of tablets. This took the edge off the pain and so I was able to get through the day and rest it in the evening. Still hurting BTW but is a little easier to get around.

Have almost finished my Personal Mission Statement and I am now working on my short and long term goals. I may share some of it or all of it, depends how I am feeling.

Not sure if I am looking forward to Dr Who tonight and for the next two weeks as the series comes to an end. The stories should be good, from what I have picked up, but the fact that John 'I am gay, have you noticed? If not let me sing some show tunes for you' Barrowman is back as Captain Jack, could be too much to take.

Too good for words (rated 5 stars)

Angela's Ashes

by Frank McCourt

Sometimes a book makes me laugh. Sometimes a book makes me cry. Never before has a book done these things to me with the intesity that Frank McCourt’s classic did. And certainly never have I laughed out loud and then been close to tears within one sentence. For anyone who hasn’t read this you will not be disappointed, but if you are disappointed, I couldn’t ‘give a fiddler’s fart’.

See more about Angela's Ashes

Thousands of statues to be removed from the UK

Now that is the way to scare any innate state of daylights out of the nation's children. I am, of course, talking about the fantastic episode of Dr Who broadcast last night. 'Blink' was written by the guy who is rapidly becoming the best episode writer of the revamped series, Steven Moffat. Well I'm not going to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet but suffice to say, children throughout the UK will be scared stiff of any form of statue for the rest of their lives. I only hope that as a result of this episode the cows might be removed from MK.

Talking of MK, the dons are still without a manager since Martin Allen was lured to the sunny climate of Leicester. Rumour has it that Mickey Adams, the former Coventry boss could be on his way to lead the team out for its first match at the new Denbigh Stadium.

Your challenge (broadband only)

watch the classic Dexter's Lab cartoon episode and NOT hum along!



enjoy

Community saves photo site Zooomr?

Having previously blogged about my online photo storage concerns last month, it was with some worry that I followed the story of Zooomr, a new web app run by two guys. I loved their ethos, openness and the feel of the site. However, as they struggled to upgrade their system to Mark  III their whole tech infrastructure fell apart. They wrote about it, we watched, we felt their pain and they asked for a little help... and boy did they get it.



If you follow the link below you can find out more but basically I think this shows that actually we can be nice to one another every now and then... even the big corporate types. There is hope for this planet yet.



And, when it comes to my next piece of upgrading or what online app to use, my first port of call will be ZOHO, Dell and if I ever have the need Sun.



Official Zooomr Blog : Zoho Saves the Day

Same old, same old

Not been feeling too well recently and coupled with the fact that most of my spare time has been taken up doing a lot of freelance work I seem to have neglected posting anything here. Also I am a bit lazy at times and so it is far easier to post to twitter than here.

Went to see the third installment of Pirates of the Caribbean the other night. It wasn't bad but at the same time I didn't enjoy it as much as the previous two. I felt a distinct lack of tension throughout so perhaps it was the fault of the director.

Can't really afford to go to the cinema again in the near future and that is a shame as I'd like to see The Simpsons, Shrek 3, Die Hard 4 and Fantastic Four 2 plus all those numbers are beginning to make my head ache.

Prison Break has almost finished on Five so I'll gain an hour there.

And finally Dr Who, as expected, got into its stride with Human Nature. A superb episode, well written and with a scary feel that was worth waiting for. Can't wait for the second part of the episode.

Oh well, a weird week comes to an end

Spent the week feeling a bit out of it really. Have been struggling with a cold for a couple of weeks but this week it seemed to come to fruition - lots of sneezing, coughing and filling of handerchiefs.

I am also upset that Martin Allen has left the MK Dons to got to Leicester... get ready for lots of tabloid headlines about a Mad Dog amongst the Foxes. However, I'd like to wish him all the best, he managed to halt the slide down the tables of a team that one day will be quite good (yeah, why not).

Going to rest a bit more now. Next week kicks off with a Bank Holiday and then two days of almost solid meetings... deep joy

That's it, I am officially old!

Coming home last week from an event and I was listening to Steve Wright on Radio 2. (No, that's not it, and Radio 2 isn't for old people, with Russel Brand and co they have an eclectic mix of DJs). Still, back to my little narrative. Steve Wright plays a series of oldies, chosen by a listener, each afternoon. As I drove I thought I may switch the station as I didn't really fancy listening to a bunch of old tracks, way before my time. However as the opening beats from the drum machine clicked in I felt as though I had been kicked in the stomach. Oldies? That was the Human League!

I think it may be time for me to hang up the guitar and get out the pipe and slippers.