archive for March, 2004

Mobile Edition

Meta Tuesday 30th March 2004

Tadaaa!! You can now view my blog on your mobile in a handy reduced size format. Just bookmark this link or see the ‘mobile feed’ link over on the right.

kthnx

EDIT: This is for GPRS phones, not WAP

 

“Have you got a court appearance?”

Me Tuesday 30th March 2004
I have a suit!

Yes, a real jacket and trousers and everything. Never owned a suit before, never really needed one I guess. But, what with graduation and job interviews (hahahhahahha) ever aproaching I thought it would be a good idea. Its nothing fancy, just a topman off the peg one but I like it.

I did have my heart set on a dark blue one with a light pin-stripe but then Kerry pointed out (in her infinite wisdom) that it wasn’t very practical. I agreed in and went for the nice and stylish plain black. I can also now play reservoir dogs whenever I want to.

 

Bling Blinging

Technology Tuesday 30th March 2004

I bought a cheapo red transparent case for my t610 a few weeks ago from the US. It was something silly like $8 which at todays exchange rate is pretty cheap. Anyhoo, it arrived yesterday and I set about dissecting my phone with some help from howardsforums. Took be about thirty minutes just to get one particularly cunning part off but I got ithe new fascia installed in the end and its very bling bling:

Ok, I admit, it looks a little tacky. But its mainly to stop me scratching the original nice shiny metal cover with my keys etc.

 

Wow! Action Comics No. 1!

Links Tuesday 30th March 2004

ACTION COMICS NO. 1

 

Third Reich Ruins

Links Thursday 25th March 2004

Fascinating site based on a an american guys father’s pictures of nazi Germany as it was invaded by the Allies. He does lots of ‘then and now’ comparisons. Some of the proposed plans for nazi monuments are amazing in their scope and size.

Third Reich in Ruins

 

SPC Schwarz

Links Tuesday 23rd March 2004

This made me laugh a lot:
Avalanche Company: The 213 Things Skippy is No Longer Allowed to Do in the U.S. Army

 

Woo! First festival Thing!

Music Thursday 18th March 2004

Kerry and I are going to T in the park in July \o/

 

la la la

University Thursday 18th March 2004

Term 2 was over last Friday. Thankfully we don’t have lectures in term 3, but exams in April and my dissertation to finish 🙁 I’ve now got four weeks off for ‘easter’. Edinburgh’s definition of easter always makes me laugh, bearing absolutely no relation to the actual holiday.

I was planning my exam timetable today and worked out I have at least five days per module, which is fine (I hope). As long as I get started next Monday and don’t stop. After exams its gonna be a squeeze to get my project finished, I’ll do noubt end up doing bits and bobs inbetween revison.

 

Acronym Of The Day

General Thursday 18th March 2004

G.C.O.O.F.N.

Gorilla Comes Out Of F*cking Nowhere

 

The Bacon God

Links Thursday 18th March 2004

Kev, my haXor buddy, fellow slacker and bacon lover has finally got of his ass and made a kinda-website-thing, check it out: http://kerouac.projectcolo.org.uk/~kev/

 

End is in sight

University Thursday 11th March 2004

Had my last lecture (possibly) ever this morning. Double HCI, which was not that fun. The end of my education draws nearer….

updates coming soon

 

Unbelievable…

Technology Friday 5th March 2004

http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/add_your_own_background_noise.php

 

Chernobyl

Links Thursday 4th March 2004

Interesting (and probably very dangerous) tour around the chernobyl area, now a complete ghost town:
http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/page2.html

 

Monday…

University Monday 1st March 2004

Slept like an absolute log last night, I was shattered. Back at my place now, which was a good plan as we had a HMO inspection that everyone seemed to have forgotten about…..

Look like we need new firedoors or something, and a skylight opening stick. woo

I’ve just realised that there is only a fortnight left of term, and I have three handins due and a 10 page project (dissertation) report due. Time to stop slacking methinks…