Archive for April, 2003

Sunset

Posted on April 28, 2003 ~ Filed Under Diary

There was a lovely sunset tonight, which gave me a chance to try out the ’sunset’ setting on my camera.

Family affairs

Posted on April 28, 2003 ~ Filed Under Diary

So, it turns out, according to my father (pictured right), my family in the USA checks out this website. Hello Laura! Hello Grandma! Hello everyone!

This site

Posted on April 26, 2003 ~ Filed Under Web ideas

So, avid followers (ahem) will have noticed a small change in the way I’m adding content to this site. Initially, I set up the site as a standard blog, and found I couldn’t cope with it and didn’t know what to write. So, I changed it to a weekly thing, where I’d write more considered […]

New camera

Posted on April 26, 2003 ~ Filed Under Diary

You may have noticed by the recent flurry of pictures on the site, and the fantastic sneaky goldfish, that I’ve got a new toy. Oh yes, it rocks. I went down to Jessops a few weeks ago and came away significantly poorer, but with the fantastic Pentax Optio S. Not only is it tiny, but […]

Food poisoned

Posted on April 26, 2003 ~ Filed Under Diary

On Wednesday, I ate a lot. As far as I remember, I had: cereal; Pret tuna and roast vegetables ‘open’ sandwich; apricots; chocolate; Chinese crispy aromatic duck; a yoghurt; and some crisps. I also drank lots of water, a fizzy elderflower and grape thing, and some of Sarah’s gin and tonic.
On Wednesday night, I […]

Happy Easter!

Posted on April 20, 2003 ~ Filed Under Diary

Today we went to my Mother’s house for lunch with my Mum and sister. Not before Sarah had decorated her Easter egg, though! Lunch was lovely, but my sister kept looking at me strange…

A day out with Céline and Charlotte

Posted on April 20, 2003 ~ Filed Under Diary

Yesterday, Sarah and I went out with our friends Céline and Charlotte. There are some pics…

Odd stuff in London

Posted on April 12, 2003 ~ Filed Under Diary

I went to pick up a parcel from the Post Office today and passed this tank on the way. There’s also a pic of an odd thing near Euston Tower - trees on stilts.

Donald Rumsfeld poetry

Posted on April 8, 2003 ~ Filed Under Culture

The Guardian today printed Donald Rumsfeld poetry, from Slate magazine. All the Broadcasting House soundbites of the week suddenly make sense as poetry.

Sarah is a sneaky goldfish

Posted on April 7, 2003 ~ Filed Under Diary

Friday the fourth of April marked five years since Sarah and I started going out together. I forget the reason we chose that date in particular, but it’s nice to have a date to celebrate. To that end, I bought Sarah a copy of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, which has just been released for […]