Yee Haw!!

On a bit of a roll today. Not just me either, Derek has also had his successes.

I suppose it's all a bit silly really but, when things go well it's a big boost to both ego and logs. My only problem is with MS ActiveSynch, it just won't install properly and I can't synch up my phone with my calendar now. The reason it was removed is a whole different story.

Yee Haw!!! again. ActiveSynch has just installed correctly at the fifth attempt and is now working.

'Ot innit?

Well, it was yesterday. And it probably will be today too. I spent a goodly part of yesterday evening moving stuff around in order that our roofers can get to the lean to roof and remove the panels this morning, ready for the scaffolding tomorrow. I also managed to do some more work on Sallys  stage set. I have finished off the first pillar unit, apart from painting, and also started the first joiner component. These are going to be slightly complicated as they need to be built with a ply panel in the middle for longevity.

Me and the 'Happy' pills. Part two.

Shortly after writing the previous post, I began to feel distinctly dodgy. I did, in fact have a powerful case of the trots and even went to the extreme, for me, of going home early from work. I had further problems at home that evening and woke on the Tuesday morning feeling like death with a very bad head and wobbly belly. I stayed at home for that day and returned to work on the Wednesday, still feeling bad but head better and not so wobbly. I decided to take some leave and asked for, and received, Thursday and Friday as paid leave. As Wednesday wore on, I began to feel better apart from a feeling of total lethargy and lack of will power.

By Thursday, I began to feel a little more human and on Friday I felt well enough to drive Hazel to the hospital for her Occupational Health interview. It all went well, we did some shopping and had a pleasant meal later.

On Saturday, I began to cut the 3 ply sheet for Sallys new set and also put together the first tower section. It's good to see my idea works and is also very strong. This week I hope to build the second unit and the various joining pieces in order to test the system. Once that hurdle is jumped, it's just a matter of mass producing the lengths of wood on the chop saw and cutting the rest of the four foot strips of ply.

Me and the 'Happy' pills.

I have had some twinges of late, mainly whilst relaxing at home but, in general, at any time or place. Then, on Tuesday last, the small furry bear hit the windmill. I awoke at 04.00 in some serious pain and was obliged to leave my bed immediately in order to stop the pain increasing. Even when I achieved a vertical position, the pain was still very pronounced. Pronounced, in fact, owwwwwwww! As a direct follow on to this state of pain, I later visited my Dr who ................that's my Dr, who gave me some pills for the pain and some 'Happy pills' for some reason of her own. For three days, I religiously downed six pain killers and two happys each day. On the fourth day, I decided to drop the 'happy pills' and, guess what? I was just as happy! They appeared to have had no effect at all. So then, over the weekend, I began dropping the pain killers as well and lo, there was very little increase in pain but an immediate increase in brain power. So the pills have all been kicked into touch and I am back at work with a little pain but such faculties as I have left after twelve years of my other medication, back on form.

The revenge of The Flumps

Revenge is sweet when cold and delicately extracted. Suffice it to say that the perpetrators of the Flump attack on my PC have had some very subtle things dropped into their PCs that won't even surface until, maybe, next week at the earliest. Woohoo!  

Movin' on up.

Line from a popular song.

Today's the day that my PC gets the upgrade. I took it up to Office 2010 at long last. Woohoo!

Sorry about that but this has been a long time coming. My beta version expired last October and I have been suffering withdrawal symptoms ever since. It's all a bit nerdy I know but I really loved the beta and wanted to get the real thing on my work PC as soon as................