here's a pic of our poor stranded Lotus earlier today... (taken from the comfy sofa I was sitting on)

luckily 40 mins after the phonecall RAC turned up (they were a it late because of my bad directions) and took the whole of 3 minutes to fix it!

apparently because of the dodgy rear shock absorber (fixed next week) which went down a big hole and activated the emergency fuel cut off switch which turned the engine off....

RAC guy took 2 mins looking for it and pressed a button and Hey Presto! engine starts!

YEY!

then spent the next hour fighting with SWA cable at a mate's house to power his garage

before he then bought me a Full English Breakfast with chips!!!

YUM YUM!!!

came home really rather fast, top down on Lotus, Linkin Park FAR TOO LOUD (and?) and chilled out

now the girl is home and I've just discovered a new slant on scrambled egg

take 5 eggs and whisk them
add cracked green, red and black peppercorns
scramble them
add Reggae Reggae Sauce on top

ENJOY!!!

stuck at side of road in middle of nowhere with a broken car
joy
at least it is sunny
and
there is an abandoned sofa at the sideof the road to sit on

Hmmmm

the best thing about living here is that on a muggy/ sunny/ cloudy day like today I can get straight up and go and sit on the beach for a bit and just chill out there....

very calm and quiet with just the sound of the waves and the odd moped screaming past!

living here is great especially on days off!

though I cannot spend all day on the beach I'm going helping a mate sort some electrics out in his new renovation project near Ramsgate....

and I wanted a day off

:-)

as much as driving in the rain in the Lotus, with a dodgy rear shock and buggered ball joints, is- I was very glad of the rain today to ease the mugginess around.....

and the rear shocks should be in on Monday so all will be well hopefully

just got in from my BSL lesson learning about work and food and things and Sarah's ordered a Chinese! YEY!!!

and I know the BSL for Chinese and noodles but not spare ribs

there was some great thunder last night but only a touch of lightning, unlike the brilliant lightning I got last year

clicky clicky

if that link works now it'll be a miracle!!!

anyway I'm off to chill out and open a bloody window

well it was or I wouldn't be able to post this unless I used the iPhone!

Got home early and tried to download the latest version of the Maccast Podcast to listen to on the beach and a BIG RED LIGHT was on the router!!!

ARGHHHH!

no internet
no Xbox live
no maccast
no World of Warcraft!

so I though "bugger it" and went and listened to an old maccast that I had never finished....

came back just now and took a deep breath and rang the BT Direct Technical Broadband Faults Team- not to report it- to get it fixed- this number is full of techies who know what they are doing (a friendly BT gave it me once!)

and

THEY SOLVED IT!!!!

and

he told me how to fix it again so I would not have to ring them again!!!!

Sweet Jesus

so we're up and working again

Well Done BT

Phew!

*wipes forehead as WoW boots up in the background"

yeah!!!

btw Maccast is a great podcast done from the USA about all things Macintosh- very well recommended...

so came home to Sarah, went for a walk in town, rang the garage and the rear shocks ARE STILL NOT in- FFS!!! and now we're chilling out at home with gorgeous sunshine outside

ahhh this is the life

GO AND WATCH THIS FILM NOW

Wanted

it's brilliant!!!!

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?
Monkey from the tea adverts

2. When was the last time you threw up?
Can't remember it was so long ago

3. What's your favorite curse word?
The "C" word

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today?
I've not been up too long but Sarah made me smile when I tried to pour cold water over her head in bed this morning!

5. What were you doing at 8am this morning?
Listening to the sea.

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Looking for my bloody watch.

7. Have you ever been to a strip club?
Yeah on my 25th birthday in Hamburg!

8. What is the last thing you said aloud?
"Where's my bloody watch?"

9. When is your birthday?
May

10. What is the best ice cream flavor?
Blueberry!

11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Ice cold fresh orange juice and water

12. What are you wearing right now?
Jeans and a T-shirt

13. What is the last thing you ate?
Sunflower bloomer toast just after midnight last night as I was starving after we went for a midnight stroll along the beach.

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
No, but I'm going shopping in a min.

15. When was the last time you ran?
In my dream this morning as a mad woman came to attack me (weird dream!)

16. What's the last sporting event you watched?
Probably some random Euro 2008 match

17. What's the last sport you played?
No Idea, does Wii Fit count?

18. Who is the last person you sent a comment/message to on myspace?
Simone White- brilliant singer

19. Ever go camping?
Not since I was about 25 and Barry, Dean and I went to North Wales and Barry got arrested!

20.Do you have a tan?
Yes but think more T shirt than all over

21.Have you ever lost anything down a toilet?
Killed my phone there once and you never know it might be where my watch is!

22.What is your guilty pleasure?
A cigarette every now and again.

23.Do you use smiley faces on the computer a lot?
Have you seen above? :-)

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw?
No.

27. What are you doing tomorrow?
Working until 14:00

28. Where is your mom right now?
Absolutely no idea and don't care either.

29. Look to your left, what do you see?
A wall and my Yucca plant.

30. What color is your watch?
It's metal IF I COULD FIND IT!

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia?
Spiders!

32. Ever ridden on a roller coaster?
This month.

33. What is your birthstone?
No idea, maybe emerald?

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive through?
Ever get the feeling you're filling in an American meme? I go in btw.

35. What is your favorite number?
22

36. Do you have a dog?
No.

37. Last person you talked to on the phone?
Mate in Bolton- Lofty.

38. Have you met anyone famous?
I work in theatre, Darling.

39. Any plans today?
Go to watch Wanted in Cinema, some shopping

40. How many provinces have you lived in?
Whatever?

41. Ever go to college?
Yeah.

42. Where are you right now?
At home.

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now?
Waiting for new rear shocks for the Lotus

44. Last song listened to?
Beep Beep Song- SImone White

46. Are you allergic to anything?
Work

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
My new Merrell's, my old Merrell's.

48. Taste in your mouth right now?
Orange juice.

49. Are you jealous of anyone?
People who don't have to work!

50. Is anyone jealous of you?
Doubt it but they should be

51. Do you love anyone?
Yes, the wife

52. Do any of your friends have children?
Yes.

53. Do you eat healthy?
Yes.

54. What do you usually do during the day?
Work, then play.

55. Do you hate anyone right now?
No, it's not worth any energy hating anything.

58. Do you own any big sunglasses?
No, I lost my sunglasses too!

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
Erm....... no

60. How did you get one of your scars?
Most recent was moving decking around at work, scaff leg, lots of blood!

bought from the friendly (but slightly bizarre) frenchman at the French Market on Deal sea front today....

HUGE garlic prawns and a blue slush.... what more could I ask for?

Strange title but here you go- Yesterday whilst perusing the iTunes Store, I noticed a free download- no not some crap single from some unknown band but Episode 1 of Season 2 of TJ Hooker!!!

Quick download later I was in and waited for the girl to come home so I should show her this marvel of modern technology on my iPhone!

She doesn't know who TJ Hooker is......

gutted...

anyway that was yesterday- today I've already been wallowing in the throes of domesticity, after cleaning the bathroom I decided to repot some plants, now that's not too unusual but the fact I had fresh pete and pots already makes me think I'm a little too comfy in life now!

still they needed doing, the roots of one plant were actually shaped like the pot they we're in!

also today Battlefield Bad Company comes out for the Xbox 360.... been waiting for this game for years.. :-)

bring it on!

I seem to get far too many days off! Well i did work all day Saturday and Sunday so I suppose it's fair....

It's nice and sunny outside, I've already spent an hour on the beach and now I seem to be looking for webhosting! Do you remember when your ISP used to offer free webhosting- well no more if you are with BT!

I thought I could use the excellent iWeb to create a website then upload it free to my BT ISP but they want me to pay for it! Now I'd switch but I've just signed up to new one year contract and to be honest they do give me a good connection 24 hours a day....

suggestions anyone? Do I end up paying £15 per year for something that I might not actually use?

we'll see- this blog will always have to be here as I like the site and the interaction and the ease of which it is to use!

hmmmmmmmm decisions decisions