I just had a call from a friend I went to college yet a few years ago. It turns out he is in London for the wekend and is wondering if I would like to meet up for a drink. It’s probably two and a half years since I’ve seen him so I am looking forward to a pint or two and a catch up later tonight. 🙂

Right so re my earlier post on reading material for the flight, a sucessfull couple of books shops during lunch has left me with two new books from Dennis Lehane and two from Patrick Robinson.

Now I know that Google would come back to haunt me on this if I allowed it to index these pages, I offer the following link without (much) comment.
Playboys interview with the lovely Aly Hannigan. Comments wise, I think it’s best I say nothing 😉

After playing round with the iMac for a couple of days and a loan laptop I am convinced that Apple have their own idea of time. Most programs are off when they give you an estimated install time, it’s pretty normal. But a 19 minute install started close on two hours ago has still got 8 minutes left to go!

Today was one of the warmest days so far this year or at least it felt like it. For lunch I wandered down Hammersmith with some friends. I was reminded at almost every step why I enjoy the summer and the good weather, quite simple really, skimpy clothing 🙂 or is that quite simple, really skimpy clothing. Either way it’s all good and it made for an even more enjoyable lunchtime, good company and good eye candy. Roll on the real summer 🙂

And since earlier on today thanks to Channel 4 news, I have some clue about what just happened in France and I really can’t believe it. How can someone like that get any sort of significant vote in a civilised country in this day and age?

So for the flights next week I am adding the following to my shopping list. The next two volumes of Starman (this has really grown on me), and something new (well to me anyway) by Denis Lehane and more than likely by Patrick Robinson too.
It has been suggested that a couple of volumes of Cerebus would be good but I’ve never found it to be something I will sit down and read straight, unlike the above.

Some stuff, mainly work stuff but good (or at the least not bad). I have a nice new highish spec iMac sitting on my desk. It’s not quite what I expected but it’s nice enough. Next week I’m going to be in Dulles for some work stuff, while it’s not exactly ideal, we fly out Monday and land around 5pm local time, work Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, then fly back at 9am local time and arrive back in the UK at 9pm. I am looking forward to it tho, and I get to see some people that I haven’t in over a year and in fact have not even gotten to talk with much recently. That I am looking forward to a lot.

I just have one project that I have to get out of the way. I’ve only been trying to get rid of it for 6 months or so…

On other notes, I’ve finished two books by Dennis Lehane (Darkness Take My Hand, and Gone, Baby, Gone> both of which I found highly enjoyable and very easy to read. I will be picking more up, in fact I plan to for the flights next week.

Oh and finally yes I know I’m a bad person. This is not news. There will be two presents in the post within 2 1/2 weeks (I’d say a week but see above).

I’m seeing my first items in the new client at the mo. 🙂

Many more to come of course, but at least this is something I get 100% and can actually do.