Uh oh..
When I saw this headline I thought "oh dear...", but that was before I read that the West Pier is going to be removed. Yet, it seems there is still hope for saving the pier.
Posted by Richard at 11:47 PMJanuary 29, 2004
Uh oh..
When I saw this headline I thought "oh dear...", but that was before I read that the West Pier is going to be removed. Yet, it seems there is still hope for saving the pier.
Posted by Richard at 11:47 PM
January 17, 2004
I bought Richard a snowboard controller for the PS2 for Christmas. Last night I used it to play SSX3 (rather than just use SSX in training mode and try and achieve a straight line which had been all I managed to date). I'm not sure how much, if any, it'll help me when we go snowboarding later in the season, but my calf muscles ache so I guess it'll strengthen them if nothing else.
Posted by Jane at 9:24 AM
January 16, 2004
This morning has been a photo editing marathon. I've worked through the photos of Calcutta and have started the sorting of the photos of Neela and Ste's wedding.
I had 307 wedding photos (excluding video) and have reduced this to 79 so far - so still some more culling to go before I have them finished.
Posted by Jane at 2:12 PM
- Cathy's photos:
http://www.business-digest.fr/inde/index.htm
Posted by Richard on 2004-01-20 17:33:22
- subject ?? um...
im kolkatan myself, so it was extra great to see your photos, especially since i just wandered into this place :) i really like the kolkata street pic, and the bangle shop pic, and the temple pic, and the street trader pics...*grin*
Posted by megha on 2004-01-29 10:39:05
- Simon's photos
...at Ofoto
Posted by Richard on 2004-02-13 20:55:22
January 15, 2004
London is bidding for the 2012 olympics. Part of the plan (according to BBC News) involves using some of London's famous landmarks as backdrops to events.
"Suggestions have included beach volleyball in Horse Guards Parade and diving in Trafalgar Square. "
Posted by Jane at 10:14 AM
January 13, 2004
I've learnt some technical stuff today which makes the installation of our product a lot easier:
Posted by Jane at 4:29 PM
- you can tell MSDE to use mixed authentication mode by adding SECURITYMODE=SQL into the setup.ini file or as a parameter
- you can start the SQL Server and SQL Agent services using "net start MSSqlServer" and "net start SqlServerAgent"
- you can make a batch file call an external program and wait until its finished before doing the next thing by using "Start /w appname" (/w means wait)
Random fact #57: Marisa tells me that my birthday is easy to remember for her because it's the same day as Girl's Day in Japan. No, I won't be requiring any dolls for my birthday this year, thanks.
Posted by Richard at 5:35 PM
January 12, 2004
Woohoo, I'm IT Employee of the Month for Glass's for "Achieving a remarkable amount in her first few months at Glass's and for going the extra mile in terms of hard work and commitment in difficult circumstances". Apparently I get some gift vouchers as well so I just need to think of where to get them for.
Posted by Jane at 11:02 AM
January 11, 2004
One of the oddest evenings we spent in Calcutta was our last night. All the friends of the wedding party went out to a bar (Someplace Else) and club (Tantra) for a session (both part of the Park Hotel). In the bar we watched the Arsenal v Middlesborough premiership game, listened to lots of soft rock (Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams and the like) before Q.E.D., a canadian rock band, performed. We really could have been anywhere, except that the clientelle were a little different to UK bars/clubs.
Posted by Jane at 12:38 PM
- India and David Attenborough
Hello! looked on here to see if any of the wedding photos were up yet.
I finished the autobiography, and I would recommend it if you are interested in that sort of stuff.
Mitul
Posted by Mitul Mistry on 2004-01-16 15:16:23
- Arsenal vs Boro
There's somethings in life you should never have to sit through - this and Bon Jovi in the same night.
Posted by Victoria on 2004-01-27 11:37:03
January 01, 2004
We've just got back to Brighton after our hectic Christmas/New Year/Early January. Christmas was spent in Brighton, New Year in Margate (unexpectedly), and Early January was spent in Kolkata, India where we attended a friend's wedding (which was a fantastic experience). So now we have to sort ourselves out and find homes for all those lovely Christmas presents!
Posted by Jane at 5:17 PM
To add to my usual Starbucks, Costa or Neros fix, I now have a little Moka pot at home (thanks to Jane). Time to learn "How Espresso Works".
Posted by Richard at 11:05 PM
Well done to Jeremy and Andy for braving the Brighton sea on Christmas morning. We watched the crazy folk going in last year, on what was an unusually warm day, and Jeremy said he thought he'd give it a go in 2003.
I think Andy was talked or bullied into it the night before, but I may be wrong. I assumed he was joking about going in wearing the Santa costume.
Once fortified with mulled wine, they dived in and did the required full submersion and at least five strokes -- this being Kirsty's definition of the minimum needed to qualify as "going for a swim on Christmas morning". This all happened to be before the official Christmas day swimmers got going, thereby inadvertently grabbing the attention of the crowd on the beach, including the press.
Update - more photos are now available here.
Posted by Richard at 12:41 PM
