Q. Guess what! Mum and Tasha are off to Venice tomorrow!
A. That’s not a question.
Q. Sorry, but I had to get kick-start this post.
A. OK.
Q. Wait a sec… Tash is going to Venice? Didn’t she just get an iPod mini? Lucky sod.
A. That’s two questions. And no, it’s not because of her birthday.
Q. Oh?
A. We take it in turns to go on these mini-holiday things. I went to Washington DC and later Rome. Katie went to Grenada.
Q. How lovely. So, you’ll be staying in London then, revising hard?
A. Don’t be silly. I’ll be in Suffolk.
Q. Suffolk?
A. Dad takes the others to Suffolk instead.
Q. I’m going to stop talking to you now, since you’re really just me, and talking to yourself is the first sign of madness.
A. I was just thinking the same thing. Bye!
OK – this morning I was a bit grumpy and was rather unfair to Apple. As Pingu said, “You’re seeming a bit ‘I’m holding the fort because apple’s taking over my pc'” and he’s right. Tonight iTunes has impressed me by accepting a USB 1.1 port – meaning that Natasha can use her iPod mini in her room. And, yes, that ‘browse’ button really helps!
I really needed to go for a walk and once I did today has been great. Tasha had a picnic in the park so I got to have lots of cake, coke and chocolate brownies. And then our new neighbours came round (one of which works for Sky and told me Murdoch reads Digital Spy!) and they are just reeeaally nice.
Ah – what a nice day.
Yet another edit – I forgot the big news of the day! Microsoft announced they are will be discontinuing the use of the word ‘My’ before everything in Longhorn.
Happy Birthday Tash!
(Click read more to read my ‘flow of conciousness’ rant at iTunes – not recommended)
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Being stuck on a bus isn’t fun – especially when these two really annoying girls are practising how to say resemblance over and over again. At least I got Natasha’s card and present – so prepare for (another) birthday announcement tomorrow.
Doctor Who was utterly fantastic last night – if you missed it, you’ve got to catch BBC3 tonight at 7pm. Next time I go to the doctor I’m dying to say “physical injuries… as PLAGUE” in a Richard Wilson-y voice.
And finally – Will has finally started blogging using some proper software. Welcome! I still can’t believe that domain was just going free either…!
It’s hot at the moment, so excuse the lack of anything remotely insightful in this entry. I shouldn’t let today’s History and Geography component of Humanities go without mention – History was pretty straightforward and Geography was an environmentalist’s dream focusing on air pollution, traffic congestion and global warming. OK OK you’ve made the point, just be a bit more subtle about it next time eh?
The exam itself was the stereotypical hot gym hall and I was dying for water by the end of it. Most entertaining moment was someone’s phone going off inside their pocket. Hahaha – you’re screwed.
E4 and E4+1 have launched on Freeview today. It’s quite a big deal – another blow to Sky’s crippling platform with spiralling revenues and declining content. Unfortunately Big Brother also starts tonight, the show I’ve always found utterly dull beyond belief. I might be avoiding Babbleblog for the next month or so too 
The important question about E4 – is it a commercial decision or a political one? Will the volatile advertising market make up for the loss in subscription revenue, or is the loss worth is to convince the government they’re a public service broadcaster, supporting Freeview, and digital switchover. The answer, I guess, will come whenever E4 makes a profit!
Right – William Hague is presenting Have I Got News For You in 5 minutes. Cheerio, and have a good half term.
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