Why does it only rain on a Tuesday evening when I’m out? It’s so unfair!
Anyway, the meeting was productive, so that’s good. It means I’ve taken a bit more work on, which is fine, I volunteered myself. But my problem is that I would make that a priority over my university work. I need fewer distractions. It’s not just the Stop AIDS work – it’s just a few things at home that need sorting out.
In that case I don’t think that buying a lot of computer hardware to install was such a good idea. However, some have already arrived. The motherboard and memory have got here safe and sound. Once I get the rest I will probably excitedly install it (and probably find I have an outdated PSU, according to Weiran… Ah well… more money spent I guess…
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I wanted to go to bed, but I’m Alan Partridge was on. This has delayed my plans to retire. But this kind of thing has been going on a lot lately.
I was going to get a lot of work done today, but I really didn’t feel like it. Instead I played World Of Warcraft for about ten minutes and got bored, I watched a repeat of Top Gear, when Clarkson broke the ten minute barrier at the Nürburgring in a diesel Jaguar (again). I also watched a Ray Mears’ documentary on the Innu people of Canada. If reincarnation exists, please do not let me be a caribou in the Reservation there… I’m not sure I wish for my brains to be used to tan my own skin to be worn as moccasins. It was interesting though, but didn’t allow for me to get any work done. I also watched the first I’m A Celebrity… for my sins… Toby Anstis has got to win – the children’s television legend! He seems a nice bloke too. The fashion designer – I forget his name – seems a dead cert to go out first, though David Gest might give him a run for his money.
I might also have persuaded James to help out with a project of mine that I had been working on with Weiran. He seems to have liked the idea, but it would involve a lot of work, and he has enough work as it is at the moment. Our problem has always been time, but hopefully if James comes onboard, we will have sorted the “know-how” problem.
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Time for some evaluation. Having highlighted my mistakes in the last few days, I start to balance the points of the current situation. I should be thankful I didn’t start a career I might not have enjoyed. I should be grateful that I went to a University where I enjoy doing the work (on the whole). There are good points, but there are bad points, too.
I miss my friends. It’s not easy to see them, and they certainly don’t bend over backwards to maintain contact. I see them now and again – others not at all. They would talk about going out on an evening, but obviously I cannot join them, and that’s a sobering thought in itself!
But it’s not all been bad. If it wasn’t for this situation, I probably would still hardly have known people like Deano, James and Weiran. As it is I speak to them fairly frequently, and certainly more often than those that I holiday with… A few sly digs… sorry!
So I’m not unhappy at all. By the way, if anyone can tell me which “Bullet For My Valentine” CD I should get in order to get the best flavour of the band, I’d be grateful. Reasons to follow…
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I decided, as part of an elaborate experiment, to check my computer for viruses using McAfee’s free online scanner. (This experiment, by the way, was one that my friend Weiran proposed: that I ditch the virus scanner and firewall. This is not a recommendation – it is only to be tried if you are Internet savvy.) It picked up one tiny little thing, which was some kind of dodgy temporary internet file. It didn’t worry me, but since I didn’t finish the scan, I decided on Friday that I would install McAfee Internet Security 2006. My computer didn’t agree with me.
I tried to validate the Privacy Service – which is a complete waste of time – using Internet Explorer 7. It seems it didn’t like that. As a result, the whole installation just threw a wobbler and packed in. So I was stuck. I couldn’t complete the installation, and I couldn’t uninstall it either. And I was greeted by a lovely stream of error messages every time I logged in.
And so I took the logical step of wiping everything off the hard drive. So this was the start of yesterday. I thought I’d try again to install Vista RC1 on this laptop. It didn’t work. In fact I tried XP Home, XP Professional and Vista Ultimate RC1, and to no avail. I can only assume that the laptop was running uncomfortably hot, and just decided it wouldn’t play. I have got it all running on XP Professional, with McAfee Internet Security 2006 (but only because I have a subscription running until July: I won’t be renewing it after that).
If you own a computer, just obey all the instructions, and you’ll be fine: it’s just once you decide you want to do something different that things start to go wrong…
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So a bit of a mixed bag today. Some good stuff. Newcastle United beat Lillestrom 3-0 and so that means we qualify to take part in the UEFA Cup competition this season. We have also signed Damien Duff.
And the bad stuff. Nick’s had problems with his family’s computer – couldn’t fix it. Chris didn’t get everything done today he should have done – couldn’t persuade him. I tried to be of positive contribution to the project with Weiran – I was of little help there, too.
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Well, I am egging Weiran on a bit too much I think! I put my newly acquired management skills into practice, and employed my persuasive skills! Hopefully we are going to get this ball rolling!
I know he will be reading this, so sorry Waz! It wasn’t completely a one-way thing: we both came up with ideas, and we made some headway in getting our ideas to come to fruition. So all very promising. Provided we can find time to work on the project, I’m confident this could be a popular project!
Anyway, apart from chatting to Jodie, that was about it. Oh, and I gave some words of encouragement to Chris. So hopefully everyone will be smiling tomorrow night. That’s something to hope for.
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Nick has got it into his head that I am going into a stage of teenage angst. Why? I’m not sure. He seems to be going through an emo stage, which is possibly more disturbing! I suppose when you are bored and isolated, some might find solace in emoism (if that is a word). As for me, buying a pair of skater shorts doesn’t make me a teenager. They just looked quite nice. And, to be honest, the belt persuaded me to get them. It’s quite nice. Though it perhaps weighs more than me.
So we went to Royal Quays, North Shields today. Boring stuff on the whole. There wasn’t anything there to look at, let alone buy. Then we went to Boundary Mill… which is where I bought the aforementioned item of clothing.
Weiran has said I should buy an Apple MacMini. I’m not sure. It’ll be like spending all your life eating white bread then deciding to eat brown bread. On the one hand, it could be the best change you have made. On the other hand, you might not like it and throw it out. Wasting 40p on a loaf of bread is a bit different to chucking away £400-odd on a computer. It’s shame they don’t let you try before you buy! (Unless they do… wink wink…)
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