Mark just accused me of having a crap website and then went on to moan about work’s one...cor! And I thought he was talking about FreakCity! So. Long weekend and I have no plans. Grr. James from Leeds is visiting this weekend, so I may go to XXL and see him on Saturday, if he manages to turn up this time Am possibly barbecuing tomorrow if the weather improves some - Gaz and Deev turn up tonight. They’re staying at Owen’s but will want to go for a drink tonight. Gaz phoned me yesterday and then promptly apologised for hitting the wrong speed dial and getting me by mistake. And then he bizarrely *didn’t* apologise for putting me on hold and forcing me to listen to a pan pipes version of “holding back the years”. Cunt. He suggested we go to the Bleak Hearse tonight. Oh Jesus! Is Deev prepared for such excitement!? Downloaded some cheap DVD ripper thing and with a bit of tweaking I’d got it working OK and got a half decent 700ishMb copy of “Tank Girl” done Left it doing the Matrix Revolutions...need a DVD autochanger now Didn’t get around to doing anything with the DAP at all...so am hoping the batteries last ok...if not, I guess I still have the Palm as backup...it only works when wiggled though Watched “Angel” last night. Another exceptionally well written Ben Edlund episode...and only 3 more to go...Also got Enterprise - unsurprisingly not as well written - few odd plot holes and an unplanned addiction...tsk. Whatever happened to American TVs ability to write cliffhangers? I think back to Buffy Season 5 and “Tough Love” onwards, or the final 5 of B5 and there’s nothing that comes even close.... I’d forgotten how crap the District Line is. Bah. Next time I shall just leave earlier and shun it. My DAP seems fond of Kate Bush... 9am at Earls Court. Dull dull dull. Work is unlikely to be very stimulating either. Ho hum. More bugfixing and shit. Lovely. I am fed up with being alone, but I can’t have the one I want and I don’t know what to do. I cried myself to sleep again last night, first time this week. It’s all such a mess. Sometimes I wonder what the point is to it all. I want to settle down, share my life with someone, grow as people, but together, instead of apart. I want to feel secure instead of old and tired and jaded. It’s just not fair. But then again, what in life ever is? • 18:45: Another long day to add to the collection... It’s rather surreal, but I appear to be writing like Graffiti. How fucking sad is that? Long day fixing P2-3 bugs. Netscape 7.0 is my new worst enemy, the evil pile of poo. I’d forgotten how non compliant Gecko 1.0 series was. Ugh. Since cycling lots on Tues, my appetite has been really odd and I have no idea why. Note to self: Remember to erase Madonna from DAP. Checked on my DVD rip at lunch. Oops! 2.5Gig. Tweaked a little more. Turned quality down some. Will check when I get back... Considering going to see Van Helsing as it looks a giggle. Intrigued by the idea of the spin off series - David “They Got The Mustard Out” Fury has been brought on board...should be interesting... Tube is crowded for 7pm on a Friday evening. No clue why...Maybe the world popped out for a beer after work or something... So I got this DAP thing with around 3000 songs currently on it...so why am I getting repeats on random play? Weird fucked up thing! Still, it’s playing Zero 7 at me now so can’t complain too much I wonder if Leeds James actually made it here this time...Texted but as yet no reply - he says he’ll come see me soon too, but we’ll see... I need to acquire more money. Wonder if I could sell my arse. By the kilo should get me a big profit