Ooops, it's Monday...
I missed out on the blog for yesterday because I had to reformat my computer. It's a boring reason I know but I had to do it.
One of the most frusrating things about being "good with computers" is that it is almost impossible to be good at everything computational. I am great when it comes to the interweb and most other IT things and I can hold my own in conversations about uber-geek stuff like Linux. The trouble is, when it comes to other stuff I fall flat. It drives me up the wall when the PC starts doing odd things and I can't work out why but I refuse to get any help that can't be found on the information super-traffic jam. The net result of this is that I find myself having to format and reinstall Windows every few months.
My big problem at the moment is that I can't get my DV camera to capture video to my PC which kind of negates the value of owning one. I have got quite a lot of blank tapes but if I don't start capturing soon I'll go mad. Anyway, enough bitching about boring stuff!!
This is my last NIGHT at work which means that I am going to be going through a bit of a wibbly time. You should notice a couple of gaps in the blog and then things becoming a little more "normal" and "real-time". The days should be more in-line now so I will be posting (for the most part) Monday's entry on a Monday instead of on Sunday night. If that doesn't make any sense LET ME KNOW and I'll try to explain it with a little more clarity. Having said all that though I will be working a random shift pattern so things could get ever more bizarre!!
I'm slowly coming to terms with the mortgage approval and I have started to think seriously about what I need to furnish my house. The immediate thing is, of course, furniture; therein however lies the problem: Do I go for second hand or brand new? The idea has struck me that furnishing the house in second hand materials might be shooting myself in the foot a little. Sure, the odd chest of drawers or wardrobe handed down from one person to another will be unbelievably handy (thank you Alison) but the house has had a lot of work done to it so it would be almost churlish to fill it with the rotting corpses of once loved furnishings.
My immediate thought is that I could dive head-first into the debt trap. I've got a good credit rating at the moment and I'm being as careful as i can with money so it's not as mad as it sounds. I'll have enough money to buy some cheap but good white goods and my impending bonus will cover pots, pans, crockery and cutlery so a new sofa wouldn't be breaking the bank. I'm looking at a "buy now pay (over the odds) later with a couple of years interest free credit" deal but I'll still be going for the cheaper end of the market. Something leathery, sturdy but not overly elaborate should fit the bill. I'm not too worried about single seats as yet but I'll look into them later.
Next up is pans and stuff. As I mentioned a while back I had a couple of pans given to be for my birthday (thank you again Alison) so I would like them to match up. The pans I already have are lovely - Stainless Steel with thick bottoms - it'll be a pleasure to cook with them but I think I need to widen the range a little so I have a frying pan and a couple of other saucepans. I also want some proper kitchen knives. I enjoy cooking but I have really been missing the joys that a good kitchen knife can bring. Yes, I know that sounds odd and slightly psychotic but it's a nightmare trying to thinly cut a piece of meat or some of the tougher vegetables with what can only be described as a slightly sharpened butter knife!!
I think I'm getting carried away but it has been on my mind for the majority of the day.
I had a particularly fitful sleep today so I'm feeling a little worn but I'm ok. I won't be getting much sleep today either because I am going out for the staff do (don't pin any hopes on a coherent blog/any blog at all tomorrow night). I have decided that my camera will be accompanying me so that the festivities can appear here. In the 2 years I have worked on the night team there has never been a staff get-together before because there would be no-one to take calls during the night. I'm looking forward to it and it is a shame that Jon can't make it (due to other commitments). I know he stops in here from time to time so hopefully we can bring him the sights if not the booze. It feels strangely like the end of an era even though the team will be staying together when we revert to days. To quote Ralph:
It is possible to have deep and meaningful conversations about politics, psychology, chaos theory, post-modernism and other such esoteric subjects at 4 in the morning without being stoned!
I'm going to miss our night-time ramblings but the day shift will soon be upon us with all it's challenges and statistics - Just in time to added to THE CRISIS!!
Today's Word: TRUNCATION
Today's Mood: Out with the old, in with the new
I missed out on the blog for yesterday because I had to reformat my computer. It's a boring reason I know but I had to do it.
One of the most frusrating things about being "good with computers" is that it is almost impossible to be good at everything computational. I am great when it comes to the interweb and most other IT things and I can hold my own in conversations about uber-geek stuff like Linux. The trouble is, when it comes to other stuff I fall flat. It drives me up the wall when the PC starts doing odd things and I can't work out why but I refuse to get any help that can't be found on the information super-traffic jam. The net result of this is that I find myself having to format and reinstall Windows every few months.
My big problem at the moment is that I can't get my DV camera to capture video to my PC which kind of negates the value of owning one. I have got quite a lot of blank tapes but if I don't start capturing soon I'll go mad. Anyway, enough bitching about boring stuff!!
This is my last NIGHT at work which means that I am going to be going through a bit of a wibbly time. You should notice a couple of gaps in the blog and then things becoming a little more "normal" and "real-time". The days should be more in-line now so I will be posting (for the most part) Monday's entry on a Monday instead of on Sunday night. If that doesn't make any sense LET ME KNOW and I'll try to explain it with a little more clarity. Having said all that though I will be working a random shift pattern so things could get ever more bizarre!!
I'm slowly coming to terms with the mortgage approval and I have started to think seriously about what I need to furnish my house. The immediate thing is, of course, furniture; therein however lies the problem: Do I go for second hand or brand new? The idea has struck me that furnishing the house in second hand materials might be shooting myself in the foot a little. Sure, the odd chest of drawers or wardrobe handed down from one person to another will be unbelievably handy (thank you Alison) but the house has had a lot of work done to it so it would be almost churlish to fill it with the rotting corpses of once loved furnishings.
My immediate thought is that I could dive head-first into the debt trap. I've got a good credit rating at the moment and I'm being as careful as i can with money so it's not as mad as it sounds. I'll have enough money to buy some cheap but good white goods and my impending bonus will cover pots, pans, crockery and cutlery so a new sofa wouldn't be breaking the bank. I'm looking at a "buy now pay (over the odds) later with a couple of years interest free credit" deal but I'll still be going for the cheaper end of the market. Something leathery, sturdy but not overly elaborate should fit the bill. I'm not too worried about single seats as yet but I'll look into them later.
Next up is pans and stuff. As I mentioned a while back I had a couple of pans given to be for my birthday (thank you again Alison) so I would like them to match up. The pans I already have are lovely - Stainless Steel with thick bottoms - it'll be a pleasure to cook with them but I think I need to widen the range a little so I have a frying pan and a couple of other saucepans. I also want some proper kitchen knives. I enjoy cooking but I have really been missing the joys that a good kitchen knife can bring. Yes, I know that sounds odd and slightly psychotic but it's a nightmare trying to thinly cut a piece of meat or some of the tougher vegetables with what can only be described as a slightly sharpened butter knife!!
I think I'm getting carried away but it has been on my mind for the majority of the day.
I had a particularly fitful sleep today so I'm feeling a little worn but I'm ok. I won't be getting much sleep today either because I am going out for the staff do (don't pin any hopes on a coherent blog/any blog at all tomorrow night). I have decided that my camera will be accompanying me so that the festivities can appear here. In the 2 years I have worked on the night team there has never been a staff get-together before because there would be no-one to take calls during the night. I'm looking forward to it and it is a shame that Jon can't make it (due to other commitments). I know he stops in here from time to time so hopefully we can bring him the sights if not the booze. It feels strangely like the end of an era even though the team will be staying together when we revert to days. To quote Ralph:
It is possible to have deep and meaningful conversations about politics, psychology, chaos theory, post-modernism and other such esoteric subjects at 4 in the morning without being stoned!
I'm going to miss our night-time ramblings but the day shift will soon be upon us with all it's challenges and statistics - Just in time to added to THE CRISIS!!
Today's Word: TRUNCATION
Today's Mood: Out with the old, in with the new
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