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…blog update, you dirty fool

I’m heading out for a second interview at the place I went to on Monday so it would appear i didn’t do too badly. I’m hoping I can do better today on the written test though. I don’t like tests but I suppose it’s a necessary evil.

After I’ve been for my second interview Claire and I are heading over to RadioRSP for the Ollie C Show which I’m looking forward too, haven’t been on for two weeks, lol. Tune in if you fancy it, we’re on from seven ’till nine.

Right then, which tie to wear…

Last week was tiring. I was in London with Steve and we put in some loooong days and there was no internet :O.

I’ve just come from an interview in Leeds which I hope went well. I was pretty nervous it has to be said and don’t think I did too well on the technical questions That said, my interview was in an indoor igloo, lol. Got to thank Claire, Sam, Wes and Steve for thier advice too Got some details on a programming job to come in Ripon too, which sounds good. Why is it everything happens all at once huh?

Well, now I’m going to put some music on and chillout seeing as I’ve earned my day off and this afternoon, seeing as Claire and I are in Leeds, we thought we’d go grab some lunch with Sam, which will be cool.

I’ve succumb to the dark side, that’s right, I’ve signed up to to Twitter. I’ve been hearing lots of thing about it for a while but never thought there was a point to it. Well now, I know there’s no point but boy is it fun! Give it a try, it’s pointless fun at it’s best.

For anyone who tunes in regularly or who has been following my project 365 but I’ve been a bad boy, I’ve not been keeping it up to date. The pictures are taken but they’ve not managed to magically make their way to the internet yet, oopsie daisy. But I will endeavour to get it done… before the end of the year

I got myself two 19″ wide-screen monitors (that’s 2880×1800 pixels of desktop goodness), an NVidia 7600gs graphics card and am playing through Half-Life: 2 again and I’ve got to say that even though I played through it on my NVidia 4200Ti (I loved that card, it was great. Is it sad to be sentimental about a graphics card?) on low settings and the game ran fine I’m impressed with how it looks this time around. I’m in Ravenholme where lesser game players abandoned the game at such a point(lol, love you Kasp ;)).

I also got an intelliplug and it’s great. Check it out, it won’t save the planet but it will save a few pennies off you’re phone bill. Also check out the Intellipanel, wish i’d got one these instead, ho hum.

Well, what a couple of weeks it’s been and I can safely say I’m in need of this bank holiday weekend. I need to relax for a bit.

On Thursday Claire and I went to Blackpool for the day which was awesome. Claire strongly encouraged me that we should go up Blackpool tower as she’d never been and seeing as I’d never been either I didn’t really have an excuse.

So on we went to Tower World (a tacky name if you ask me) to go up the tower. I was surprised at the entrance to learn it was

I’m naked for CSS Naked Day!! Woo!

I have lots to blog about but will give a full update tonight, or possibly tommorow!

It’s been a good weekend for eating out this weekend. On Friday night Claire and I went to our favourite restaurant, The Hong Kong in Ripon and on Saturday we went to the Staveley Arms, North Stainley and had a really nice meal, except for the dessert. I had a slice of apple pie and it wasn’t cooked properly and was cold. Apart from that the meal was brilliant.

Claire and I have just got back from Tesco in Thirsk where Claire was very adamant that we should use the self service machine. I don’t know about you lot but it seems a little weird than me and definitely took a little longer then a person would have taken. You start by scanning the items in and them you have to place them on the conveyor belt and they make their way to the end. This seemed odd to me, the only reason I can think of for the machine to scream at you if you don’t put the item on the conveyor is that it counts them as you scan them, or the cameras are watching them. I dunno, if anyone can help me with this I’d be grateful, it’s just puzzling me.

I’ve been working on a new design for my website and it’s close to going live, I just have to integrate the admin panel and Robert’s your mothers brother! More on that as it happens!

I said I’d give you all an update on how Yoko’s Teppanyaki was on Saturday night and let me tell you, I wasn’t disappointed at all. It was everything I’d been told it was.

Basically it’s a Japanese restaurant. You and whoever is in the restaurant at the time sit around a griddle and your food gets cooked and served right in front of you. You get to see everything that you eat, from raw to cooked, it’s brilliant. You make a choice based on what meat you want from the menu and the rest of the meal stays the same no matter what meat you choose. Claire and I both chose the two meat option, Claire ordered chicken and salmon and I had king prawns and sirloin steak.

First to arrive was a small bowl of salad with a bowl of soup and a small selection of appetisers (fish cake, spring roll, chicken skewers) which was really nice but just got my taste buds watering even more and longing for the steak! Then the chef came over to our table and started preparing our meal. Now the thing about a Japanese meal is that you get a lot of food but it’s separated into lots of courses, the main meal i think has about four. The chef threw some brandy on the griddle and flames went up, I really wanted a picture of this for my project365 but my battery was low, darn. Once the chef had got all his ingredients together he cooked up some bean sprouts in some sauce which i can only assume is soy, salt and pepper, which were lovely if not a little spicy. They definitely had a little kick that’s for sure, just enough to get the side of my mouth, lol. While we were eating our bean sprouts the chef got to work laying some chicken breasts down to cook and the king prawns. James and I both chose a two meat option with steak and prawns, Lauren just had prawns for her meat and I was shocked at just how many she got, there was loads! I’m not jealous, honest. Claire also got her salmon at the same time, which considering Claire isn’t the biggest fish fan, she really enjoyed. So much so that we HAVE to go back, woo!

So while we were eating our first meats the chef was cooking up some egg fried rice which was a real treat to watch, he just stuck a basket of rice on the griddle, cracked 6 eggs on to cook and then mashed the two together, it was great and soooo tasty!

Then it was time for our second meat, I was feeling a bit frisky and ordered my sirloin rare. I’m a big big fan of steak and normally have it medium but decided to be a bit adventurous. It… was… stunning! The outside was hot but the inside was still cold. Sounds odd but I really, really liked it. I wouldn’t go as far as strongly recommending it because I know people are fussy when it comes to meat and blood but for those people having it medium, take the plunge, you might like it.

After all the hot food was done the chef cleaned the griddle and went, simple as that. We then had ice cream, woo.

Well, right now I’m here at RadiorRSP for the Ollie C Show, if you’re around tune in!!!

I finally went and saw hot fuzz! Oh yes it was good! I thought that it had been hyped up a little too much but was still a brilliant film. Sam, Claire, Ollie C and I went to Vue at kirkstall road in Leeds last Sunday and had a great time. Sam also brought his Wii over on Saturday night and I finally got to have a go, yes that’s right, I hadn’t played it until a week ago. Me and Claire are somewhat impressed by it and have vowed to have one when we get our own place.

This week I’ve been mostly working, have had a really good week and Thursday was a great day, I went into Harrogate for a business seminar with Sam and it was great.

Tonight Claire, me, Sam, Lauren, James and Yvonne are meeting in Harrogate at Yokos Teppanyaki Japanese restaurant for a meal. It’s come highly recommended by so many people not just for the food but for the experience. I’m really looking forward to it, I’ll let you know how it was.

Ok, I’ve been sitting on this for a while now, thought I’d tell people about it.

Some of you may have seen other people on the net participating in a Project 365 of their own but for those that haven’t I’ll give you a basic introduction. Basically the aim is to take a picture for everyday of the year. That’s it.

I started one on new years day and I’ve managed to keep up with it as well

Take a look for yourself and let me know what you think. One thing to keep in mind is that I’m taking the picture on my phones camera so not all the pictures are amazing

It would appear, if you talked to Claire that I’m losing my marbles. But take no notice of her, we just met

Sorry in advance for the long post, I’m on a bit of a hyperactive thinking streak, I’ve got lots going on in my head and it feels good to be mentally busy again

Is it just me or is TV getting better of late? It seems to go through patches like the movie and music industry of being boring and not having much to shout about. The last few weeks however, I think all three have got much better recently.

I’ve been watching and really loving a few shows on TV, obviously, following on from my previous post, I’ve loving Life on Mars but there’s a few other really good shows I’ve found myself watching such as The Friday Night Project which has a different celebrity guest host every week, Primeval which is actually pretty good for an ITV sci-fi drama, Pokerface with Ant and Dec and of course the new series of Top Gear. Add that to my also previously blogged about shows of The Truth About Food and You Are What You Eat and I’m finding myself in front of the TV quite a bit.

Music, whoa! There’s quite a bit of music out there that I’m really enjoying. I’m really liking gossip at the moment and after seeing them on ‘the Friday night project’ and checking out their myspace page as well. I bought Nas’ new album ‘Hip-Hop is dead’ earlier this yeah and that’s knocked my socks off, it’s awesome. After hearing Ludacris’ Girls Gone Wild from his latest album ‘Release Therapy’ whilst on the Ollie C Show I’m loving it and think I’ll buy the album. Other tunes and bands or artists I’m enjoying include but aren’t limited too The Ordinary Boys, Mika, Klaxons, The Feeling, The Frey, The View, Fallout Boy, Just Jack and Jamie T. No more jump straight into my head at the moment. Watching ‘freshly squeezed’ at 7am on a weekday morning is a brilliant way to keep up to date with current and new music, give it a look. Sorry for the lack of music related links, it was pushing it a bit.

Cinima is looking up already for 2007 with the release of Smokin’ Aces and Hot Fuzz. I’ve seen Smokin’ Aces and really enjoyed it, I’m planning to see Hot Fuzz in a couple of months as I’ve heard and been told that it is outstandingly funny. I can’t wait. It’s going to be a pay day treat I think I also want to see The Number 23 with Jim Carey as it looks really good and I’m looking forward to seeing Carey in a more serious role. For the huge list of what’s happening this year in the cinema take a look here

Well, I think that’s it for tonight, I’ve got some Top Gear to watch and Gladiator is on later, woo!