Originally published at supple.co.uk . You can comment here or there . My bike is sounding like a bag ‘o shite when I start it in these cold mornings and it’s sounding more like a traction engine...other possibilities like the coils. My carbs need balancing as well, but I could really do with a decent set of balancers (which I do not have). As for the clutch, then I just need a new one. Bah.

Sweet Halloween touch for the site, by the by. Let's see...  Having a weekend off was nice.  Did nothing related even loosely to work on Saturday, 'cept perhaps for getting my living area slightly less...to stay here by myself. And then my birthday's on the way.  ****. And in big news, I'm thinking of something that would guarentee plenty of postings up here.  Ever heard of NaNoWriMo? Eh heh heh

One of the benefits of living off campus is the walk back to the place my stuff resides is typically long enough that I can get some thinking worked out on the way.  Sometimes I don't like what that is...only, in the end, prolongs the entire thing. I don't know what to do, so I'll just keep going on my path until I figure it out or fall off the edge.  Hm.  Time for another appointment with my counselor

Originally published at supple.co.uk . You can comment here or there . I forgot how much of a pain it can be reinstalling Windows. My primary hard drive sounded like it was on it’s last legs so I...Pete) in Cheltenham for the night. More Beers and XBox I think. Sunday: Pub brekkie if possible then back to Nottingham mid morning to chill before Salsa class in the evening And that’s that!

Soooo.  'bout that whole posting thing... Yeah.  I suck. I let life and my other responsibilities get in the way of my hobby here.  On the bright~ish side of things, one of my class projects may be ...boot, I'd be alright.  Besides, when have I ever played my emotions that close to the surface? Oh, and *solving* that little problem?  Yeah right.  Sure.  Lying through my teeth. Ta ta, for now.

Originally published at supple.co.uk . You can comment here or there . I’m back in Blighty I spent the last week with Lisa visiting my family in Ireland and thankfully managed to catch up with... Gym Wednesday Morning and then England match after work - at a pub, but on the mineral water I think! Thursday and Friday - Evening sessions at the gym Weekend - Can’t plan ahead that far!!!

Oh wow oh wow oh wow. So I was working past the end of shift Friday afternoon.  Homecoming recess had started, and while I had nothing better to do, I was attempting to leave work in some state of sanity...Ninja's cabin, which is this wonderfully wood furnished, wood heated cabin with waterfront access to Plum Lake.  I have forgotten how much I love wood stoves!  And wood stoves + ceiling fan = true

Originally published at supple.co.uk . You can comment here or there . Does anyone know where I can get a copy of Windows XP Home (SP2 Edition)? I’m not after a dodgy copy, as I have a valid key...to buggery though. I would have throught there was a download on the micro$oft site, but if there is I can’t find it.  Tried a few torrent sites even, but nothing for this particular version

Hm. Finished with my second exam of the semester.  Not as tough as I figured, but that may be more about the repetition than the actual exam.  Next one's up at 6pm.  Woohoo Saw a prescreening of a...a desktop in my apartment up and running, then code on that for that same period of time, either on my own personal projects or on another topcoder project. "Everyone wants to know they're not alone.

Originally published at supple.co.uk . You can comment here or there . Whatever little fucker passed their cold onto me deserves a right good kicking. I’ve felt pretty shite since Friday with a sore...lessons?) Anyway, cold is nearly gone now - so this week I can hopefully get back to the gym, do some work on my bike, finish off the jobs in the house and get ready for our week in Ireland next week.