May 27, 2003
The arse end of nowhere

I'm in Amsterdam again. Unfortunately, Amsterdam's hotels were incredibly busy, and the hotels near my client were all fully booked. So, I've ended up on the wrong side of the airport, here. Sigh.

Naturally, it sounds OK according to the website, but it's their website, so it would. In fact, the hotel is stuck in the middle of a huge office complex - I've got a 30 foot Microsoft logo opposite my window, for Christ's sake!

There is nothing at all within walking distance, so I'll probably just end up in the hotel bar, drinking weak lager at £4 the 3/4 pint. Glamorous, this traveling business, no?

Posted to On the road by Simon Brunning at 06:07 PM
Rude software

Rude software.

Yeah, bastards!

One more thing software which keeps on stubbornly insisting on your registering it. I'll register if I damn well feel like it!

Posted to Software by Simon Brunning at 05:54 PM
Is it a Screensaver, or is it art?

MVR 3D have some incredible screensavers for download.

Naturally, the Matrix Reloaded screensaver is the one which jumps out at you, but on balance, I think that I prefer the other three. Whack on a Jimmy Giuffre MP3 or two on at the same time, and this is just about as mellow as you can get without chemical assistance.

Beware, though - you'll need a monster PC to run this lot. I've got one. ;-)

Posted to Toys and games by Simon Brunning at 12:34 PM
Like a bull in a china shop

Well, a bull in an antiques shop, then.

Is my calendar out of wack, or something? Is it April the 1st?

Is this sort of thing common in Lancaster?

Posted to Funny by Simon Brunning at 12:09 PM
Write A Better Weblog

Write A Better Weblog

Offer something new, Mr. Mahoney suggests. So what do I do? Link to him.

Great writing can’t be taught, but bad writing can be avoided.

Well worth a read, if you blog. Certainly, I need to try to add more content, and not just to link to stuff all the time. After all, it's hardly as if I don't have opinions...

Sadly missed - How to Write Like A Wanker. Hopefully the site will be fixed at some point. Till then, you can read it via Goolge's cache.

Via Null Pointer.

Posted to Blogs by Simon Brunning at 12:04 PM