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Archive for March, 2004
Meh
Strung out
Questioning
Disbelieving
Tired
Missing
Trying
Between
Those
Shouldn’t
Quiet
Thinking
Learning
Nowhere
Day
Come
Thinking…
So Many Things Out of Reach
Life should be quite good at the moment. I’ve had a pay rise, I’ve bought some gadgets, I have a nice car, etc, etc. I shouldn’t have a reason to complain, but I don’t know, I want something more. On my way home on Thursday I was really wanting to have someone there waiting for me to just sit around with, talk about anything, just to spend time with. I have my family and friends about, who I spent some time with over the weekend, but it wasn’t what I wanted.
Problem is, I don’t really know what to do to fix it in the short term. Thinking about it, I do know a surprising amount of girls at the moment. More than any other time I would say (I know that probably seems like an odd thing to say, but I went to an all boys school. Oi, put that rock down!), but rather inexplicably, they are all unavailable.
I recently finished reading Catch-22 (which I heartly recommend), and one of Yossarian’s character traits seems to be that he falls for every women he meets, especially those who are not available to him. I can really understand this – every girl I know I fall for. Is this the male sickness?
Up until very recently I was thinking that I was happy enough in my situation. So I was single, so what? Plenty of time left, after all. Something has changed though in the last week, and I don’t really know what. There are so many things I want to say to so many but shouldn’t. I’ve been thinking of H again of late, wondering how she’s getting on, as well as the others. I’m sure they’d all be fab, but no one can. Ho hum…
Childhood Classics
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory is on Channel 5 now. I advise you watch it!
Tell Me When To Whoa
Maybe it’s down to the couple of ciders I have had this evening, but I am seriously pissed off this evening. One thing that has particularly got on my nerves of late is BUKC. I’ve spent quite a while toiling away here at the code for the results pages, while meanwhile a certain someone has access to my code for the rest of the site, develops a brand new one based on that, accepts no input from me (despite frequent offers) and then expects me to deliver more code to be adapted into this site. Fuck that man. I’m seriously hacked off with this whole situation, then I read on the forum people claiming how much better it will be without the moderation. Well fuck you you fucking asshole. You think I moderated it the way I did for my health? It’s still my belief that a public forum is the best, because people don’t check it enough to authorise everyone who gets on there. There is no easy way of find out dates for events. It’s a nice design, but needs tweaking. But do I get listened to?
I am not the worlds expert on web design. I make mistakes. Not everything I do is right, but you’re having a giraffe if you think I’m putting up with anymore of this treatment. I don’t even have a thanks credit on that site. Fuck you assholes.
Sploosh
Been for a swim this evening, and even though I’m now a bit tired, I feel so much better for it. If I can manage to go 3-4 times a week then I think I can quite easily lose the 3.5kg I need to get down to the Club100 Sprints weight limit. I know I’m not in that bad a shape really – plenty of people my height weigh a lot more and most of the people doing lightweights in Club100 are a good few inches shorter than me too. I just got a bit depressed when I saw a photo of me from a bad angle. Still, its something that needs sorting out…
Anyway, speaking of Club100, I was reading the latest newsletter that details the results for the sprints I did, and I was surprised at the number of mentions I got, including
“Star Drive – Alex Mace – a brilliant third, both in tricky conditions and in his first ever Sprint race meeting!“
from the B final report and
“Also looking like a star of the future was Alex Mace who drove an impressive B final to take third before going on to take 22nd in the A final“
in the “Rookie Update” section. I suppose I better perform on my next outing them if I want to keep this up! Honestly, this is getting a bit daft, all I really wanted from that meeting was a good marker to improve from, not accolades! Nevermind, eh!
Club100 Daytona
Design work on the new WhyTheHell is coming along quite nicely now that Rick has solved my background picture problem. It also makes some other stuff I am going to do easier to program. So thanks for that Rick, I owe you a pint.
Katy of Club100 rang me up today to check if I’m doing Round 3, which I’m not because I have other engagements. She also mentioned the “O” plate event at Daytona Milton Keynes. I’ve always wanted to drive a 2 stroke round that circuit, because it’s hugely quick, long and I seem to be pretty good at it (won 2 races there). This is on Sunday 25th July, but if I am to stand a chance of doing well (which I don’t) I shall need some practice, so I’m signing up for the test day on the Saturday too. Anyone of the numerous karters who read this fancy joining me? It’s not cheap ?420 per kart for up to 4 people for 4 hours, but if you book before March 31st you save ?25. You don’t need to be a Club100 member to do it either, and it is a really good circuit!
Ergh, I Hate Principles
When I was in Uni, I was told during one lecture that frames were evil because they broke the way the web works, where the page is the lowest unit you can go to. Since then I have never used frames.
However, I am currently redesigning this site, and in my new design, I want to picture to appear in the bottom right hand corner. However, if there is a long entry on the page, it spreads off the bottom of the browser and takes the picture with it. Now, a way round this is to use an iframe. However, this would break my personal rules on web design. Aargh. Any thoughts on how to get round this anyone?
Going swimming tomorrow – I’m tired of weighing less than most other people my height yet still looking fat. Need to switch that round.
Interesting quote in the paper today from Michael Schumacher. “I am incredibly happy for Jenson because I will never forget I stole his first podium from him.” Normally, I don’t like Michael, but that is a nice thing to say – Jenson’s car broke right at the end of that race for those of you who don’t know, and Michael swept past on the last lap. Not quite as bad as when Damon Hill was leading in an Arrows and that broke in the last couple of laps though.
Randomness
Occasionally, I say things that are completely random, like t’other day when I got up off the sofa and exclaimed that I was “off to strip a stoat”, which became my MSN screenname. Should I be worried by such utterances?
A Song
To the tune of Alright by Supergrass
We are old,
we are cheap,
take our teeth out,
when we sleep.
Got no friends,
bad eye sight,
feel like shite.
We stop in,
we do nowt,
stroke the cat,
put it out.
Smoke a pipe,
if we like.
Feel like shite.
Do we like stew?
We can’t be sure.
We have soup,
but no teeth,
we suck up,
through a straw
Cos we are old.
We’re clapped out.
We’re infirm.
Muck about,
stink of wee,
support tights,
feel like shite.
Do we like stew?
We can’t be sure.
We have soup,
but no teeth,
we suck up,
through a straw.
Cos we are goosed.
That’s a deal.
Have our tea,
meals on wheels,
wet the bed,
every night,
feel like shite.
I thank you. Taken from an album I bought this weekend.