Crazy Archive

Bridge Walk

2006-04-17T20:39:00Z

Went for a walk on the bridge today.

..that is the award winning bridge.

This is around the half way point.

Big Tower

They were not kidding about the wind.

How Long Has the Bunny Got?

2006-04-16T19:50:00Z

Number one daughter received this today (not from us - far too posh for us). Place your bets now on how long it has got...

Tops

2006-04-15T18:48:00Z

I brought some whizzy light up top things back from San Jose.

I think you ought to know that this photograph was really hard to take.

A Hard Day's Work

2006-04-14T20:32:00Z

Spent the day applying paint to surfaces. Garage doors, garden fences, metal railings, next door neighbours children etc etc.

Actually we feel terrible about the last one. And it wasn't Megan's fault. Some idiot (i.e. me) left the lid of the paint tin in a very exposed postion. So while we were carefully telling her not to touch the nasty, just painted, railings, she was able to catch her coat on the tin lid. Her mum was very understanding, and apparently it has washed off. And we are going to give her an easter egg. So we hope it will sort itself out at the end.

Just what you want after a hard day at work.

Spring thing

2006-04-13T21:02:00Z

Been playing the "spring loaded game thing from Ikea" with number one daughter. One game a day. Presently winning two games to one. A game of serious skill. Well, which would you remove next?

Another Convert

2006-04-12T20:45:00Z

Very pleased to find that Ian likes Thin Ice too. Although he claims that the accents aren't authentic Derby. Like he knows.

Pretty Flowers

2006-04-11T19:32:00Z

The orchids are doing OK in the kitchen.

Cheese and Pickles

2006-04-10T19:56:00Z

We now have two new family members. We got them some time back but I've just got around to posting. Apparently these are hamsters who can live together without eating each other. I hope so.

But they haven't got the hang of the wheel yet.

The value of uselessness

2006-04-09T20:38:00Z

I spent a very good portion of today doing nothing of use at all. Played silly video games, thought about washing the car (but didn't) and generally footled around. It is my considered opinion that in today's high pressure society we don't spend enough time just idling, and it is important that we stop to smell the flowers every now and then. Oh yes. Now where's that cup of tea....

So. Are you a panther?

2006-04-08T19:55:00Z

Got an Orange brochure today. I pick these up as a way of keeping track of what is happening in the mobile phone business (Orange are a mobile phone provider in the UK) . Orange have changed the way they describe their service plans. In the old days they use to have "light user", "heavy user", "business user" and the like. But that was too simple. Now they have Dolphins, Raccoons, Canaries and Panthers. What tosh.

As far as I can remember, raccoons are those nasty furry things that raid your dustbins and bite you. And as for how a dolphin can even hold a mobile phone, let alone dial a number, that is completely beyond me.

The thing that really gets up my nose is the fact that a bunch of "creative" types will have been paid a huge sum of money to come up with this rubbish. I can imagine the meeting:

Creative Drone 1: "What about a stoat?"
Creative Drone 2: "How so?"
Creative Drone 1:" Doesn't use the text much, but enjoys rabbiting"
Creative Drone 2:"Probably not the image we are looking for"
Creative Drone 1:"Elephant?"
Creative Drone 2"Go on"
Creative Drone1:"Doesn't need a phone with a very large memory"
..and so on. All at five hundred pounds an hour.

As a little test, here is the description of the plan, all you have to do is tell me which animal it is:

"If you want no-nonsense basics and see your phone as a tool not a toy, **** is for you."

So, what is it?