I put an offer on a flat in Clapham last night!
Fingers crossed it'll get accepted... It was 10% below asking (£1191) so hopefully they make a lower counter offer, perhaps 5%.
I'm quite excited!!!
My people call me the dude. I share my teachings in the passages below... (along with many typos, grammatical errors and lazy writing)
Thursday, 12 July 2007
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
Qualified
Steve passed his final actuarial exam last Thursday.
A long slog but no more exams for Steve. Maybe I should start...
I've been thinking about ACII (Insurance) but have never got round to it.
A long slog but no more exams for Steve. Maybe I should start...
I've been thinking about ACII (Insurance) but have never got round to it.
And the winner is...?
Just checked my weekend lottery ticket and I am the proud owner of a new £10 note!
Whoop-tie do I wanted to win £5,000,000. Never mind. I guess you have to be in it to win it.
Whoop-tie do I wanted to win £5,000,000. Never mind. I guess you have to be in it to win it.
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
Sad news...
Just found out from Harriet that her old cat Perkins has died. He's been living in the country for the past year or so but he was still a cool cat.
He was hit by a car and died. Thankfully the vet thinks he would have died instantly so he would have been in no pain.
I salute you Admiral Perkins.
Out of respct I'll retire the Perkins photo.
He was hit by a car and died. Thankfully the vet thinks he would have died instantly so he would have been in no pain.
I salute you Admiral Perkins.
Out of respct I'll retire the Perkins photo.
St. Ives
I've just gotten back from St. Ives and what a lovely long weekend it was.
We set off early on Friday morning and Ken our Australian Tom-Tom tour guide helped us navigate our way 1.5 hours quicker than the RAC website. Well done Ken.
Friday afternoon was spent walking round the picturesque town of St. Ives, if you haven't been (Do) it's a pretty, quaint old place with a good mix of people, old retired folk and young surfer dude types. It also has amusing pikeys and a large number of resident artists. In the evening we found a quiet restaurant and had a lovely meal.
Saturday was spent getting various parts of our bodies burnt on one of St. Ives many pleasant beaches, we really didn't think it was going to be that sort of weather but we were lucky and it was only really horrid on the day we left. We ended up going to a posh restaurant called the Blue Fish. April was celebrating getting herself a new job so had some lobster. More pain than it was worth if you ask me. I had a big steaming pot of every bit of seafood going. All very good.
On Sunday we drove to the Eden Project, lots of plants and rain. We then drove back and spotted a cider farm. I screeched the breaks on the car and followed the signs. I've bought a nice big bottle for our bbq in a few weeks. Fish and chips was the order of the day for tea.
Monday was a quiet one, I attempted to catch crabs with some squid bait and April tried to disguise her red bits by getting a little more brown. Meanwhile I built a huge sand castle. Later on April went to a live drawing class and I was impressed with her work.
I got back a couple of hours ago and am tired now but all in all it was a great weekend away. Roll on Helsinki!!!
Photos
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=34051&id=604100720&ref=mf
We set off early on Friday morning and Ken our Australian Tom-Tom tour guide helped us navigate our way 1.5 hours quicker than the RAC website. Well done Ken.
Friday afternoon was spent walking round the picturesque town of St. Ives, if you haven't been (Do) it's a pretty, quaint old place with a good mix of people, old retired folk and young surfer dude types. It also has amusing pikeys and a large number of resident artists. In the evening we found a quiet restaurant and had a lovely meal.
Saturday was spent getting various parts of our bodies burnt on one of St. Ives many pleasant beaches, we really didn't think it was going to be that sort of weather but we were lucky and it was only really horrid on the day we left. We ended up going to a posh restaurant called the Blue Fish. April was celebrating getting herself a new job so had some lobster. More pain than it was worth if you ask me. I had a big steaming pot of every bit of seafood going. All very good.
On Sunday we drove to the Eden Project, lots of plants and rain. We then drove back and spotted a cider farm. I screeched the breaks on the car and followed the signs. I've bought a nice big bottle for our bbq in a few weeks. Fish and chips was the order of the day for tea.
Monday was a quiet one, I attempted to catch crabs with some squid bait and April tried to disguise her red bits by getting a little more brown. Meanwhile I built a huge sand castle. Later on April went to a live drawing class and I was impressed with her work.
I got back a couple of hours ago and am tired now but all in all it was a great weekend away. Roll on Helsinki!!!
Photos
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=34051&id=604100720&ref=mf
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
Do wonders ever cease?
Do Polo Mints emmit light when snapped?
I'd heard the statement before but assumed it was an urban myth and thought that Mythbusters would cover it in good time I ignored it until Ben mentioned that they do whilst on our canal boat holiday.
Curious to see if they did I decided to try for myself, I also bought the extra strong variety to see if there was more light given off by them.
So, do polo mints emmit light when snapped...?
...yes!
Not much but they do give off a tiny amount of light. How cool is that? Who found out first? Can they solve the worlds energy crisis? Is April going to get a back full of polo mint crumbs next time she stays round mine?
Stay tuned to find out!
I'd heard the statement before but assumed it was an urban myth and thought that Mythbusters would cover it in good time I ignored it until Ben mentioned that they do whilst on our canal boat holiday.
Curious to see if they did I decided to try for myself, I also bought the extra strong variety to see if there was more light given off by them.
So, do polo mints emmit light when snapped...?
...yes!
Not much but they do give off a tiny amount of light. How cool is that? Who found out first? Can they solve the worlds energy crisis? Is April going to get a back full of polo mint crumbs next time she stays round mine?
Stay tuned to find out!
Monday, 2 July 2007
I've just poked Stephen Fry
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6260210.stm
I've just looked up Stephen Fry on facebook and you can no longer add him as a friend. This left me with only one option...
I 'poked' him!
Ha, ha!
Does anyone want to pay me to update their facebook for £1000 / month?
I've just looked up Stephen Fry on facebook and you can no longer add him as a friend. This left me with only one option...
I 'poked' him!
Ha, ha!
Does anyone want to pay me to update their facebook for £1000 / month?
Demolition
Corby defines what it means by regeneration DEMOLITION!!!
CORBY'S regeneration will take another step forward today as 38 rundown homes are demolished.
The vacant houses and flats on the Kingswood Estate are to be bulldozed to make way for a fresh development on the site.
http://www.northantset.co.uk/corby?articleid=2992105
Incidentally my Dad's old house isn't one of them...
CORBY'S regeneration will take another step forward today as 38 rundown homes are demolished.
The vacant houses and flats on the Kingswood Estate are to be bulldozed to make way for a fresh development on the site.
http://www.northantset.co.uk/corby?articleid=2992105
Incidentally my Dad's old house isn't one of them...
Yeah for no smoking!!!
I went out for a meal with April last night and I didn't stink of cigaretes afterwards. I hope it rains more this year so that smokers faces really get rubbed in it.
Ha, ha!
Ha, ha!
Welcome back to civilisation
Shaheen has left Canterbury and moved to New Cross (next to where I used to live in Deptford South East London). I'm grabbing a beer or 9 with him this Wednesday.
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