Pinkyland

2006-06-26T20:24:00.000Z

Being rather late in picking up The Musical Baton...Total volume of music files on my computer?According to iTunes, I have 6522 Songs, 18.2 days, 24.3 GB. The last CD I bought was?Neil Diamond - The Greatest Hits 1966 to 1992Song playing right now?Back Again by Boy Kill BoyFive songs I listen to a lot/mean a lot to me? Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (Surely one of the greatest songs ever)We Come One -

2006-06-19T19:35:00.000Z

Following yet another post from paj, I'm ashamed to discover that it has been nearly a year since my last post.So, what has happened? My lodger has moved out, and I now have a lovely new office. My godson has been christened. I spent a wonderful time in Ireland. I've visited various people. paj and kaj left for the Antipodes, and returned for a brief visit. My priest has left the church, meaning

2005-06-27T18:56:00.000Z

Sorry, meant to apologise for the inordinate gap between posts. Since my last post, I have; moved offices to Solihull, and now commute in less time than when I worked in Coventry; been elected Churchwarden of my church; just returned from a great weekend in Brighton on a Stag Do (although we went and watched cars go up a high loudly and quickly first, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. I also

2005-06-27T18:52:00.000Z

Following a post by paj, it appears that my most played tracks on the ipod are American Idiot, Crashed the Wedding, Shrip, Ocean Avenue and On Standby. Whether this is a comment on the quality of my musical taste, a reflection of the songs on my 'faves' playlist, or as a result of the sad (accidental) deletion of over 2500 tracks, I'll leave up to you to decide, dear reader.

2005-01-27T22:22:00.000Z

OK so its been a while since my last post. Sorry. I did take the job in Worcester, but the SAAB has been saved from the prospect of an early retirement by giving sterling (yet expensive) service over the last few months. Also as we're moving offices to Solihull soon, the situation isn't looking so dire. So what else have I been upto? Not much, home for Christmas, work, home work ad infintium. I

2004-10-07T00:46:00.000Z

Good news! I have (finally) been offered a job. Pinky's (prospective) employers are a large multi-national corporation, who have decided that I am an irreistable propostion for them. I now just have to decide if I want it... Unfortunaley, the new job is in Worcester. Only 50 miles away, true. Just off the M5, also true. However, whilst not living as close to previous jobs as Mad, this is by far

2004-09-29T14:19:00.000Z

Whatever next?

2004-09-21T15:06:00.000Z

Part of being unemployed entails fortnightly visits to the Job Centre. Upon my visit there yesterday afternoon, the chap on reception had a bomb threat phoned through. Rather concerningly he had to phone his boss to discover what to do, and then proceeded to wait approximately 5 minutes before decided to evacuate. Now when the staff left, they all went to an emergency assembly point well away

2004-09-19T14:19:00.000Z

Following a recent post by paj, I feel that the time has come to try and update this more frequently. Since I last posted, various things have happened, principal being the ending of the relatinoship between myself and my former employers. I understand that these things happen, but I hope it never happens to you. So if anyone wants a Marketing Database Manager (stop shouting Junk Mailer in the

2003-10-24T23:14:00.000Z

Tonight's blog comes from my friends Kristi and Dave's house. Having had a curry I now feel very fat and slightly drubnk. I really should learn from Mad's examples, and not blog when pished!

2003-10-20T17:34:00.000Z

A very pleasant weekend - out in Cov on Friday night, watched footy and rugger on Saturday, birthday party in the Evening, and nowt but church on Sunday. Generally good fun.

2003-10-17T17:10:00.000Z

Now as many of you will know, there is, shall we say, plenty of Pinky to go around (and around and around and around.....). People of a similar girth to myself are somewhat under represented when it comes to commercials and television in general (unless playing a jovial chef, or historical monarch - evil laugh optional). However, last night, whilst slumped in front of the television, I saw a

2003-10-15T11:27:00.000Z

Sun is shining. :-) Won the pub quiz (20 quid). :-) Going back to my desk. :-(

2003-10-14T18:19:00.000Z

Ok, so I lied about my plans for the weekend - I went up to K's, for a surprise birthday party, and had a lovely time, even though I stopped drinking around midnight and left at stupid o'clock to make it back to the Scout's church parade. On my way back, I found myself pondering something. Driving up the M40, at 8.45am on a clear, dry, bright Sunday morning, I saw a cash generation van, (sorry

2003-10-10T16:44:00.000Z

Two posts in a week - what is the world coming to (although I'm not quite up to paj's standards, yet.... So what have I been up to since my last entry? Tuesday saw me in Bristol, one of my favourite cities. Its just a shame its so expensive to buy and live down there. Driving down, I listened to one of my leaving presents - a really cheerful album. Now i know what you're all thinking - what

2003-10-06T16:42:00.000Z

Si J writes : Are you dead- if so to which charities do we send donations in your memory? reports of my death are greatly exagerated! I'm not dead just rubbish at updating this. Although there is a chance of a new PC for Pinkyland, so who knows.... Anyway whats happened since my last entry in < gulp > July? Been to a couple of weddings, still working in my lovely new job, visited a couple

2003-07-23T12:29:00.000Z

Hello again. Well over a month has passed since I last wrote, so what has happened? (Apart from the fact that it is really difficult to blog when you don't have a pc at home or internet on your desktop!) The main thing is Glastonbury. Had a brilliant time, even though I seem to be the only person in the whole world who thought : REM = dull, Radiohead = self indulgent, pretencious crud. Now

2003-06-19T12:14:00.000Z

A quick note reminding regualr readers of Pinyland that I am still alive. The new job is really good. Pinky's new employers are a really good company to work for - Ihave this thing called a 'Training Plan' now. After all those years at Pinky's old employer, its a really good thing to have. Otherwise the new job is great. Difficult to get used to the idea of fixed hours (no flexi) and no

2003-05-21T14:09:00.000Z

A worried reader asks: With what must be six working days to go, your reader (at least one of them) is left wondering how to contact Pinky (electronically speaking) once his current employment contract is up. I am assured by my new employers that they provide an external e-mail connection, although until I've read their usage policy with regards to personal emails, I'll not be giving it out.

2003-05-14T12:06:00.000Z

Monday night saw us teaching the explorers how to juggle - with flaming batons! I'm always amazed at how intent kids can become when you put a flame anywhere near them! More comments are winging their way to me : did the beard go for the wedding then? asks K (who absolutley hated it, and refused to come anywhere near me when I had it!). You'll be pleased to hear that I am now beard free. My

2003-05-12T15:11:00.000Z

Why Can't I be You? Buy it now!

2003-05-12T12:52:00.000Z

Well, the wedding was great fun - rained a little during the service, but generally t'was ok. My reading went off well, I managed not to stumble the words, fart or squeak whilst doing it, which is always good!. I also looked darn good in my frock coat < /big headedness >. Other wise a quiet weekend. My inbox did however have this gem, from a reader who wishes to remian anonymous : You have TWO

2003-05-09T15:45:00.000Z

My other reader complains : Where have you been? Even I've managed to make a more up to date entry ... and I've been in foreign parts away from comps for 3 weeks! So what have I been upto? Well, since quitting my job last week week, I've been counting the days I've got left. I've also been bricking it, as this is the first time in 7 years that I'll've been the 'new boy'. I am however also

2003-05-01T17:07:00.000Z

Mad writes : Amsterdam good? What can I say? My first time in Amsterdam in nearly 20 years, and I saw some things that I really don't remember from my last visit! Particualrly memorable was Teasers on Damrak, a fine (if somewhat expensive) establishment. Also really good was a restaurent called Luden on Spuisstraat, plus we visited various other establishments that Amsterdam is famed for. All

2003-04-24T14:21:00.000Z

A bit of a delay between postings - sorry dear readers. Busy couple of weeks - various church activites over Easter. Had a really nice drive to Repton on Monday to have lunch with Mad, Mr and Mrs Johns, which was nice.(and thanks Mad for a really lovely afternoon - nearly finished the book!) Watched xXx on Tuesday night (after an ok Badders performance). The film isn't as bad as I'd heard, its

2003-04-10T17:11:00.000Z

I think that this is going to be my next project!

2003-04-07T17:11:00.000Z

A really good weekend, various people came to see me (though I think in reality the Coventry Beer Festival might have been the real draw!). Memories that have survived the weekend include Mad having to be held down and force fed beer, K complaining about me and her husband sitting on my front doorstep talking too loudly (it was only 2am....), Steve spending most of Sunday morning asleep in the

2003-04-02T15:45:00.000Z

Hot news in Pinkyland is the sucess of last night's Date Chaud (to quote Mad). One of my colleagues set me up with a mate of hers, we went to a trendy café, and had a great time. As to what happens next - wait and see!

2003-03-29T20:39:00.000Z

Today's epistle comes from my parents house (I suppose it would be Pinkyparentland?) in the delightful Borough of Havant. The house is currently full of relations, as it was my dad's birthday on Tuesday, hence the need for escape to Dad's office. Whilst I love my extended family, my little cousins really do put me off the idea of kids. I'm now counting the days until next Saturday when I'll be

2003-03-26T17:14:00.000Z

So why have I not been blogging? Well last week, I was off work, feeling really poorly, and for the month or prior I have been sleeping really badly, meaning I've not been the happiest person in the world recently. Anyway, spending the last week or so off work, basically sleeping seems to have improved things! Work is much the same as ever (!), although I did find this website the other day,

2003-03-21T16:17:00.000Z

Cherished readers, 1000 apologies for not blogging for nearly a month. In response to your comments and expressions of concern I am (now) alive, but for various reasons not been blogging. I'm off home now, but promise to get back to blogging next week.

2003-02-25T16:59:00.000Z

Been fairly busy, both over the weekend and at work, so apologies for being lax with the blogging. Friday night started out with a Badderistas and Thundercats (the pub quiz I play in on a Tuesday night) curry, at the rather lovely Royal Bengal in Earlsdon. Despite a very early start, (it seems odd to have a curry at 6:30 in the evening, and to be sober!), we didn't leave till about 9ish, when we

2003-02-21T16:17:00.000Z

This afternoon's post comes to you from Foleshill, one of the lovelier parts of Coventry. I've spent the afternoon fixing computers in one of our offices out here, whilst the girl who runs the place tries to set me up on a blind day with one of her mates. Hmmm.......

2003-02-20T16:43:00.000Z

Following on from paj's entry for yesterday, you'll either find this very hard or exceptionally easy.

2003-02-20T11:58:00.000Z

OK, so having got a Valentine's Day Card this year, I might change my mind about the ickiness of it all. Especially as this one was made and not purchased. Now I've just got to work out who the lucky lady is! Watched this on Monday night. Now my concern is how good are either team, compared to other Premiership clubs? Portsmouth have the cash and the manager, but a rubbish ground and quite an

2003-02-14T13:20:00.000Z

Valentine's Day. Like Mad, ick. I might however change my mind when I get home to a mountain of cards - but who knows? Currently the office is like a florists, so I'm staying in my little room, and looking out of the window. At least the sun is shining!

2003-02-13T17:55:00.000Z

Did you see this?. Apparently there are more Jedi's than there are Jews, Buddhists or Sikhs!

2003-02-12T16:42:00.000Z

Not much happening at the mo - badders has moved from Tuesdays for a couple of weeks. Did go to the pub quiz last night - won the quiz and both the beer rounds (hic!). At Scouts on Monday, I managed to persuade the kids that they don't really want to take Pot Noodles as their sole form of nourishment when they walk The West Highland Way in the Summer. I'd forgotten how foul they smell and taste,

2003-02-10T15:48:00.000Z

Went to see this on Saturday, as my employers were sponsoring it, and gave away free tickets. However, I was listening to a much better game on the radio! Only planned to have one or two after the game, you'd've thought that after so many years on this earth, I'd know that there is no such thing as a quick pint! Finally, I watched Second Coming on ITV last night. Found it amazingly compelling

2003-02-06T14:42:00.000Z

Been very busy at work for the last couple of days, hence no time for blogging. Did manage to see Coventry Blaze with work, made a change to see Coventry actually win a game! I was surprised to see how full the rink was - one of their biggest gates of the season. In other Pinkyland news, The Badderistas have managed to secure enough signatures for our plaque on the Coventry Future Monument.

2003-01-31T14:53:00.000Z

That's a relief!

2003-01-31T13:22:00.000Z

Time for another comment. This one not quite so positive :-( I think you should write about interesting things in future Hmm, well thank you, dear reader. Any suggestions? Oh well, after the ick weather of the last couple of days, although Coventry's not been too badly affected, the sun is now shining brightly on my office, so I'm going to take a walk.

2003-01-29T17:49:00.000Z

OK, OK so I was a bit merry last night, at least my half day meant I didn't have to struggle into work too early! Instead I spent a couple of hours at The University of Warwick, and then a couple of hours wirking from home. Much more fun (and productive!) than going into the office!

2003-01-29T00:47:00.000Z

Well, Truth Be Told, I've had a brilliant night. I reached A Maximum High when I saw Shed Seven at Coventry's Colloseum Nightclub. The Change Giver behind the bar was Going for Gold, when she tried to short change me, but I decided to Let It Ride! Did you see what I did there? Seriously thought the concert was absolutly brill, 2 of my mates, Kev and Badger came up to Coventry to see the Sheds,

2003-01-28T13:05:00.000Z

Yet more comments, so .... your giles comment link isn't correctly addressed!! Thank you Caz, now fixed, but what's that I hear you cry? Pinky can just see you in a Guider's Uniform! As for Giles what's he up to? Still in engineering? Enough of your fantasies Caz, you'll go blind, however, if you're very lucky.... Giles is still engineering, he's currently working on the Priory Place part of

2003-01-27T16:42:00.000Z

Good Afternoon Ladies and Gents. Am v. excited today, as I received my first online comment, so here it is : top quality, welcome to the blogging community! =) Why thank you Steve, and I hope that you continue to enjoy it. All comments welcomed! An uneventful Sunday, went to Church, where Denise, the Curate, asked me if I was the Ranger leader - no such luck! Was then adventurous, and cooked

2003-01-25T17:40:00.000Z

Not done an awful lot today - which has been nice. Continuing to read The Alphabet Series, have just finished H is for Homicide. Apparently Grafton's books are so popular that I've had to link to our American cousins. Apart from that, I watched the final episode of Enterprise Season 1 - now I've just got to wait for Season 2 to start on Sky. Finally I've a new comments section added to this

2003-01-24T19:21:00.000Z

So its been a couple of days since my last post. Why is this I hear you cry? Well the general amount of work that I've got on at the mo has simply meant that I've not had the time to do anything outside of work. The dilemma I, and I am sure many of you, face is that the work keeps on piling up, and, as we are fairly conscientious, we carry on doing it. This of course means that the 'powers that

2003-01-22T01:35:00.000Z

Looks like I'm not the only one not to be enjoying Frasier so much now. You heard it here first...

2003-01-21T20:19:00.000Z

Another busy day. Today I've been at The National B2B Centre, discussing with some of my users exactly what they want from a CMS. The simple answer appears to be everything! Oh and I think they want it to enter all their data as well! Who was it who said May you live in interesting times? Absolutly knackered at the mo - just played Badders. I ran around like a mad thing, and still managed to

2003-01-21T00:09:00.000Z

Glad to have been of help Caz! Got home after Explorers (and a poor pint afterwards) and watched Fraiser. Just I was starting to feel disappointed in the quality of the show, especially as I think that the latest series has been the worst, though that could be something to do with the fact that it has moved from Fridays (used to watch it when a little bit merry, after a night on the 'pop') to

2003-01-20T13:33:00.000Z

No port in the house now - still got a bit of Gin and a touch of vodka, not to mention pleanty of good scotch, so I should be okay until the weekend! Quite a quiet weekend in Pinkyland, only went out to go to communion on Sunday mornig, spent the rest of the time reading - Sue Grafton's Alphabet Series, not bad books, certainly not Heavy weight, but entertaining none the less. Quite a busy week

2003-01-17T19:58:00.000Z

Given up now. Still at work at the time on Friday night, this is exceptionally sad. Going home to my bottle of port. See you on Monday

2003-01-17T16:26:00.000Z

Fear not intrepid readers, Pinkyland is once again open - that'll teach me to mess around with HTML and not save a copy of it! Last night's inaugural meeting of the West Midlands and Warwickshire Saab Owner's Club Branch was a great success. The road to The Bulls Head is a great drive, and it was a lovely little pub. I was, however, disappointed to see only 4 beards, one of which was mine! I was

2003-01-17T15:29:00.000Z

Read this.

2003-01-16T18:45:00.000Z

Another thrilling day in Pinkyland. In work at stupid o'clock, and still here at stupid o'clock plus lots. I love deadlines! Tonight, I'm taking the SAAB off to meet some of her mates, and maybe have a single pint - no more dear reader, I assure you!

2003-01-15T12:50:00.000Z

Amazing it took so long!

2003-01-15T09:12:00.000Z

Not very well over the weekend - far too much to drink both on Friday and Saturday. Missed Church on Sunday morning. Just to cap everything off - Monday's Game was daylight robbery, I lost at Badders and then we came Third in the pub quiz. Not a happy bunny today.

2003-01-09T19:01:00.000Z

Happy New Year! Its a bit late, but those of you who know me will know that I'm never on time for anything! Not much is happening in Pinkyland at the moment, I saw The Two Towers over Christmas, and despite what paj says, enjoyed it more than the first! I thought that it was, overall a better told story than the first, and when I came out, it really didn't feel as though I had been in the cinema

2002-12-23T16:56:00.000Z

After a great weekend at paj and K's wedding, this morning, I had to face the wonders of Coventry City Centre before going to work. All those people had really harried looks on their faces, and it appears a grim determination to buy everything they possibly could. Have we forgotten the true meaning of Christmas?

2002-12-17T14:18:00.000Z

Hello, good afternoon and welcome. After much prompting from my good friends paj and K , I've finally started my own blog. What I'll put into it - who knows???