1002.22 SCROOGE METER

I just got an energy meter for free from my energy provider. It's interesting to see which appliances are energy hungry and which aren't. I find myself watching the numbers trying to get it as low as possible. I guess that's what it's all about.

1002.19 FOURSQUARE

I first checked into Foursquare on 1001.23

Meadowhall Sheffield - Buying a health grill. 10:18 AM

Since then I've been checking in like mad, collecting badges and adding venues. It's really addictive. I guess I need a new button for my website. The only thing that's missing is a decent app for Nokia, for the moment I'm using the mobile website to check in (not as good but still a usable option).

1002.12 MR C'S BIRTHDAY

13:31 - Gonna hoover up. What a rock and roll lifestyle I lead!

19:13 - Off out tonight with Mr C for his birthday, looks like we're off down into Rotherham town centre.

Just before I left the house tonight I had a frantic search around for the money I had withdrawn earlier only to find it in my back pocket. What a tosser! The bus journey into town reminded me of latter years as I was crammed in with the great unwashed of Rotherham.

It was a great night out, lots of reminising about old times. I guess that's what birthdays are all about.

We ended up in Snafu (Rotherham's premier rock bar) where there was a live band; "Shrine of the Monkey".

We staggered towards home, Mr C got in a taxi and I meandered across the park before landing back home, sometime around 2am I think.

1002.10 OLD BLOGS NEW THOUGHTS

I've been going through a lot of my older blog entries, the ones from the 1st 5 years or so. Most of them up to now are post blogger, the stuff I used to enter manually onto a webpage. I'm in the process of archiving them all into a Word document.

I've noticed my style change in a way I don't like. I used to blog short lines and long passages mixed. It all mashed up into an awesome read (for me anyway). I guess those short lines have migrated to Twitter.

I have decided to trawl my Twitter tweets from time to time and come up with blog entries (after reformatting). Hopefully I can recreate a golden age.

1002.09 FUTURE TV

Whilst watching iPlayer this morning I was reminded of a television programme I saw many years ago where Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) spoke about the future of tv and (as I recall) how there would become a day when the tv schedules would become a thing of the past as television would be posted on the internet. Although we're not quite there yet, I believe the catch up players of today, especially BBC's iPlayer, are the first steps towards the realisation of this vision.

1002.08 MIGRATION COMPLETED

I've done what I thought was going to be impossible, I've migrated my old ftp blogger blog to a new blogger account. I've also moved over to new hosting for the rest of the site (which is free). The rest of the site has had a clean up and I'm more than happy with the results.

If anyone has a link to the old site or blog page then you may want to update your link.

www.kirt.me.uk for the website (as always)

or www.blog.kirt.me.uk for the Captain's Log.

1002.08 NEW BLOG

I've done tons of work researching and learning over the last week since learning that Blogger (my blog service provider of choice) was to end it's support for ftp uploaded blogs. I looked at other providers and the services 'new' Blogger had to offer and finally I have come up with a solution.

I'm staying with Blogger, I have looked at the features and worked out how to customise the page to how I want it. It'll mean a few tweeks to the rest of the site but nothing drastic. If you want a look at the new and I believe improved blog page then click on this link:

http://baldlygo-captainslog.blogspot.com/

From now I'll not be accepting comments on the old page but all the same posts are over at the new one. Enjoy!

1002.03 NEW HOME REQUIRED

I just learned that Blogger, my blog provider, is closing down it's support of FTP. This means that I have to transfer my blog to the full Blogger service. This could affect the asthetics of my website (which I've worked hard on over the years). I am in a bit of a panic now as to what to do next.

1001.31 PLOT? WHAT PLOT?

Ok, anyone reading the last entry might be forgiven in thinking what the picture has to do with the text. This, my friends illustrates my point exactly. I was supposed to go on about how I'd indulged over the Christmas period and now because of all the stress I am under I am comfort eating, topping that the bad weather (and time off work to look after Morticia) mean less cycling, I am worried about gaining weight. I'm not fat, never have been (although I started to get chunky on the latter years of my bus driving) but it does seem to run in my family.

I also wanted to mention that my downfall as most people know are crisps, especially chilli flavoured Doritos. I can't help myself, they are just so handy and flavourful.

I have to some extent managed to replace the snack with another less fattening one; Rivita crispbreads and Marmite. Mmmmmmm! The cycling seems to have started to get back into full swing again so maybe I shouldn't worry. *Sigh!* Don't think I will though.

1001.31 LIFE GETS IN THE WAY

I've found it difficult to write this post, not because of the subject matter, that's the usual drivel I deliver. No, it's been difficult because I've found it hard to put aside any time recently, even minutes have been difficult to spare of late. Morticia has been ill, kids have been kids and work has been riddlied with politics. It seems that everyone wants a piece of me despite the actions I've tried to implement over the last few months.

I need time for me, alone. I'm never completely alone and I've always got a task at hand. Cycling has always been an escape but I need more, I did want to push it to the next level but with no way of funding a new ride (work's Cycle to Work scheme seems to be tied up in upper management wrangling) I can't see me pushing past extended commutes. I also got my Unlimited cinema card so I could escape. It's just not happening, I can never seem to get free from the demands on my time.

I realise that this is a rant but I need to get this off my chest otherwise I'll never get the perspective to bring this blog back on track. It is true what they say...

Life gets in the way of living.