rachelandrew

just praying

I don’t have any words that can help anyone who has been touched by what has happened in America today. I’ve spoken to various people I know in those cities and I pray that all those I know are safe. This suddenly brought home to me the global community we now live in. Every day just praying

“Rules for Jokers”

… is the title of the new album from Thea Gilmore that was released today. On a first listen it sounds great and I’m sure I’ll be playing it again and again, go buy it!

all quiet

You would have thought that I would have more time to write here once I had left work, but that isn’t the case. I’ve been really busy this last week with work and with planning. The small person went back to nursery school this week too and large amounts of uniform had to be purchased. all quiet

I’m Free!!!!!

My last day as an employee was yesterday, henceforth I am free to work in my underwear, at close proximity to my coffee machine and about 2 foot away from my bed. Marvellous. Now, I just need to make sure I get enough work to be able to remain out of corporate slavery.

trying to stay awake

Drew, the Small Person and myself spent the Bank Holiday weekend at Greenbelt. I’ll probably write more later, but I’m back at work and too tired to think let alone write! It was a great weekend though.

I know and I’m sorry …

.. for the lack of updates here, normal service (whatever normal is around here) will resume shortly. I’m kind of doing two jobs right now, next week will be my last week as an employee and so I’m trying to get things finished off here. Then I’m spending every spare minute getting my business plans I know and I’m sorry …

stranded!

Due to this accident I found myself stranded on the station last night, along with several hundred other people. I don’t understand the train companies, whenever there is an incident, instead of telling the passengers what has happened to allow them to make other travel arrangements, they go silent. On arriving at the station last stranded!

An experiment

I’m testing media-types over at edgeofmyseat.com If you don’t know what media types can do for you, then check out the tutorial, then go on to visit the media types testing pages, and find out if your browser supports this. I’m particularly looking for anyone with any kind of unusual browsing device – web TV, An experiment

where did that weekend go…?

“While visiting your mother to offer some tech-support, you find that she’s set the new world record for the number of system-tray icons, topping out at 217. She doesn’t even know what the “Start” button is for.” – Geek Horoscopes I need funny stuff on a Monday morning.

Wise words

The Web Standards Project replies to the misunderstandings and generally unresearched comments made by some people about the need for Standards in our authoring environment. My recent project – which will launch any day now – wound up being totally handcoded. Why? Dreamweaver couldn’t cope with the Standards Compliant CSS layout and XHTML. I eventually Wise words