Utterly Pointless

So after three months I find myself with time (and enthusiasm) enough to spare to update this blog thing.
It started waaay back in January 2007 with good intentions but soon became apparent that I rarely had anything of interest to say and when I did I was usually too busy to say it. Ah well, that's life I guess.

I am currently sitting under the awning of a borrowed caravan on the South Coast very close to Dawlish. God(s) bless free holiday accommodation! The weather is acceptable (its dry and warm but very dull) and having been to these parts before there is little of interest that we haven't seen before but I really don't care. The sheer joy of not having to answer a phone, not having to work the weekend on yet another "out of hours" job, not having to answer irritating email and not having to be in four places at once is just fantastic.
Around 16 months ago I bought a paperback book, nothing special just something to get me to sleep at night. I started it and read a few chapters and sort of lost touch with it. Today I read another chapter for the first time in ....... actually I have no idea but its been a looong time.
Tomorrow we have decided to visit The Eden Project near St. Austell, something I have wanted to do for quite a while but never really had the opportunity. It is so long since I last enjoyed myself that I have forgotten how to do it!

Of course being busy and for the larger part living out of a suitcase has other downsides too. My diet is dire and my exercise regime is non existent. The excuse for both is lame as there should be no compromise when it comes to your health, but I find that I have put a lot of weight on of late. We are talking stones here as opposed to pounds.
A long time ago my hair colour was best described as fair. Over the years it began to go a little grey around the sides. Over the last few months it has gone from this to the wrong side of "salt and pepper" and is now even going white in places. Scary stuff as I still feel I am too young to have grey hair, hell I'm not even 40 yet! Still, I mustn't grumble as I am the only member of my family left that still has a full head. Everyone else is either receding rapidly or is "as bald as a coot!"

Bah! Enough of the moaning doom and gloom stuff anyway.
Despite being a busy little bee (and lets be honest, I suspect I am no busier than the next person, I just happen to be lazier!) the world in general seems to be a great place to be just at the moment. The summer (such as it is) is here, the nights are light, I have a great job that I enjoy and the family are doing fine. What more could you ask for?

Its about this time of year that the summer "tranny drought" seems to manifest itself. You know, when we all feel less inclined to dress and nothing tranny seems to happen. Well this year it seemed to hit me somewhat early. I haven't had the urge to dress or, indeed even read my favourite T* websites for some months now. It is kind of strange. If I were saying this about any of my hobbies, even the lifelong ones, I would probably say that I had outgrown them and moved on. Of course we all know that when it comes to trannying this is highly unlikely so what is the cause? Not that it worries me adversely, but I'm just sort of, intrigued is all.
Answers on a postcard please....

Anyhoo. Enough of this rubbish, I'm off to bed. I have a busy day of doing nothing ahead of me tomorrow and I want to be fresh for it!

For those of you that are still reading this, thanks for taking the time and sorry it didn't have a "thriller" ending!

Take care of you!
Right now I am listening to: The blissful sound of silence!

Holophonic Sound

So, I stumbled across this while trawling the net and I think it is really quite fantastic. Using two microphones, placed where each of your ears would be, a recording is made. If you close your eyes its almost like being in the room where it's taking place, though it doesn't really work properly unless you are using earphones.

So why not plug in your earphones and pop along and get yourself a virtual haircut

Right now I am listening to: A holophonic recording!

Trans American Man Pregnant

So, most of you will probably have already come across this I'm sure. And please keep in mind it is reported in The Sun!

Trans American Man Pregnant

Right now I am listening to: Some drivel on TV

The Colour Of Magic

So. I'm probably a little late on the bandwagon with this one.

What is The Colour Of Magic? If you are a Terry Pratchett fan it's not to be missed. If you aren't a Terry Pratchett fan, it's not to be missed. So to sum up, it's not to be missed.

The film premieres on Sky One this Easter.

Based on the first in a series of books by the fabulous Terry Pratchett about life on the Discworld, a parallel existence within the Multiverse. A planet that travels through space on the back of four elephants which in turn ride on the back of (an even more) giant turtle named Great A' Tuin.
Featuring Rincewind the wizard (well, sort of wizard), Twoflower the tourist, the wizards of the Unseen University and a cast of thousands in the city of Ankh Morpork.
It makes no sense does it? I recommend reading the novel

So what is the colour of magic? Octarine.

Right now I am listening to: On Days Like These - Matt Munroe