Well 2006 is shaping up nicely so far on account of the zero hangover quotient. I split myself between 2 parties this year so I stayed sober while visiting Rich and Al's bash in Bolton. It was nice to catch up with people I haven't seen for a while (mainly …

I like my new kitchen knives. I particularly like the way they "zing" when you run them over the steel. Its a much crisper more musical sound to the dull grind you get from my old Asda set. Now all I need to do is some more cooking.

Today?s activities have been pretty muted. The main event was my annual catch up with John (zandev) in which we exceeded the daily geeky conversion quota by a fair margin. This is probably not much of a surprise to either of us considering our history. That was followed up …

Last night I headed down to the Rose for the now seemingly traditional Christmas Eve drinks. The revelation that I have been drinking there for exactly half of my life so far was only slightly sobering. We then headed down to the old stomping ground of ?The Rec? to ?hang …

I am now fully ensconced in the bosom of my family. This means my loafing has extended from a moderately active activity to a full passive mode where my parents feed me and provide seemingly limitless beer. Today?s main activity was having lunch at the local Chinese restaurant with …