Strange name I know, but I do love curries and I have never had one on a Tuesday hence the title. I would like to have a tandoori on a Tuesday. Mind I would love it every day except one, my stomach wouldn’t take it and two, my arse wouldn’t take it either. I am at my most lethal after having some Indian food, I just cannot stop, it’s a free force of it’s own!!

Anyway enough of my bowel movements, I need to write about some things which I have been doing today. While at Work today, in between doing lots and lots of auto logged calls about servers which have nothing wrong with them, I rebuilt the Dell laptop with Vista (Strange choice I know, but for my purposes it will do fine until something better comes along) and installed the relevant progs I need for playing with the design of the web site.

Also finished doing the Dev Web Server (Windows 2003, I have the License, may as well use it) so I can start playing off-line instead of wreaking this place all the time. You see, I have done a lot of changes in the background to this blog, and every so often I do mess up. Took the site down one time because I was trying to tidy up the place. Eep!!

So in theory, I will be able to do a bit of homework at work now, however this hinges on the fact that nothing else is going on whatsoever, which being honest doesn’t come around that often. But it does and it is good that I still have something to get on with.

Now this is all very geeky and boring I grant you. But alas dear viewers It is what I have been doing and regretfully every post can’t be filled with tales of excitement battling hordes of evil plants or whatever while swinging on a tree to save a loved one from a slightly angry cat with a sinister history, although that does give me an idea for an advert.

Didn’t really remark on the outing to Manchester, did I? Well campers, it was at the invitation of Glyn that Nat and I made our jolly way up to Manchester, to have a socialised evening filled with talk about things happening in the world, talking of culture and the refined ways of life.

And they invited me? I have all the social grace of a cabbage set on fire.

Still that didn’t stop the evening from being a good un. We all sat around outside again, the rain staying away yet again, twice this year now, what’s going on? Rainy Manchester is losing it’s reputation!!

Glyn hopefully will be getting new employment and I wish him all the best with that. We are still all doomed if the egg heads switch on their fangled contraption to prove some particle exists and it could wipe us all out. That was such a nice thing to learn that…we are all royally screwed by people who don’t know what they are doing.

Having said that of course, you could say that we are all royally screwed over by Life (and it’s dirty brother death) itself all the time so what’s new? But that would be cynical

Anyway it was jolly nice being up there, Sunday was spent again talking about various things as we did, eating a hearty brunch, and in the afternoon Nat and I strolled around Manchester taking in some sun, some egg mayo, and some shopping again. She said it was too nice to be inside a museum….HONEST!

Got back quite late as it goes, and I missed the Hospital Radio Show, so got to make sure I am back for that next weekend. Can’t afford to be tardy on that now can we? After all it’s a hoot playing what people want while talking rubbish. Speaking of which, The radio course itself is not long before that is finished. Shame. Boo hoo and woe is me, what will I do next? Probably some other course….:)

And finally day two of the Kitchen Refurb is over, and bloody hell it’s coming along well. Mum’s phrase of “It’ll look nice when it’s finished” won’t come close, will take a pic and post online when It is all over. That’s if people are interested.

Mind you, still don’t have a clue half the time if people are interested in the crap happenings of this old chestnut. As I said last week on that Wednesday when I was feeling particularly silly, there are lots of things happening, you just have to look for them, and to some all this is boring, but to others, there is interest. Which is nice, at least writing all this is not a complete waste of time, which fills me with joy.

The blog is one of the few things I have stuck at, it’s now been a year since the first post (1st August at around Midnight) and well the thing has been going from strength to strength. Here’s to another year of waffle!! I think there should be some cake or something.

Speaking of year celebrations, it’s also been a year, since I met Natalie, and we started seeing each other so hooray!! She has put up with my shenanigans for so long, don’t know how, maybe it’s one of those unexplained mysteries? We’ll have to do something for that too methinks. Hopefully something involving whipped cream……

And another note, Hello to Dave and Chris in sunny Wales, hope all is well and Transformers is out you know. Methinks we should see that. Also hello to Sian, hope the job comes through ok. And to Chez, hope all is well on your side of the world now.

2nd August is Haydn’s Birthday so Happy Birthday to you sir, and wish you all the best.

And I think that’s it for the Tuesday Tandoori, maybe it should be a feature? Ah who knows…
Take it easy campers and for now, this is the Space Adventurer signing off for another blog post, untill next time! BYE!!!!

Oooh it’s been a while since I did a quickie post. Already done the jokes for the quickie to death so here goes with the news:

1) Went to Manchester, and had a good evening, with Glyn, Kelly, Glyn’s Mum and Natalie, slightly disturbing the topics of conversation though, Apparently there is a Super Kalider (or Kalidoscope) which can destory everything becuase they don’t know what will happen when they turn it on May next year. We won’t know it happened, we will all be dead. Nice, mark it in your calanders!!

2) Mum and Dad are now home, and the destuction of the Kitchen has begun.

3) Designs for website stuff has begun properly, as at some point there will be a new front end for oohsometimes, hopefully created in flash.

4) Are you still waiting for the podcast? Don’t worry it will be back on some time this year, thought I’d say this year to give us enough time!!

5) Going to investigate a gym in Oswestry this week, as well as keeping the diet up.

That’s all the news in brief form. Go forth people and I will write lots more soon!!!

The weekend beckons once more dear campers, and well after going through a few bits and bobs, it appears I am going to be very busy over the next few days. Need to get stuff sorted out at home before work on the Kitchen starts, clean-up the house, do the ironing, and get the car ready for our little trip back up to yonder place in Manchester.

Also have been slightly annoyed by an “extra” that comes with Windows Vista Ultimate. It’s called Dreamscene and is basically a moving desktop background program. It plays whatever movies you want and that is your desktop backdrop.

Now because I have el uber PC, I figure what the hell, give it a go, and last night it blue screened the PC while I was in the middle of just finishing off sort out a VM Web server to start playing around with the sites content off-line before uploading it. The wee scamp. So the thing has been switched off again for now. Never mind eh?

Actually I have a big need to get on with the web site, getting things sorted out so after this weekend till V, I think I will be mostly staying in being a geek like the olden days of yore, when I did that for just playing games, i now have actual productive things to get on with, as Natalie would like a web site creating to showcase some of her work and herself. This requires a lot of thought and planning, as to what functionality goes in, useablity, that sort of rubbish.

Well normally, I mean, I just chucked this thing together courtesy of Wordpress in about an hour, and the longest time was taken porting the previous entries across. But no, even this will be changing soon.

And actually I have been trying to eat less, in the fact that I get hungry quite regularly as most fat people tend to do, So I am trying to eat nothing else but celery when I want to snack, and so far so good actually, I feel less bloated, and have slightly more energy, so this course of action will continue till I become uber buff. And now I have mentioned the uber two, no three times now. I am beginning to like that word again, it’s coming back in style!

I will keep you all posted with developments as they go on, and also yes other bits will be coming online soon. Can’t say too much more, as when i do, i miss the deadline and it keeps on going and going, much like something which i don’t want to mention as it just annoys me at the moment.

BYE!!!!

I have no idea why but this morning when I got into work i was annoyed. At everything. doesn’t matter what it was, I was annoyed. Maybe it’s the lack of decent sleep that’s catching up to me and I am becoming a Jekyll and Hyde guy. Actually that would be cool if it was like off the BBC1 Drama that’s been showing on Saturday Nights. Welcome to the company Mary Poppins!

Going through lots and lots of paperwork at the moment, which naturally you won’t want to know about. It’s boring to talk about work and the same things over and over again, but regretfully as things go recently nothing fantastically over the top exciting is happening. I have the new machine, Aunty Bett’s at home. That’s it really.

I suppose it’s one of the downsides of having a blog. You have to keep on doing lots of different things in order to keep it up to date and I suppose there in lies the rub. Some people’s lives the same occurs day in day out and therefore it’s hard to write about. Other people, they live the lives of super people, running around here there and everywhere living to the full. I try to be like that but even I have to understand at some point, the life will drag a small bit.

And actually there is a load of things to talk about in the real world as it goes, the on-going floods affecting large parts of Britain, the films coming out this week (only mention it because of Transformers, goes off to do naughty…) the fact that Oswestry it appears now has a venue where there are live gigs most days of the week, and I didn’t even know till walking through the town last week.

You see, perhaps the key to writing a blog like this is to think about what you do, what you see and the best way of entertaining the masses (well I say masses, for this site it ranges in the literate tens of hits). And if like me, you have the skill to talk about complete and utter bo**cks, well the internet blog is your oyster.

I could talk about friends past and present, what they do and write naughty things about them here for a laugh (not the first time I have done that mind?!?) also get hyped up about up and coming things like the weekend for example, Nat and I are going back to Manchester for a dinner evening with Glyn again, to be ever so slightly civilised (whatever that is).

Aunty Bett is having a new kitchen fitted soon so over the next two weeks cooking will be fun, mind you that’s fun now, because she can’t cook unless it’s meals in the microwave, the microwave Mum and Dad bought is crap, it seems to only do the outside of the food and not the middle which is always annoying, even after you leave it on for far longer than is required. So that’s another job!

Here is another lesson in Life: Buying Cheap doesn’t always guarantee quality. Then again lots of quality costs the earth so it is always a case of trying to find the balance in life. See, another topic which can be great to talk about, the cost of living nowadays.

The great thing about a blog is that you can write about anything you want and it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t get read, it is a great way of getting things off your chest (or breasts, we’re a broad church here, and the broader the better… ) and may the medium continue for ever more I say.

I have to go this evening to record the second show for the radio course, the full content will be posted online at some point, i did ask for a copy of the finished material when all is edited, you won’t get full songs btw, it’s more about the bits in-between that we get points for. Just think, that could have been me on the radio some day.

That’s actually something else which has dawned on me, it’s not long before that all ends, i get the wee piece of paper to say I am qualified in radio, and then it goes back to doing what I do now. Though it’s not an entirely bad thing, it’s just a case of going back to reality. After all the people on the course are a right hoot, especially Will.

Now Will is a man who can come up with funny gags and situations on the fly, he is impressive and I have never seen this before. I think he would do very well on the stand-up circuit and indeed in the limelight. Here’s an example, for his first show, he had sumos wrestling in the studio. Basically two guys making grunting noises while he carried on. Brilliant!

See I actually could go on about other things but perhaps i should leave it there. You know, I started writing this today and I thought there isn’t anything happening, and as it turns out there is lots happening, you just have to look for it and think once in a while what is there in front of you. By jingle I may just have a point there. Paul Hughes, The Space Adventurer having a point? Whatever next?

BYE!!!!!

A few of you may have noticed that the website has been up and down. This methinks has been due to an issue with the MYSQL server at the hosting company I use, I have changed this and hopefully, the site will remain up far more.

Yes I will disappoint you all again, as time has escaped and despite the recording being three quarters of the way through, I have been really off the ball and the editing is going to take me a while I am afraid. At this rate the next cast will be about both Glastonbury and V Festival!?!?! Never mind I promise it is worth waiting for (I know I saying that to what the two, three people who cares but hey, I feel I must at least keep you lot, the good public informed.

Shame really as the two tracks lined up are fantastic. Find out who they are soon!! As it is 11:00pm on the sunday and I have a long day at work tommorow, I am off to bed. Good night campers, and keep on ticking.

Well campers, Aunty Bett is now home and we are all happy. She is chirpy as anything and will get better even more now she is away from there. Fantastic! Nurse will come in every day for her, but on the whole she is free to do what she likes at home. At the moment, she’s just having a kip, it’s just good to have someone home again every day, and she will be able to keep me on my toes a lot more now.

She said her farewells to the other women around her and to the nurses as well. Some cards were given as a thank you along with two tubs of Celebrations, well they deserve more being honest as they helped Aunty Bett so much but then again that would onto the old argument of how understaffed and underpaid the nurses are on the NHS but that’s for another time methinks.

Happy days are back in Oswestry again. Really happy.

Mum and Dad came and went as usual, they had a few words to say about my new shiny toy, of which I am using right now dear campers to have fun with, and as I politely raised my voice with a reasonable argument towards mother, it all seems to have died down now. Like I said, no nice car means very nice machine, and campers…. it is very nice.

In fact it has gone some way to persuade me Vista is not all that crap actually. It runs like a dream bearly breaking a sweat in most things. There is stutter though as I waltzed through Quake 4 at 1920 x 1200 resolution on Ultra Detail, but methinks this is down to the on-board sound which can be sorted with one extra order to OCUK for a Sound Blaster if required.

this is the look of the beast on my desk at home now, as you can see you can’t help but stare at the 24in widescreen monitor can you? Trust me, it is like playing games on a big screen telly with a console but also watching films as well is different. I like this screen, it even came with a USB hub and Card reader built in. No dead pixels yet, though it has only been on a few hours at most. Very good monitor indeed.

And finally for Glyn who wanted to know what the score from 3D Mark 06 (a geeks benchmark tool used to wave our tiny manhoods about to other geeks, and which people in the real world don’t care about) for the system here it is, and bear in mind it is running on vista which slows things down quite a bit even now:

No idea if that is good or bad, but what the hey? It wasted a few minute testing the system out! But It is the last uber system I will ever buy. That’s it now, no more pc bits. (He says knowing full well something else will tempt him down the line)

Right back in the real world now and the coming week promises to be dull. Nought going on in funky town really and it looks to be like that till next week when we travel back to Manchester for a “Civilised” evening with others….hmm, wonder what is civilised nowadays actually?

The podcast is in the middle of recording and I sincerely hope that i do release it today as i said earlier as it’s been a few weeks since old Glastonbury and it’s getting a bit long in the tooth now isn’t it?

Also have some paperwork to get on with and cleaning the house too. When will it end and I can go back to playing?

BYE ALL!!!!

The Glastonbury Podcast will be online come Sunday Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a reasonable target given the fact that I keep putting off recording. Tonight so far has entailed seeing Aunty Bett, Getting home tidy and stuffing my face while watching more Monkey Dust and other random programmes. Please, Oh Please bring on tomorrow with all the promised bounty that it contains.

BTW, if anyone has an idea about segments for the Podcast or other bits which may go well with it, please email in. Love to know what the people out there on t’internet think. Well Campers, another day draws to a close, and I have Washing to do. Domesticated I am, don’t you know?

Wow, my ability to come up with titles for these posts continue to amaze even me, oh my, what will i come up with next? Stay tuned to this channel!!

A few worthy mentions from Yesterday:

1. Saw Aunty Bett after work, which was very nice, she is really chirpy and I don’t blame her at all. I have to give the house a good clean before she comes out tomorrow but no worries on that front. And the Social Workers say she is fine to look after her self as she can move about quite well it seems. All in all, jolly good news campers.

   But a few things as well, an official note here to the nurses at Gobowen, you are fantastic and thanks very much for looking after her during this difficult period. We will be round with chocolate stuff tomorrow.

2. Went with Natalie last night to see the new Hairy Pot-head film instead as plans for Sunny Wales went a bit silly. And must admit, not overly impressed.

   Lots of wizzy effects, but it just seem to miss an awful lot of information (I never read the books so will miss bits anyway. I’m naturally lazy and therefore have the attention span of a 4 year old when it comes to big books, but give me a colouring book and I am more than happy!) also it seems they just shoe-horned in as many famous people as they could within the three hours.

   Shame (insert plot here) happened, with next to no drama but there we are. Suppose it sets it all up nicely for the next film. But must confess, did do naughty when the trailer for Transformers came on, and they have the old sounds too. Dear me, so want to see it! Only one week to go. WOWOWOW!

3. And finally , the radio is coming to a close soon, got lots of paperwork to do and then the proper show. All good excitement let me tell you! The next Chris Moyles….the next fat b******d on the radio more like.

Well campers, granted that is not brilliant news (well Aunty Bett is always good news) but given since the last update that things have been a bit low on the ground in terms of the social and other things keep me busy at present, it seems not an awful lot. However, don’t worry, things will return to their usual silliness soon. I know it will. BWAHAHA!

And by the way, since Wednesday’s post I actually feel better in myself. Strange how it’s come and gone again like that. Bloody hell, I’m turning into a woman!! Gerald, the man pills please!

Tonight as I type this, I feel a bit down. Actually lately I have been feeling a bit down, you know what fat people do when they get depressed. We eat like the fat f**ks we are. And now my stomach is growing fast.

My boobs are bigger than Natalie’s, and something must be done sooner rather than later. Now normally you would expect me as a man to say “Oh well, that’s that. Pull yourself together you wimp”, not like go on more of a bender. Except I went one expensive step further than that.

I went and bought a load of PC parts. They come on Saturday. It’s an uber system when it’s finished. 1.5TB of storage, a Geforce 8800 GTX uber gfx card, a geek’s wet dream. And I feel a bit better, after all if I can’t have a really nice car, I want a really nice machine. DAMMIT, I’m allowed!

I can spend money on PC bits again willy nilly despite the noise and the big system once again will be inhabiting the floor and a fair proportion of the desk, seeing as the Monitor is a Dell 24in widescreen affair. Yep, went overboard.

Does anyone have any good ideas of what I can do, and please no obvious jokes. Heard them all and actually invented a few, which are still in use today. Sort of like vintage wine, some of my jokes carry on being funny. Timing, it’s all about timing good people.

Anyway, Harry Potter’s showing Cheshire Oaks went a bit off, as the showing there was late, and we aren’t available the week after, so tomorrow Nat and I are going to see the film in Shrewsbury. Nice. Maybe that will take my mind of things. Actually I have been missing the cinema recently. Missed Ocean’s Thirteen which peaked the interest. Shrek the third still is on the list, despite the crap reviews. So that will be on the list.

Aunty Bett is coming home on Saturday for sure so that will be a fantastic occasion for her. Brilliant! And Well work has been very busy. Boring news there. Sorry campers, this stuff just isn’t that interesting this evening. My mood is not quite as it should be really. Don’t know why.