Is this thing on?

So, the GNU XBAWKS EXPERIENCE! dropped this morning.

Bit odd that my 360 wasn’t seeing it even through multiple log out/ins. One of the YakYak massive suggested running the network test in setting, which I did and as soon as it hit XBox live the notification popped up.

I’ve only had a very quick squizz round but I’m liking what I see so far. Not sure about the friends view, it would be nice to just see a list, but I’m liking the fact they’ve finally sorted out the file system and it’s caching stuff properly at last.

Currently installing CoD5 to HD, CoD4 next!

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Yay, CoD5 GET!

Trouble is:
a) I’m lurgied right up
b) I’m busy busy busy today and no time to play it!!

Still, nice to get it a day early eh!

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.. doesn’t last long around here.

Adds a whole new meaning to the ten second rule.

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Oh I’m sorry, you didn’t actually want to do any work today did you?

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Top tip, if you’re in Brizzle and fancy some scoff, this place in Cabot Circus is rather aces.

It was pretty busy when we went in at lunchtime, but both service and food were excellent.

More: www.giraffe.net

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(nicked from xkcd.com.)

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See, here’s the thing. I don’t do gardening. Not even a little bit. We have a blike in a van who comes once a week to do the lawns and generally tidying up in the garden. The one place he’s never ventured though, and nor have I in at least a year, is the greenhouse.

You know the Eden project down in Cornwall, or perhaps Biosphere in the states? Well they’ve got nothing on the ‘experiment’ going on in out greenhouse.

See:




And yes, it really is *full* of natures wonders, completely untouched by human hands. As you can see, Callum was the most intrepid explorer..

et voila! a little over an hour later..

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I think we can chalk that one up to a productive afternoon then!

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One of the downsides of self-employment is going stir-crazy from spending all day in the office at home. That’s why getting out once is a while is essential for my sanity, even if it’s just to pop into town to chat with a mate. Going out for a proper grown-up night out is a rare treat that I’m really starting to miss these days.

I’m proper gutted tonight because it was the first night out I’d been really looking forward to in ages, well actually the first night out we had planned in just about as long as I can remember and Kel gets a stinkger of a head cold and has to bale. It’s not like we can just go some other time as it’s a friend’s band’s gig tonight and so that’s me doing billy-no-mates (as usual) then.

Getting to feel like a bit of a habit this is

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Apple store opens in the new Cabot Circus mall in Bristol this Thursday. Ooh my poor bank balance!

http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/cabotcircus/

Anyone fancy a visit there thursday then?

Free T-Shirt to the first 1000 through the door. Got to be worth it just for that hasn’t it?

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