Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Fireworks!

fireworksImage by derailedbydtrain via Flickr

It’s that time of year again, when fireworks light up the sky and kids sit around street corners collecting money for fireworks. I don’t think we’ll be going to any public displays this year. Navigating around with 2 newborns is a bit tricky and we may just opt for an evening with friends. After all, lighting your own fireworks is more fun than watching someone else doing it for you; I’m sure Arthur will love the experience.

I’m not actively taking part in Kempton Fireworks this year, but I’ve helped them put their website up and tickets are now available for sale. It’s on the 7th of November and promises to be one of the most spectacular fireworks displays around London. One day, I’ll get someone to deploy one of those live video casting solutions so I can watch them from all the way from the Isle of Man.

Saturday, 17 October 2009

Lovely weekend

It's great when we get nice weather on the weekend; and it's particularly appreciated now that autumn has set in. And I almost had to get myself a pair of men's sunglasses it was so bright today. I took Arthur to the gym and ran some errands and it was just great to be out and about in the nice sunny weather.

Tomorrow may be different, but I have my tax return I need to finish off, so maybe it would be better if the weather was a bit dull. We'll just have to see.

Astronomer Joke

We haven't had a joke in a whole, so here's one:

A theologian and an astronomer who used to work for a commercial satellite company were talking together one day. The astronomer said that after reading widely in the field of religion, he had concluded that all religion could be summed up in a single phrase. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," he said, with a bit of smugness, knowing that his field is so much more complex.
After a brief pause, the theologian replied that after reading widely in the area of astronomy he had concluded that all of it could be summed up in a single phrase also. "Oh, and what is that?" the astronaut inquired. "Twinkle, twinkle, little star; how I wonder what you are!"

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Happy Birthday to me

Magnificent leopardImage by Tambako the Jaguar via Flickr

Well, it's my Birthday and I'll cry if I want to .. erm .. don't really have anything to cry about though, so I guess I won't. Twins are doing fine, mummy's doing fine, work is doing fine, so everything is looking hunky dory. I might just get a webpage to shout it out to the world, or employ am Irvine web design company to build one for me, who knows!

If there was one thing I could wish for though, I'm getting to a point where a night of uninterrupted sleep might be something worth asking for. Now, where's that fairy godmother ...