Germany wins World Cup against Brazil

w00t. The second time in a row:

The experience and consistency of the Germans did for them today 

More tomorrow :|

/me coughs

More tomorrow

This family thing means that I have no spare minute for myself, let alone my computer. I don’t mind the being away from the computer so much; what I do mind is that I haven’t been able to blog.
Either way, I took some cool pics and will upload them to my Flickr-account on Sunday, and [...]

Laptop in Wrong Room

I didn’t take my laptop out of the bedroom, where my mum and sister are sleeping, so I was unable to post. Must remember it next time

My mum and sister are coming tomorrow

so I’ll be well busy. In fact I’ve been busy all day. Will be nice when they’re here as I won’t have to work or even turn on the computer!
On the other hand, I’ll be glad when they leave on Sunday
I’ll still blog every day - I brought my lappy back from wrk [...]

How Not to Get a Job

I’m currently doing another round of recruitment (don’t ask me for a job people, unless you are native of either: GE, SP, FR, IT, NL, NO, SE, or DE). It’s really annoying what kind of shit people send in and really think they’re going to be considered for the job.
For instance, I always ask for [...]

I can buy my council flat now (if I want to)

Yesterday marked the 5th anniversary since I became a council tenant in Edinburgh. This means I can now buy my flat if I want to (the new qualifying period for the Right-to-buy is 5 years - it used to be just 2 years).
Obviously, right now I live in London and my flat is sublet, and [...]

Google planning Facebook competitor?

Well, not quite. But it looks like Google is a bit peeved that Facebook rules the world (at least according to its discourse).
I am on Google’s social networking site, orkut, but it’s rubbish and apparently more popular than MySpace in Brazil (w00t). orkut is invit-only BTW - let me know if you want one.
Either way, [...]

Family Visit Preparations

Next Thursday, my mum and sister are visiting us for the first time here in London. I’m picking them up on Thursday, and they’ll be leaving on Sunday.
There are 2 tasks that need to be done in preparation:

Preparing the flat
Preparing an itinerary

1. Preparing the flat:

BF is doing the decorating - wallpapering the hallway and lounge, [...]

My Salatgewuerze have arrived!

The Salatgewuerze which anaj sent me in the post a few weeks ago have finally arrived.
It took ages! I thought someone had stolen the parcel.