It’s been a hectic week, early starts, long days. I feel as if I’m in some sort of grind – no actually I’m in a grind. I’m not sleeping well and generally just feeling burnt out every morning. Things aren’t helped by the last 2 days having power cuts at work in the morning – […]
Just reading a Sunday Times article about Audi now equipping service engineers with head cameras and the ability for customers to be able ask them questions. That’s perfect for Cambridge Engineers (who all drive Audi cars). They can now fuel their other passion- the ability to always do things better- I can just imagine commentary […]
Or not in this case ! Sorry for the rant, but I need to get this out my system. Simple task – buy gas for the BBQ. Give local dealer a call, they answer, the guy in the department is busy. I decide to take the risk – after all it is the height of […]
Sitting at the table at the pub last night wondering what to have for dinner. It’s funny, I live in a relatively small village. However, the food options open to me are extensive. Of course, none of them are particularly healthy, but after a few pints of Stella that’s not particularly a priority. Anyways, I […]
The past 2 days have been killers. This morning I was at my desk in the office at 7AM. Just finishing work at 12:30PM. I calculate that to be a ~17hr working day !
Sitting at my writing (not computer) desk tonight whilst sketching some slides for work made realise how visually appealing Apple products are. In this case, my MacBook Air randomly placed besides a recent purchase I’ve yet to properly setup and so on my desk (Mac Mini Server). Having OCD when it comes to look and […]
Picture the scene- sitting outside a pub around 9PM. Table service. Guy comes up to take order: Person in our group: “Red Wine Please” Tender: “Small, Medium, Large ?” Not quite the normal question you’d expect !
Okay, I know this is getting a touch on the obsessive side, but it really does crack me up the lack of spatial awareness the Cambridge people have. Here’s 2 good examples from last night: * Walking along Trumpington Street en-route to the pub. 4 middle aged women, parallel walking along the street. Featured keywords […]
A thousand words ? No, 37.2C to be precise: Nice UK house designed to retain heat is doing a good job today…
My new term for people in meetings who sit with an iPad surfing away. It used to be email on a Blackberry or Internet Explorer. Now it’s the iPad…