TrumpetBoy
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Archive for June, 2006
Not As Blind or Stupid As I Thought!
Jun 30th
I’ve just got home from a trip to the Optician for my annual eye-test. I started wearing glasses about a year ago and have never felt that I had the hang of them. They were principally prescribed for driving and things at a distance and they’ve been fine but I have always felt very uneasy wearing them while simply walking around.
I thought, to begin with, that it was just going to be a case of getting used to them – to being able to see clearly again but, even after a few days consciously trying to wear them, I never got over the feeling that I was knee-deep in the floor. This situation didn’t change all year and I’ve consequently given up wearing them except when driving or watching concerts (or occasionally TV). This irked me somewhat because I’m not accustomed to not making things work, but such is life…
Imagine my surprise and delight when the optician today described to me exactly the problem I’ve been having! It turns out that my glasses had been mis-prescribed. His results today were more different to my previous prescription that he believed could be down to my eyes changing over the course of a year. I took a brief saunter around the shop wearing the tester pair (what a time to not have a camera…) and felt much more comfortable. I’ll get my newly reglazed glasses in a few days. Let’s see how it goes…
The End is In Sight…
Jun 22nd
You may have noticed that I’ve not been around much lately. While the main reason remains the tour, a large part of why I’ve been so busy has been the amount of websites I’ve suddenly been building.
I’ve just finished 2 of them for my old college friend Adam Hutchins. He called me up a while ago to revamp his Agency site and to build him a Personal site too. I started work about a month ago and finally got the 2nd one published today. It’s been a good project during which I’ve learnt a lot. Adam was very keen on having a content management system in place so I’ve spent much time fiddling with Wordpress templates! I’ve also written a couple of plugins along the way which I’ll package up and share with the general populus shortly.
More on these soon, as well as more about my impressions of the new MacBook.
Bye for now…
New Toys.
Jun 8th
I’m writing my first blog post on my new MacBook! It was delivered the other day and I’ve been spending some time adjusting to the Apple way of doing things. Pictures will follow shortly as soon as the initial excitement subsides and I get a chance to take them!
First impressions? Fantastic!!
Ice Skating?
Jun 1st
Ice Skating?
Southport – home of the grimmest Ice Skating rink in the world.
Uploaded by tptboy on 1st June, 2006.
I was working in Southport the other day. Though I was prepared for it to be a fairly grim place, I was surprised by the high quality of the recreational facilities!!!