Twas the Blog before Christmas
Twas the BLOG before Christmas, and all O'er the house, not a PC was stirring nor a USB Mouse. The socks were all strewn on the landing and stair, as I shout at the kids "don't you leave that crap... Oh my god it's HUGE
Yes it's big, you may think Simon Cowell's ego is big, but that's peanuts compared to my new TV (apologies to the late great Douglas Adams). Boy it only just fits in the corner, quite a shock when... Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I WENT TO SEE IRON MAIDEN LAST NIGHT. NOW ALL I CAN HEAR IS PHEEEEEEEE! Wow what a show, nobody does a show like Iron Maiden do. Sold out Sheffield Arena, and in fact the whole tour, with very... Catching Up
Wow, being at home really has it's benefits, finally starting to catch up on stuff. Nearly fully up to date on Lost, Torchwood, Medium, Bones and Stargate. Though I still have entire season runs... Always lowering prices... Not in the way you might think!
I thought long and hard whether to post this, but in the end, what I'm about to say is the absolute truth, so why not. Even so I'm going to avoid naming names exactly. Here in the UK we have a... Circles in the Sand
Just thought I'd share an interesting nugget I learned recently. It was during a tour of the Colloseum, and we had a great Italian Guide, very lively and put loads of colour into the... I do have a life - and it's at the coolest game on Earth
Phew, looks like all the business travel may be over for the year now.  No trips on the horizon for the next few weeks so I get time to have a life! Went to my first Ice Hockey game of the season... The unexpected power of TV
Ok so last week's trip was to Stockholm, now at the time I only knew 3 words of Swedish (I know a few more now) so I was really relying on folks being able to understand English. Wow!  Absolutely... Lost in translation
I had an interesting day yesterday.  I was doing a technical presentation to customers in Paris. Now presenting to an audience who's first language isn't English is nothing new to me.  You learn... And the weekend wasn't much better
Well after a tiring week I decided it was time to blow some of my hard earned cash on some self indulgent treats. I found myself with some unexpected disposable income after the buy-out of my old... Jeez what a week!
Well this week's exotic location was Istanbul! I was quite looking forwards to going, but that all changed when I got there. Got to the airport OK, got the taxi to the hotel and it took me round... A funny thing happened on the way to The Forum
Wow what a week! Back from my second week working in Roma and this time staying at The Forum Hotel. The Hotel is named after it's location, it's right next to, and I mean "walk out the door and... In and Out
Well I'm back home again, just enough time to change my suitcase, have a party and get back on a plane to Rome.  Not enought time to watch Torchwood :-( Dublin was great, especially trying to... Back on the road again
Well I'm off to Dublin in a few moments, then from there I'll be in Rome for two weeks. Now ordinarily I'd love the prospect of a couple of weeks in Rome, but I fly out just before the first... The TV family history continues
Boy this family tree stuff just gets better and better. I've found more little skeletons in the cupboard. It seems "out of wedlock"/"teen" pregnancies were quite the thing in the 19th Century,... Matt's Life's a Soap Opera, Mine's a period drama
Wow what a family I've got.  As an update to my "Who Do I Think I Am?" Blog, here's some of the Stuff I've found. An Aunt and Uncle on my Dad's side were born significantly after my Grandfather... All Roads lead to Rome
Well my official confirmation of my new job arrived in the post this morning - I'm off to work for IBM.  What I'll be doing yet is still not clear, that's half the fun of it! What is certain is... Who do I think I am?
Well, having watched a recent episode of Who Do You Think You Are? I got all inspired and decided to dig into my past. So I popped to Tescos, rustled thru the bargain bins and bought the My Family... On to pastures new
Just resigned from my job, what an incredibly liberating feeling it is.  I had a great job with a great employer, but then they were bought out by another company who, to put it mildly, in my... Not a steamy duck in sight
Hey folks, Steamhead here! Beginning to get a little stir crazy cooped up in a warm office with no A/C.  I'm going for a record 5 weeks without travelling on business - it can't last though :wink:...