CNPS: 0 (7)
Weather: Fluffy clouds and plenty of blue sky. Ahhh.....
Mood:
Actually in a pretty good mood today, hence the blog entry. As soon as these pain killers take hold I'll probably feel how I am really feeling instead of this irritated half-asleep and painful me. The message is that the underlying feeling is a good one.
Enjoying:
I've enjoyed a good many things on these pages over the months. A few things remain on my enjoyment list:
1) My Tre600 phone. It's been the best phone I have ever had. It combines both phone and PDA and cost me just £49.95. I've never had such good value for such a significant piece of kit. The only cloud on the horizon is the immenent arrival of the Treo650, an updated version. With more pixels than the current one, a better keyboard layout and that all important Bluetooth, it is easy to see why I want it already.
2) Dulait Coffee Maker. It's not often a piece of gear comes along that truly changes my life, but this one has. I find it easy to use and that, coupled with the amazing quality of the coffee it produces makes it one of my most prized possessions. It's on that list of: "If thieves broke in and stole the lot, this is the stuff we'd simply HAVE to replace immediately."
3) The Panasonic Bread Machine. Again, life changing. For lazy bodies like us, this machine enables us to appear as if we can be bothered to bake high quality loaves. It's simple to use and the results seem to outclass other bread makers by some distance. We bought it on a tip-off and have not looked back.
That'll do for now. I hope PalmOne, Dualit and Panasonic are listening to me - I've kept my part of the bargain.
Andy's Thought for the day:
Try being nice and interested whilst talking on the phone today. It truly shocks people. A friend of mine had something pinched the other day - a really expensive thing. I was gutted for him and that must have come over in my tone of voice. He was somewhat surprised - "It wasn't your [item]" he said. This made me realise that I had empathised too much.
Once again, being positive and caring and empathetic turns out to be foreign to the world in which I exist. I refuse to believe that it is me who is in the wrong.
Next nice thing:
I'm off to church tomorrow to help set up our new Multimedia projection system. We're installing two projectors and two screens so that people can see the words to songs without the need for a printed sheet or book. Also, it will enable us to show videos, powerpoint and literally anything that can be displayed on a computer screen.
Pain: Pain is still very high indeed. Today somewhat worse. I have simply done too much since things started to get better and am paying the price. I now have a very busy weekend, so am concerned.
Other comments:
I think I've said more than enough in other parts of this report, so I'll shut up now.
Yes - I always try to sound glad when someone calls me, nomatter how inconvenient it is, or how much I may hate the person who is calling. It's the very least I can do to make the world a happier place. The very least.
Posted by: Jason | September 05, 2004 at 06:16 PM
Once again, Jason, I am very sorry indeed - and I promise not to call you again.
Posted by: AndyC | September 05, 2004 at 08:03 PM