I don't feel well, but how ill should you be before you miss work? I mean should I limp into the office, groaning like a zombie or is that the line of sickness you should draw? And if you have a cold, and feel like death warmed up does that mean you are ill? When does a cold become a virus? I have so many questions... *sniffles*
Friday 30 January 2009
ten things...
I have an idea. Well, it's more of an aspiration for this year. It is titled 'ten things'. The idea is that by December 31st I run/co-run 10 different money-making enterprises.
So far I have the following four of ten under my belt/under construction:
1) Star in a Jar
2) Life is Mootiful
3) Affirmation Arts
4) Make a Sockmonkey
I am not working alone on all of the above for example Life is Mootiful is with Jon, Affirmation Arts is with Cath etc. Maybe you have an idea you think would work and you want to get it off the ground? Send me an email: matt(at)starinajar(dot)co(dot)uk, and let's work on it together! What have you got to loose? Who knows, we might get rich!?!
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Labels: ten things
Wednesday 28 January 2009
committal...
Today is a closing and an opening -
A saying goodbye and a saying hello again
Our dear baby
Your life we honour
Your departure we accept
Your memory we cherish
In grief at your death
But in gratitude for your brief life
We commit your body to the ground
Earth to earth
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life.
Rest now
At the end of your short time with us
Your part is played
Rest in the hearts and the minds of those who love you.
Amen.
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Tuesday 27 January 2009
Saturday 24 January 2009
i dont understand atheists humanists...
Mad.co.uk says "The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that the campaign (above) is not in breach of the advertising code after receiving more than 300 complaints. The ASA decided that it was unlikely to mislead or “cause serious or widespread offence” and that it was an “expression of the advertiser’s opinion”. To merely provide food for stimulating debate, would the BHA have ever countenanced an ad saying “There is probably no Allah?” And if it did, would the ASA rule again that it was an expression of opinion?"
I don't understand atheism anyway. Surely claiming that you don't believe in anything means you believe in something thus negating the claim of being an atheist? That's probaly why they describe themselves as Humanists instead.
Professor Richard Dawkins says "This campaign to put alternative slogans on London buses will make people think - and thinking is anathema to religion". How did he come to that conclusion? Surely you can think about a religion?
Anyway my favorite quote on the subject comes from Stephen Green of pressure group Christian Voice (eek!) and he says "Bendy-buses, like atheism, are a danger to the public at large". I can't decide if he hates Atheism or Bendy-busses more?!?
People are random...
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Wednesday 21 January 2009
I have the red ring of death...
It's official. Cath and I are devistated, it has put a hold on the evening activities for a while :( Certain websites say it could be up to three weeks for things to return to normal! but Phil in my office said that his was all cleared up in 24 hours, so we wait optimistically.
In other news - I want to be an American. Almost an American anyway. Why has Gordon Brown never given a speech anywhere near the caliber of good 'ole Barack? I listened to the whole Inauguration speech in work today, and I admit the hairs on my arms did stand up on end. Without a doubt it is significant history in the making but is it negative of me to be quietly pessimistic about it all? My fear is that presidents placed on pedestals are soon likely to be knocked down and then mauled by the media. Oh well, we shall see, for now it is a perk for the world as a whole; motivational, positive, enthusiastic. But can he help my red ring issue clear up any quicker? hmmm....
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Sunday 18 January 2009
weekends go by so fast...
I hated Friday, well most of it anyway. It picked up again at 4pm when most of us in the office packed up and went to the cinema to watch Slumdog Millionaire. Great film I must admit, probably going to be one of the best of the year. Possible contenders include Transformers: Revenge of the fallen (June 26th) and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1st),
both of which i'm expecting to be pretty awesome! YAY GAMBIT! WOO HOO! (who is without a doubt my all time favorite x-man!)
Anyway... Saturday continued the weekend with both Cath and I working the garden ready for this years crop. And the rest of the weekend was spent working on the latest project: Affirmation Arts, so I'll keep you posted on that. The week ahead looks busy and involve me upgrading to Adobe CS4, which I am quite excited about. But this is ballanced by me needing to complete my tax return :( boo! Do the x-men have to complete tax returns?
p.s. this evening the xbox broke. gutted.
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Thursday 15 January 2009
do you graze?...
My lovely wife has put me onto this new company that delivers portions of fruit to your desk:
They offer a wide range of snacky fruits and you then select things you would like to try, love, hate etc. so it builds up a database of what you eat and then sends 3 of your five a day to you in the post to wherever you are, even your work place! Just type in the code DV4HX4G to get a FREE first box and a half price second box. My first box should arrive in work on Friday!
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Labels: websites
Wednesday 14 January 2009
'loading css stylesheets using javascript in blogger' finally works...
Ok, some readers may pass out from boredom at this blog post but it is anouncing my working blogger template that changes design based on the time of day and season:
Autumn Day
Autumn Night
Winter Day
Winter Night
It took me a while to work it out and I ended up having to learn and write a bit of javascript as I couldn't find anywhere else that I could 'borrow' a working script from.
The script does two things.
One - Works out the season i.e. spring, summer etc
Two - Works out the time of day i.e. day or night
It then puts this data into my stylesheet information in the following way:
href=http://www.starinajar.co.uk/seasons/(var season)/(var timeofday).css
Take a look at the source code of the site to disect it if you want. Part of the problem with the script was that Blogger wasn't parsing the information so I had to change some elements into their Ascii equivalent sto stop the html editor blopcking the changes. Anyway. It works!
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Labels: design
Monday 12 January 2009
page rank...
Google have today changed their page rank algorhythms. That is why most sites' page ranks have dropped. So there! :P
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Sunday 11 January 2009
um NO!...
Having received a brochure on NPT College short courses over the next few months, some of the options include:
1) Platting your child's hair
2) Preparing for your prom night
3) Male intimate waxing
Ooookay... um. Male intimate waxing eh? One day 9.30am - 4pm £220. (Yep correct £220!) But I have a theory that maybe it is expensive because it's not easy to find fools models willing to have their bits waxed by amateurs. And the reason it's a one day course is that even the willing models they do find aren't stupid enough to return for a second day. I imagine that the course will be filled by angry women who have issues.
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Friday 9 January 2009
got a spare minute?...
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Labels: design
Wednesday 7 January 2009
life is unfair...
Why should anyone have to pay for a device that tells you you are overweight?
I think the weighing scales in the bathroom are bust, oh well. I will guess I will have to guess my weight each week! Maybe it is worth spending money on new scales when I have lost some weight. I'm sure the display on a new one would be 'generous' in adding a few pounds anyway.
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Tuesday 6 January 2009
why is it...
...that kids books are way more interesting to read/look at than grown-ups books?
For example children's books are bright, colourful, illustrated, funky, textured etc. And adults books are bland and uniform :( and generally on dirty-looking stock (paper) too!
Next time you go into a book shop, stroll through the kids section . It's fab!
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Monday 5 January 2009
i before e except after c...
why? surely that just over complicates life?
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Thursday 1 January 2009
happy new year...
...to you all :) hope you all had a good one and santa brought you cool stuff.
Back to work* countdown = 4 days! :(
*domain of virus's, pox's and sickness
p.s. blinkin' eck its cold outside!
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