Team Ellen

Busy keeping an eye on Ellen MacArthur @ Team Ellen.com
This is just so close… I can’t help but check back every few hours to see what’s happening.
Just hoping that the wind will keep her going, and that the high pressure that she is entering will not slow her down too much.

Amazingly there doesn’t seem to be much news coverage on this at the moment, don’t know why… We’ll just have to wait it out.

Go Ellen !!!

ADSL

Finally… I am now in the 21st Century… We have finally had ADSL installed, and what a relief it is, no longer having to worry how long I was spending online.
Maybe I will write some more for the blog…
Or maybe there still wont be enough time in the day… (to be honest that seems the most likely)

New Year already !!

I cannot believe that it is 2005 already and I havn’t posted anything since the middle of November.. Ho Hum.
I’ve just been so busy that there has not been any time to write anything.
On another note if you live in the Horsham area, pop along to Spellcast Glass Studio (in the alley-way between West street and the New Forum complex), where Sarah’s Glass bead jewellery is on display and for sale.

Well I must think of something more interesting to write… Who knows maybe I will put something up about the advantages of Rhapsody in C++ (Dan are you reading this).. You will just have to wait and see !! ;-)

We just missed being hit by a tornado !

Looks like we narrowly missed being hit by a tornado this morning !!!
BBC News: Salvage operation after ‘tornado’ I must admit I just slept right through… aparently the wind was quite strong where we were anyway, although the tornado was about 1 mile away – that’s quite close enough for me thank you very much !!!
Phew !

Edit: The really spooky thing is that this is not the first time this has happened
See The Argus news report from April 2001. Macleod road is just next door to the one that occured today..
My favorite comment:

She said: “If it happens again I’m moving. It just seems to be this area.”

Well… it might be about time to move.!!!

Silver Lemon Designs by Sarah Downton

This is actually my wife’s site (which I maintain)…
Glass beads are all the rage now… honest,
They are all individually hand crafted using traditional lampworking techniques. (i.e. a very hot flame, and bits of glass)
She also makes silver jewellery both on it’s own and incorporating her glass beads

Silver Lemon Designs by Sarah Downton

Also see Glass bead makers UK for more information on glass bead making.