April 2007 Archives
Wow- I am QUITE the cyber being.
For two whole days I have logged on, and commited thought to keyboard. No small feat. And can I just say that I was mightily excited to discover that my blog - that's MY BLOG - had been quoted in someone else's blog!! It's quite incredible. I would post a link, but that seems slightly ridiculous - a link from me to them back to me again, oh.. what the hell! http://news.com.com/2061-11199_3-6114996.html Jonathan says I must now be "A Respected Blogger" Ha ha. I should get business cards made up....
Anyway...the reason I know this is because I actually did a very vain thing. I Googled myself. How sad.
It's funny though - before I was married, I shared the a name with a Gloustershire famer, heavily involved in the whole Foot and Mouth crisis. Not very glam. Sorry farmers!
Now I have the same name as a 22 year old (most people call her Julez) who lives in the gloriously named "Island of Moose Factory" !! http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=19653243
Also the genuine me gets a mention in our Esteemed Leader (JZ) 's blog - even though I think he's poking fun at me.... I'll take that! I like JZ's blog - he has a very engaging writing style. But don't just take my word for it... http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/jzdiary/0000008920.shtml
Anyhoo - I do have SOME SERIOUSLY EXCITING NEWS!!!... but I will leave that for the "video" portion of this blog.
I actually just had a proper thought - maybe I should talk about the radio programme? Maybe a bit of "behind the scenes" chat would be cool... what do you think? For example today, I got tested live on air for food "intolerances". The woman seemed to think I had sensitivity to cow's milk, wheat, yeast, rice, soya, tomoatoes and lamb. Odd - no? Bunkum, perhaps? I mean, I'm veggie, so I eat a load of soya product and I'm fine afterwards. And I LOVE tomatoes and bread! I was seriously suspicious of the technique she used to decide what I might be sensitive to - it involved me holding a little vial of different powdered stuff, up to my face and then she tested my muscle response to each one by pushing down on my outstretched arm... But it just felt like she was sometimes pushing down harder on my arm than other times? It's weird. ANyway.. you can listen again to the show here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/view/show.shtml?macaulayandco and hear for yourself!
Tomorrow - A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION I need your help with - I'm getting my hair cut. 
But right now, I just ate a whole big lump of tablet and I feel a bit sick. Ciao for now.
I've written nothing for ages. Pathetic.
Ok... so I just had a whole day of talking about blogs and podcasts.. so I thought I'd come home and do a bit of both.
Today's "session" made me think about what I should be putting on here - apparently a blog is not a blog unless you stimulate conversation. I need to find my niche. I need to get controversial! I need to think about what I can offer that is different and special.... hmmmm.... no more self indulgent ramblings about George Michael and being a chubster.
Also - I recently discovered the joys of Skype and bought a headset thingy with a mic and a webcam.
Problem is they are both a bit crap. And when you are on Skype it keeps breaking up and the sound is dreadful..
Once again the future (you know - the video phones they had in Knight Rider) has not lived up to expectations! As I seem to increasingly find myself saying...
Where's my sodding Jet pack ?? 
The future is rubbish.
In Back to the Future II they had hoverboards in 2015 - that's SOON. 
Come on scientists - invent some cool stuff!! We were promised anti-gravity boots and all sorts - HOW HARD CAN IT BE????
Right... I'm going to see if I can attach a video to this - like a vlog (is that what you call it?) This is my first attempt to see how you do it - prepare to be astounded!
and then I used the camera... with similarly breath-taking results!
Speak soon.
Please let me know if they really are working on a hoverboard somehwere... it would make my day!!
