Took delivery of two of the latest machines today - 20" models which I got for £750 each. Super Drives, Dual Processor - the spec is quite ridiculous for the price. Things are moving on too fast, but it's a big improvement on those days in 1994 when I had to take out a loan of £5k to set myself up with the kit to start the business. I can only imagine how much exciting kit that would buy us now.
So these are waiting for me in the office tomorrow morning, as they arrived after I left to meet the kids from school and take Stan swimming. Or not.
Poor little man is so tired now after performing the School play twice (and again tomorrow night) that he could hardly stand up when we got home from school! He was clearly relieved at the thought of not having to go. But he's wet himself at school twice this week, which is worrying and a sign that he is obviously exhausted.
I think Flo must be as well. She's in the same play but with a much bigger part, she's rehearsing the carol concert for church and tonight got enrolled into Guides during an evening's bowling that didn't finish until after 9pm! She looked shattered when I arrived to pick her and her friends up at 8.30, hardly having strength or inspiration to roll the ball!!
After dropping them off at 7, I went and set a personal best in Tesco by spending £240 on the office Christmas Party! Never hosted anyhting quite like this before (hope we get enough people turning up!!) and it's getting quite exciting.
The frij arrived today as well, so with that and the new machines set up we should look quite impressive on Friday.
One quick rant.
MegaBowl at Millbrook is SUCH a crap place! Lose the DJ guys, what a complete w*nker. "Crimbo" FFS, what is THAT all about.
How come there is also MTV on the computer screens that aren't being used, palying music that no-one can here over the DJ?? Sensory overload.
Things I hate about Christmas (in no particular order)
People writing it as 'Xmas' see previous rants about laziness.
(I'll come back to this. It's a pet hate of mine on a much bigger scale)
People calling it 'Crimbo'
Gifts - why gifts? There is surely enough stuff in the shops already without bringing out extra things called 'gifts' that nobody wants.
Free Gift wrapping service - only if you buy the above. Not available for goods and products that are not in our 'gift' range
Huge Inflatable 'things' that could not be less tasteful. Why not just put up a big sign outside your house that says "I haven't got a fekkin clue"
'Christmas' themed pop music. Well, OK not the musicper se but the fact that it is played incessantly from November 1st in every mall and in every store. I HATE instore music anyway. If I want to listen to music, I'll put an album on?
Presents for me and my family that are cheap shit – because you felt obliged to get us something and buying three items for a tenner makes it look as if we got more presents. Just give a tenner on our behalf to a worthy cause
People 'showing off' inversely about how much money they've spent. If you didn't have it, you couldn't spend it. So you must have the money. So why be-grudge spending it? Instead of moaning about it, just don't do it?
That's only eight.
Hmmm.....