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am i still ill? Archive for April, 2004
April 29, 2004 at 17:18 · Filed under Uncategorised
On the subject of ID cards, I’ve just had to have a photo taken for my new ID pass.
As of May 1st, I (and all my colleagues at NTL Newport) will be working for Fujitsu.
As part of NTL’s cutbacks, instead of laying us all off, the callcentre (and all its employees, but not assets or contracts) was sold off to Fujitsu.
We’re apparently going to get a better deal being with Fujitsu, but that is yet to be seen. Will they make any cutbacks? redundancies?
Hopefully my new ID photo will be better than the one I’ve been walking around with for the last 7 months.
April 26, 2004 at 19:15 · Filed under Uncategorised
Why is there such debate over the proposed ID card scheme?
Why would you not want one? What cons does it have?
Don’t want people to know your name or address?
Get real, hundreds of companies already have it. So does the government, so why can you not let them have it held on one more database?
Don’t want your medical records put onto a database?
It’s already on one at your doctors surgery.
Would it not be of benefit to have it on a card too? If you get taken unconcious or something into hospital, and you have an allergy, or something, it would be there for them to know, instead of either waiting until a family member arrives to tell them the details of it.
In summary, if you have nothing to hide, then what’s the problem?
If you don’t think it’s right, then there is definately something fishy about you that should be investigated.
The only part that I don’t agree with, is the speculation (notice that word) that it will cost £30 to have it. We already pay £30-odd pounds for a passport every 10 years, don’t make us pay for this as well.
April 26, 2004 at 19:59 · Filed under Uncategorised
Oh yeah baby, finally we have some wise decisions being made.
NTL is to boost the speed of its broadband service at no extra cost.
NTL’s entry-level 150K service is upgrading to 300k although the price will remain £17.99 a month. The 600K service is to increase to 750K (£24.99) while its 1MB service ramps up to 1.5MB (£37.99).
It’s happening in the summer, and we will celebrate with some major downloading.
I’ve been on the 1mb service for 2 years now, and can’t wait to push my system further, god knows it’s capable of it.
April 25, 2004 at 17:40 · Filed under Uncategorised
What to say, had a busy few weeks. I shan’t bother going into depth, but it’s been fun.
I did a BMI (Body Mass Index) rate test thing a few minutes ago, apparently my BMI is 18, which is considered underweight.
My ideal weight is between 10st 6 and 12st 6lb’s - I’m 1 stone 7lb’s off my lowest ideal weight!
Ask Laura, I eat a minimum of 3 pie and chip meals per week, nothing in my diet is healthy.
I regularly survive a day at work on 4 bags of crisps and a can of coke then go to Lauras or home and have a huge curry.
I’m not trying to put weight on, this is how I’ve eaten for as long as I can remember. But the weight just won’t go on. But do I want it to?
April 13, 2004 at 13:02 · Filed under Uncategorised
You should visit my new site at http://nate.me.uk if you want the truth about how the government controls what we think through distorting the media.
Update: I’ve posted a load more pictures from New York, see them here
April 11, 2004 at 20:31 · Filed under Uncategorised
I just quickly shoved this collage together of more pictures from New York.
I’ll post the raw pictures soon, I promise.
Working on a new site at the moment. Hold.
April 8, 2004 at 12:38 · Filed under Uncategorised
I’ve started making collages of pictures from NYC, I think that’s better than releasing all the pictures including the boring ones.
Here’s the first collage, all the pictures were taken on the first two days that we were there.
I really want to go back now 
Click to enlarge.
April 5, 2004 at 15:59 · Filed under Uncategorised
Just got back in after a long flight back from JFK into Heathrow.
Landed at about 11am, got into the house at about 20 past 3, so made good time.
The last few days in NYC were absolutely mad. Got so much done.
Went to see Rent at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway, absolutely stunning performance, I can definately see why Broadway is so hyped up.
Sunday, the last day was the most hectic, went up to Central Park, did a full circle, stopping at Strawberry Fields to take a load of photos of the John Lennon memorial there, which had been beautifully decorated in flowers by homeless people who watched, smiling, as hordes of people took photographs.
Then made my way down to Times Square, which I’d been to a few times, but not really taken any photographs.
That’s what this day was all about, getting as many photographs as was humanly possible.
After Times Square, I hopped onto the C train to Brooklyn, got off at High Street and walked over Brooklyn Bridge back to Manhattan, I must have taken about 30-40 photographs, the Brooklyn Bridge and the views from it are just awe inspiring.
Then went back through Soho (for the third time in a week!) and bought some more jeans, I love Soho so much.
Then back to the hotel and then to the airport.
That’s just a brief summary, that entire day walking around taking photos took over 7 hours in real-time :p
Over the entire week I spent $600 (£350) just on clothes, 98% of that in Soho.
I can honestly say I’ve never spent that much before in 6 months on clothes, nevermind one week! Damn you Laura for making me more fashion conscious, and damn you Soho for being so damned good at supplying me with what I like!
I’m transferring all the pictures now from the Laptop, and will put them up on the site later on sometime.
But for now, here a sneek peek of what I have,
This one was taken at the fence around the World Trade Center site, I’ve played around with it in Photoshop.
April 2, 2004 at 21:33 · Filed under Uncategorised
Good afternoon boys and girls (as is the time here, currently 6 hours behind GMT as these crazy yanks haven’t put their clocks forward yet),
Yes, I’m blogging from the great US of A.
I dragged my laptop all the way over here, to find that the only internet access was from the room telephone, using my regular ISP (back in Britain), so the rates would be absolutely phenomenal.
Therefor I cannot get any pictures online at the moment, as I am at an internet terminal in the lobby of my hotel (which isn’t costing me anything, although it should (the card reader is fudged, it doesnt charge your card).
It’s been absolutely great here so far, got another 3 nights and 2 days to go.
I’ve mastered the subway, I can now get from where we are (Uptown) to where my favourite shops are (Soho, Downtown), with great ease, all on my own.
I’ll tell you, we’re piveledged to have a system as great as the Tube in London, it knocks spots off the NYC Subway system.
I’ve seen some amazing things, amongt them, the view from the Staten Island ferry afte dark, has to be the most beautiful scene I’ve ever encountered, and also made me realise that digital cameras are not the best. I couldn’t get a good scene picture in the dark at all. Just doesn’t pick up the light like an SLR (or your eyes) would.
I’ll be going to the Empire State building tonight (just a block away from our hotel) after dark as apparently (thank you Dan) it has the best views at night.
Hopefully should go up tomorrow too in the daytime (c’mon, its only $11).
I love this place, just a shame we’re only here for a week.
