August already and once again I can contemplate just how quickly time is slipping by. Okay since last time I have recoded my pages so that the gobbledegook that has been effecting the pages on the site has gone – I had originally thought it was only effecting my WordPress pages but it was the whole site (in fact it was every site I host.)

Helped a friend at a car boot sale a few weeks ago, I was not selling anything but have been thinking about having another clear-out and maybe looking at what I could sell at a future car boot sale. From past experience I know that my massive collection of VHS video tapes would be difficult to give away let alone try to get some money for it. I do however have some gift sets that I have bought over the years in the January sales that I maybe able to sort though and get rid of the stuff that I have not been able to make use of as Christmas presents.

Since the start of the month I’ve also been looking at buying a digital SLR camera and have to admit I did not know it would be so difficult, I have had a quick look online, read a few reviews and been to the local “national” chain to look at a few cameras and actually touch them. Of course I did not realise the price that I would have to pay for a camera with prices ranging from just under £400 to over £600 (I’ve decided I can’t justify spending over £600 on a camera)

So any recommendations??

I did actually get a new hard drive that I’ve connected up to my television, I had been looking for one for a while and was waiting to come across one that offered fantastic value for money – thanks to a local electrical shop closing down I was able to get a 1Tb hard drive at half price. Now if I know I’m not going to be home I can set the TV to record the programme.

I should apologise about all the gobbledygook that has been effecting the site for the last few days this was due to an update on one of the systems I use and meant that some of the coding used needed to be changed, there are still problems with my contents.

Anyway this is my second “Official” Saturday not working and again it is starting to feel like a wasted opportunity. Last week I visited a local church and later on also took some photos of the another graveyard. I had planned on going to a carnival in Kidwelly but apathy set in and even though it was not a wasted day as my photos of the graveyard have proved valuable.

Today I had planned to have a walk around town, even though I really can’t stand having to walk around shops- I decided not to waste my time with town.
I was then going to go and do a little research and with the weather being okay I had no excuse, I did visit the location I wanted to but not wanting to get arrested for trespass I was unable to actually do what I wanted. Drove home via some country lanes and got itchy eyes as a reward!!

Now tonight I an toying with the idea of going to see Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows pt2, one of my friends had asked if they could see it with me but they don’t plan on seeing it until the start of August and I’m not sure I could wait that long.

Think I will see it tonight and will go and see it again with my friend next month – only problem I have now is do I admit to already seeing it?

Just over five years ago I started my new job, when I started there were a few other people who had started at the same time, I would say I was friendly with at least four of them. After our induction we were sent to our various teams and would meet for breaks and lunch with at least two of my fellow new colleagues. A few weeks after starting there was a promotion exercise and a few of the new friends I had made were considering applying as the job was on a fixed term contract. I was happy to stay in the current job and learn the ropes before thinking of advancing – however I was physically given an application form and completed it.

Now the story of how I nearly missed out on getting that promotion due to my involvement with a certain carnival is something that not many people would know and thinking back potentially very silly of me.

Anyway I got the promotion and went off for extensive training for my new role with new people and sort of lost touch with those people that I had originally started with, I would pass them in the corridors but found that I did not have a great deal to talk to them about any more – originally we were all new and I suppose that is what we had in common and being honest it was easier to interact with my new colleagues.

I have heard through the office grapevine that one of the people I originally started with has now left the office along with some others of the same grade after taking an early release package. I do feel bad that I did not get the chance to wish him well for the future and am hoping that the other person who I started with has not gone.

Last week I noticed that the local B&Q (DIY store) store had rather cheekily in my view stuck up a banner on the fence what would have been a competitor store, the now closed down Focus store. I was going to take a photo but being in a rush I did not get the chance only to discover a few days later that the sign has been removed. Now I can’t imagine Carmarthenshire Council doing it so can only guess it was a former employer who took offence (and the sign!)

Was it really two weeks ago since my last post, well I did indeed take a look at the outstanding items on my 101 list and took a look at the things that were achievable over the next couple of months. For far too long I have been wasting my time when I could be out and about crossing things off my list.

I also discovered that some of the items on the list I had already completed but I have never actually updated them so that is something I am currently working on. I also “helped” one of my friends who I felt was become a little despondent and getting stuck in a rut, hopefully the ideas that he came up with and the focus he will now have on achieving them will be a positive thing.

This week is also the last week that I will have a day off work on a Thursday, I have to admit that that I quite liked having a break during the week as you can do so much more than on the weekends, I tended to visit my grandparents or friends. It does however mean that my whole Saturday is free now and that is one of the reasons I’ve been looking at how to fill my weekends and not just let them drift into the past.

Today is a good example, with the sun shining I have spent most of the day inside this is because I have a routine and it is the same every Sunday – I sleep later than normal then either watch a film/tv while cleaning then its off food shopping then up to my mothers for dinner I’ll go home and iron some shirts and watch tv.