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It is true that people accuse me of being a sad techie. I like computers, I like mucking about with the internet and this wibbly wobbly web thing. But, and this is a big but, I have not developed a whole new computer programming language in Klingon like these people.

I just did a quick check of this web site and realised I haven’t linked to the wedding venue. That is rectified now. Maybe I should create a wedding page on this site. Possibly a job for the weekend.

You have to love Google. Thanks to its mastery of the web I can bring you the details of the invitation wording decision here and now.

Here are the possibilities, let me know which one you like by email or forever hold your peace (some chance);

Option 1 – Bride and groom informal;

Fiona Perry and Andrew Todd invite you to attend their marriage on Friday, the 16th of August, 2002 at three o’clock at Powderham Castle, Exeter, Devon.

Option 2 – Bride and groom formal;

The honour of your presence is requested at the marriage of Fiona Ann Perry to Andrew John Todd on Friday the 16th of August, 2002 at three o’clock, at Powderham Castle, Exeter, Devon.

Option 3 – The Bride’s Parents host (and this one is going to cost you Mr Perry);

Mr and Mrs Nicholas Perry request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Fiona Ann to Mr Andrew John Todd on Friday the 16th of August, 2002 at three o’clock, Powderham Castle, Exeter, Devon.

Option 4 – Both Parents host (get your cheque books out now folks);

Mr and Mrs Nicholas Perry and Mr and Mrs John Todd request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their children Fiona Ann and Andrew John on Friday, the 16th of August, 2002 at three o’clock at Powderham Castle, Exeter, Devon.

Don’t be shy now people. Thanks to the lovely people at weddingchannel.com for the inspiriation. May I never have to visit that web site again.

Three days since my last post. What a slacker. Its probably because I’ve been playing with my other web log and setting my machine up to run Debian.

I’m a busy techie boy playing with his techie toys. Heaven.

In wedding news, the guest list has been finalised and the Woodbury Park brochures are on their way to my Mum and Dad’s house. All it needs is me to come up with the wording for the invitation and Johnny Palmer to get them printed and we will be knee deep in rsvps. I can’t wait.

It seems that I have a very associative mind. Its probably a human thing, but you can never be too sure.

In my case, I associate certain songs with certain activities – settle – mostly playing computer games. Today I was trying out gnome-stones on my laptop and the tune ‘twist in my sobriety’ by Tanita Tikaram started playing in my head. Weird. I think its because I was listening to her first album a lot when I acquired BoulderDash for my Commodore 64. That definitely makes me an eighties throwback.

It is now obvious to me that I have been spending far too much time with Mr Buck (the king of the eighties throwbacks) and talking to Mr Molland (who still thinks it is 1979). I must embrace the future and eschew these historical trappings. Why, if I don’t I could end up wearing flares again (or red Levi’s – and we definitely don’t want to go there).

Time for the odd post? I must have been dreaming.

The reason I’m working the night shift is to help our European users through their go-live. A doddle, I thought. How wrong can one person be? Well I was that wrong.

Still, its Friday now and there is no way they are going to be calling up and keeping me here until after the pubs have closed – mainly because the pubs don’t close over the weekend in Sydney 😉

It is also a long weekend in Australia, as it is Australia day tomorrow. This usually prompts a rash of barbecues and, not wishing to spoil a tradition, we are off to one chez Reeve. We also may pop in to the SCG tomorrow and catch a bit of the NSW vs Victoria Pura Cup match. Thats cricket for any barbarians who don’t know what I’m talking about.

Working the night shift this week, so I may have time for the odd idle post.

We spent the weekend in the Hunter Valley (again) and now have more wine than you can shake a stick at. Suffice it to say a buying ban has been imposed and I shall be doing my level best to reduce stocks to a manageable level. Marvellous.

Right back at your dear.

Mr Kelly supplied the team with a link to a very fine web page today. I thought I would share it with you, so here it is.

I’m in the market for a digital camera and am inviting your comments and opinions. I don’t want the worlds most complex gadget, just something that will allow me to take snaps and then post them up here fairly easily. That way the turnaround time will be a lot quicker and the photo album will be a lot more up to date. I’m going to start my search at photo.net but any other pointers or suggestions will be welcome. All e-mails to the usual address please.

Oh, and those Olympics pictures are just around the corner. Any day now. Honest.