A Little Trip... Not a Lot from Trippydog

Views on the Iraq Confict and War on Terror

2007-05-18T05:57:00.000+01:00

Another forum question that inspired me to make a detailed response:Facebook: Why/Why not do you support the war?(Ok, the question doesn't make much sense - but I'm sure you get what it means!)To keep it short and sweet, I opposed the 'war on terror' from the start.You cannot declare war on an emotion.Afghanistan is much harder than Iraq really. With Iraq it was obviously about oil and

Hippies, The Armed Forces and Religion...

2007-05-16T13:44:00.000+01:00

Someone on a forum I'm a member of posted about how he hates hippies.... of course I couldn't let it go and wrote quite a lengthy reply! Rather than just leave it there to go ignored I thought I'd post it here, so it looks like I'm at least half-attempting to keep this blog up to date!I've got a feeling I might be in the minority here but I'm actually envious of proper hardcore hippies - ya know

One Life is worth the same as another? Right?

2007-04-04T16:07:00.000+01:00

There's been loads of attention given to the British sailors and Marines held by Iran, and the whole incident worries me on a personal level as my sister is in the Navy, but what concerns me a lot more is the guys being held for up to 5 years (!!) without trial in Guantanamo Bay. Just read this:Adel Hamad grew up in a small village in Sudan. Through hard work, he became a schoolteacher and

More MurdochSpace Nastiness?

2007-03-30T17:10:00.000+01:00

Just read this Article from Bill Thompson: The race to preserve the third spaceIt seems Myspace are cracking down on artists including links to buy their music from other sites, they want you to use their own digital music provider, Snocap - which is US only...I’ve been concerned about Myspace since Murdoch bought it, but - like so many other people - use it because everyone else does. (It’s

Sexy Ginger MILF

2007-03-30T14:46:00.000+01:00

Wonder if this title will attract some unwanted visitors?! heheTori Amos is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful women in music, she might be the wrong side of 40 but she still looks great. She also happens to be an amazing pianist with a wonderful, unique voice. In case you haven't noticed, I like Tori Amos!I saw her at Glastonbury '98 - The only songs of hers I knew at the time were

Updated my Myspace

2007-03-24T15:08:00.000Z

I'm not a big fan of Myspace (somehow don't trust Rubert Murdoch with a massive database linking millions of people) but it does have it's uses so just sorted out mine - seperated my personal and artist profiles, so I'm easier to find and can have all the boxes to fill in! I made it a bit prettier and added a load of my tunes - with a cool retro mp3 player! Personal profile: myspace.com/

What Drug Is Your Personality Like?

2007-03-24T14:58:00.000Z

Your Personality Is Like EcstasyYou're usually feeling the love for the world around you - you want to hug everyone.And while you're usually content to sit back and view the world with wonder...Sometimes you're world becomes very overwhelming and a little scary.What Drug Is Your Personality Like?Hmmm.....

A few things wrong with the UK

2007-03-22T20:20:00.000Z

Just spent a bit of time over this forum post so thought I've share it here. Kinda sums up my main reasons for not wanting to live in the UK:Don't get me wrong, England is beautiful and will always be 'home' but some things are so wrong. I won't get into it too much (unless anyone else enjoys talking about this stuff...) but we are one of the richest countries in the world and could vastly

The Gorillaz Story

2007-03-22T19:48:00.001Z

Just gonna download this... it's 2 quid but sounds like it'll be worth it (think I've got a voucher somewhere.....)I tell you what, right, I can guarantee you're going to get some real juicy bits of Gorillaz info....It's all in there. So place your order up front kids, this book going to be a scorcher!--Gorillaz bass-slayer Murdoc NicallsThis is the full story of Gorillaz: Murdoc, 2D, Noodle and

How to sort Iraq?

2007-03-08T19:35:00.000Z

I somehow doubt this guy will win, but US presidential contender Dennis Kucinich proposes the most sensible strategy for Iraq I've seen from any politician.It includes:1. The US announces it will end the occupation, close military bases and withdraw.3. Order a simultaneous return of all US contractors to the United States and turn over all contracting work to the Iraqi government.5. Prepare an

Glasto Update.. 1 in 2.72 Peeps will get Tickets

2007-03-06T23:20:00.000Z

According to the BBC, 395,000 people have registered for Glastonbury 2007. There will be 145,000 tickets on general sale. So that's nearly 1 ticket for ever 3rd person. Fortunately a lot of peeps will have registered but won't be able to go or won't get up early enough for the 9am Sunday sale! Definitely don't want to be having a late one that sat night!So in about 3 weeks the race is on, but

An Honest Politician??

2007-03-06T21:35:00.000Z

The interviewer asks John Prescott what he thinks of George Bush.After a pause he replies, "not much".From Blair: The Inside Story (on BBC 2 now)

Hard Drive Failure.... Dead Disk... ARGH!!!

2007-03-02T15:37:00.000Z

Last night I ran a defrag on my hard drives and got up this morning to find one drive was missing in Windows... ARGH!I can't seem to get my PC to recognise it at all and this drive contains all my docs (photos etc), music projects and over 100Gb of mp3s! Luckily my docs and music projects were backed up a few weeks ago, but I've still lost some stuff. Not to mention my mp3 collection which was

Addicted to being a virus!

2007-02-28T00:32:00.000Z

The last couple of days I've been addicted to this game. You are a virus and have to wipe out mankind! My highest score was 609... not quite enough to get on the scoreboard :(

A couple of useful eBay tools

2007-02-24T21:41:00.000Z

Ok, I've been using my blog more as a personal notebook lately.. oh well.. these sites will be useful to anyone that uses eBay:Dealfinder Looking for a bargain on eBay? Use eBay Deal Finder to discover valuable items that others haven't. All items have zero bids, less than 4 hours left, no reserve price, free or fixed rate shipping and a total price that includes shipping costs. (

Easier way to use Ebay's affiliate scheme?

2007-02-24T17:45:00.000Z

Just came across this:www.buildanichestore.comSeems like an good way to integrate eBay auctions into websites - Might try it with john-lennon.co.uk or the-beatles.biz....

MP3 Renamer

2007-02-22T17:06:00.000Z

Just listening to some tunes and came across a few albums with files like - track1, track2, etc....A quick search found this great little program: http://www.cddb-mp3-renamer.flashdance.cx/Search the cd database and rename mp3's quickly and simply!Ah... no more guessing which track is which or having to look at the album art! :D

GoDaddy discount (domain names)

2007-02-19T18:28:00.000Z

A note for me really... but useful for anyone that want a cheap domain name!GoDaddy are probably the cheapest for .coms - $8.95/about £4.50 a year and .infos are only 99c/50p-ish a year!These codes make them even cheaper!taketen - 10% off all orders - Expires: Never! (?!)cjcdeal695 - $6.95 .com domain - Expires: 2/28/07 (takes $2 off each domain!)More codes here: http://www.dealtaker.com/

The fact and fiction of camcorder piracy

2007-02-06T19:06:00.000Z

Just came across this and thought it deserved a post!Internet law professor Michael Geist examines the arguments surrounding camcorder piracy of movies and says facts should be separated from fiction.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6334913.stmMakes sense to me...!

The Good, The Bad, The Queen and The Very Random!!

2007-01-29T17:57:00.001Z

Damon lovin it! (That kid stared intently the whole gig!)Last night I went to see The Good, The Bad & The Queen in Southsea with my mate Carl - what a random gig!I only heard they were playing a few days ago.. a bit of eBay searching found a few tickets going for about the original price, 20 quid each.. but we were lucky with these - wonder why these tix went for less than other tickets... hehe!

...and a new one just begun... Here's to a great 2007!

2007-01-01T22:01:00.000Z

Just a quick post to say happy New Year to the millions of people that read this site! (hmmm...) I hope everyone had a good NYE, mine was relatively quiet - few drinks with some mates - a good night though!Here's to a great 2007!

Another Year Over... Goodbye 2006... To-do List 2007

2006-12-31T18:13:00.000Z

Thailand 2006... more pics online soon!Not a bad year for me really, what with Thailand and all, met some great people and that's the first thing on my list of resolutions (or just things to do really...):Keep (or get back) in touch with people. I'm shit at keeping in touch... sorry! Tomorrow I WILL email a lot of friends, old and new! (and prob link to this site.. wooo! visitors maybe! so if

Free Glastonbury 2007 Tickets from the BBC

2006-12-31T18:02:00.000Z

Just came across this and had to share it (with the 3 or so people that read this!) ...http://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/glastonbury/game/Complete the game and you get into a draw to win tickets - and it's hours of fun testing your Glasto knowledge!!Also, on the Glasto theme, there's some new info out about ticket sales for 2007.It seems that you will need to pre-register in February, using a form

2eb Toolbar

2006-12-04T19:05:00.000Z

I'm crap at keeping this up to date aren't I?! I will get round to finishing off my Thailand tales soon...I've been renewing some of my online projects after seeing that john-lennon.co.uk was suddenly getting traffic (ok, mostly an overactive googlebot but still...). I'll be updating that site soon with the new version of Associate-O-Matic.Check out 2eb.co.uk - There is now a FREE toolbar

BACK!!!

2006-11-02T19:27:00.000Z

I'm back! Well... I've been back in sunny England for over a month now, but finally back online. Sorry for not keeping this site updated (what can I say, I'm shit!). The plan now is to complete the stories of my travels over the next few weeks - a bit like a serialisation thingy... Currently stressed out cos I've been suspended from ebay (cnuts!) - seems like they've suddenly started linking

Trip: 12/08/06 Meeting the Locals in Krabi

2006-09-13T10:14:00.000+01:00

Krabi Town Centre.I left Phi Phi today (Saturday 12th) and decided to stay in Krabi for a few days with Chris before heading to Ko Lanta. (Note: I never did make it there!)The plan was to make a day trip to a national park to see some wildlife but after talking to load of locals it seems there are "no animals there now, only in zoo". Shame, hope there are still some left up north!I've been

Trip: 10/08/06 Boat Trip to Phi Phi Lei (Ley) & Ton Sai Viewpoint

2006-09-13T09:00:00.000+01:00

Maya Bay, Phi Phi Lei (where "The Beach" was filmed).Went on a boat trip to the uninhabited neighbouring island, Phi Phi Lei (on the 6th) with George, Chris and the 2 Matts. Did a bit of snorkelling - beautiful! Glad I did it as I've not been able to do anymore diving as hoped - I've had a cold and couldn't really afford it anyway.We saw a place called Viking Cave (named after ancient paintings

Trip: 12/07/06 Full Moon Video

2006-08-21T11:05:00.002+01:00

Found a place with decent internet access so put a little vid of the July Full Moon Party online...Will update blog soon!

Trip: 10/08/06 P P - People? & er.. More People!

2006-08-15T11:32:00.000+01:00

Colin, Prashanti, Elle, ?, George,Matt,Chris, Matt.I was going to split this down into separate parts, but I haven't done that much really - this is more about the people I've met over the last couple of weeks...Lucian & Richie left to head of to Bali at the beginning of the month and Prashanti (the Aussie girl I met in Krabi) arrived with a group of people - some she met in Railey, others had

Music: 29/07/06 P P Perfect Paradise?

2006-08-13T14:25:00.000+01:00

In a p-p-perfect paradise it's easy to forget.But it's easier to start thinking, easy to regret,What you should or shouldn't have done... or said.Or who you should or shouldn't have let into your bed... or head.Mr Williams et al got it right, "No Regrets".But it's so fuckin hard, maybe easier to forget.So I'll stick with the line Orbital stole (maybe they shouldn't),"It's better to regret

Trip: 29/07/06 Thoughts on the Tsunami

2006-08-13T14:12:00.000+01:00

26th December 2004Those acts of God piss you off,necessary human destruction?Droplets of water kill thousands of men,the start of a new revolution?That was part of a song I wrote back in '98, referring to some mostly-forgotten tragedy (a flood in China I think). Forgotten by me and you, but not by the people who lost their loved ones.Will it be the same here, in Koh Phi Phi? The rebuilding is

Internet: 13/08/06 Amazon Associates

2006-08-13T13:34:00.000+01:00

Amazon AssociatesCreate text links to individual products

Trip: 29/07/06 Chillin in Phi Phi (A Few Book Reviews)

2006-08-13T12:46:00.000+01:00

Finally getting round to updating my blog - sorry it's taken so long!! I'll leave the post date as today for now, so it appears at the top of the site and correct it later.Me, Ton Sai Beach, Koh Phi PhiI'm on Koh Phi Phi (pronounced Pee Pee), another beautiful tropical island - off the Andaman (west) coast. This place was badly hit by the 2004 tsunami - so I'm happy to be spending time and (more

eBay: 10/08/06 Courier Costs

2006-08-10T10:23:00.000+01:00

This is an attempt to work out transportion costs for items sent from Thailand to the UK and USA.As examples I'm using:10kg, 50cm x 40cm x 30cm (laptop, large electrical or quantity of smaller items)2kg, 20cm x 10cm x 5cm (mid-size item or small lot)500g, 20cm x 10cm x 5cm (single small item)50g, 10cm x 5cm x <1cm (single small item)Comparing the Thai postal service with major couriers.Using

eBay: 10/08/06 UK Customs & Excise

2006-08-10T10:03:00.000+01:00

Again, like most of the stuff in the eBay section this is really just for my own reference, but if anyone else finds it useful - great!Research on potential customs charges for electronic and other goods.HM Revenue & Customs: www.hmrc.gov.ukGuide to importing and exporting: Breaking down the barriers (pdf)(way too much for me to read here in an (expensive) internet cafe - have to wait til I get a

eBay: 10/08/06 Laptops & Electronics Research - Malaysia

2006-08-10T09:24:00.000+01:00

This is really just for my own reference...After chatting to a guy who lives here it seems the cheapest place to get a laptop is Malaysia, so I've spent a bit of time researching this and seeing whether or not it's worth a trip there to get one for myself (desperately need one to make some money!) and also if it's worth buying goods there to resell in the UK.Going by what I've found so far it

Trip: 10/08/06 Quick post -- Notalot in Phi Phi

2006-08-10T09:17:00.000+01:00

Sorry for no new posts for a while. I'll update this properly when I can spend the day or so needed online (somewhere cheaper than here!)Been in Ko Phi Phi (Pee Pee) for the last couple of weeks - not done a great deal really... chilling, reading, thinking, drinking, a boat trip, spending too much money! (It's not that cheap here). Really need to start making money as I don't think I'll be able

Politix: 24/07/06 I Read the News Today.... Oh Boy!

2006-07-24T05:47:00.000+01:00

wtf.....???!!A tame image... one of many children killed, from IndymediaI didn't realise what was going on - not really read/seen the news for a few weeks - can't believe it really... Israel bombing and maybe about to invade Lebanon? For what? Just because a 'terrorist' group has it's base there? So that is justification for the murder of hundreds (so far) of innocent civilians?? Forget an eye

Trip: 23/07/06 Boats & Buses to Burma & Krabi

2006-07-23T08:42:00.000+01:00

Welcome to MyanmarFriday evening I finally left Koh Phangan. It was sad to say goodbye to the place that's been home for the last 3 and a half weeks but I needed to sort my visa and I'm supposed to be traveling, not getting settled!Most countries get a 30 day visa on entry to Thailand, this can be renewed by simply leaving and re-entering the country. To facilitate this many places offer 'visa

Trip: 21/07/06 Bamboo Tattoo (I got one tooooo! So should you!)

2006-07-21T07:56:00.000+01:00

Really gotta stop it with these silly titles..... hmmmFirstly, if anyone out there (Helen??) has a pic showing my (crappy) tattoo - as it was - can you please crop it and email it to me so I can put it on here as a before and after thingy?? Ta.Me, having a bamboo tattooAfter seeing the stuff a few guys had had done I was really intrigued by the idea of a bamboo tattoo. I'm booked in in Fareham to

Trip: 21/07/06 Guesthouse Review: Same Same Lodge & Restaurant, Haad Rin, Koh Phangan

2006-07-21T07:42:00.000+01:00

Same Same Lodge & Restauranthttp://www.same-same.com/Having stayed here since the 29th June (3 weeks!) I feel I am able to write a full review of this place.Though I have little experience of Thai guesthouses to make comparisons this is a great place! The staff are friendly, the rooms 1st class and the food delicious.The RoomsMy Room - double with Fan(s)My room was a fan room (air con is also

Trip: 18/07/06 Thailand Links (Part 2)

2006-07-18T16:09:00.000+01:00

Found a few great sites for info on Thailand...Lonely Planet's Thorntree - Really good!!TravelfishDave's ESL Cafe

Trip: 18/07/06 Diving for... er... Something or Other!

2006-07-18T14:24:00.000+01:00

Me, Entering 'The Chimney' at Sail RockFinally completed my diving course over the last couple of days. Went to Sail Rock yesterday, about halfway between Ko Samui and Ko Phangan - this is where whale sharks are often seen. Didn't see any sharks this time, but the visibility was good - saw loads of beautiful fish and other marine life, including schools of barracuda, angel fish, bat fish,

Trip: 14/07/06 Full Moon Madness

2006-07-14T15:27:00.000+01:00

Full Moon Party on Wednesday - What a great night!! I was a bit skeptical at first - so many peeps have descended on Haad Rin just for the party - but it was amazing!Full (ish) Moon - the party was delayed by 2 days due to Buddhist holidays.I spent most of the night hanging around with Rob, the English guy (from Telford) from the boat trip, his girlfriend Vanessa and 2 Irish lads, Lucien and

Random: 11/07/06 Blogger problems

2006-07-11T16:45:00.000+01:00

Having loads of problems getting stuff on here - so sorry for the lack of updates..Will try to get it up to date when I can with stories of goodbyes, special milkshakes, diving, reggae boat trips and paranoia...take care peeps!

Trip: 11/07/06 Wat Suan Mok

2006-07-11T11:58:00.000+01:00

Just a quicky, as I can't seem to edit posts at the mo - the link for Wat Suan Mok is wrong. It should be www.suanmokkh.org - have a look at the site for more info but here's a summary...What is the 10 - Day Retreat?It is a very special period of time in one's life which one devotes just to oneself, a time to explore and learn the "inner side" of oneself. Retreat is getting to know oneself

Trip: 11/07/06 The Calm Before...

2006-07-11T11:27:00.000+01:00

I did nothing much today - slept loads, ate some very tasty shark and tried to get stuff online. It's got a bit mad here really - so many people, different people - so many pissheads really - maybe it's just cos I'm not in the mood to be with them at the mo - gonna party tomorrow night though! The plan at the mo is after the full moon party top move somewhere quieter on Koh Phangan, finish the

Trip: 10/07/06 Fear and Loathing in Haad Rin

2006-07-10T11:26:00.000+01:00

What an interesting - albeit mad, and fucking scary - day!!Managed to get up early to get the taxi-type-thing (pickup) to the dive centre. Got stuck in front of a video learning the theory, then found out my instructor hadn't turned up (seems he's new there, no one really knew him). I wasn't really feeling up for diving anyway (fell asleep watching the vids - oops!) so no real problem, but if I'd

Trip: 09/07/06 I'm a Fish!

2006-07-09T11:26:00.000+01:00

Well not really... but it kinda felt like that. Went diving today - the visibility wasn't great but it was still cool. Amazingly I could still remember stuff from the bit I did with Sea Cadets about 13 years ago! It was supposed to be me and 2 other guys on the DSD (Discover Scuba Diving) course but they didn't show, so I had 1-to-1 instruction which was great. It meant it went at my pace, no

Trip: 08/07/06 Reggae Boat Trip

2006-07-08T11:25:00.000+01:00

"We guarantee that your day will be as chilled and relaxed as possible" (check flyer - add photo) So read the sign for the "Original Reggae Boat Trip". The Reggae BoatI hadn't had a smoke for ages and so, with a bit of blagging from 2 Irish girls (Julie & Rachel, who are also staying at Same Same) I went on another boat trip. This trip was similar to the one I did last week - went to the same

Trip: 07/07/06 The Mellow Mountain

2006-07-07T11:25:00.000+01:00

(Playing with my cam... long exposure, no flash)Only here can you take a journey to a mountain of neon, drink an overpriced strawberry shake containing one of the most ancient and powerful entheogens known to man then sit in infantile awe at the surrounding beauty and chaos...Only here will a place that prescribes a drug they know lasts 12 hours close after 2...Only here will you wish you could

Trip: 06/07/06 Sunburn & Sadness

2006-07-06T11:24:00.000+01:00

Eva, Helene, Me, MarianneThe sun has been out in force for the last couple of days and though I've generally kept covered up and sun lotion on I still managed to burn a bit.. oh well, it's been lovely though - swimming in the sea and chilling on the beach with my Norwegian friends, Helene, Eva & Marianne.Eva's been seeing (prob the wrong word really) this Israeli guy - Yaniv, who's ex-army. Man,

Trip: 04/07/06 Dancing, Drugs & Dodgy Dreams...

2006-07-04T17:34:00.000+01:00

Went to the Half Moon Party last night. Had a great time!! Danced til 9am and took loads of drugs!Don't worry though Mum & Dad - just the ones society says are ok - a bit of alcohol and a lot of caffeine, taurine and whatever else is in Red Bull. Certainly did the trick - couldn't believe I could go so long without any illegal substances (pretty sure the rest of the guys still dancing in the

Trip: 02/07/06 Lost...

2006-07-02T14:57:00.000+01:00

Wow - I've nearly got this up to date!The last couple of days havee been a haze of beer and football - watched loads more here than I would at home! Saw both the Germany/Argentina and the England/Portugal game with Justin & Di. (Man, penalties are so unfair... oh well) Both evenings the beers lead to buckets (Thai whiskey, Coke and Red Bull servered in a small bucket with a load of straws! - I've

Web: Google ads on here

2006-07-02T14:08:00.000+01:00

No idea why the ads are showing stuff about Ir aq - don't think there is any mention of it here... strange.Hopefully it will sort itself out.I don't want to break Googles T&C's by encouraging tou to click, but if you see a relavant one please remember they pay me for it! (Please don't just click loads though.)Also - see the links on the right and download firefox (loads better than Internet

Trip: 30/06/06 Same, Same.... But Different

2006-06-30T14:13:00.000+01:00

The bungalow at Paradise was nice - but a bit isolated being in my own hut on a hill (and not very secure at all) so I was looking to move to a guest house.My Norwegian friends had moved to Same Same and said it was nice, I'd eaten there (lovely food!) too, so on Thursday I moved over there - the room is a bit more than the hut was (400B) but wow! It's like a hotel room - immaculate, paitings on

Trip: 28/06/06 Paradise....?

2006-06-28T12:43:00.000+01:00

Not actually sure if this is Ko Phangan, Ko Tao or Ko Samui... still beautiful!From the moment I arrived at the Port in Donsak and saw the islands in the distance I knew this was some place special...I shared a spangthaew (not sure bout spelling! - basically a pickup truck used as a shared taxi) to Haad Rin (also spelt Hat Rin) with, amonst others, 3 girls (well, women.. 22 I think) from Norway.

Trip: 27/06/06 Mission to Koh Pha-Ngan (continued)

2006-06-27T12:18:00.000+01:00

Surat ThaniAs I had to wait a few hours for the next bus & boat to Ko Phanagn (like a lot of Thai words there are various English spellings) I found an internet cafe.. what a lovely place - Web Guest House in Surat Thani, ran by a Danish guy with a really friendly and helpful Thai woman - so much friendlier than the place I stayed in in Bangkok - might try to stay there if I go back through Surat

Trip: 27/06/06 Journey Down South

2006-06-27T05:52:00.000+01:00

On a mission!!Can't stay in Bussling Bangkok forever so heading down south to Koh Pha-Ngan - a 'tropical paradise' off the east coast. I could see myself staying there for a while (Full moon party on the 12th....) though I might go to nearby Koh Tao and do some diving with turtles and whale sharks!! Lonely Planet (from now on abbreviated to LP) said I could book the full train-bus-boat ticket at

Trip: 23/06/06 The Joys of Khao San Road...

2006-06-26T10:54:00.000+01:00

So, I arrived in Khao San Rd... what a mental place! Think Glastonbury with more neon! The same sort of commercialised hippy vibe.. all sorts of music, street vendors (the smells, mmm), bars, restaurants, guesthouses - ok so there's no guesthouses at Glasto (sure people wouldn't complain if there were!) anyway it has a similar feel - sort of!I was still with Michael, the bloke from SA. We were

Pics: 26/06/06 Flickr

2006-06-26T10:47:00.000+01:00

You can see some of my pics here. I'm trying to upload what I can, but it's taking a while... I'll include them in posts if I can....

Trip: 26/06/06 Not a Lot...

2006-06-26T05:39:00.000+01:00

Not really done much the last few days - slept a lot, not sure if that is the heat, beer, laziness or a bit of all of them! Watched the football on Sun, in a pub packed full of English fans - good atmosphere, shame the game wasn't anything special. Without that amazing free kick from Becks I could see it going all the way to penalties... and how often do we win then?Phoned up Royal Jordanian to

Trip: 24/06/06 Chao Phraya River & Wat Pho

2006-06-24T12:35:00.000+01:00

Woke up quite early - still raining... back to bed!!Got up about 11.30 - just to go downstairs and book the room for another couple of nights (it runs til 12pm). Back to bed - snoozed on and off (hmmmm maybe this is being a little too detailed - sure I'll get more vague as the days go on!!). The roof started leaking onto my bed (and I'm on the 2nd of 4 floors!), moving the bed and a stategically

Trip: 23/06/06 I'm off!!

2006-06-23T16:17:00.000+01:00

Well, I finally did it!! Currently in Bangkok - typing this in a pub!!The flight was ok, couldn't get any sleep really as it was a bit cramped. the food was, well.. interesting - it said it was beef, even vaguely tasted like beef.. but it looked like lumps of poo!! There was loads of it though! - 3 meals over the 2 flights - not eaten anything til this eve (sat 24th).Met a random South African

Music: 27/09/05 DnB Filter Play

2006-06-19T16:36:00.000+01:00

Just a play-about really. Needs a lot of work - esp at the end.DnB Filter PlayThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.

Music: 21/11/05 Nine Inch Nails - Only (stdm remix)

2006-06-19T16:30:00.000+01:00

This is a remix of a Nine Inch Nails song for a competition thing. Also got this on Myspace.Nine Inch Nails - Only (stdm remix)This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.

Music: 20/11/04 In The Ghetto

2006-06-19T16:13:00.000+01:00

An instrumental cover version of Elvis's classic - with some naughty samples. Need to find a singer or rapper to do some vocals...In The GhettoThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.

Music: 17/10/04 You Fuckin Knows It

2006-06-19T16:11:00.000+01:00

Samples the brilliant, amazingly talented Goldie Lookin Chain - er.. hope you don't mind guys! You Fuckin Knows ItThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.

Music: 24/07/04 Changin' The World

2006-06-19T16:08:00.000+01:00

Watch out for the bass on this one...Changin' The WorldThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.

Music: 09/07/04 Timmys and Things

2006-06-19T16:06:00.000+01:00

Vocals by Helen & LouiseTimmys and ThingsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.

Music: 21/06/04 Igzag (Glastonbury Soon)

2006-06-19T16:02:00.000+01:00

Featuring the vocal talents of (in alphabetical order) Ms Helen Shaw and Ms Gabi Symes... oh, and a little bit of me!Igzag (Glastonbury Soon)This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.

Music: 21/04/05 Is Your Name Nigel?

2006-06-19T12:59:00.000+01:00

Featuring the vocal talents of Lorraine (with a bit of Helen & me), this is the recording of a Ouija board session set to music. This one's pretty good even if I do say so myself :P could do with more variation in the music though really.Is Your Name Nigel?This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License

Music: 21/08/04 No Reserve

2006-06-19T12:49:00.000+01:00

You sold your soul on eBayWell it's better than settling for an eighth of weedYour parents, they won't believe youBut they never had the strength to give you what you needNo ReserveThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.

Music: 09/04/04 Back to 'Nam

2006-06-19T12:44:00.000+01:00

We gotta control those evil monkeys...Back to 'NamThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.

Music: 14/08/05 Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert

2006-06-17T19:11:00.000+01:00

This is a cover/remix of a Pink Floyd song - hope you like it Roger!This song was about the Falklands, the plan was to change the lyrics to make it mean as much now. Something like:They'd finished in Afghanistan, not started in Beriut,George turned his army's focus to Iraq.And Tony, over lunch one day, he hatched a brilliant plan.Decided to help him to Attack.Ooo-oo-oo-ooooo Tony what have you

Pics: 17/06/06 Archie... Animated!

2006-06-17T16:46:00.000+01:00

Got a bit distracted from sorting out stuff (Going on thursday!!) so I made this... like it?!Tutorial here

Music: 24/02/04 Poetic Spectre

2006-06-09T15:32:00.000+01:00

This one was written and produced with Russ Jones.The vocals are sampled from "Self Evident" by Ani DiFranco. I've actually tried to get some sort of approval for this - emailed her record company and whoever runs her myspace - no reply though. Guess it's better than saying they hate it!Poetic Spectre

Music: 00 My music (intro)

2006-06-09T14:50:00.000+01:00

I'm going to stick a load of my tunes on here. Please have a listen and leave some comments!Most of it is just me, written and produced mainly on a PC - I can play a little bit of keyboards but not much else - am I a musician? Maybe? Maybe not? I'm definately not a singer though! Apologies in advance for the tracks with my vocals on!There are some naughty samples in there. :P If any of the

Pics: 05/06/06 Bee

2006-06-06T01:58:00.000+01:00

Random: 05/06/06 Helen Shaw (aka Harfield)

2006-06-05T23:47:00.000+01:00

Just for you, Helen Shaw Here's a picture that should show up for you, Helen Shaw in google. Maybe as Helen Harfield too as that is also your name - and there are less Harfield's than Shaws! This is in no way some cynical Helen-like attempt to influence the search pages and make shaw this picture shaws...In some harfield (a field where they grow hars - of course) a lamb was born. Shaw n, the

Web: 05/06/06 Blogger Categories (pt 2)

2006-06-05T22:30:00.000+01:00

What a pain in the arse! The Blogger categories script I installed is great in some ways.. it sorts posts by category - see the links at the top!You have to put the category keyword then ":" - eg Web: for this post, unfortunately the category pages only show a list of posts, sorted alphabetically. I could see this getting messy (with all my random junk on here) so as a quick fix I'm gonna try

eBay: The eBay Avenger

2006-06-01T14:02:00.000+01:00

Hello. My name is Amir Massoud Tofangsazan and i live in Barnet. I'm 19 but pretend to be a lot older and like to pretend that I'm a big businessman when I'm not actually that clever. on 29th November 2005 I sold a laptop on eBay...This guy got pissed off when he bought a dodgy laptop on eBay so he decided to publish the sellers pictures, CV, porn, etc... Nice work!!More about it here

Web: Blogger categories

2006-05-31T15:25:00.000+01:00

I've just setup the Blogger catergories script from Moshare. Great work guys! Hopefully its a bit easier to nativate my crap now!

Trip: 31/05/06 22 days and counting...

2006-05-31T13:16:00.000+01:00

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Trip: 29/05/06 Flights sorted!

2006-05-29T15:46:00.000+01:00

Just booked my flights... 22nd June... Finally seems real!I went with Statravel. It was £458 in total, flying with Royal Jordanian, valid for 12 months, only £25 to change the return date and with free hotel in Amman on the way back! (click full post for details)Thu, Jun 22: ROYAL JORDANIAN, RJ 0112From: LONDON HEATHROW, UNITED KINGDOM (LHR)Departs: 5:05pmDeparture Terminal: TERMINAL 3To: AMMAN,

Web: Notalot.info domain name

2006-05-28T18:28:00.000+01:00

Wtf is this site then? I'm guessing a few visitors might be expecting something different here (though I'm not quite sure what!) (click full post for more)I don't know much about the history of Notalot.info - I bought it on eBay last year when I went through a phase of snapping up cheap (and mostly useless) domain names!I stuck the domain on Sedo and forgot about it. Then I noticed it was getting

Trip to Thailand: Insurance

2006-05-28T17:22:00.000+01:00

I've not spent as long searching for insurance as I have for flights, but still searched a few. (Unfortunately can't remember which ones and prices!) (click full post for more) Statravel, who offered such a good price on the flights seem quite expensive on insurance - £97 for 9 weeks, then £50 a month.Partly because I can't be arsed searching everywhere, I'm going to go with the same guys as my

Trip: Do I buy this??

2006-05-28T17:01:00.000+01:00

Just came across this on eBay:Return flights from Gatwick to Bangkok, Thailand (click full post for more)Looks like it could be a bargain, and maybe the dates can be changed - I really want to be out the country by my birthday, 26th June and coming back later than July.Digging around on Qatar Airways website I found this as their UK enquires number: 0208 78570563 - seems to be permenantly engaged

Trip to Thailand: Travel agent mini-reviews

2006-05-28T16:12:00.000+01:00

So the search for cheap flights continues...I'm looking for a 2 month return to Bangkok (from any London airport, flying out about 20th June) that can be extended if needed at minimal cost. I've found quite a few around the £400 mark, but they are either only valid for 2 or 3 months from departure date or cost £75-£100 to change the return date.After getting pissed off with multiple searches on

eBay: How to create affiliate links

2006-05-28T15:54:00.000+01:00

Like most of the crap on here this is more for my memory than anything else! (click full post for more)eBay adds the afilliate tracking and changes the format of the links slightly so this:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7416265769becomes:http://www.qksrv.net/click-1494319-9479574?loc=http%3A//cgi.ebay .co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D7416265769This is what I was

eBay: "I'm gonna come down with some boys and burn your fucking house down" eBay Nightmare

2006-05-24T19:31:00.000+01:00

Another eBay nightmare this week, this time not a problem with eBay but with a buyer.Not everyday you get wankers threatening to burn down your house (thank fuck). This bloke is either so stupid he can look at an auction a few times, ask questions but manage to miss the bit in bold that says untested or he thought he could buy something I couldn't test, check it out himself and if faulty try to

Politix: What they are really doing in Iraq...

2006-05-24T17:34:00.000+01:00

"That's why we call 'em Haji, you gotta desensitize yourself from 'em. They're not people..."A couple of American soldiers tell the truth about their time in Iraq. Innocent civilians killed just for the hell of it. Iraqis are called Haji, "They're not people". Who said this wasn't another Vietnam?!Can you blame the soldiers though? They are brainwashed and ordered to act like this. They are

New song: 06/05/06 Last one (for a while)

2006-05-16T21:13:00.000+01:00

Just really seeing how well this'll work... but here's my latest creation! (I'll spare you the pain of the vocal mix!)(Last one) for a while:~SiThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 England & Wales License.

Web: Gmail down... argh!!

2006-05-16T18:59:00.000+01:00

Since about 4.30pm (BST) I've not been able to send or recieve emails...Server Error Gmail is temporarily unavailable. Cross your fingers and try again in a few minutes. We're sorry for the inconvenience.ARGH!!!Thinking I was being clever I set all my emails to go through Gmail - I lost a lot of emails after a hard drive crash and thought it would make sense to have them all saved

Web: Blogger v Wordpress

2006-05-16T18:30:00.000+01:00

In an effort to try and get this blog thing at least half-organised from day one I've been checking out different blogging platforms...A friend suggested I use the blog feature in Myspace - hmmm, not too happy about having my ramblings published by the same people that publish The Sun, although I do trust em with my songs - well it gets a few peeps listening!Maybe I'm completely wrong here but it

Trip: Thailand Links (Part 1)

2006-05-15T17:18:00.000+01:00

Ok.. this is more for me than anything else. Trying to sort out my trip to Thailand I've came across a stupid amount of sites, some useful, some not. Here's some that seem useful and I want to remember them! (maybe of use other peeps... if anyone else reads this!)Barrhead Travel - seem to be reasonable for flights - £400 inc, though I need to check fees to change date and validity. I'm gonna get

Pics: Miss ya guys...

2006-05-15T15:47:00.000+01:00

Just playing with Picasa and came across some old pics...This is me with Growler, my cat and Karma, my mate Helen's Bull Terrier (they lived with me last year).Unfortuanetly both are no longer with us - Karma had to be put to sleep and G went out one day and didn't come back :( It's been so long now, but still hoping for that call from the RSPCA...Hope you're happy somewhere mate...

Web: My little bits of cyberspace...

2006-05-15T01:09:00.000+01:00

I've got a few random bits out there on t'internet... unfinished projects, profiles on sites I haven't bothered to update in ages, music that isn't really finished either...trippydog.co.uk - my main site if ya can call it that, nothing really there at the mo.. hmmm doesn't even seem to be working!MySpace profile - Rubert Murdoch's way-too-popular profile site, got some tunes on there. Don't

Trip: Passport piccies sorted..

2006-05-15T00:56:00.000+01:00

A Little Trip: Intro

2006-05-14T23:42:00.000+01:00

I'm going on a little trip... thought i'd give this blog malarkey a shot, might be easier than sending emails and leave a sort of permanent record of my ramblings (that's er... physical and verbal!).At the mo the plan is to fly to bangkok about the middle of june and take it from there really... I'll update this when (or if) I can be arsed....