More blood

I phoned the blood service last week to see if my recent operation excludes me from giving blood.  It does, until January 2012.

Imagine my surprise to be phoned today and asked to make an appointment.  I was not best pleased; surely these people have computers and the computers tell the workers the correct information!

I have made a complaint (because I am a very petty, small minded person) and expect these people to be more efficient in future.
 

Sad Music

I've been a bit low today so I thought I'd indulge myself.

Have just listened to "Goodbye to Love" (Carpenters) and the 3rd movement of Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto.

I'm currently on "All by myself" (Eric Carmen) although I quite enjoy Celine Dion version (on now).

Next will be "Nobody does it better" (Carly Simon)

I may finish with "Ain't it a kick in the head".

Finally, sorry to Julie who I may have upset with a comment to this post.  I wasn't serious.
 

New Blogs

Don't take this the wrong way. I am a little bored. I log into Google Reader and see your new posts; I even comment on a few.  But I new new stimulation.

I have therefore been hitting the 'Next Blog' button in blogger to see what is out there.  It didn't really work because if, say you arrive at a blog about knitting, then the next, next blog is also knitting related; and the next; and the next.  Eventually you find a new theme.  However, many blogs have not been updated in a while.

So I tried another method. I went to blogs I already (ahem!) 'read' and looked in the side bars. I have added a few blogs to Google Reader, just to see how I go.  They are:

Mewells

Computerhelpzone

Swanage Bellringing

Please, send me your recommendations for a good blog.  Posts need to be not too long, and funny is good. Though provoking, something I feel I can comment on (see my About me - that will narrow it down).

Above all, keep entertaining me yourselves!

Half Term

We broke up yesterday but I am going into school today to rehearse with the band for the school show.  On Friday I have to go in again to let the piano tuner in so I will tidy up.  I thought both my readers would enjoy this.

PC fixed

My man came (who I trust greatly) and ran a few tests as the system started up with no graphics problems.

When I bought this machine 2 years ago he put the old HDD in so he could move the data to the new HDD and left it in as a spare (there were good reasons for this).  However, today he disconnected the old HDD and reseated the RAM.  All seems well; phew!  Seems quicker too.