tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131248972024-03-07T08:25:59.244+00:00Frizza tight mass of hairMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.comBlogger534125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-27094987996102233032007-01-08T11:16:00.000+00:002007-01-08T11:17:20.730+00:00Frizz has moved!A redirect should take you straight to the new site - if not it's over <a href="http://frizzworld.com">here</a>.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-48555646901880013602007-01-02T22:35:00.000+00:002007-01-03T00:13:52.967+00:00Code and confusionMy head is full of code and confusion, but I'm slowly getting there; I keep having little light bulbs of understanding going off in my rusty brain. This is me trying to get my head around <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordpress">Wordpress</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Html">HTML</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Php">PHP</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascading_Style_Sheets">CSS</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL">MySQL</a>... My <span style="font-style: italic;">holiday project</span> has rather taken over my head space... so I think I'm going to move <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Frizz</span> over sooner rather than later, not least because it's distracting me from doing any 'proper' work, then I'll tinker with it as I get to know the system. The moving bit is a little worrying... I'd welcome any advice from any readers who have done it before. <br /><br />A happy slappy New Year, I reckon it can't be said too often...Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-42178248803158471072007-01-01T17:25:00.000+00:002007-01-01T17:32:23.695+00:002007A rambunctious and stupendous 2007 to you all.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-76531774998113439272006-12-30T11:50:00.000+00:002006-12-30T11:53:52.882+00:00Magical iceYesterday a group of us went skating, luckily missing the rain. There were a few left over puddles on the ice and we had a couple of wet bottoms, but I won't name names! Little John was a star. And as always it was magical, there is something very special about skating and especially about skating outside.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-56683051318648822872006-12-30T11:42:00.000+00:002006-12-30T11:49:03.891+00:00Raising my geekinessWhat I have been doing instead, is checking out <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a> and I'm considering moving <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Frizz</span>. I was thinking about it this time last year, but then I thought it would be too big a technical leap and I wasn't sure I could justify buying some hosting space (would I keep blogging?), but now it seems a good project for the New Year. It's still going to be a huge technical leap, but I've actually been enjoying raising my geek<span style="font-style: italic;">iness</span> level over the last few days. So just to say, there might be some rather dramatic changes to <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Frizz</span> in the coming weeks.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-62144282733319063372006-12-30T11:24:00.001+00:002006-12-30T12:00:41.396+00:00Rather too much food<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frizzworld/338328132/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/338328132_beda270c72_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><br /></span></div>Well, I thought I could use a blogging break, hence the silence. During this time I've eaten too much and felt sick quite a bit, the word gluttony has come to mind quite a lot, we are talking cake, chocolate, fudge, mince pies (gluten free thanks to Anna), Big R's amazing raspberry, lots of cold Salmon, an assortment of fine cheeses... the list goes on. Sandy and I went for a lovely Christmas morning walk, Sandy kited out for the occasion. Clapping hands, I got a genealogy programme from Big R and S, so I have somewhere to write down all the family info I've been finding out. And I haven't watched <span style="font-style: italic;">any</span> TV, which I think is a first. I have been 'going' to watch <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061385/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Barefoot in the Park</span></a> for about three days now, but it never seems to happen.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-33951365475872410072006-12-24T23:20:00.000+00:002006-12-25T02:10:18.171+00:00Xmas dog<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frizzworld/332306210/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/332306210_3b4f4efa44_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ></span><br />All that wrapping is exhausting...Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-77244149153777622272006-12-24T11:37:00.000+00:002006-12-24T11:47:08.392+00:00Festive spiritI'm about to go off for my traditional last minute wander around the shops. Happy holidays!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-37738577325122397722006-12-24T11:25:00.001+00:002006-12-24T11:26:53.593+00:00Russian Tea<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frizzworld/331694231/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/142/331694231_856c03e1a8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frizzworld/331694231/"><br /></a> </span></div>Red and gold and twinkling lights. A big table with friends sitting around chatting, laughing. Divine hot chocolate and good conversation. And a little one. Thanks everyone for coming it was lovely to see you all.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-19046120119118909382006-12-21T16:22:00.000+00:002006-12-21T16:24:36.248+00:00Id cardsKeeping on the privacy theme, I've just discovered <a href="http://www.no2id.net/">NO2ID.net</a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-86809934933952420872006-12-21T11:09:00.000+00:002006-12-21T11:32:18.877+00:00Well wishesI'm lazily listening to <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/">Woman's Hour</a> when Jenni Murray says she has some news of her own... I hold my breath, because she says it in a way you know it's something serious... she has breast cancer. Murray is Woman's Hour, it's never the same without her. So I'm wishing her a very speedy recovery, she says her "prognosis is excellent", I hope it's not long before she's back where she belongs and that she knows she has the well wishes of so many of us.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-61906262877103110422006-12-20T18:16:00.000+00:002006-12-20T21:41:12.787+00:00Who knew?For the second time this week, someone who I would never have imaged to have any Jewish ancestry, has just told me that they think one of their grandfather's might have been Jew<span style="font-style: italic;">ish</span>.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-41723633640820851142006-12-20T18:12:00.000+00:002006-12-20T18:14:43.222+00:00ProactiveGosh, Virgin.net seem to have had a customer service policy change. So I had a call this afternoon responding to my email problem... and now it's working again. I'm impressed...Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-57872817944465487682006-12-20T12:13:00.000+00:002006-12-20T12:27:04.473+00:00The SpineAre you thinking about <a href="http://www.nhsconfidentiality.org/">opting out</a> of the NHS database? I have serious doubts about the idea that if I go for any medical service my records would be openly available. The only benefit would be if it would mean that the NHS would start taking a more holistic view, but I doubt that would genuinely happen and then the negatives seem to outweigh the positives. What do you think?Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-66639796064572815742006-12-20T11:46:00.000+00:002006-12-20T12:00:20.815+00:00Email goneMy email is down: "550 mail not accepted from blacklisted IP address..." Honestly, I haven't been sending out spam...<br /> <blockquote>Hi, Welcome to Virgin.Net Chat and Remote Assistance. My name is Gavin. How may I help you?<br /> 11:33 Hi, I just tried to send an email and it says 550 mail not accepted from blacklisted IP address<br /> 11:34 Ok, we do know of this issue and we are working to resolve it<br /> 11:36 can I do anything to change the IP address I'm on? [shows how much I know]<br /> 11:37 No, this is a Virgin issue and we are working to resolve it as we speak<br /> 11:46 how long do you think it will take?<br /> Info: NTRsupport session ended</blockquote><br />Well I guess that means they don't know how long it's going to take...Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-37202902147976084252006-12-19T23:00:00.000+00:002006-12-19T23:50:22.556+00:00Tube day<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frizzworld/327599070/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/138/327599070_2e41eb9319_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frizzworld/327599070/"><br /></a> </span></div>Love those "minor delays".Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-58874040550569628952006-12-19T22:41:00.000+00:002006-12-19T23:51:54.345+00:00Art<div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frizzworld/327599932/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/142/327599932_cc210de508_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <br /></span></div>London culture... Velazquez at the National Gallery.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-52632409507530714782006-12-18T23:00:00.000+00:002006-12-19T00:22:19.330+00:00Power up<a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html">Time magazine has chosen YOU as their person of the year.</a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-30495186376361670912006-12-17T23:00:00.000+00:002006-12-18T00:07:38.549+00:00Historical tiesI've just found out that I have an ancestor who in 1609 was burnt at the stake by the Portuguese Inquisition. I think that might be more information than I wanted or needed to know.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-41948600545285492002006-12-17T22:00:00.000+00:002006-12-17T22:32:05.704+00:00Infinite reachJust had a Skype conversation where I was able to have control of the other persons desktop using <a href="http://www.webdialogs.com/">WebDialogs Unyte</a> - I feel like I just jumped into a new age...Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-22732951823375004102006-12-17T20:55:00.001+00:002006-12-18T00:06:28.153+00:00Five years old, already<div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frizzworld/325122304/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/139/325122304_5f79d5a977_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frizzworld/325122304/"><br /></a> </span></div>Last week I was mortified because John remembered that I'd been late to his birthday party last year... So yesterday I managed to only be a little late, arriving at the same time as a set of grandparents, so I think that's acceptable. It was a fun day. I bought him some walkie talkies - which we tested. Then after everyone had gone we had a go at Operation, which was a lot smaller than I remember, but just as hard. John; "this is really hard isn't it". Me; "yes it is".Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-26160114423961840582006-12-17T20:41:00.000+00:002006-12-17T20:42:47.192+00:00ActionOK, so I've written to the company to ask why they are recommending/selling such a toxic product. I feel a bit better...Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-21667720123832998912006-12-17T20:26:00.000+00:002006-12-17T20:30:16.216+00:00GuiltyI've been feeling so guilty about the new thing with a strap that it's stayed in the bag all week. I finally took it out to spray it with some lethal smelling stuff that actually says on the can that it's "dangerous to the environment". These days you <span style="font-style: italic;">have</span> to read the label for everything.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-21407507820136681292006-12-15T22:55:00.000+00:002006-12-17T01:13:41.785+00:00Hollywood holidaysSaw half of <a href="http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/theholiday/">The Holiday</a> at a screening with V <a href="http://courthouse-hotel.com/cinema/index.html">here</a>... very plush. Bumped into K which was nice, except he was rather amused (we are talking big grin) when I admitted to being a Nancy Meyers fan, my sentimental streak. V dragged me out mid way through; it was awful, but I would have been happy to stay.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13124897.post-86229834021679214812006-12-14T22:30:00.000+00:002006-12-15T00:41:39.832+00:00Wired kinksYes, I still have the bite turbos - there is no consolation on this occasion in being right. I had a glimmer of hope when I persuaded the Ortho to test whether my teeth were actually touching them and of course one tooth was touching, I could even feel it before he put the blue paper between my teeth, which was enough for him to say they had to stay. Same wire with different kinks in it. Same elastics at the front. At the moment I have various sore bits, especially the front teeth, which need bringing forward. But all looking good. He asked me if I was enjoying it and I wouldn't say enjoying is the right word, but it's definitely interesting to see how things are changing and not having jaw ache and having better looking teeth is of course something to smile about, (<span style="font-style: italic;">sorry couldn't resist</span>).Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357878770998371228noreply@blogger.com0