Well I did have this really nice 2000 word blog entry to go up but I pressed ALT+HOME instead of CTRL+HOME by accident and lost the entire thing so instead I’ll just say that this is the last entry for me in 2003 and to be sure and look for a nice big one come the 9th of January when I’m settled in at home again. Till then, Happy New Year everyone! 
After a long long journey I’ve arrived in Manchester, it was raining of course. Felt strange for a while after the flight, like I was up on a 12,000 foot summit. Brain is a bit dead at the moment. I’ve got two small pieces of work to do so I guess I’ll spend the next X period of time thinking of something to write. Bang.
Flight Details follow, just in case the flight goes down or something, or if it’s delayed or who knows. Of course if anything like that happens we could at least say that my ESP was out of whack right Jon? Would be kind of ironic I suppose. At any rate that’s not going to happen, I’m certainly not going to be responsible for that, unless of course my WiFi has anything to do with it lol. Anyway, I’ll try blogging once I’m there and when I’m not *busy*. Have a great holiday!
Wed 10-Dec-03
LAX to EWR, 2459mi, 5hr. 0mn. – Continental Flight 16
Departs 10:30AM Arrives 6:30PM
Economy/Coach Class (34A), Lunch, Boeing 767-200, 60% on time (ouch)
EWR to MAN, 3336mi, 6hr. 40mn. – Continental Flight 20
Departs 8:20PM Arrives 8:00AM + 1 day
Economy/Coach Class (42A), Dinner, Boeing 767
Total miles: 5795 mi (9326 km)
Total duration: 11hr 40mn (13hr 30mn with connections)
Thu 8-Jan-04
MAN to EWR, 3336mi, 7hr. 35mn. – Continental Flight 21
Departs 10:00AM Arrives 12:35PM
Economy/Coach Class (42A), Lunch, Boeing 767
EWR to LAX, 2459mi, 5hr. 45mn. – Continental Flight 65
Depart 3:30PM Arrives 6:38PM
Economy/Coach Class (34A), Dinner, Boeing 767-200, 40% on time
Watching the news just now it suddenly dawned on me that this north eastern storm that’s going on right now could last more than a couple days and that there’s a slight chance it could even last through the 10th. I wonder if it’s going to affect my Continental flight from LAX to EWR (flight 16) then from EWR to MAN (flight 20). So far, most flights in and out of EWR the past day seem to be okay according to the Continental website but almost all have been delayed. I’ve been through a thunderstorm on a flight, I wonder if I’ll be going through a snow storm this time .
I guess I’ll also just say that I’ll be in Manchester, England till January 8th unless something comes up around CES and I end up coming back on the 7th instead. I’ll probably be lite on the blogs while I’m away but I’m sure I’ll get at least a few in here or there. Oh and my webcam will also most likely be off for the duration.
I just tried turning on my sexy Windows XP Lava Lamp and a nice little flash came from the bulb as it blew. Not too surprising considering I put a higher wattage bulb in what was recommended and I’ve been leaving it on constantly the past few weeks. In any case I started removing the bulb but noticed that it wasn’t coming out quite right. Just as I thought I had it the bulb came apart from the base, . What to do I thought… Hmm well I didn’t feel like going behind the desk and following the cable from the lamp to the plug to unplug it so I just went for the pair of plyers and started using them to turn the base of the bulb. I had Jon watch my webcam while I was doing it just in case I did actually get electrocuted, I mean if I did I at least should get a couple pics of it right? To my dismay I didn’t get shocked, or maybe I was actually semi intelligent about knowing whether the switch for the lamp was on or off. Anyway it’ll be a couple days before I can go to WAL*FART to grab a new bulb. I think this time I’ll get something with a little less wattage.
