20 May 2003 rossigee   » (Journeyer)

Hovercraft! I want one. Just saw a documentary about them, which rekindled my ambition to get one. Maybe one day.

Blimey. Haven't used advogato.org for ages. Quick update since October, then:

  • Spent 7 months in Thailand.
  • Now have a Thai girlfriend, called 'Mee'
  • Can speak, read and write basic Thai
  • Got knocked off motorbike the day after getting back from Thailand. Arm in plaster. Bike not too much damage.
  • Will be doing contract work until going back to Thailand in October.

I'm now fairly interested in picking up the 'gtranslator' project and trying to co-ordinate it. Trouble is, I'm only finding snatches of time here and there to look at it, so I'm making no promises yet. Mind you, I have fixed one simple bug so far.

Wireless is cool, too. I bought some wireless kit in Thailand (that's a long story too!), so now have a wireless house. My main client also has two sites with wireless clouds, which is nice. I haven't had to plug into a hub for months, and have been able to work in whichever part of the house/garden/garage I feel like!

However, only having a 56k net connection is a PITA. ADSL comes next week. I'm just waiting for the 'i' to light up on my NetGear DG814, and my cloud gets faster :)

My cast comes off June 2nd, and I'm looking forward to getting back on my bike, and for the weather to clear up so I can go fly my hang-glider again. It's been a long time, baby.

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