What you mean work

You may have noticed that there is now this new category called testing, or you may have not but hey its here.

Why - when I have tried to talk about cool stuff, have I decided to put in stuff about testing (something that to be real honest with you, is far from exciting).

Well the answer is pretty simple really - testing is what I do most days and there are some things that I figure I will put in here mostly because it gives me somewhere to keep them and access them at a later date

I warn you now this section WILL NOT BE EXCITING. There will be stuff in passing ISEB and other things to do with planning testing and getting all the right information at the right time.

I would guess that this section will be smaller (by quite a lot) but there you go

Yeah, Yeah I know it is not cool

Will be adding some info on testing that I wanted to record somewhere - it is not cool and to the majority of people it will not be interesting and more than likely will end up ranting but I have added it and will add information as and when I can be bothered.

Slater
J

Oh and I forgot...... its all changing again

I forgot to say - this weekend my parents will find their house a little emptier than before as the last of their kids is leaving the house. The middle child is now leaving home to go to Uni in Northampton - just up the road. It is not so far away but I guess it will be a big change as they are used to having at least one noisy child in the house (and in some cases 3 or more)

Anyhow I am sure it will all go well though Uni will be a change of scene for Andrew, though I am sure he will be fine and all he has to do is bare in mind what good he will so when the course is done and he is a paediatric nurse.

Strange really when you think of the careers that we have all chosen ( or at least ended up in) and perhaps how far from our master plans we have ended up

When I went to Uni I had the grand plan of studying something that I thought would be interesting, and that I would be able to help people who had issues and ended up system testing (which is not really the same thing as working as a psychologist). I guess that is what happens when you end up in the real world and look at the cost of education. Although it is not all bad (even though I make it sound that way) At the end of the day I still use large chunks of my degree in terms of usability, design, training techniques etc.

Andrew always planned to join either the Police or one of the Armed Services and now he is off to study to be a nurse. I guess he is still helping people in a different way than he planned - but helping non the less.

Iain want to be an actor - he likes to interact with people and has a somewhat dramatic streak I think. He is currently working in the Hotel management - he has the interaction with people but I am not sure it is quite what he planned on. Being the youngest though he still has plenty of time to decided what he wants to do, and even then there is time for him to change his mind.

I guess when you look back on it we are kind of in the areas that we wanted in terms of helping people or interacting with people but we are all just taking unplanned paths to get there

Anyway

Andrew - Good luck - work hard, play hard, remember your end goal and that what lies before you and behind you is little compared to what lies within you

Iain - remember the work part as well as the play hard bit *8)

And mum and dad - just think what you can do with those 2 rooms now - just make sure there is a bed we can crash in when we come to visit.

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Well Monday was international talk like a pirate day - so I hope you all managed to talk like a pirate for the day. Despite an initial attempt we failed miserably I am sorry to say - must try harder next year!

Other than that there is not a lot going on here at the moment - just working and chores. The usual really, which is sad but true - oh to have an exciting life - or at least something that approximates it.

So anyhow I have been reading a new book that has taken a while to get going but now is actually pretty good. Blood Price by Tanya Huff is yet another vampire book that I have picked up on my mooching travels. The back story is an ex homicide detective has started work as a PI having left the police force due to medical reasons. Of course she gets tied up in some odd happenings and it all has something to do with Vampires (though what I am not saying).

I know that it sounds like your run of the mill PI/Police type novel and in a lot of ways it is. It is a good romp though the old vampire type stories that are around, and you know it holds its own pretty well. To be honest I am not sure if it is something to do with PI stories or just things that o bump in the night that brings me back to these books but they are a good laugh, and there is nothing better than giving yourself a bit of a fright.

It could well be the PI thing though - I mean I do own the first series of Magnum PI and you have to love 80's naff telly.

In terms of telly the Teautles are back with American Chopper - a fly on the wall show following a family run chopper makers in New York. Paul Snr is a grumpy as ever and there are the usual arguments and what have you - but seeing the bikes they make is just amazing. If you are interested in what they do then check out their website (http://www.orangecountychoppers.com/). You can see the bikes that they have made and the scary men themselves. You should check out the photos section and see some of the custom bikes that they have made -I mean man those bikes totally rock. I tell you if I was to have a bike it would have to be one of those custom ones.

Anyways I guess there is not much other cool stuff going on at the minute - I mean we are almost in October which means that we are getting close to Christmas so that rocks. I love the dark nights and then all of the Christmas lights and snow and cold - it is great and it means that I can get all of the sparkly lights out and buy pressies for people. This year we have talked about it and we are only going for small pressies because we are looking to go to Vegas to see a UFC in February/March time. Anyway I will probably talk more about that next entry as I am most excited about it.

Well despite tonight having a not so good turn (some wee goit decided to break windows in the street) but this has cheered me up no end - which has to be a bonus, and after all tomorrow is another day. On that cheery note I will leave it here - have my tea and then crash out for the night......Ah the excitement

Avast me harties.......

Well it has been a while since I got around to posting anything but I have come across a couple of cool things of late that I thought I would share.

Now I am sure you are all familiar with the special days that some of us celebrate (Mothers day, Valentines day etc) Well now there is another one that I think everyone should observe......International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Yes you did read that correctly. It is held on the 19th of September each and every year so you have no excuse to miss it. BTW the 19th is a work day so you should try and include all of your colleagues.

The website address for the official site is:

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

I would recommend that you go to the FAQ section and also the translators. I did the quiz to see what kind of pirate I would be - turns out that I am a captain. You know life really is too serious so this is a good way to liven it up.

Another funny thing I have seen is at the following website

www.angryalien.com

Basically the idea is that they have summarised a number of films in 30 seconds and have animated bunnies as the actors. I think that both the Jaws and Pulp Fiction ones are great they make me chuckle. You should have a wee look if you are wanting a laugh.

I am off to try and convince Rob that we need a pants off pirate stein (look under pirate booty)