Author: Olly

  • Christmas Eve-Eve

    Well, tomorrow is Christmas Eve and i just cant believe how fast it has come round. Thankfully this year i’ve had Gemma to help me with most (well, all) of it apart from the gifts for her of course. She’s sorted everyone’s gifts out, delivered them and sent out cards etc – what would i do without her, eh?

    All that is left now is to tie up loose ends at work and prepare for the office closing down over the holiday period.

    We’re breaking up today, and coming back on the 4th January 2010.

    It feels weird saying 2010. When it was 2009 we could say “oh nine” and when it was 2008 we could say “oh eight” but what about 2010? Do we just say “ten” ? Or do i have to call it “twenty ten?”

    Its all crazy.

    Anyway – this is me signing off – ttfn, see you next year!

  • Lifes too short

    Don’t worry – no one has died.

    I went out last night to the town mill for a DE*10*SHUN drum and bass night – it was epic, however that’s not what this blog post is about.

    I bumped into an old friend who i used to live near when i was growing up, someone  went to school with, someone i used to get on with quite well.

    Over the years i have talked about this friend and the situation that caused us all to end our 20+ year friendship (here, here, here, here and here and probably elsewhere) and despite looking back on this story and regretting some of the things i blogged about (shame i didn’t listen to one of the blog comments from Stu which was written in the same frame of mind I’m in now!) i have for 3 years still felt very bitter about the whole thing.

    I lost some great friends over some T-Shirts!!!!!!

    Anyway, i spoke to this friend for a bit and i wanted him to know how i felt about it all, that i felt awful every time i saw him in passing and that regardless of everything i didn’t want any bad blood between us all. Thankfully he agreed!

    He mentioned that there were things we could of all done (including himself) that could of made that situation different. He said that both of them (another chap was involved) felt the same – that it was all blown up out of proportion and that everyone involved had regrets about their involvement (or lack of it)

    One thing he said that made me feel a bit better about it all, was that certain things have worked out for the better as a result of the whole thing, i’m not sure what has got better for him as a result of it, but i suppose me and dave have gone on to do well and maybe that wouldn’t of happened if this saga had never taken place.

    We parted ways with a handshake, a smile, and (for me) a sense of closure – in parts – to this hefty burden I’ve been carrying for 3 years of my life.

    I hope the other dude involved hears about this and makes some attempt to get in touch. I know things could never be the same, but just knowing that it is finally behind everyone would be a great feeling.

    If you are at war with someone over something stupid, then ring them, get in touch, and make your peace.

    Life’s too short for petty squabbles.

  • ProAction Camera Systems

    We’ve been working hard with a company in Nottingham who are expanding into the Online Market for Action Camera systems for Cars, Bikes, Surfers, Snowboard nuts and everything inbetween. They stock camera systems to suit every need, from helmet camera systems, motorsport cameras right through to underwater cameras – all in stock and available for delivery via UPS.

    Its a very competitive market, especially online – so we’ve waved the magic SEO wand over their site and made it as search engine friendly as possible. We’ve analyised the market, looked for what people search for, checked the competitors and what we’ve come up with, is www.ProActionCameras.co.uk.

    What they wanted to achieve is something in-between the camera sites out there at the moment, cover both the branded stuff (GoPro Cameras, Contour HD Cameras) right through to the unbranded Chinese camera systems that allow there to be a package suitable for every budget.

    We’re hoping that the site will do really well in the SERP’s, and despite being unfinished (IE Stylesheet, a few other bits) its already looking like its gonna make a mark on the Action Cameras industry!

  • Friday the 13th Strikes!

    I really don’t believe in all that tripe about superstition, luck and all that jazz – however today it seems both Gemma and i have had a case of Friday the 13th Syndrome!

    First the dog decided to walk shit in the house, then to top that off my fucking projector is on the blink.

    It couldn’t of picked a better day!

    So now we are off to buy carpet cleaning potions and dream about what it was like watching Heroes on a 80″ screen 🙁