Started work bang on time. Finished off what I was doing last few days then had a look at some other bug. Walked Sasha for almost two hours as I needed a good break. Came back and finally started on something I should have done months ago, it will take a few weeks to finish I expect. This evening I popped out and made a map of where all the BT cabinets are, it took almost two hours. There is method in my madness, probably.

Started work very early. Spent all day tracing an ‘infinite’. Appears that on a certain make of video card that if you output a value too large for the render target to the ROP unit and enable blend it will always write an infinite. Which is annoying and took over two days to get to the bottom of. I’ve got a fix but still need to tidy it all up.

Weather is on the turn for the worse, walked Sasha but it was ugly. Walked myself in the evening and it was drizzling. Spent some time playing with an online Z80 compiler and emulator, have the sudden longing to build my own computer based on a Z80 or 6502. Yes I know you can use a PIC for just about anything, but where’s the fun in that.

The above title is the only comment I’m going to make at the moment. I feel a complete rant coming on, but as it includes the words ‘Trump, Nuclear, Islam and Hitler’, I’ll leave it there for the moment.

Spent all day tracing one bug, and after eight hours I’m still no closer to either fixing it or working out its cause. Weather held up, so Sasha did okay. Walked to gym, did Combat, that almost killed my leg, walked home. Still doing all the required exercises. I definitely feel something is happening down there, I’m not sure if it’s a good thing or not.

So Jamie and I did’t eat until gone midnight, then stayed up until gone 4AM watching the Eurovision Song Contest. Must admit, it was a good one. The hosts act at the end was an absolute classic. Scoring was much improved as well.

So got up this morning, okay, rephrase that, got up this afternoon. Jamie started clearing the kitchen. I had the coffee machine to fix. The water sensor hasn’t worked for ages. It’s a reed switch, so is magnetic. I decided just to swipe a powerful magnet down the side incase the switch had become magnetised, worked first time, saves taking that apart. We were thinking of doing a BBQ, but the forecast was all over the place and by the time we had started asking people we worked out that it would probably piss down and we didn’t actually have any food in anyway. So we took the dogs up to the field.

Came back and did some practice with a model helicopter. Then learnt a new song on the keyboard, long time since i’ve done that. Went out for a walk. Did the accounts and had a bath. Now sat down about to watch the Grand Prix highlights. Been a fun weekend, done a few bits. It’s also a non-drinking weekend, so I’m full of gas on alcohol free lager. I’m going to attempt Combat tomorrow, I’ll see how much I can do and always drop out if necessary, Laverne knows the score.

Started this morning far too early. Drove to the gym and had physio. Didn’t even eat or have coffee. Before I went in I had to have a poo though, I don’t think I could have had my bits squeezed without a nasty surprise popping out. I was somewhat disappointed that she didn’t massage my areas again, but instead taught me a number of exercises I have to perform as apparently I’m not using my buttock muscles enough and this is putting severe strain on my ham-strings.

Drove back home and went back to bed now that I couldn’t move at all. Stayed there some considerable time. We eventually ventured out and went to Tesco’s. I hot out the car and had to stand still for quite some time in the middle of the road as I wasn’t going anywhere, severe pain shot through my leg. Came back and I took Sasha out for an hour. Then laid on the couch for a bit and had a bath. I imagine tomorrow will consist of more of the same, hopefully it may just drop off, and the leg.

Work today dragged, it was quite dull. Ended up waiting for a lot of data to sort itself out, then spent ages swapping video cards until I could find one I could reproduce a bug on. Finally got that sorted so I can start looking at it next week. Did a hell of a lot of research on the next task as well, which should be good fun anyway.

Walked Sasha for an hour. Finished work on time and then had a shower. We were being very ‘gay’ tonight and going to a musical. We saw ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’. It was good fun and a lesson in jamming about forty songs into two hours with virtually no plot and a set that looked like a school play. Still, the guy with the Kylie fetish was really quite fit. It was all kicking off in the audience though, several times during the first act the bloke came over to the row opposite and told a woman to shut the fuck up. During the interval the woman next to her was telling her to just not fucking sing. She got quite upset about being told to shut up and there was a bit of a barny. I’d quite happily tell her to shut the fuck up, I’d paid to see the actors, not some fucking fat trout with the voice of a road drill. They moved her and her entourage, hopefully to the road works on the M32.

Started on time, a bit cooler today due to cloud cover. Work was dullish. Didn’t walk Sasha lunchtime as I decided to walk to the doctor’s as the traffic around that time was horrendous. Got there in under an hour. Was actually seen bang on time. Nice lady doctor. She had a poke around and asked lots of questions. She offered to refer me to a physiotherapist, which would take ten weeks. I polity declined. I’m seeing mine again on Saturday. It was a nice chat, but fairly fruitless. Walked back and finished off work. Took Sasha out late in the evening.

Now watching an in/out referendum, I think Boris Johnson will come out eventually.

Still got a cough, definitely falling apart. I blame my mother. Work was dull, but filled the day I guess. The cleaners arrived after a five week break. There are about thirty-thousand dead flies on the cooker hood, there’s more black insect that steel showing, they failed to give it a wipe. Need to look for new cleaners. Went out for a wander this evening and read a book. Also charged up some model helicopter batteries and got that going again. Someone contacted me and asked to meet up about flying models, so may see about that, haven’t touched them in ages.

So started vaguely on time. New guy started today, he hasn’t said much or left yet, so take that as a good thing. Mother picked me up so I could collect a new car battery from down the road. She enjoyed talking about how much other people spend on their shopping and how she had no money to spend on it. I’m sure that by getting a lift I will be indebted for life for something or another.

Worked until about 2PM then took Sasha out, beautiful hot day. Then worked through until early evening. I didn’t do Combat tonight as I think Laverne would have shouted at me. I’m still doing my stretches. Fitted the car battery. I was quite impressed with ‘Tracker’ they called the house phone within one minute of the battery being disconnected and my mobile within two minutes. Went for a nice walk this evening, came back and finished off a book. I’ll have an early night I think. Still need to sort that damn SSL certificate.