So I was just testing out a new journal design. Nothing really interesting to say.. I fancied a bit of a change for spring. I am always mystified how a fleeting idea to change one's CSS turns into a Night-Long slog, of Edits, testing, code-fiddling, image tweaking and brain-deadening. So, 4 Hours into this Journal Update, Its nearly all finished. I had just got to the bottom after completing my Smoking-Ban rant, and the Power trips out!!
Okay. After staring open mouthed at the blank screen for about 5 minutes while the horror of losing all this work sunk in, I put the Kettle on, looked at the time (1:27am) and decide to start ALL OVER AGAIN.. I was gonna be a long night, so i thought.

But Guess what i saw when i started firefox? A wonderful wonderful message telling me that my last session crashed unexpectedly, and would i like to restore my last session?

Yes! Oh god, Yes! I thought "Surely my journal will not still be intact?" But it IS! Honestly, this program never ceases to amaze me...

Just thought i would share that with you..

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I feel an apology is order to some of my friends here on dA (and elswhere) for not paying you visits and commenting o your work, or relying to and thanking for Faves.

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This has probably been the worst two weeks ever in work for me. The staff have been dropping like flies with Gastric Flu and covering the shortages has been a nightmare. I have seen more of work this past fortnight than i have of my own family. I fear this will probably continue for a few more weeks, so alas my time here is very limited. I have got one more day off before i get back to it, so i will try and get around to all of you asap.

For those of you who live in the UK, don't forget that tonight (Saturday) We have to take part in the bizarre practice of putting our clocks forward, so us Early Morning - Loathers have an hour less in bed. Not too bad if you don't work on a Sunday, but i happen to have chosen a profession where Sunday is the start of the new working week and lie-ins are a thing of folklore and shrouded in mystery.

But Hey-Ho! At least spring has arrived. We know this by the Gale-force winds, pounding rain, -8° temperatures and severe ground frosts. I wouldn't put the woolly tights away yet, girls.

On a completely different subject, that probably won't interest half the population of clean-living No-Smokers, but its my journal, and i'll whinge if i want to :lol; - The Dreaded Smoking Ban comes into force here in 10 days time. Yours truly will be consigned to the street if i ever fancy a Pint, or a Fag Break in work (Yes, Fag is the common word for Cigarette in the UK, so no funny remarks ) I also face a £70 fine if i light up in public. Some of you, hate smoking and are in favour of a Ban, but for those of us Fag-Lepers who are struggling to cope with the thought of it, Have a look at these sites which are full of the real facts about smoking, not just the scaremongering media perspective. They offer support to those who feel its OUR right to choose too. I think us smokers deserve a voice and these sites can help you get it.

FOREST [link] Pro Smoking Organisation
The BIG debate [link] Pro-Choice discussion forum
Freedom To Choose [link] UK site for Pro-Choice
FORCES [link] US Site for American Pro-Choicers
E-Petition to Number Ten [link] An online petition to Tony Blair to end the persecution of smokers in the UK.



Well thats the end of this Communique. I hope i don't click ADD only to find some horror like deviantART being in read only mode. I think that would just about drive me to drink

Bye for Now

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