Today, depending on how you take it, I saved the company $350,000 + $75,000 in annual support costs.

Or alternatively, we're using a product that we were always licensed for, but now know it for certain rather than having some people say we are and others say we aren't.

I'm going with the first option. It sounds better.

I can't believe I haven't posted this. I moved in August, from application support to Junior Database Administrator within my current employer. Not sure I'm too happy with the "Junior" bit but I'll cope for now, however the move is amazing for me. I am now (jointly) responsible for the company's MySQL, Oracle and MS SQL instances.

The amazing thing ( Read more... )

I'm sat in a hotel restaurant/bar in London, waiting for my Nasi Goreng. I have a pint of lager in front of me, and a relatively comfortable looking bed to head to afterwards.

The tomorrow I start a course in MySQL Administration. I'm sure it'll be fun, or some variant of fun at the very least. Looking through the course outline, I think the first ( Read more... )

I wrote a fairly lengthy letter to our MP talking about various things I would like to see happen in terms of rental reform. Most of the things I want to see happen are already law in other parts of the UK (e.g. up-front fees to secure a property in Scotland) or Europe so I'm not after anything outlandish.

Some examples: when a potential tenant ( Read more... )

Jane and I went to Liverpool last night to see the new musical with book by Helen Edmundson and music by Neil Hannon, Swallows and Amazons. It started at the Bristol Old Vic and is on tour at the moment.

Apart from struggling to find any signs that the show was on at the theatre we were looking at, getting to Liverpool by train was fine if long - ( Read more... )

This update is largely the same as the previous one. Work, OMTC, travel, telly, etc.

Prague for 4 days was wonderful. I want to go back. The beer was so cheap :-) It's not the most exciting place to visit but really lovely and easy to get to.

Work has been weird. I seem to be getting involved with things that I don't know anything about: trying to ( Read more... )

I don't know who did it but someone has given me a cold. I am not at all impressed. That explains why I managed to sleep about 15hrs today and feel like a zombie.

Boo, hiss.

At least I've caught up on all the recorded Voyager and Next Generation :)

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Talisker 10 in special RNLI box
Glenmorangie 12 (now sadly empty)
Bowmore 12
Chivas single cask 15yr, 55.9%
Jura 10
Jura Superstition
Pittyvaich 12 (Flaura & Fauna)
Longmorn 11
Macallan 10
Aberlour 10
Laphroig 10
Marks & Spencer Islay 10
Benromach Organic
Balvenie Doublewood
Cragganmore Distiller's Edition (12)

Small sample bottle of Glen Scotia 18 (ish)
Small ( Read more... )