Saturday May 14, 2005

Sisters' Tour OK. So this is the first in the music section. For years I've been kind of an obsessive cumpulsive about music. I can handle it. I've just got a bit of a cold right now. And right now it's great because one of my favorite bands is going to tour this summer. The first time for a 2 years. Last time I saw them was in Leeds. Which was stonking. But they are now a festival band. They need the big field, the huge light setup. A sound system that shakes your trousers. So. This summer I will be mostly following the sisters. Here are the dates 06 August 2005 Netherlands Tilburg 013 08 August 2005 Belgium Lokeren Lokerse Festival 10 August 2005 Switzerland Zurich X-Tra 11 August 2005 Austria Vienna Vienna Arena Open Air 12 August 2005 Czech Republic Tabor Love Planet Festival Love Planet Festival tickets probably not on sale yet 14 August 2005 Germany Hildesheim M'era Luna Festival We're not sure which of these we'll be doing, but we're hoping to do at least 4. ... I'm really looking forward to this ... Posted by cwb ( May 14 2005, 08:49:51 PM BST ) Permalink Comments [0]

Weekend Stuff: Back home and some family time Those that know me will know I've been in India for the last couple of weeks. We have a team of around 50 plus engineers there, so it is important that all the senior folks get to meet them and help set the tone for the coming year. I think we did that quite successfully, we have a very motivated team out there. While I enjoyed the trip and it was productive, I'm glad to be home. The flight home was long but pleasant. I flew via Dubai (Bangalore to Dubai, Dubai to Heathrow). The first leg was fine but a bit crowded (good breakfast mind). 3 hours in Dubai (fantastic duty free, must plan to do more shopping next time) and the 8 hours back from there. There was a moment when I looked at the sky map and saw the nearest town was Basra. It brought me up a bit short. So today was a quiet 18 mile bike ride, not too fast as I haven't done much for two weeks being away. I think I'll set up a Bikes or Rides section for that kind of thing. The my wife went for a 3 mile run. She's doing a 10K tomorrow, but it didn't go well today. Hopefully tomorrow will go better. This afternoon we went to Legoland with the kids. Good fun. Our youngest went to bed straight as soon as we got home, and our eldest bought a Harry Potter lego set, 1/2 price in the end of line stuff, and is working through the instructions. It's going to be strange being back in the office. I've been out for over 2 weeks. Posted by cwb ( May 14 2005, 07:25:39 PM BST ) Permalink Comments [0]