http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news Techtoad News en-gb Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:49:28 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:49:28 +0000 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/rss Techtoad.co.uk rss@techtoad.co.uk (Kirk Saywell) webmaster@techtoad.co.uk (Kirk Saywell) 5 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid303 I feel like this year deserves a goodbye, it's been a long, interesting, fun and painful year for me - GCSEs, starting college, love life rollercoaster, new people, new future plans... I would go on, but i'm not going to, because all of that is in the past, you can read it on this website anyway - now it's the time to learn from this year and welcome the next. I would just like to mention a few people who have changed my life this year... Charlotte, you have helped me learn alot about myself and all about love, it's been a wonderful year with you and I hope that next year will be too. Mum, Dad, thanks for being there when I needed support, it's been a busy year for me and both your family and financial support has really helped me get off to a good start.  Amanda, always have the best sister in the world to turn to when I really need a hug or a favour, I thank you. Dug, mate, Dug - Mate! It's been another rocky year as always, but I want to thank you for all your help and for all the great times, i'm sure there will be more again next year! Thanks man! Kichimi - you continue to amaze me with your utter awesomeness! "I've thought long and hard, and have decided on my New Year's resolution. 1024x768" That has got to be the most awesome quote for new years, and it's going up for quote of the week next Monday! Anyone that I haven't mentioned, i'm sure there is something totally great that I can thank you for, but to everyone - hope you had a good year and if not, better luck this time I have had one hell of a year, it's been a year of change for me, and maybe change still to come - but for now, i think 2008 deserves a round of appluase and a raised glass, not really sure why - the glass is more likley to break if you leave it up high... that's right everyone, one last crappy pun for 2008! Take care everyone! Wishing you the best for 2009. Goodbye 2008! Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid303 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid302 I found some old comics on the internet that have been going around for quite a while, but thought that I would add them onto techtoad as they mention me! Take a look at the comics that mention techtoad directly here: Comic #55 Comic #56 Comic #57 Please dont forget to take a look at the other comics at www.soapythechicken.com Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid302 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid301 Well, its about 2am and I can only say my day has been, alright. Charlotte came round (yesterday) for the last chance to see each other before xmas, but only for a few hours because we had things to attend to (xmas eve) I would have been going out to the pub with my sister Amanda and her partner, Rob, but due to an un-avoidable delay, we didnt have time in the end. We enjoyed a curry for dinner, watched the Muppits Christmas Carol (film) as tradition every xmas eve, had a few drinks at home. everyone has gone to bed now and I will be soon, but i'm just blogging. Wishing everyone a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid301 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid300 I had a really nice weekend with Charlotte, but now it turns out that the other day I was going to see her has also been cancelled, so not only am I let down, but I now have to face another day of sitting around wishing I was with Charlotte, with nothing to do. I have updated my about page if anyone is interested. I'm feeling quite depressed now anyway, I don't really see any point in writing anymore, other than Merry Christmas, I hope everyone has a nice Christmas. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid300 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid299 Turns out that I have tonsillitis, but its ok, I have been prescribed some penicillin and special strenght pain killers, feeling a little better today, but still have a really sore throat. Just been resting all day really, so don't have that much to say. I was going to write more... but I really can't think of anything, so i'll leave it there for now. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid299 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid298 Mum's birthday today, but started my day off at 7:30am with some painful coughing. Everyone is at work, and I have run out of films and TV programs to watch - as usual, daytime TV was rubbish. Guess Charlotte must have gone to college, but she didnt contact me, its been about 25 hours now and I still havent heard from her - I have no idea if she is ok, I have tried getting in touch, but no response. Still feeling like crap, i'm as bored as hell, but I dont want to risk going out in the cold and making myself worse because I dont want our weekend to be ruined. Mum went out to a concert my sister is performing, so I have had no real company all day. Cant do anything, if i could, there is nothing to do, nobody to talk to - this is not a good week, but the weekend is well worth recovering for, no matter how bored I get. I just hope Charlotte has actually got better and isnt just going into college out of boredom, otherwise she will only pass the virus onto other people and she could make herself worse. I dont want the weekend to be ruined by that - its our last real chance to be together this year, and the first time i would have stayed round in over 3 months! Plus, lots of presents to give to Charlotte. That's all for today, I'm out. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid298 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid297 So it's monday, and i'm still down with the flu. Hoping that I will get better soon and can get back to college for my last week. It's mum's birthday tomorrow and after so much confusion about when we were going to go out for a meal, who could make it and what was going on for everyone else, we finally decided to go for the meal tomorrow night - If i'm not better by tomorrow, there wont be any point in me going. As me and Charlotte were both ill this weekend, our plans had to be moved to next weekend, its the last weekend we will have together in a long time as I don't know when I will next see her after christmas, so i HAVE to get better by friday. Feeling quite bored, not only is there nobody here to keep me company, but i cant even do anything, im stuck in bed all day and watching TV gives me a headache. I'm just glad I have my laptop to keep me entertained! Hope everyone else who is ill gets well soon. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid297 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid296 Well, I was really looking forward to this weekend as it would have been the first time i would have stayed at Charlotte's in over 3 months - but unfortunatley, Charlotte is really ill and we had to move it to next weekend. I woke up thismorning, and to my surprise, I had a cracking headache, a raw, saw throat, a blocked nose, no energy atall, and felt like crap. Yup, I'm ill too - guess moving it to next weekend was a good thing after all! I noticed from my random facebook trolling that several others seem to be ill aswell, so there must be some bad virus going around. For all of those who are ill out there, hope you get well soon - i know what your going through! Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid296 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid295 I was getting a bit bored of the old logo and layout of this website, so I have been playing around with some graphics programs and making small changes to the this website. I am still in the process of making minor alterations, so please report any problems that you notice or suggestions for new ideas. Thanks! Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-12#newsid295 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-11#newsid294 So - what's been going on with me? Well, me and Charlotte went through a really rough patch of our relationship, it got pretty bad - very bad... ok, it was terrible. The good news, is that we sorted it out, and things are already looking up College is going alright, its a good laugh and I personally feel that I am benefiting from the education, however, the work load is begging to really dent my time, and when I have to consider transport aswell, it can get pretty stressful! I managed to lose my wallet today, so if anyone finds it, it will be the black one with my ID card in and no money but yeah, if anyone comes accross it, please get in touch (use contact page to email if you dont know my number). I bought a dedicated server, but at the moment, I haven't moved any of my sites over to it, i'm just getting to terms with the configurations and Lawrence (Ki-Chi-Mi) is giving me a hand in return for full access to it. What is happening right now? Well, it's been a bad week. I have hardly seen Charlotte, infact, other than passing her occasionally in college, and one night on the bus, I havent really seen her atall, and I wont see her this weekend as she has gone to see her family in Milton Keynes. I have no wallet, so no ID card, no money, no bus pass - i'm practically stuck at home with nobody to see, even my sister who usually comes round for free dinner on Sunday's wont be here as she is performing a show, which my mum is going to watch, so yeah - but not to worry, i have plenty of work to be getting on with! My blue hair has been overall positive, I have had far more compliments and people actually talking to me, than i have had jokes and insults - to put this in perspective, before i used to get an equal balance of compliments and insults, now i get compliments at least 3 times a day, and insults down to just a few times a week - so all good! The colour is begining to fade though, and I have used all the dye now, so things could change, but despite how weird it may look in a few weeks time, I'm glad I did it! If nothing else, its something to remember I had my GCSE presentation evening Wednesday night, It had been a really really horrible day, but I found a smile in my cupboard with my "smart" stuff, and off i went. It was actually quite good, i'm glad I went, collected my GCSE certificates and had a bit of history and entertainment, there was a magician who, even though performed tricks I have seen many times before, did an amazing job and had me stunned quite a few times - most definatley comical, and I enjoyed it in the end. It was good to get out the house and see some of my old Gilberd mates, even though it wasn't the best day for it. I also just want to say thankyou and give my friends Lawrence and Elton a mention, they were really good friends when I needed them this week - and I value that, so thanks guys, you know what i'm talking about. So what happens now? Well, i'm going to approach the problems between me and Charlotte in an entirely different way from now on, I learnt this week how much Charlotte really means to me, and even though I was really hurting inside, being without her hurt more - so wish me luck everyone My websites may have been down at various times this week, I had a few minor technical problems that, to be honest, I was too depressed to sort out, but as far as I am aware, everything is back up and running as normal now. Let me know if there is anything that doesnt seem right. That's all guys! Cheers for reading Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.techtoad.co.uk/news?month=2008-11#newsid294