Now that I find myself in the position of looking for a new contract, I am forced to remember one of the things I despised about contracting: dealing with the agencies who phone up with a potential contract, but all they are actually after is your references. The reason they need your reference is not to check your suitability for the job that they haven’t put you forward for, but to have a contact in the company that you are leaving or have worked for before, so that they can try and get work from them…

I just installed an HP OfficeJet Pro L7600 Series printer on my laptop… why oh why is the MINIMUM install 234mb? Surely all I should need for a MINIMUM install is the driver? Everything else should be optional.

I finished watching Joss Whedon‘s Firefly over the weekend. That series along with the film Serenity are just so far beyond great! It annoys me massively that because someone in America didn’t get it, that we have now been deprived of more of the best TV ever made!

So I’m watching TV last night when I see and advert for Heinz Snak pots. Apparently…

“Preparing Heinz Beanz and Pasta has never been simpler,” says Nathan Ansell, Senior Brand Manager, Heinz Beanz. “Snap, heat and eat. That’s how easy it is for consumers who want a great tasting, super convenient snack.

So cooking Baked Beans is difficult and slow? FFS!

Why do people muck around with food? I used to eat Tesco’s Maple and Pecan Crisp for breakfast… last month a box turned up with the shopping that was “Newly Improved”. I don’t like it anymore!

Victoria eats some Oaty Crunch thing.. this month, “Newly Improved”. She doesn’t like it anymore!

Why mess with things…?

I suspect costs; they’ve change the makeup to reduce the costs. But now it tastes shit!