babblings!
Like an anti-bear I’m going to attempt to come out of hibernation. Enjoying life here on PEI and I’m about to embark on a very projects in what little spare time I have. Also hoping to get more involved with the IT crowd here on PEI.
Work is as ever busy… lots to do for various clients at Other Ocean Interactive
If you’re reading this now… you should be on a new server from Linode.com
I’m in the process of moving things around, so expect broken pages for a while. Not that anyone would be here to actually read anything important 
If you’re an experienced programmer, you know me and you fancy a job at Other Ocean Interactive. Drop me a line. We’re after experienced coders…
Atlantic Canada is great…
Well I’ve been out in Charlottetown for about 2 months now. I’ve got myself a nice apartment sorted in a nice part of town and I’ve begun to fill it with the essentials. Charlottetown seems to be a nice place. It’s certainly smaller than I’m used to in Dundee.
Everyone at work has made me feel very welcome and have really helped me settle in. Backbone Charlottetown is no more. We’re now known as Other Ocean Interactive.  Exciting times for the company
This morning I got my letter of authorisation from the Canadian High Commission. So hopefully soon, I’ll be off to Charlottetown. Yay!
Right as you may of read I’m off to Backbone Charlottetown. To celebrate me leaving Dundee after 8 years, I’ll be having a pissup in Tallys Bar, Old Hawkhill, Dundee on Saturday the 24th of March. Probably from about 7pm, but I’ll be there anyway.
See you then
Well since the last update I’ve remained unemployed… well that was until Monday. I got a call from Backbone Entertainment. I’ve been offered and accepted a programming position with them out in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
So at the moment I’m running around like a blue arsed fly trying to get things at this end sorted. Where it leaves me with the Polis, I’m not sure
This week I’ll mostly be spending at home with my mum. So far since flying down on Thursday night, I’ve been down to my Aunts to see my cousin, her husband and there new child, Bethany. Seems very odd to think of my cousin, younger than me, yet with family. Everyone is doing well.
Life on the farm was as relaxed as always, although I had several thoughts of Dad and Lindsay on my mind. That kinda pissed me off a bit.
On the geek side, two new wireless networks are now working, one down on the farm and one in Burton.
A rather shit update I’m sure you’ll agree.
I’m still waiting to hear one way or another re the job with Backbone Entertainment. In the meantime I’ve been relaxing and sorting a few things out. Started to do some coding to improve my skills with Ruby. Have also been out a fair bit.
This weekend I’m heading home to go and see my mum and the rest of the family. Lucy and Ben have given birth to a beautiful baby girl Bethany. Mother and child doing well. It’ll be nice to see them. At the other end of the scale on Sunday the 8th it will be 9 years since my dad passed away. It’s gone very quickly and the memory is as vivid as ever. Not a nice experience.
I just hope I can take some of that memory with me if I have to deliver a death notice. Whilst I’m home I’m hoping to see a few friends and maybe pop in on Lindsay. Just depends what’s happening.
Well things didn’t work out with Tayside Police as a programmer. So I’ve handed in my notice. So I’m now free and wondering what to do. I’ve had an interview with Backbone Entertainment for a games job in Canada. Just waiting for them to get back to me. Fingers crossed.
A few days ago I handed my notice into RealTime Worlds. I applied for an got a job with Tayside Police as a programmer on the force systems. It should be an interesting change. I’m looking forward to developing some new skills…. and you never know since I won’t be doing games coding 9-5 it might make me get off my arse and do some in my spare time.
The website for Crackdown has now launched. Hopefully there will be more content there soon. Including a behind the scenes look at the crazy world of games development thanks to the folks at xbox.com
So the E3 build is done and dusted, some of the guys are heading out to the states. Hopefully it’ll go down well. The rest of the team really pulled together to get a top notch build.
In real life crime, I was working both nights of the weekend.
Although it looks like a 17 year old has been arrested a report has been sent to the PF.http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/ just goes to show that Absolute Power and real life have so much in common
Apart from their inability to proof-read, Auntie are great. For decades they have been at the forefront of technology and broadcasting. The DG has once again pushed forward with their vision, and they are wanting the communities they serve to help.
If you haven’t seen it already take a look at http://backstage.bbc.co.uk and http://open.bbc.co.uk/reboot/
I’ll try and get some more detailed thought when I’m not at work.
Well the site is finally starting to fall into place. A few things are still broken, and I’m trying to change the theme a little. Nothing major, just a few changes. The site is now hosted at Dreamhost things appear to be ok…. A little slow perhaps, but I’ll see how it pans out.
At work this morning I got the best bit of spam so far
My dog Toxi has to be happy again.
I only write this mail, because it is my last hope.
I am 16 years old and have a small puppy which I got 2 months ago.
His name is Toxi. Toxi was hit by a car 2 days ago and now he is just lying in his corner not getting up.
My father says, Toxi should be put to sleep, but the Doctor said there is a chance to operate.
But the operation is just to expensive for me.
What can I do, who can help me
Please write to me.
Don’t it just pull at your heartstrings
I’ve never really been much of a football supporter. Having been to a handful of games in my time. However this week I’ve already been to one match at Dundee United, and will be heading down to Manchester for the FA Cup replay against Burton Albion.
I’m really looking forward to it. Not just because of the football but because I’ll be a chance to catch up with some friends. I haven’t seen most people for a while. It’ll be good to be out of Dundee for a while too. Get my mind off of some things that have been niggling at the back of my mind.