This & That

The highlight of Friday was a chat with my acquaintance about the web site requirements. My prices were apparently "very reasonable", which makes me think I'm probably too cheap. There doesn't seem to be anything too odd, in fact it looks quite straightforward. My only concern at this point is whether there will be enough disk space on the web host, as there are going to be a large number of images involved. My research so far reveals that the amount of space you get in NZ is rather pathetic compared to the UK, which is somewhat inexcusable as disk space is damn cheap these days. Also I'm not sure that Wordpress is really what I want to use, and that's currently what's running the existing site.

On Saturday we went down to the beach. Again. This time the surf was up, and I managed to spend quite a while catching some decent waves. No sign of our bronzy friends. However the afternoon was not without injury, as I managed to step on several rather sharp stones/shells which ripped a hole in my big toe, and my wetsuit has begun to chafe since the arms are exactly the right length to meet with my elbow.

Our kettle, which we bought from Briscoes has been mucking about for a while. The power cable keeps making intermittent contact and more often than not it fails to boil. Much discussion ensued about what a pile of cack it was. Finally this afternoon we decided to take it back. Retrieving the box from the garage, I was amused to note the model number: KAK35! I guess we should have paid more attention when buying it. But then again, as we came home with a KAK36 (the same thing but cordless), probably not. The guy in the shop seemed rather unsurprised by the return, asking if it was a "dodgy connection". I suspect they have had more than one return. I thought we'd escaped quite well, but Di decided we "had" to have a milk shake maker. Quite why this is so essential remains a mystery. Allegedly the kids will drink more milk and less coke, etc. but we're sure as hell going through a shed load of L&P.

Sunday was spent playing with Joomla and finding a decent template to use. I also found an extension module, which lets Joomla run any old code you like, which is exactly what I needed to do. Later on Di and I went to Backdoor and I bought a pair of reef slippers - basically rubber gloves for the feet which some surfers use. Di has a pair and swears by them. I thought it was worth trying if it stops my soft pommy feet getting ripped apart. I had a call from Wayne who was excited about renting a surf board and wanted to go halves on it. Thus Monday morning will be spent on the beach trying not to look a prat while falling off a surfboard.