the thoughts, rants and diary of Jack goodfellow, (Jack G)

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goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:15:21 GMT

emotive day today.

went to work and had a really positive review. spent a lot of this week helping promote the british egas essentials project, so if your involoved with RNIB or talking newspapers and societies, chances you'll hear all about it.

Saw soph properly last night ion ages. That was good. easier than I thought. we sat, actually cozied up somewhat. regardless... and perhaps I should just not even be writing this, but think in one way or another I'll always love Soph, she's someone still very precious to me despite what ever else anyone says, thinks or does.

so, tomorrow its my birthday! mainly spending it with family and local friends, a trifle dissapointed some pals for one reason or another can't celebrate with me, but not to worry!

after that its all plain sailing till christmas. Have christmas dinner with emma and friends next week, kate's going to be there, needless to say in utter brutal honesty I'm not over the moon about the facts, but equally I ain't out to bother anybody.

that's that!

Currrent Mood: brandy with hot chocolate! (sounds horrible but its ace)

my day

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:55:39 GMT

ok

woke up felt full of clold and zstill do

wne t to work

came home and installed windows 7, put it this way this thing rocks like hell! installation was very very easy

that's all

j g

right!

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:53:24 GMT

i! am! back!

in carmer fassion, had a grate time in turkey. spent all my days sunbathing, drinking plenty of laga and generally thinking absolutely yeh to the facts...

so, what next? well, back to work tomorrow, and then birthday and christmas next.
Though I perhaps don't seem so on the surface, Generally I'm feeling very optimistic at moment. I've decided taht those ladies who want a piece of the Goodfellow are frankly going to have to wait, as time away from stuff gave me time to reflect, I've set my heart on three main goals of equal priority, those being to concentrate on securing my posission with the RNIB. I'll also be looking to get my housing situation tied down by April, as my ccurrent flatmates are moving on, and to enjoy what will deffinately be a promising year with family, what with my sister having the new baby around that very same time.

it Goes without saying I'm still around, ready to rumble, and generally engage with what ever life throws at me, so onwards, upwards.

take care
J G

updating twitter a nd facebook

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:50:49 GMT

just found i can do this by text. this is grate if i want to update one service but not the other. also grate for updating at work as I don't ahve to use a browser etc to do it, just compose status message, add both recipients and send! grate as I also have a huge allowance with my contract.

updating!

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:00:47 GMT

ok! long time no update but life got interesting recently so here goes!

Seeing famly last friday. Had a good weekend in Blackpool. On Wednesday I gave a talk to a load of computer sceince students at John Moor's university. I was talking generally about website accesibility, demonstrating how jaws worked on the web as well as showing some of the problems we have like captcha's. That went really really well!

Thursday went to theatre with Kelly one of my old school mates. We saw 'the caretaker' - it was a really heavy, serious play. We got a touch tour plus got to meet the cast, meeting Jonathan Price who apparrently is somewhat famous was brilliant!

Friday I was out drinking with my coleagues in to the early hours, had a hell of a good night! I'm now back in Blackpool writing this and set for next week. My workmate is off to Australia so covering extra work which will keep me busy.

That will do for now

J

ok

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:32:10 GMT

right. a bit of a longer update!

firstly Kate. had the nerve to send me a mesage asking me to leave emma out of things, absolutely fine but that's a cheek as it was her not I who braught Emma in to things in the first place. Why do some people not understand the word 'leave me alone?'

less of *her* now time for things in general, i.e the good interesting stuff

firstly, things seem to be slowly picking up at work. that's good as stuff's been quiet for a while, helps the day go quicker when things are busy.

Emma, kelly and I Went out to the theatre on Thursday night. It was an audio described version of 'kes' - adapted from the film and book by the same name. It was good if not a we bit over dramatic in parts.

Friday saw me on the train for a long overdue visit to the family in Blackpool. On Sunday it was the old man's birthday, me and him went and had a good long drink to celabrate. despite someone trying to rob my wallet, and failing miserably we had a good time. Yesterday the family went out for a meal. we lit a lantern whichn floated off in to the sky to remember Gary the ghost by. this got tanled in some power cables, which I thought was quite funny, thing Gary would have laughed a bit anyhow.

today I've booked tickets for the Manchester airporet train as we're off to Turkey on 10th November. I'm really looking forward as it will get me away from thigs and will be a good brake.

just like to say Happy birthday to mine and Emma's mate Kelly. Hopefully see you for another play very soon, there is an audio described performance on the 22nd October which we are possibly all looking at going to

Till next time

Jack

split

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:25:52 GMT

in short, finished with Kate. the truth: I feel relieved, considering how she kept telling me how things were not good but could never actually tell me what, nore the fact that she never seemed to actually give a toss about coming up here to see me, always me wanting to put the effort in, arrange stuff etc, never felt she had any oppinion or not one that was willing to be shared.

at least now I can concentrate on just other stuff, without having her permanently causing me upset. even much further down the line, find someone who really knows what they're looking for, and what they want out of a relationship and life in general.

if said person is reading, good luck with the job applications etc you'll need it. You've lost someone who wanted and would give you everything possible - your choice to leave all that behind not mine.
I'll post a more interesting general entry here soon.

J

as some of you may know

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:11:08 GMT

I'm going to be an uncle! found out earlier off Jodi. congratulations to her and Mike - I'm buzzing at that news. Life is soon to get a whole lot more interesting me thinks

J

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writing to clear my mind

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:27:02 GMT

ok - a bit rambly tis may be, but that is because put simply things are mixed.

firstly, the good stuff. had another grate week at work. today I went to Fleetwood with Jodi today, had a good chippy. really enjoyed that.

and now where to start. found out my flat mates were off to Hereford for a bit. All I'll say is it would have been bloody nice to have maybe been invited, rather than me finding out all over bloody facebook!

this ties in with my second thing really. I honestly don't know about some people. by that, I mean their were people who I felt could turn to and talk about anything. people who i thought were friends for life as it were.

in short, I feel that slowly, but surely my circle of good friends is really deminishing. no names mentioned, but their are those who I'm trying my hardest to stay in touch with, and frankly who just don't recipricate or seemed bothered. This saddens me immensely.
this also ties in with my situation with Katy - call me stupid but I've deleted her number off my phone, so I wont bow to pressure and do all the calling. because, again, I want more effort on that front. Again, I don't want to feel like I'm permanently doing all the running round. Just what the hell have I done to seemingly alienate people?

That's all for now.

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:19:57 GMT

new pc

consists of:
processor:

AMD PHENOM™ II X3 710 (2.6GHz) 3 x 512K L2 CACHE (Socket AM3)
Memory (RAM)

4GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR 1066MHz -

Motherboard
ASUS® M4N78: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 3 x PCI

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium 32-bit + Windows 7 Upgrade Voucher (£86)

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

1st Hard Disk Partitions
250GB, 250GB

1st CD/DVD Drive
22x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

2nd CD/DVD Drive
NONE

Graphics Card
512MB NVIDIA GEFORCE 8400GS PCI EXPRESS

2nd Graphics Card
NONE

Sound Card
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio PCI Express

Network Facilities
WIRELESS N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (READS XD, MS, CF, SD, etc)

Case
STYLISH SILVER/BLACK TRIDENT CASE + 2 FRONT USB

Power Supply & Case Cooling
450W Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£24)

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£15)

Monitor
19 Inch Wide TFT Silver/Black 1440 x 900 5MS, D-Sub, DVI, Audio (£79)

Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Deluxe 660 Cordless Keyboard & Optical Mouse (

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:44:21 GMT

FS announces StreetTalk VIP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Mosen adds that, “During our extensive user testing process, I’ve used StreetTalk VIP in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. I can sit in my hotel room and find information about nearby points of interest. Using the virtual mode, I can explore the surrounding streets while I’m still in my room, and decide where I want to go before switching on my GPS receiver and venturing outside. If I’m taking a taxi, I can print out the route directions for the driver or simply monitor my PAC Mate Omni and give him directions. StreetTalk VIP gives me great real time information, whether I’m traveling on foot or in a vehicle. I love the independence I have with StreetTalk VIP and would not leave home without it.”

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out of the silance

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:54:22 GMT

I'm fully aware things have been quiet this neck of the woods for a while which really is not always a bad thing. life is plodding along. I'm still enjoying the job and had a good holiday. Am at home in Blackpool at the moment till Tuesday seeing family. Main tasks outside work seem to be mainly chilling with Emma J my good ol flat mate, and reading books in the wheel of time saga. I am aware that I'm probably not on my pc/msn as half as much as I once was. I have a conflict in taht most of my mates use these as a primary communication tool, but sitting at a desk all day on a pc i'm not always inclined to come home and do more of the same. still anyone who wants/ needs a natter is welcome to get in touch via other channels.

Take easy

J

not many will like this

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:48:53 GMT

I feel that to some extent,loud twitter has ruined lj. I like to stay in touch, but when I'm scroling through pages of random, nonsensicle replies to others who use that service I just feel like I'm wasting my spare time. that's not to say its not a bad tool, just should not imho be used in an LJ context. its all fine if the tweets make sense, often they just don't!

and that's at nobody in particular btw guys and gals nothing personal at all.

J

ok

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:14:11 GMT

i'm still around guys. still working hard. this wekend had my sexy, absolutely adorable katy over . i think ( and hope) things on that front are progressing smoothly.

so what else? well next Fri off for two weeks to Norwich on the boat. can't wait for that now! usual guys are doing really really well.

that's all i've got to say so till next time take care

Jack

small update

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:02:27 GMT

hope your well.

not updated in a while as life's been fairly routeen, but good.

two weeks ago went to Katy's for the weekend, had a mint time. really made me feel welcome.

have mainly been working, seeing family. work is going well. family are all good. had long day today compounded buy poor sleep last night, hense I feel crappy, tired.

on my holidays as of june 27th. Am looking forward!

till next time

stay well

J

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:49:29 GMT

a very well written bbc article about blind people and relationships can be read by clicking this link

eye tests

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:09:41 GMT

An eye test checks your general eye health and your sight to see if you need glasses. Having a regular eye test can also help detect sight-threatening eye conditions, many of which can be successfully treated if detected early.

Your eyes might look great and your eyesight might be fine, but that doesn't mean your eyes are healthy.

Some sight-threatening conditions, such as glaucoma, have no symptoms and could cause you to lose up to 40 per cent of your sight before you notice a difference. An eye test could pick up these conditions and save your sight.

general update

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:03:21 GMT

ok - just to fill ya all in on some we bits:

got doing actual calls at work last Thursday. Am pleased with my self on that front to be honest. Went back Blackpool Friday to see parents/sister. had nice quiet weekend thus far. Am off for a meal tonight as its my nan's birthday. Next week I'm off to London for training on Thursday so am excited!
Am also meeting up with Dawn, mart Rhodes and a host of other local VI people on Friday night. so that's how things are shaping up

hope your all ok - doubtless we'll talk soon

J

for soph

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:00:41 GMT

stop undermining me - its *me* who works in blindness support, its me who has the qualifications and on the job experience, it is me who's learning how newly blind people actually cope in a day to day situation, not you, stick to what your good at.

J

Observation

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:11:05 GMT

if I had a pint for every favour I did someone I'd be an alcoholic

just to get this off my chest

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:42:58 GMT

despite me working - people should still feel free to call. i know their are those out there who might think by calling during the day they're pestering me. far from the case. fact is if i don't answer i will *always* return a call - no problem. if people need to talk then they need to talk and that's that.

best
Jack

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:50:06 GMT

appeared from a friend on facebook. have a read. scary. which is it - truth or paranoyer? ;-)

observation

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:39:02 GMT

makes you wonder just who is reading this. had odd comment just on an old entry

an update from me

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:58:11 GMT

Hi allWednesday I started my new job! first day out of the three I've worked thus far was the trickiest, what with learning a new building and new people. Yet its fair to say everyone is really friendly down there - all went out of my way to make me feel welcome.put simply - I think i'll enjoy what I'll be doing. I'm just so absolutely happy to be working at long last. As I've said here previously and to friends, all my hard work has now payed off. Today, went in to Liverpool city centre with Joe, kelly and Holly. had a good day catching up with them all, and headed home to Blackpool arriving at seven. To be honest just feel weird, at this exact moment. things are very quiet on line, still guess it is Saturday night. am also missing a certain someone (absolutely no prises for guessing who)That's all for nowJack

observation

goodfellow1985@gmail.com — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:31:54 GMT

only friday since I saw Kate - feels far far longer