h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Stop that right now!

Not getting into another smiley / smilie war!

emoticon?

Smiley, Smilie or emoticon.

I'm still sticking with smiley. Not that it matters.

So what have you been doing with yourself today?

Apart from the trip to A**a of course!

I'm sure that was another highpoint to your otherwise dull week.

Have you been doing that throwing stuff out thing you were going to do?

I'm off to the shops now to have a spending spree. (Don't tell Bob!) Back soon.

Well, did my chucking things out bit yesterday. threw out a loads of old stuff, which was quite theraputic actually.

Today I have been to A**a (Yey!) went up to annoy Doug at work for a bit. I have my Dads PC in a million bits as he's b******d it up somehow & am trying to fix it.

Also trying to get a bit of coding done for work, as thats just the kind of dedicated, thoughtfull guy I am

(Havn't actually done any, but I did say 'trying' !)

Any parcels today?

Yes thanks Auntie H

They managed to stuff it through the letterbox without totally destroying it

I shall have a read, does start off pretty basic, but I've skimmed through later chapters & there is stuff that I don't know so could be just the sort of thing I'm after.

Think I'm definatly going to give it a shot once I've got my life in some sort of order

Hows the head?

Head is fine but every time I move I feel dizzy. I'm o.k. most of the time but people keep walking into my chair as they go past my desk.

Anything exciting planned for your last two days of being at home?

Hang on, you feel dizzy whenever you move, and people keep bumping into you? Are you sure your not just drunk & keep knocking into people?

Actually sounds like something I get quite a bit which is like when you get up too fast and feel really dizzy, as if you're about to pass out ?

Nothing planned for next 2 (4inc w/end) days off
Bit of reading
Might pick the guitar up again as its been neglected for past year or so and I need the practice.

Why do you get all dizzy when you stand up?

Is this just when you've been drinking?

Or is it not enough ?


Perhaps I'll pop out later and see if some makes any difference.

Get dizzy when I stand up nearly *always* when I've been drinking, *sometimes* when I haven't

What is needed is some kind of scientific experiment. I'll spend some standing up / sitting down over the next few days, then I'll try getting drunk & repeating the excercise.

Not quite sure what this will prove, but i'll give it a go

I could come and perform experiments on you if you want me to.

I could always tell people it's something I have to do as part of my Stats degree.....

Okay, I'm game

What kind of experiments? Do the experiments require me to drink at all?

These experiments can take whatever form you wish. The secret is to make them adaptable so that you can change them at any point to suit the needs of researcher.

In other words - we'll do whatever we like!

Sounds like the kind of research I like

So I'll bring the then shall I?

I've just had someone ask me how much it would cost to send 3kilos of cheese to Wiltshire. Very Odd!

Think I can supply the , if you can bring any other tools or equipment you think you might need.

A notebook, A pen and a very large calculator should just about do the trick.