The Seagull Rule

I thought I better put this out there to inform the masses. The seagull rule is an integral part of any hot chip eating activity. To put it simply:

The Seagull rule entitles anyone that is vaguely friends with someone eating hot chips to take and eat a few of those chips.

It's pretty simple really but it did cause some consternation from the chip purchaser in the office today.

A couple of years ago I was at the pub after training when I saw an interesting and very amusing variation of the rule played out. Specifically that if you deliberately alter your meal to avoid the seagull rule, then whatever you get is now subject to the rule. This resulted in a fist full of mash potato being stolen.

So, there you go folks, a useful rule to know if you ever get the sweet scent of hot chips and have to succumb to the cravings.

The Friday Effect

It's probably not just me, or my office, but there is some serious Friday Effect going on around here today.

You know what I mean, Friday afternoon, next weeks deadlines are to far away for you to really care, your task list is getting kind of low, suddenly throwing a rubber spider at a coworker (or writing your opening blog post) seems better than anything else you could possibly be doing.

This week it is compounded in my office by the fact that the development manager is somewhere schlepping through mud in the middle of South America (and will be for a few more weeks yet). Thus leaving the office devoid of pressing commitments from above.

To be really honest as I've been sitting around waiting for other people to get stuff sorted the whole week has taken on a Friday afternoon type feel. Which is always awesome in my book anyway. It has meant that I've been able to catch up on some stuff that I have been putting off for a while (such as starting this blog).

Anyway, I'd like to welcome you to my blog. I am sure heaps and heaps of people will read this first post. This blog will be a collection of my random thoughts and opinions on a wide range of subjects. I'll be posting about topics from office bludging to web application testing and development, from camping to share market and property speculation.

For now I hope everyone makes it through the final hours of Friday afternoon and into an awesome weekend.