Working at height

We went geocaching again today. There was a bit of an "obstacle" between us and the cache though...




The photos don't quite reflect how steep and high it was! We peaked at 1350 feet above sea level.

Despite the climb (the view was worth it at the top) we found the cache, plus one other that was nearby. So that takes the total to eleven. Not bad. We're aiming for 30 by the end of the year. Problem is, we're rapidly running out of ones near our house!

The mobile has landed...

After much procrastination and research, I've finally got myself a new mobile phone. Drumroll please...


It's the Samsung SGH-D600 (to give it its full name) and - on initial impressions - it's a fairly sexy bit of kit. Nice matt black casing, an awesome screen and nicely laid out operating system.

My only reservation so far is that it doesn't work with iSync on the Mac. Not sure why not, but allegedly a fix is in the pipeline. Not that it's particularly important. I can still bluetooth contacts to and from the phone, along with pictures and music, so all is not lost.

So there we are.

The great outdoors... with a gadget

Just got back from our first solo Geocaching trip. I finally got round to buying my own GPS unit this week (after a year of using other people's!) so I thought we had better try it out. We went on a very nice five mile walk around Beningbrough Hall, and found the geocache on the way. So that takes our total up to five, but it's the first one we've done on our own. I'm pleased to say that everything worked just as it should have (despite starting the route at the opposite end to the one that we thought).

And if you're interested, here's our Geocaching profile:

It's not gadget-related, but...

I found this meme over at Dooce.com and I thought it was kind of interesting, so I thought I'd add my twopenneth... I'm slightly concerned that I can't think of four answers for some of the categories. Does that make me boring?

Four jobs I’ve had:

1. Sales assistant in a toy shop - a great job for reliving your childhood
2. Pallbearer - I fear that having this in my CV may make me a little strange, but I have my father to blame. He's a funeral director.
3. Primary school teacher - for two years.
4. Museum education officer - which is my current role, and one which I'm trying desperately to escape from (although I fear I never will...)

Four movies I can watch over and over:

1. Star Wars - A New Hope (although if I'm allowed to have the original trilogy as just one choice, then I will)
2. Heat - starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, directed by Michael Mann. It's an awesome film. Makes me goosebumpy just thinking about it.
3. Raiders of The Lost Ark - action adventure at its finest.
4. A Few Good Men - "You can't handle the truth!"

I wish I could have more than four, because I'd really like to include Ghostbusters, Top Gun and The Usual Suspects. Although if I'm allowed just four, I suppose the list stands.

Four places I have lived:

1. Holmer Green, Buckinghamshire - the house I lived in for the first 18 years of my life
2. Cambridge - in a variety of grotty student houses
3. Cambridge - in proper houses after I was a grotty student. My favourite has to be 62 Ditton Walk... it was lovely on a Saturday morning in the sunshine. Sheer bliss. I'm going to move back to Cambridge one day, just because it's so damn beautiful.
4. Harrogate, North Yorkshire - my current residence.

Four TV shows I love:

1. "24"
2. “Without A Trace”
3. “Cold Case”
4. “The X-Files” (I know it's not on any more, but I have it on DVD)

Four places I’ve vacationed:

1. Cornwall - all over the place
2. Les Gets, France - skiing
3. New York
4. Bristol

Four of my favorite dishes:

1. Pizza Express Quattro Formaggi
2. Take away curry from Asda (but it's only any good on a Friday night)
3. Subway Melt
4. A pasta dish that Mrs Lacey makes with fennel and pepperoni in it... dunno what it's called

Four sites I visit daily:

1. BBC News
2. eBay
3. Wired
4. Flickr

Four places I would rather be right now:

1. Cornwall
2. Cambridge
3. On the sofa
4. In bed

And all of the above would be made infinitely better with Mrs Lacey

Four people I am tagging:

1. OliTee
2. Tim
3. Tom
4. Rich

So there you have it. As I said, nothing to do with gadgets, but I don't care. Feel free to respond with your answers - either on your site or by leaving a comment.