The latest spider in Liverpool, at Exchange Flags.

Brief trip to Sheffield today for a written test to accompany my application for an accelerated development programme. This is something that would facilitate a number of postings over 3 years with the aim of getting promotion. I filled in the form at the last minute a few weeks ago, and everyone who applies has to undergo this test.

If I'd known the type of test involved, I probably wouldn't have bothered. It was one of those psychometric things - here's a sequence of 5 pictures, choose the next one in the sequence.

I am spectacularly awful at these tests. It's been sometime since I took one, and I just can't seem to get the hang of them. Needless to say, today's test went just as badly. I am not therefore expecting great things from this application. Results expected in the week before Christmas. Yippee.

Not too impressed with Sheffield as a town either. Much of it was very run down, but with some small pockets which had been regenerated. I'll post a picture of the art just outside the train station later. It was a great sight just after getting off the train. But as soon as you went past it there were a number of derelict buildings. So a mixed bag really.

I've just added Webcalendar to my server at home, so that I can share my diary across the home network. Installed from FreeBSD ports on the 6.3-RELEASE system it works without problem. I combine this with jpilot I can export the calendar from my Palm TX to iCal format and then upload it to Webcalendar. I'm not sure Deb was impressed when I set up her side of the PC to view my calendar (she asked if I was looking for a secretary!) but I'm working on it.

(typed from the train on the way home from Sheffield).

Walking near Willington. One of our favourite short circular walks.

Yo Sushi has now arrived in Liverpool, and is one of our favourite restaurants - it's already overtaking Wagamama (!). Here's a snap of the food going past.

On top of Moel Famau

This was posted by mobile from my mobile 'phone. It shows me and Jessica on top of Moel Famau in North Wales, proving that the superlambanana was really there at the top.

The main point was to test that I could send a picture by email from my mobile 'phone (a Samsung E250).

For anyone else failing to do this and getting this message:

Technical details of permanent failure:
Your mail message format is invalid; please try again.

the trick was to add a message body (blank, or just a subject line was not enough). And then it went through without problem.

Look forward to lots more pictures here!