E90 - getting there

c0th reminded me of something I had forgotten - Bluetooth files over to E90 from Mac. Doh! I should have remembered. In my defence, the G5 doesn't have a bluetooth module, but still...

Downloaded the iSync plugin, got it all paired.

However the good bit is:

Yesterday's swearing about Vista drivers (and that was the primary issue) saw me give up and use the iMac in XP - but not before I'd managed to run NSS and change the E90's ID to that of an unbranded UK model; I'd already installed the Nokia software to try and update my old N73, and the Nokia Software Update worked fine. So I now have an A-GPS, stable (ish) E90 with the latest debranded firmware.

Then I called Vodafone, who emailed me the unlock code whilst I was on the phone to the rep. That's quick. They did tell me it would invalidate the warranty, and I think they emailed it whilst I was still laughing. Also, they appear to have forgotten to charge me!

Looking around online I found a case I like, and 8GB memory card for £32 (SanDisk, with a little USB reader gadget too) so it's going to have enough space for all the apps in the world. Both of the dedicated E90 ones, and some kludged S60 stuff.

I think I'll grow to like it more, but I really do wonder why it's supposed to be worth £600,

Surgery

So, I went to the gym today for the assessment. I'm 80Kg! However, I'm that because all the good work I did before is just hiding under the fat; I've got up 4% again. Amusingly for all I feel unhealthy, my blood pressure hasn't changed much (high as ever, 16something over 77), my pulse after exercise is okay, and despite being lazy I can do nearly twice as many press ups as I could when I got my 'good' assessment. My peak flow has also gone UP, it's now 850ish.

They didn't even bother checking flexibility ;)

Then I went to get some expenses paid, took Shinkou for a run, collected new plug leads and plugs, looked at a Prius on the offchance I might like it (I'm going to see if I can test one sometime), glared balefully at the clouds through the t-bar roof, and filled up with the usual V-Power.

Shinkou goes in for surgery next week, on the 13th. New radiator, thermostat, hoses and full coolant flush. I also got a quote for a clutch - £350 from the main dealer fitted vs. £250 from a specialist in Reading. I can write off £100 in fuel to go to Reading, so main dealer will do it when the time comes. Plus I get a discount from the dealer on that when I fill out a loyalty card thing (I have in the past spent over £3,000 on parts and another £1,000 on labour at that dealer, and have never once felt like I was ripped off by them).

I will protect the new radiator by obtaining a nice black mesh for behind the bumper grille.

Then I took the Delica for a run. The alternator is fine, good voltage, less of the grumbling from the engine too. However, the brakes are totally shagged - I can feel the warp, driving downhill with my foot on the pedal it's actually changing the pressure. Roll on decent weather so I can fix this... The alarm is also playing up, I need to check the wiring for damage where I was working near the bonnet closure sensor, and then verify none of the components have been damaged by the electrical failure.

Edinburgh on Saturday; Siani is going to hunt down a new phone, especially since the discovery of the E90's many elements of fail has proven enlightening.

Oh, about to put Roland JX10, Juno 6 on eBay soon, if anyone wishes to express a desire beforehand. Likewise Kramer Focus 6000 1988 cherry red electric guitar with Floyd Rose.

Some Questions. Pinched from ant_girl

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Richard
2. EdwardS
3. Bartholomew. 'mew for short.

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. EdwardS
2. RichardK
3. edwardscissors

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My cheekbones/jawline, because they're there.
2. My arms, because they provide leverage.
3. My nose, because it's small and straight.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My eyes, because they are defective.
2. My right leg, because it is inflexible.
3. My hands, for lack of co-ordination.

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Swedish
2. English
3. Automotive.

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Lack of control.
2. Lack of control.
3. Lack of control.

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Fruit
2. Cars
3. Information

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. 2008 edition Swatch
2. Matched socks. Honest.
3. Thin

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS:
1. Wang Chung
2. Marillion
3. DeathBoy after he sold out

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS:
1. Been Caught Stealing - Jane's Addiction
2. Cuts You Up - Peter Murphy
3. Sweetest Smile - Black

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. Tolerance and understanding of mood - both of mine, and ability to understand others
2. Good communication
3. No fighting over the radio station

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order):
1. I prefer carrots to chocolate
2. I'm afraid of Anteaters
3. I have never owned a Vauxhall Cavalier

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Curves
2. Some different curves
3. Smiles/pouts

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Doing anything related to cars
2. Acquiring stuff that interests me
3. Talking and writing about these things

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Tear my own right leg from my hip and beat it against the next solid object until it is marginally more flexible even if it does have more joints than specified by the original design parameters.
2. Flop on the sofa in Birmingham and watch some mind-numbing, spirit crushing quiz show.
3. Replace the sparkplugs and leads on the MR2.

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING/YOU'VE CONSIDERED:
1. Public Relations Executive
2. Engineering of some sort
3. Something deeply tedious that means I can switch off at 5pm with only dreams of stabbing my awful co-workers to remind me that I even have such a job.

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. California
2. Somewhere sunny with no technology
3. Your Mum

THREE KIDS NAMES YOU LIKE:
1. Oy, you, get out of my yard
2. I mean it you wee shite, get lost
3. Right, that's it, I'm going to drag you to your sodding parents by the ears and I'm not kidding. Take your ball and fuck off.

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Play some music that actually makes people pleased to hear it with no personal interest in my having created it.
2. Find a purpose
3. Think of an original and astounding epitah

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:
1. I'm not. I really am not girly at all
2. If I were any more manly I'd be homoerotic
3. No, seriously, OCD tidying is not GIRLY, it's obsessive

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY:
1. I don't read manuals
2. I love cars
3. I can pee standing up

THREE PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW:
jenova_red, deathboy, jinx_lbc. And anyone else that wants to, of course.