Why is it that these things aren't simple? Maybe I should give up today and start tommorow.

Ever since I got up this morning I've been trying to sort out the problem with Nick's and the Echos' domain name, but it appears that GoDaddy.com is offline and I can't figure out the controls for the other host company. Grr.

Last night the news came through about MG Rover collapsing, which is going to have a devastating affect around here (most of the West Midlands). To be honest, I don't think I ever saw it pulling through but the company has now offically commenced insolvancy proceedings so it does truly look like the end of the road for the last great british car manufacturer.

I seem to recall I was sceptical about them pulling through originally when they were bought by Phoenix holdings in the mid-to-late ninties, and they have done well to get this far. However despite years of personal doubt, I still don't think it's quite sunk in how profound it is for them to have been here yesterday, and not today.

The company has some family history for me as well. I believe my great-grandfather was one of the original company managers at the beginning of the C20th after his line of work in coach building dried up. Thankfully his skills were transferable and he ended up working for Lord Austin overseeing the body construction of the first Rovers at Longbridge. The only other connection we have is my dad owns an MGB, but to be honest its hardly got as much life in it as MG Rover does.

I only hope that something positive comes from all this, as with 18,000 jobs dependant on the Longbridge plant, this isn't exactly a minor problem.

So here is the blog. I didn't know if I'd ever set one of these up, but apparently everyone is doing it, so here's the bandwagon and here's me jumping on it.

This morning I dropped my biggest web project as I think I've taken on too much. Considering the new term and all those exams grinning at me from the horizon I should really do some work, and I think this is the only way of appeasing myself.

A direct corellation to the lack of university work being done is that my social exploits haven't held up too badly considering it's a holiday. Socially, things tend to dry up a bit a home as most of my friends from school don't live in this area, but during this Easter I've got around to seeing quite a few people (out of the ones who haven't buggered off to Cypress or Malta).

Last night I managed to catch up with some old school friends at Liam's 20th birthday. It was only a simple thing - a balti then the pub, butconsidering I'd not seen Ian or Tom-Bell since I left school it was a good catch up. Tom and John were also there which always makes for a good and informed conversation about the world today - I can't think of anyone at uni with whom I have heated conversations about the state of the union. Interesting considering university is meant to be some hotbed of political discussion and revolution. All except Loughborough.

Currently I am contending with wireless networking. This is a totally new concept to me as I've never had to network much at all before and I am spending most of my time wrestling with acronyms and abbreviations trying to figure out why it cuts me off every so often. I hope it all settles down as it damn annoying.