I got to bed at about 3.45am this morning.

I slept until about 11am. I lay in for a bit, I was just thinking about getting up, when my mobile rang. It was mate I go to dinner with, he wanted to know what tie today I was coming up "what time is it now? about 11.20, ok I'll be there about 12.20" "ok I'll see you then, oh, have you got any IDE cables?", "Yeah tons", "Can I have a couple" "Ok, I'll bring some up".

I got up, checked my mail.

The kernel had finished downloading, I saved it.

I got some breakfast.

I extracted the kernel, and started configuring it.

I realised I didn't have time, had a shower, got dressed, and left.

I took the CDs and floppies I needed with me. I forgot the switch/soldering iron/solder I needed to kludge up the machine with no power header. I also forgot the IDE cables.

I got to my mate's place, he tells me he's just finished installing xp. Fine, I'll go home again. I didn't.

He said I could fix the switch. Oops, this was when I realised I hadn't brought the stuff I needed.

I started installing 2000 on the machine.

I said I would just go home again and get the stuff I needed. My mate said he might no someone with the switch I need. He called up, and the guy told him it would be quicker to replace the case. I don't think so.

My mate told me that he was going to be coming near my place to see someone later, so he would just bring the machine with him, I could fix it at home, and he could get his cables.

I finished installing 2000, installed all the drivers.

My mate came back from the shops, we had lunch, and then I left his place.

I stopped in at the BP and got some fuel. As I was waiting to get back on the road, the car in front kept moving back and forth, and when he finally got a gap, he got back on the road, and then he hung out the window, with his finger up, and shouting something. I couldn't hear what he was shouting, or work out who he was shouting at, as I had my music on.

A short while down the road I blasted past him and left him behind, if he was shouting at me for some reason, then that probably pissed him off.

I headed to my mate's place I worked with earlier in the week, and picked up my crimping tool I left there with his next door neighbour. Apparently they are going to replace the failed bit of cable that runs between their houses. I'll just go back and terminate it at some later point.

I called up the guy I setup a new PC for on Monday, I had some software he wanted installed. He was home, but only until 4pm (it was now 3.20pm).

I rode down to his place.

I went in, and went to install the software, but I wasn't sure what he wanted.

He was heading out at 4pm with the guy I used to work for (doing aircon) and he knew, so he'd look at it when he got there, at 4pm. It was now 3.40. No worries 20 minutes to fill in.

I had a cup of tea while I waited. My mate's wife asked me how the meeting went the other day, and I told her it didn't, because the solicitor is in hospital. "How convenient" was her reply, which was my exact thought when I heard the same thing.

I said that when I spoke to the guy about colo later that day (On Thursday) that he told me about the De Facto calling him up and claiming that I and my mate were "up to something" and "out to get her" and that she "just wanted to get rid of us".

There's no point having that meeting, you can't reason with someone like that. I'm just going to go to Industrial Relations and make my claim, and whatever money I get out of that will be compensation to make up for any lost business as a result of her defamation.

The guy I used to work for turned up, and he had a look at the software, and told me what version to install.

My mate wanted me to try and find the email address of some accountancy in the UK.

I had a quick look, they all left to get the train to Sydney, because it's the guy I used to work for and his wife's anniversary tomorrow.

I found the contact details of the place he wanted to contact, but not an email address.

I grabbed a couple of my DVDs I'd lent them ages ago that I noticed on my way out. Hmm, there were a few more. I wonder where they are, somehow I think I'll be replacing them unfortunately.

I left there, and I came home.

I started mucking around with the kernel again.

I can't get the IDE support in 2.4.25 to compile.

I wasted about an hour on this, I totally lost the plot, I've absolutely no patience any more.

After looking through the entire kernel source for references to the variables not being defined, and finding nothing, I was about ready to give up.

I poured myself a drink, it was nice. It's a bit of a worry, but I must be an addict, I've been grumpy and unable to think straight the last week, because I haven't been drinking.

I was then told that I probably will not be able to compile it without updating all the devtools.

It turns out I need to update almost the whole distribution. I'm now an hour and a bit into waiting about 20 hours for 265mb to download.

It seems weird that 2.6.x kernels would compile, but 2.4.x will not. Oh well.