James Ots

I have my guitar. It’s the nicest acoustic guitar I’ve had. Regent Guitars also give you a free set of strings after six and twelve months and another setup at twelve months. You also get a ten percent discount on further purchases, so I got myself a hard case and a few sets of strings ...

I just discovered Google’s calculator today. It’s very clever – type something like (4+5)*2 and press search and it’ll give you the answer. You can also try stuff like 30 litres in uk gallons or 15 kg in slugs. On an unrelated note, I just gone bought me a new geetar. I don’t have it ...

I finally have my insurance sorted out at the new address, where I’m now paying £345, as opposed to the £720 that the other insurance company wanted. I mentioned that I’d got a quote of £390 the other day – but today I went on the internet again and they quoted me £405, so I ...

Hooray, I have broadband at home again! It’s actually installed for the church office (which is the downstairs part of this house), but I’ve installed network cabling so I can plug my laptop in in any room in the house. Except for the kitchen and bathroom. I’ll probably start posting a lot more entries on ...

This morning I phoned up my car insurance company because they hadn’t sent my document through yet. I then realised I needed to let them know my change of address, and they said it’ll cost me another £360 to live here (on top of the £360 I’m already paying). So I asked if I can ...

…you may wash up. One of the phrases you would have been hearing regularly over the last week had you been on WEC Teen Camp, which is where I have just returned from. I’ve been going to Teen Camp since I was fourteen, and I’ve only missed a two or three years since then – ...

A few weeks ago we had a family get-together. Over a hundred people attended, some of whom I’ve never met before, and many of whom I haven’t seen for a very long time. We had to wear name badges so we knew who everyone was. Some people, including myself, had left by the time the ...