For the few that remember the first incarnation of this site, welcome back! For those who are visiting for the first time, welcome!

So what’s happened since the last site stopped and the new one began? Well, I’ve got a job now working at a High School as an ICT Web Developer. I also got my first girlfriend and had my first kiss. We dated for 5 weeks and then she dumped me cos she wasn’t over her ex (but I’m actually glad now that that relationship is over). And then the day after was the day I started my new job (which you’d be amazed to find I still have). Normally I’d have been fired 5 times by now. Considering how I was feeling at the time – I’m surprised I didn’t get fired on the first day. Or when I brought up the subject of eskimo-ninjas.

At the moment I’m learning to drive a car (which unfortunately has resulted in me having to sell my motorbike). So far I’ve passed my theory but still have the practical to look forward to in September.

A few months ago I was speaking with Chris Kite (developer of FlyakiteOSX) and I decided (with his help) to shorten the name of ‘The Chronicles of a Dumbass’ to ‘The Choad’ and register thechoad.com. Only there was a slight oversight on my part. 3 days later I decided to check if ‘choad’ was a real word.

I did. It is.

Dictionary.com‘s definition of ‘choad’

/chohd/ n. Synonym for `penis’ used in alt.tasteless and
popularized by the denizens thereof. They say: “We think maybe it’s
from Middle English but we’re all too damned lazy to check the OED.”
[I'm not. It isn't. --ESR] This term is alleged to have been
inherited through 1960s underground comics, and to have been
recently sighted in the Beavis and Butthead cartoons. Speakers of
the Hindi, Bengali and Gujarati languages have confirmed that
`choad’ is in fact an Indian vernacular word equivalent to `fuck’;
it is therefore likely to have entered English slang via the British
Raj.

That’s just bloody typical of me isn’t it! So not only have I managed to brand my site as a penis but also as THE penis! I swear – the next site I start I will definately be checking the dictionary first….!!!

There’s still a bit of work to do on this site, but you’ll find it’s okay for now. There are some big features such as the search box at the top right which searches WHILST you type (and you can activate it by holding down Alt-S). Also, if you sign up for a Gravatar then you will see your own personal image everytime you add a comment.

I’ve also decided to do my first ever webcomic that will be updated from time to time to go along with my posts. I’d also like you to welcome a new member to the team (it’s not a big team, granted – but 1+1=2 which I understand is the minimum requirement for a team). His name is Dave, he’s cool, he has considerably less hair than me but more than an over-shaved poodle, and ladies – he’s single. I haven’t got a clue what he’ll be posting on here, but we’ll find out as soon as the lucky sod is back from his holiday abroad! Which reminds me… I should be over at his parents house feeding their cats!

Oops! Catch ya later