By Rodney Joyce on 08/01/2009

Real conversation I had with an American mate of mine! Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 04/06/2008

The reason I never reply to your emails is because my ISP (Gotalk.com) has cut our internet off for some reason. It's been down for 7 weeks now and there is no sign of it coming back on. We phone every day but it's impossible to get through to anyone who has the power to do anything - if you've seen the movie Brazil it's bureaucracy gone mad... I wrote them an email to vent my frustrations - please spread the word - DO NOT USE Gotalk.com as your Australian ISP!

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By Rodney Joyce on 14/11/2007

Last night was another fantastically normal night in Manly. It started off with Honnahs (* note, names have been encrypted to avoid detection – these are NOT the real names of the people involved – so you can try Googling if you want) mate Lara coming round for a night out. We were celebrating 2 things – 1) Anniko stood up on her first wave (this girls tenacity is awesome – so firm!) 2) Lara finished her exams! Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 04/04/2007

Raindrops and roses? Snowballs and kittens? Little parcels tied up with string? These definitely aren't a few of my favorite things... (maybe the snowballs, but only if there is enough to go boarding on). Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 15/01/2007

So long, and thanks for all the fish! Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 20/12/2006

I have found it... Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 29/11/2006

I found this strangely ironic, but it may remind smokers that what you are doing now doesn't seem to be affecting you, but it will kill you later when it's too late to reverse... Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 14/11/2006

Right - for those doubters who don't think we will create our own destruction by unnaturally speeding up evolution in robots/cyborgs - I always said a toaster is a harmless robot until you put a gun on it and it becomes a ruthless killing machine (controlled by it's program, currently controlled by it's programmer) Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 29/09/2006

Follow the adventures of our lovable rouge Colonel Mustard as he tries to play an online poker game only to have his modem bombed by a passing plane (most unfortunate). This means he will have to play a LIVE poker game against REAL people. But where, how, who and why? Stay tuned for part deuce! Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 06/09/2006

As you may know, Smart-Thinker has recently launched a new web-app called PokerDIY, so I thought I’d share my vision for pokerDIY with you… Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 06/09/2006

The other day it hit me... Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 23/08/2006

I was walking across Waterloo bridge yesterday, admiring the view of Big Ben and the Wheel et al, and it got me thinking about why men and women fight so much… Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 21/08/2006

Move over Lincolnshire, there's a new sausage in town! It's official (or should that be offal?). My favourite sausage is now the Sainsbury Pancetta and Parmesan brand (and don't say "yeah, I can tell!"). Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 18/08/2006

What follows is a real, live conversation I had on IM with my good mate Ronny about the upcoming boarding trip. Please note that this is a public event and the whole world is welcome - see upcoming events. Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 10/08/2006

What have I done? Quit my job and moving countries... should be fun! Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 14/07/2006

Thats right folks - all these hours of slaving away behind my pc creating virtual vast virtual worlds and lines of C# code are all in vain cos I am about to win a million dollars (ok - so £££ would be better, but I can afford to not be fussy). Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 14/07/2006

Sorry for the blurb (I am not an affililate ;) Loc8tor is an innovative product using award winning patent pending technology that helps find important possessions and can even stop them from getting lost in the first place. By blending the best of old and new technology Loc8tor provides the first affordable personal homing device of its kind. Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 14/06/2006

When you've lived in one of the most popular capitals in the world you become a hotel for travellers from "back home" passing through. At one stage we had peeps staying over every couple of weeks. It's is cool, but it went too far when they started watching me DIY or used my PC to sorf for p0rn when I need to do research etc. So to make it easier to understand I compiled a list of rules to live and die by if you wanna stay at Casa Irwell - I decided to share them here if you are in the same boat (it's hard to say "no" sometimes) Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 08/06/2006

apparently, but there's definitely a free breakfast! Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 06/06/2006

Footy Sweepstakes, Gambling and why losing £10K sucks... Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 05/06/2006

My Top 20 favourite words, for no reason other than that I a) keep a list for my own amusement (bring it on mother f-er) and b) was talking to a friend who mentioned a word that was NOT on my list and I decided to flirt with her by showing her my list (didn't work) Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 28/05/2006

I have… Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 26/05/2006

“Rodney… Rodney! Rodney – wake up you plonker!” Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 19/05/2006

In my role as visionary and self-appointed Great Prophet, I am often asked what I deem to be the most important or useful invention known to man (and even woman – such complex beasts – although it’s unlikely that hair-straightners, tampons (never trust an animal that bleeds once a month but doesn’t die my good friend Brett always says) or high-heeled shoes would feature; although I believe that there is a purpose for said paraphernalia, if not only to reinforce the illusion of being first class-citizens (“Give women the vote” I say!)) Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 18/05/2006

I know a couple of an@l peeps, you know, the type that exhibit strange behaviour and act like complete freaks with no explainable excuse – that’s just the way they are… you could point out to them that they are an@l, but this would probably only make the person more so! So you coexist side-by-side in harmony, and hope they never get violent. Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 12/05/2006

We going camping this weekend outside London... sorry, but that means it's going to rain... Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 11/05/2006

The other day someone told me that I had lost a lot of weight and was looking quite trim (must have been the light)... Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 10/05/2006

Why Ronny should be top of Rod's Stubborn'OMeter - a brief email exchange between myself and my good friend Ronny! Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 28/04/2006

This is my first foray into the exciting world that is BLOGGING! Read More »

By Rodney Joyce on 13/04/2006

When I arrived in England as a young immigrant on the shores of this great country, I realised that time and alcohol had addled my brain, and I was battling to recall some of memories of my yoof (I've noticed my speling is taking a knock now too). Hence I decided to write a book called "Mein Anderken", which tightly translated means "My Memories" in German, the relevance which I cannot explain. Read More »