James Hooker

Video Proof for Non-Believers …

No.. I’m not dead.
Not written here for ages and after a few emails asking why (aren’t I popular!?) I thought i’d pop up let you know what ive been up to.
Since November:
- Finished Final Year at Uni - been accepted for a Masters should I want it..
- Gained a “dissertation stone” that [...]

Some friends and I decided to go and give the abandoned asylum in Stafford a visit a couple of weeks ago… and decided to bring the new camera with me… after a bit of spookifying(TM) I am quite pleased with the shots. My least favorites are the tree and railings… but not bad for a [...]

I have not updated this thing in ages and seeing as I’ve finally reached the grand olllld age of 23, now seems a good time.
So what’s been going on?
Our awesome little house in Greatham has been sold and may have to move out… sucks a little, but these things happen (a lot it seems…) and [...]

I have just some back from a good curry and drink with friends from the Hampshire area.
Wow… It just hit me how much I’m going to miss you guys,
Janine, Emily, Kirsty, Nick, Ant and the rest… I’m going to be leaving you all (again) for another year.
You are all more than welcome to come [...]

It’s funny -
This week out of nowhere, I have found pictures of both my mum and dad from “before they had James” days. Being the product of a ginger and a bloke in a stupid hat does worry me a little…

My Mum… cute as a button for her school photo:

And Dad when we [...]

Some of you may remember the Stikkit Technology Podcast… it ran for a while, had a fair few listeners.. and kind of fizzled out.
Let me start from the veeeerrry beginning.
3 Years ago.. my friend Andy and I, decided to make a podcast whilst in the uni canteen to kill a few hours during lectures. The [...]

Year three is over.
It was actually over 2 weeks ago when I finished my placement early, but been busy as hell.
Here goes..
Work
My placement was working with Insight (I’m reluctant to type the whole name of the company, as Google bots love my site at the mo…) in an IT department supporting about 100-150 people. In [...]

As we all know, on July 1st 2007 Britain goes smoke free by disallowing smoking in enclosed public spaces.
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I myself am not a smoker; I personally don’t think that I would gain from it at all.  However some people do like to smoke and they have every right to do so!
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(This blog post is going [...]

Here is a pic of some of our Stikkit family!! (we’re going to get a full staff pic)

left to right:
Oliver, Gareth, Jack, Louise, Andy, Nick, Me, Chris, and Trevor (we call him Trevor)