tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204300702009-10-13T23:33:29.432ZWelcome to Simons Jamjar! A quirky, personal blog with TONS of quirky news, information and personal ramblings. Each blog post small enough to fit into a jam jar.Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-80403473568630026572009-05-18T12:04:00.024Z2009-05-18T17:33:21.499Z(SE05E16/ SE05E17) - "Are you sure I'm the one who doesn't believe in you?" - Christian. I've not blogged for months, and the last time I blogged about Lost was back in July last year, but the...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-48444441322015074442008-10-21T15:59:00.002Z2008-10-21T16:03:46.928ZWhen it comes to sales, for me, it's a case of the good, the bad and the ugly. Good in that you can pick up a great bargain, bad in that the stores are packed, and ugly in that I've seen women come...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-37871328241512517942008-10-06T12:33:00.006Z2008-10-06T12:49:24.784ZI don't read many books. In fact the only time I get chance to read a book or two is when I go on a beach holiday. I was in Cyprus last week getting some early autumn sun and read a superb book...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-56611366798876455252008-07-30T12:51:00.004Z2008-07-30T13:00:56.822ZWith oil prices lingering between the $100 and $130 a barrel mark, airlines around the world are on red alert as fuel costs soar. On Monday Ryanair announced it's profits has plunged by 85% and...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-3133082867967973332008-07-18T11:38:00.006Z2008-07-18T13:14:01.224ZA while ago I wrote a blog post about watching Lost. Now Lost has just finished it's fourth series, and I can't wait for the fifth. Lost is one of those TV programmes where people either love it or...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-46126684337426139062008-07-03T18:15:00.009Z2008-09-07T10:44:12.929ZI recently tooks a weeks holiday to go and discover the Scottish Highlands. Although I've lived in Edinburgh for the last 4 years, I have never travelled to the West of Scotland, or up North towards...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-47982322156854623132008-06-26T16:12:00.004Z2008-06-26T17:10:18.634ZThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), who oversee the way internet addresses are assigned, signed off a policy that will set a milestone for the history of the...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-52844652020303856582008-05-29T13:03:00.008Z2008-07-30T13:31:54.589ZIn August 2007, Matt Cutts (a Google software engineer) wrote a post about Google's minty fresh indexing picking up new content within a matter of hours. This was a good read and a good way to read...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-42167161326877250072008-05-29T09:36:00.006Z2008-05-29T09:52:00.541ZHonda looks set to take TV advertising to a new level this evening, as they attempt a live skydiving ad. They skydiving ad, which looks set to be unbranded is meant to build interest ahead of a new...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-91522540418629212432008-05-20T09:22:00.004Z2008-05-20T09:28:51.703ZOne of the first stories I read this morning caught my eye. Burger King is set to launch a burger that can be shared between 6 people. Affectionately called the 6 Pack, Burger King is rolling out...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-15298148569339671842008-05-19T13:06:00.009Z2008-05-19T13:28:57.376ZI travel. A lot. I've taken 32 flights so far this year (thanks Outlook Calendar) and probably visited the easyJet and BA websites more times than I care to remember. On the plus side, it also gives...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-88773448310805800532008-04-14T18:13:00.008Z2008-04-14T19:03:19.079ZSomething I forgot to mention. I signed up...no.....my colleagues signed me up for an event called the Monster Bike and Hike. At the time I didn't take much notice about what it was or what it...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-20086091864876838622008-04-10T10:19:00.007Z2008-04-10T12:45:36.745ZIn an interesting PR/advertising stunt, retail giant IKEA has fitted a train in Kobe with sofas and curtains. The 'IKEA train' looks comfy, but if this was done in the UK our Health and Safety...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-50214445562770593752008-03-25T18:42:00.006Z2008-03-25T19:12:21.474ZI've been meaning to write this post for months and FINALLY got round to it....all work and no play makes Simon a dull boy. Over the last 12 months I've been to a number of places around the globe,...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-57507465146131024332008-01-09T13:33:00.000Z2008-01-09T14:06:39.387ZOnline music provider Pandora is getting ready to block UK users from it's service due to "unworkable" license rates. 'Listen to music with Pandora' was one of my first blog posts back in 2006, and...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-18835694840423175852008-01-08T21:14:00.000Z2008-01-08T22:43:46.068ZHappy New Year! YouTube had a storming year in 2007, so congratulations to all the team on their success. After doing a couple of searches over New Year I noticed YouTube had published a list of...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-56876523369617874352007-11-28T20:18:00.000Z2007-12-06T14:38:04.967ZI've been meaning to blog about Blackle for months, and finally with a bit of free time (and jet lag) I finally can. Blackle was brought to my attention when I was travelling round London and a...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-68080018347524694622007-11-28T19:50:00.000Z2007-11-28T19:58:26.460ZNice bit of piggyback marketing from Wonderbra. My colleague told me about this advert, and I had to blog about it......for obvious reasons! My original post about the Cadbury Gorilla advert back...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-85447451957366949082007-11-25T21:45:00.000Z2007-11-28T19:49:07.368ZEngland have not missed a major footballing competition since 1994. Arguably, English football has come on leaps and bounds since then and is now one of the most exciting leagues in the world. Yet,...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-64793345873298038942007-09-19T16:38:00.000Z2007-09-19T17:07:23.662ZThe new Cadbury's Dairy Milk (CDM) advert is a stroke of genius. I haven't written a post in a while (v busy) but though that the new Cadbury's gorilla advert was worth writing about. Being in the...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-42739353086076408662007-06-13T11:33:00.001Z2007-06-15T11:14:20.925ZAsk.com (formerly Ask Jeeves) has just got sexy. I have to give a round of applause to Ask for their new search layouts, and I firmly believe the new changes will have a great response from the...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-40384294458203062852007-06-01T11:59:00.000Z2007-06-01T13:34:03.528ZAfter a short absence, David Beckham has finally returned to the England squad to face Brazil and Estonia. Following my last post about bringing Beckham back, Steve McClaren has finally had to give...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-31027467836970849702007-05-06T13:38:00.000Z2007-05-06T14:02:39.312ZSimon's Jamjar went live on 1st January 2006 and over the course of the last 18 months my unique visitor levels have been pretty good. I try to write topical and humourous blog posts that are...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-61011558216178454282007-04-22T10:38:00.000Z2007-04-22T11:01:41.821ZFinally time to relax. The week just gone is possibly the busiest week I've ever had - spanning work, sport, travel and (a little) drinking. Here's how my week panned out, starting from...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20430070.post-91644550796747265902007-04-07T10:45:00.001Z2009-05-21T16:48:24.379ZI've always wondered what happened to loads of my old favourite TV and movie stars. Remember Saved by the Bell? Remember Kelly Kapowski? You know where I'm going with this. Comedy Central has a...Simon's Jamjarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307700746857814194noreply@blogger.com1