May 26 2008

Epic Tree Fail

It’s been somewhat windy the past couple of days, brought to a head this afternoon with a loud crack as our already-damaged apple tree split in half. I’m not surprised, the entire thing was swinging around like crazy! That’ll have to be cut down now, it’s obviously unstable. Still, it was nice while it lasted. … read more »

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May 23 2008

A Spot of DIY

I’ve been waiting in all day for a new chair to arrive. As I’ve now got a desk in the back bedroom to do my studies on, it was only right that I should have a chair to go with it. Anyway, come 4:35 I was getting annoyed and wrote in the q*bee IRC “I … read more »

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May 18 2008

Something About Music

I’m not really a big music listener. It wasn’t until I started work — where we listen to the radio all day — that I actually started buying my own CDs. Shocking, that? Anyway, I’ve joined last.fm so that I’ve got something to bop along to when I’m studying my course guides for the next … read more »

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Apr 22 2008

You Know You’re Obsessed When..

You know you need a looong break from the Internet when you look at the TV listings, see: …and the first thing that springs to mind is an insecure script. Totally off topic… if someone pisses you off beyond belief, on levels that it is not possible to talk about without resorting to copious swearwords … read more »

Apr 19 2008

The Asus Eee

Although I’m a self-confessed geek, it’s never really been about the gadgets for me. I don’t need the latest and greatest mobile phone (my ancient Nokia 3310 still works); the MacBook Air is still a poncy piece of kit (a classic example of a sub-standard spec machine trying to be something it isn’t); and I … read more »