Month: June 2007
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Otters, Again
Saw my family of otters again this lunchtime. The young ones seem to have grown up now: they were all looking big and healthy as they were fishing in the Rheidol. I followed them along the riverbank and I think I've seen where they're nesting, which is cool.
Another interesting discovery: I didn't realise … -
Fictional Twinning
Claire's birthday trip to Manchester was a success last weekend; saw some good comedy, drank 'til late at a gay bar which has to be the only pub I've ever seen to have a balcony overlooking the middle of a multi-storey car park, and spent most of Sunday recovering. It's not like being 21: staying …
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1/0
On Ruth's recommendation, I've been reading 1/0 (One Over Zero), a webcomic that ran from 2000-2003. It's remarkably clever, drawing ideas about religion and philosophy and determinism and morality into a silly little abstract universe of it's author's (Tailsteak) creation. It could be said to be fourth-wall breaking, except for the fact that it never …
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Carbon Neutrality
Recently, Kit wrote about carbon offsetting, calling it wishful thinking at best - at worst, greenwash. In particular, he was looking at tree planting as a method of offsetting carbon emissions, because it's the most popular method by far. Just this morning I passed a truck making deliveries to a shop around the corner from …
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QParty Progress
After weeks of debating and procrastinating, Claire and I have finally managed to order the invitation cards we'll be sending out for QParty. I'm quite pleased with how they look (well, in proof form), and I hope that those of you who'll be receiving them within the next fortnight or so will smile when you …
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Claire’s Birthday
It's Claire's birthday on Saturday, and she's made a plan! Just thought I'd share that news here in case anybody's given up on reading Claire's blog (it doesn't get many updates, to be fair) and wouldn't otherwise hear about our plan to shop, drink, and watch comedy in Manchester. She's got the details.
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Back At Work
I'm back at work today, after the 'flu-like illness I had earlier this week. Noticing how much I was still coughing, a co-worker plonked a whisky-heavy hot toddy down on the desk in front of me.
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Open Fidelity
The other book I got in my recent order from Amazon was Open Fidelity: An A-Z Guide, by Anna Sharman. I bought the book after being made aware of it's existence by the author on a discussion list on which we're both members. It's cheaper to buy direct from her website, and an e-book version … -
Blurgh!
Well, I'm ill. I've been awake for eight hours today and I'm exhausted, my nose keeps running, and I'm coughing like I've been smoking for fifty years. Hopefully a little bit of vitamin C and a lot of rest will fix me.
Needless to say, I blame Sarah S for this.
Thanks to … -
Boys On Hills
Helen pointed out [facebook link] that this photo looked like an advertisement for a new boy band.
Now it does even more.
AltBoys On Hills - the debut album
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Liz & Sun
Last night, Liz and her new girlfriend Sundeep came over for some variety of Troma Night-like event, and Liz cheated on Sundeep with me. I found it odd that Tom S kept trying to find out what we were up to.
This was a dream, of course. Isn't it fascinating how Liz … -
Influence: Science and Practice
I recently received an Amazon order I'd been looking forward to for some time, and thought I'd share with you my thoughts on one of the two books I'd ordered (and which I've just finished reading): Influence: Science and Practice (International Edition) by Robert B. Cialdini, which I'd first heard of when Scott Adams mentioned …