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Year: 2009

  • Terrorist Threat Affects Refuse Collection



    Clicky for a bigger picture. With thanks to James Holden's billboard generator.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (12 words)

    • Note
    • posted 9 April, 2009
  • Claire And The Dwarfers

    I think Claire would appreciate me sharing the following photograph with you all. Click for a bigger version:


    From left to right - Kryten 2X4B-523P (Robert Llewellyn), Arnold Judas Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Claire Q (playing herself), and The Cat (Danny John-Jules).

    In the background you can just make out the tail fins of what I'm told โ€ฆ

    Read more (86 words)

    • Article
    • posted 8 April, 2009
  • You Know How Smiling Makes You Feel Happier?

    Turns out that the principle doesn't apply to everything. This week, I discovered that wearing shorts and a t-shirt doesn't stop it from raining.

    Read more (24 words)

    • Note
    • 1 comment
    • posted 8 April, 2009
  • Image representing post: Claire & Nick - Need A Little Time

    Claire & Nick - Need A Little Time



    Karaoke. Inn On The Pier, Aberystwyth. 30th March, 2009.

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (12 words)

    • Video
    • posted 30 March, 2009
  • Image representing post: JTA Makes A "Bin Bag Coat"

    JTA Makes A "Bin Bag Coat"



    JTA had forgotten to bring his coat with him to Troma Night, so he quickly fashioned himself a makeshift coat out of bin bags. Unfortunately, it had stopped raining in the meantime, and so he ended up looking like a bit of a wally.

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more (48 words)

    • Video
    • posted 27 March, 2009
  • Facebook To Be Monitored To Fight Crime

    In case you hadn't seen the kind of news story I'm talking about, here's one.

    Couldn't help but think that this might be the inevitable consequence:

    Read more (26 words)

    • Article
    • 3 comments
    • posted 25 March, 2009
  • Thanks, Mum

    Thanks, Mum.

    Thanks for your company. You're family, sure, but more than that, you're one of my best friends. Whether it's a long-overdue chat about the state of the world, a drunken night in with awful films, a gaming session with the girls, or an evening at the theatre, you always make time for us. You're โ€ฆ

    Read more (275 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 22 March, 2009
  • Paul's Birthday

    In case I haven't told you yet, fellow Aberite; we're going out for Paul's birthday on Tuesday (not Wednesday, as you might have previously heard) this week. 7:30pm at Wasabi on Eastgate Street.

    Read more (33 words)

    • Note
    • 1 comment
    • posted 15 March, 2009
  • A Great Driver, In Theory

    Took and passed my driving theory test this lunchtime. 50/50 (pass mark 44) on the multiple choice bit, and 66/75 (pass mark, again, 44) on the silly little hazard perception video, which'll do.

    Not one question about stopping distances, meaning that I've committed to memory that most useless of information (I mean, am I really going โ€ฆ

    Read more (130 words)

    • Article
    • 4 comments
    • posted 3 March, 2009
  • Jimmy, Start Your Engine

    Here's a photo I took this afternoon especially for Jimmy:

    It's a pity he won't be around this weekend to make the most of this exciting new addition to our irregular weekly Power Grid face-off.

    Read more (35 words)

    • Article
    • 8 comments
    • posted 25 February, 2009
  • Cerrie Burnell - All About Me

    This morning, I saw the BBC News Magazine article about Cerrie Burnell, who's apparently a children's television presenter (I'd never heard of her before, but that doesn't mean anything - I can't remember the last time I watched any kids' TV). The article centres on the fact that Cerrie was born without a right hand โ€ฆ

    Read more (247 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 25 February, 2009
  • Is Cardiff Still Amazing?

    If you're planning to come to Cardiff Is Amazing next month, there's some information on the website.

    What do you mean, there's not much information on it? That's because you haven't typed it yet! Get on with it, then!

    Read more (39 words)

    • Note
    • 2 comments
    • posted 9 February, 2009
  • Image representing post: My Last Month And A Bit

    My Last Month And A Bit

    So needless to say, I've been busy! The giveaway might have been that I haven't blogged much - here's a short summary of some of the things I've gotten up to:

    Fake Christmas



    Yeah, it really has been a while. So we had a "Fake Christmas": this year - well, last year, I suppose - many of โ€ฆ

    Read more - about 4 minutes (891 words)

    • Article
    • posted 6 February, 2009
  • Saddlebacking

    Saddlebacking.

    I laughed.

    Awesome work, Dan.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (6 words)

    • Note
    • posted 28 January, 2009
  • Sleepless? Priceless!


    Time for this iteration of a software project: 4 months
    Time left after the client changed their mind about the "must have" requirements: 2 months
    Amount of sleep within the last 40+ hours: 4 hours
    Number of JOIN clauses in an eleventh-hour SQL statement that suddenly fixes everything: 12 (LEFTies, RIGHTies, โ€ฆ

    Read more (89 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 26 January, 2009

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