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Month: May 2011

  • Geocache with hard drive magnet as an attachment point.

    Found GL5HNCDH Carfax Tower

    This checkin to GL5HNCDH Carfax Tower reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found pretty easily this lunchtime... but my pen didn't work! So instead I took a photo of the cache while I hid in a nearby phone box (attached).

    Nice re-use of a hard disk drive magnet on this cache! โ€ฆ

    Read more (47 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GL5HNCDH
    • posted 5 May, 2011
  • Found GL5HJDRG University Challenge 11 (The High)

    This checkin to GL5HJDRG University Challenge 11 (The High) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick lunchtime cache-and-dash around my workplace. Easy to find exactly where it'll be, but very hard to find the right moment to snatch it (and return it!) without being spotted by the muggles who'd โ€ฆ

    Read more (45 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GL5HJDRG
    • posted 4 May, 2011
  • Found GL5HJDQ2 University Challenge 2 (New College's Rear)

    This checkin to GL5HJDQ2 University Challenge 2 (New College's Rear) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick lunchtime cache-and-dash around my workplace. An easy find (but a great hiding place); I'm glad I wore laced shoes! Looked at the hint after I found it, though, and I've no idea โ€ฆ

    Read more (47 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GL5HJDQ2
    • posted 4 May, 2011
  • How'dya like them apples? An Applies to Apples (British Isles Edition) set and a sense of humour are all you need to play this game.

    Apples To Alternative Vote

    The Earthlings invent a new and topical variant on board game Apples To Apples, to commemorate the upcoming Alternative Vote referendum.

    Read more (444 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 4 May, 2011
  • What I Learned About Democracy, Injury, Packing & Friendship

    Dan has a busy weekend of packing boxes, promoting better democracy, fretting about his dad, and socialising with a new-found friend. There was a royal wedding in there and a trip down the river to a pub, too, but those aren't mentioned in this blog post. Except right here.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (651 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 3 May, 2011
  • The Board Games Are Breeding

    While taking a break from coding to pack boxes in anticipation of the Earthlings' upcoming house move, Dan realises that his board games must be breeding.

    Read more (193 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 1 May, 2011

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