Author: Dan Q
Dan Q is a software engineer, a director of a voluntary organisation, a trainee counsellor, a keen geocacher, and an amateur magician. He lives with his partner and her husband in a polyamorous triad, and occasionally finds time to blog.
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A Quick Play With HTML5
I've been playing with HTML 5 a little this morning. It's really quite fabulous: a lot of smart design decisions have been made and it looks like - given a good few years to get things up to scratch even after the specification has been finalised - it'll really provide a lot of useful tools …
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Still Having Strange Dreams
Last night's dream:
I visited the house of Simon [my boss] to collect £49.97 which, in my dream, he owed me. He and his wife, Jill, were there. Simon gave me a £50 note, but I didn't have three pence in change, so I have him a five pence piece and he gave me two … -
High Places
Another unusual dream last night. I'd meant to blog about it earlier in the day, before it faded, but it's been a ludicrously busy day with one thing and another and I didn't get a chance. I slept kind-of fitfully, I think, and I'm pretty sure this dream came to me in two distinct chapters, …
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It’s Good To Be Me
It's Sunday morning. I've just eaten a second crumpet, put some music on, and I'm working on writing some interesting program code for a project I'm involved with.
Ruth just challenged Claire to have a shower in less time than it takes her to go to the shops and buy some milk. Then made … -
The Aber Masterplan
Have you seen the Aber Masterplan yet? The Welsh Development Agency/Welsh Assembly Government/Ceredigion County Council document that takes a SimCity-like approach to planning the future development of Aberystwyth.
No? You oughta. Here: download a copy [PDF].
It's got some good bits. Re-routing some of the trunk roads to improve traffic … -
Badge Planet - design your own badges, keyrings and fridge magnets, buttons badg...
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Oh, And My Sisters Are Black
Strange dream last night. I only remember fragments of it, but here's what I do:
At some point during it, I left work at lunchtime to visit my dad and my sisters (who lived, conveniently, within walking distance of work). I bought a bag of sherbert along the way, but I was disappointed … -
Reactions To The Unholy Alliance
Here's a blog post I've been meaning to write for several months now: it's about some of the varied and different ways that people reacted to the news that Ruth and I were together, and that Claire and JTA were also a couple (and, of course, Ruth and JTA are still the fabulous pair they …
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Return From The Real Ale Ramble (and upcoming Abnib Events)
Real Ale Ramble 2007
Well, the Real Ale Ramble was fabulous as always. Particularly wet and muddy, especially on the first day, this year, but good visibility, so we got to see a lot of the beautiful mid-Wales countryside. Thanks to getting lost on the first day and walking a lot longer than we'd … -
Soundsnap.com: Find and Share Free Sound Effects and Loops
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Apology, Troma Night Update, Etc.
Damnit, I wrote a blog post and didn't save it as I was going along (mistake one) and then closed the browser without posting it (mistake two). It's kind-of demotivating, and I can't be arsed to write it all again in full. So here's the much, much shortened version of what I've been up to …
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Off To Gregynog
Claire and I are off to Gregynog with the Computer Science department this afternoon. We'll be back tomorrow in time for Troma Night, which this week will actually feature a Troma film, which will be... well, unusual, these days.
I'll be giving mock interviews to groups of Computer Science undergraduates. Claire will be the … -
Quickly, Before They Turn The Glass Into Lesbians!
So, what have I been up to this weekend, you ask. Well...
"Cover The Mirrors" Launch Party
On Friday I took the train up to Preston. The train I was on broke down at Machynlleth when they linked it up to the carriages that had come down the Pwllheli line, and the repairs set me … -
QParty - Part 2 - The Party
After extended delays, here's the remainder of my "looking back at QParty" post.
The party kicked off at 6pm, and guests trickled in over about about half hour to either side, which gave Claire and I ample time to try to greet everybody as they came through the doors. At least, it did until … -
Poultrygeist (Unofficial) UK Premiere - Sunday!
Guess which mind-blowingly fabulous, as-yet-unreleased film I got to watch last night? Only Troma's newest film, Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead! Oh yeah, baby.
I've promised I wouldn't spoil the plot or any of the cooler surprises for anybody, but I did want to share a few fun facts with …