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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Bugger
I've just discovered that I have an assignment deadline tomorrow for an assessment I didn't realise I had, in my weakest module. Joy!
On the upside, I've just looked at the assessment and it's got very little to do with the module; in fact, it oughta be comparatively easy: still - 4-8 hours work I didn't … -
I Wanna Wake Up Where You Are
Watching a Goo Goo Dolls concert on VideoCD.
They're really quite remarkably good. I suppose you can't help but respect the artistry that goes into making a song for which you need to re-tune your guitar such that five strings are tuned to the same note. I mean, can you see the conversation now? "Hey, Robby: … -
Ecstasy Is All You Need
[this post was damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has not been possible to recover it]
[this post was partially recovered on 12 October 2018]
Is it actually possible to live a life without regret? It's such a beautifully noble goal - and no, I'm not thinking here about any particular … -
Happy Birthday To Me
Update (20th March 2012) - crosslink: I suspect that this post by Paul was relevant?
Well, I'm 23. Meh.
An array of cards and gifts, followed by a flurry of e-mails and phone calls to explain delayed gifts. I think I'll try again for my birthday, next week, when the Post Office become competent again (this is … -
Hacking Around With LiveJournal
If this all works to-plan, my recent changes to Scatmania will mean that every time I make a new entry, a link is posted to a journal on LiveJournal. This will allow my friends to monitor my blog from their 'friends lists', in AbNibs absence.
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Really Trippy Dream
[this post was lost during a server failure on 11 July 2004; it was finally (partially) recovered on 12 October 2018]
This morning I was awoken from a dream that can only be described as really really trippy. This may not be a dream diary, like Liz's, but I'm going to share this one with you … -
Paul And Claire Are Almost As Guillable As Bryn
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Unable to find our corkscrew and wishing to open a bottle of wine, Paul and Claire had tried all kinds of tricks to dig out - or at least push right in - the … -
Claire's Dad Has Carpet Burns
Of all the things your life would not be complete without knowing, this has to appear way, way down the list.
Nonetheless, we should all point and laugh at Paul, Bryn, and Adam that this 60-something year-old man managed to score within a shorter time frame than they had. When you take everything into account, this … -
Back In Aber! Christmas Update! (Got A Spare Quarter Hour To Read This?)
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As most of my fellow Aberites know, I've actually been back in Aberystwyth for a few days, but have been typically drunk (celebrating getting back, then celebrating Kit's engagement to Fiona, then celebrating New … -
Back In Aber
As expected, I had very little internet access over the Christmas period. And now I'm back in Aber. Mozilla reports 688 new e-mails. Joy.
Will say more when I can be arsed. I came back here from Lancashire via Merseyside and Norfolk. That's a fair journey by anyone's standards.
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Off To Norfolk!
Claire and I are leaving Aberystwyth for Norfolk! Off to spend Christmas with her folks before heading up to Preston on Boxing Day to be with my family.
Have barely begun wrapping presents. For that matter, I still haven't had delivered my mum's present. Or one of Claire's. Damned freaky postmen. Or something.
In any case, I'll … -
Out Of Place
Something feels out of place. Probably just the time of year, the amount of work I have to do, etc. The only good thing about working as long hours at work as I have been is the anticipation of how healthy my next paycheque ought to be. Which it'll need to be, because I'll be …
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The Right To Read
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If you haven't already read it, take a look at The Right To Read, a very short story written in 1997 and updated in 2002 - it'll only take you a few minutes to read; … -
Frustrating
How frustrating is it to write 5 CDs for clients, only to discover an error in some SQL scripts on them that mean that they won't work outside of the development LAN... <grr>
It's the world rebalancing the good and bad things, I guess. Making up for last night's wild rampant sex tour of the flat … -
Christians Should Be Banned From The Internet
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If you're going to spend (at an absolute minimum - and probably closer to four times the amount) $350 on a series of banner advertisements promoting your service, to be displayed inside a popular ad-sponsored …