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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 … -
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?)
[this post was lost during a server failure on Sunday 11 July 2004; it was finally (partially) recovered on 12 October 2018]
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 … -
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 … -
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 … -
Final Troma Night Of The Year
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And a good Troma Night it was, too. The usual people came - surprising how few of them had gone back to their families for Christmas, yet - although Liz didn't bring Tom, and, as … -
Gatecrashing
Claire, Peter and I gatecrashed a friend-of-a-friend's house party last night, and ate all of their Pringles. One of the housemates' music collections was fab: all the best of the Goo Goo Dolls, 3 Doors Down, Nirvana... and some weird (but actually quite good) Welsh rock band.
(Is Welsh Rock a genre? Or just something you … -
Banned From Driving For Life, Before He'd Even Passed His Test
As this news story from the BBC relates, a certain Alan Shirkey from Aberdeen was this week given a life ban on driving, as well as a £300 fine and a year's probation.
He'd started learning to drive over a decade ago, but then stopped. Then, on the day in question - 10 years after he'd … -
Christmas Is Coming, The Exams Are Getting Written
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I haven't done any yet.
I'll start tommorow. Better call my mum and get some tips on what my sisters are into this year. Becky's typically quite easy - she usually just wants the most violent … -
Something In The Water
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People keep getting together. Kate and Leu, Tom and Liz (now with a journal!), and now: Sian and Andy. Must be something in the water. The latter pair (and the one I most recently heard … -
Troma Night
[this post was lost during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004; it was partially recovered on 21st March 2012]
Ran out of food, ran out of alcohol: a disgrace from a planning perspective.
On the other hand; we watched...
"Nymphoid Barbarian In Dinosaur Hell", in which a girl (who wasn't really Nymphoid or Barbaric …