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Back From Lancashire
Spent the last four days in Lancashire and elsewhere in the North of England, visiting my folks (among other things). Details follow...
Thursday 26th June 2003
Linux Expo 2003, Birmingham
Sorted out Claire's bank, packed bags, and set off for Birmingham to the last day of Linux Expo 2003 at the National Exhibition Centre, to meet up with … -
Seagulls
Woken at 7am this morning by an irate Welsh fishmonger repeatedly ringing my doorbell. Apparently a swarm of ravenous seagulls invaded the street two hours prior and shredded my bin bags, scattering my litter across the street, and this was obviously entirely my fault because I shouldn't have put my bin bags out the night …
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Claire’s Back
=o)
Last night was fun. After spending most of a day hacking into the BBC's weather centre (I wanted a weather forecast XML stream, but couldn't find a free one, so with Kit's help I stole one instead), he, Claire (recently returned) and I went down to the beach after midnight with a bottle of Caern … -
A Brighter Day
I'm glad to report that I now feel that I have recovered from something that's afflicted me for most of the last year.
As you may be aware, almost eleven months ago my girlfriend, Claire, and I got together. At the time, she'd recently started (in part by my orchestration) going out with De, a great … -
Scanning And Zelda
Talked with ICQ-friend Summer for the first time in over six months this afternoon, which was great, because I've missed chatting with her. Caught up on each other's news, then chatted about Love, Sex, and What It All Means for awhile. Refreshing. Made her promise to be online more often in future. We'll see.
Couldn't be … -
Friends
It is Claire's birthday.
"Our feet are going to get wet."
Somebody had to say it. Somebody did.
The waves roll up the beach, rustling gently against the smooth pebbles. Claire sits in front of me. Kit is to my side. The remaining embers of the fire flicker, as if trying to fight to hold onto the remains … -
Practical Joke Of The Week
Am pulling off a fantastic one against my girlfriend, Claire. On Friday, our landlord arrived with a plumber to replace the leaky taps in our bathroom. The new taps are very similar in design, but significantly taller. I didn't tell Claire that we have them.
Yesterday - Saturday - night, after washing her hands, she remarked … -
Makes You Feel Stupid
Don't you feel really stupid when you plan to go via somewhere on the way to somewhere else, and completely forget about it. I managed that this morning: I'd put some keys in to get cut at the hardware shop around the corner from where I live, gone and bought my lunch from Somerfield, then …
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U.W.A. Professor Dies At ‘Massage’ Parlour
I laughed.
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The chap pictured above, a certain Dr. Williams, professor in economics and astronomy, was found dead this morning at a massage parlour in Cardiff (full story here). Just out of curiosity, I looked up the parlour in question. sexywales.com reports it as follows:
A Touch Of Class Massage
112 Woodville Road, Cardiff
029 2023 6880 … -
A Violent Evening In
Spent yesterday evening drinking and playing Cel Damage with Bryn, Kit and Claire. Cel Damage is a stupidly fun game on the Nintendo GameCube in which up to four players drive cartoon cars around a zany landscape attempting to kill one another in bizzare ways, such as chopping with axes, harpooning, tricking into falling down …
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How To Fix A Flat Car Battery For Beginners
Unfortunatley my plans for a nice relaxed evening over a pint were delayed somewhat by having to help to fix Claire's car, first. In a fantastic display of sense she'd left the headlights on on Sunday night, and all through Monday, and so by Tuesday the battery was very, very dead.
So she, Bryn, Kit and … -
Scatmania Launched
Well; I finally did it. I finally got myself a weblog. After weeks of peer pressure by such friends as Paul, Alec, and Kit with their shiny LiveJournals, I decided to have one of my own.
Just to remind anybody who doesn't already know that this isn't, technically, my first weblog. My first one ran from … -
Troma Night VI pictures
Photos from Troma Night VI, at which we watched Surf Nazis Must Die, Real Time, and 28 Days Later, presented without further context:
Also a video of Paul performing our traditional starting activity - throwing a sponge from the window:
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Troma Night V pictures
Photos from Troma Night V, at which we watched Les Mémés Cannibales (Rabid Grannies), Citizen Toxie : The Toxic Avenger Part 4, and Monty Python and The Quest For The Holy Grail, presented without further context:
Also a video of Paul telling Mark about Enter the Matrix:
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May Ball 2003
Dan and Claire go to the May Ball at Aberystwyth University.