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A Quick Game Of Munchkin
Last night's Geek Night was fun. I'm sure Andy would agree. Faye, Claire, Andy and I opened with a game of Settlers Of Catan on an oversized island and with the Cities & Knights expansion. Claire encountered a problem that her port-claiming strategy often gives her difficulty with: getting stuck, pinned in the corner of …
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New Phone
New Number
I've got a new mobile phone, and with it, a new number - if you don't have it, you can get my number by either:
Visiting my contact details page, if you're able.
Looking me up on Facebook or any of the other services I mention … -
Abnib Events
In order to reduce the amount of time my blog spends being used to organise events like Black Red Dwarf Adder Nights and whatnot, I've launched Abnib Events, which aims to centralise the organisation of such get-togethers. You'll also find that the next upcoming event appears on the Abnib front page, in the upper-right - …
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Black Red Tonight
As you probably ought to know, Black Red Black Dwarf Adder Night V is tonight, featuring the fifth series of Red Dwarf (including fantastic episodes such as Quarantine and Back To Reality) and the first half of the third series of Blackadder.
Saturday's Troma Night is cancelled in favour of Adam's Eurovision Final Night. I'm sure … -
Wanted: Replacement Girlfriend, Temporary Position
A temporary position has become available for the position of girlfriend for the 18th-20th May 2007. The current post holder is taking academic leave at this time and will unfortunately be unable to undertake her duties for the weekend.
Duties include:
Attending a Meatloaf concert in Glasgow on … -
Red Black Dwarf Adder Night IV
Red Black Dwarf Adder Night IV, at which we'll be watching the fourth series of Red Dwarf and concluding the second series of Blackadder, will be this Thursday at 7pm, at The Cottage. We might also have a Jeramiah Night on Friday.
Why nothing earlier in the week? Well; two reasons - firstly, Claire's … -
Oakwood
It's been a busy weekend. Aside from all the usual stuff, Claire, Beth, Jimmy, Rory, Gareth, Penny and I travelled down to Oakwood (where we met up with Andy and Sian) for a round of play at the last remaining Crystal Maze Cyberdrome and a visit to Oakwood Theme Park. I've uploaded some pictures to …
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Oakwood Last Minute Arrangements Plus RBDA Night Accounce
Don't forget, Oakwooders - meet at The Cottage at 8:15am or at the train station car park at 8:30am if you're travelling from Aberystwyth, or meet at the enterance to the Crystal Maze Cyberdrome at Oakwood if you're travelling from elsewhere. If you don't have my mobile number, get it. I can't make calls or …
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A Note From The Passport Office
This morning I received my new passport, following my name change last month. In the envelope with the new passport and the usual collection of leaflets about safe travelling, I found the following compliments slip:
The slip reads:
Mr. Q,
Your passport has now been issued, as requested. I would advise you that due to your … -
Pins And Needles Of The Brain
As you may be aware, I've gotten to be very good at Wii Sports Tennis. My rating at the main game is now so high (about 2200) that the line representing my progress breaks free from the top of the graph and is beginning to underline the title at the top of the screen. It's …
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Further Upcoming Events For Aberites
So what's happening this week?
Tuesday, 7pm (tonight) - the latest episode of Heroes, after it's hiatus, has broadcast, and I've got a nice HDTV copy of it. Want to get together and see it? It's just the one episodes, but if folks feel that way inclined, we might drift into a Jeramiah … -
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No Right To Complain
There are lots of good arguments as to why an individual should vote: perhaps I'll write about some of those later, and talk about my own personal experience of the system. In this blog post, instead, I'm going to talk about a very bed argument for voting. It's a very popular argument I've heard used …
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The Best Thing About Being My Age
Please excuse the title, which feels at least a little like it could have been the proposed title for a creative writing project for a group of 7-year-olds, but it feels like the best title for the job. It's not, I know, but it's my blog and I don't care. I just wanted to share …
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Razburgers
Rory's making some more of his delicious-looking all-steak burgers for tomorrow's barbeque. If you want one (and are willing to pay for the mince!) drop him a comment on his blog.
This evening, I kicked off with a few hobbies I've neglected lately, starting brewing some wine and juggling some fire on the beach. It's amazing …