Kind: Articles
Traditional long form content: a post with an explicit title and body.
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Where Are We Moving?
On Wednesday, 14th December 2005, Claire and I are moving house. For those of you who are allowed to know where we're going, here's a map and things [update: link killed late 2006]. You'll need to answer two to six weighted-value questions of your choice to demonstrate that you actually know us and aren't just …
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Why Liz Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Text
Yesterday, I received the following text message from Liz, out-of-the-blue:
Hey! Hope your[sic] having a great time. Yes i[sic] care. L x
I thought that was a little unusual, but as this is Liz (who once sent me a text to tell me to "stay sexy"), I didn't think too much of it.
Today, while I … -
The End Of An Era
Well; yesterday saw the final Troma Night ever to take place in The Flat. Not to worry: there'll be more at The Sharp, as I'm currently calling Claire and I's new home, because "it's like The Flat... only a little bit higher." Still, it feels odd taking down all the film posters and things and …
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Chef
Those who found themselves confused by my programming recipe the day before yesterday can now be a little less confused (hopefully): here's the explanation.
The program is written in an esoteric programming language called Chef, who's sole purpose is to be able to write computer programs that look like recipes. There are even competitions to write … -
ALP Property Management, Again
Regular readers might remember that a few weeks ago I had dealings with ALP in Aberystwyth, a letting agency. This afternoon I received a phone call from a representative of them.
He seemed to be threatening to take legal action because of "discrepancies in the allegations" I'd made in my weblog post. Of course, I don't … -
A Challenge For My Programmer Friends
So you think you're a dab hand at learning new and unusual programming languages: even the most bizarre of them. You can get your head around Perl, and you might have even looked at LISP. Well, let's see who's first to correctly tell me what the output of the following computer program is. It's unique …
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Driving Theory Test
Took a mock driving theory test provided by Statto today. Think I did quite well.
certified by
The Statto-JTA Mock Driving Theory Test
You’re a
surrealist
driver
Your passengers think you’re a little crazy. Every road trip takes in a fantastic landscape of dreamlike … -
Let’s Get Packing!
A huge thank you to Paul and whoever his four unnamed helpers were who helped to pack up a lot of the stuff in The Flat this weekend into a huge stack of boxes. This is an enormously good start, and really morale-inspiring for Claire and I. Thank you.
Now; we're not ungrateful or anything, … -
Mr. And Mrs. Melton
Wedding was fun. Rain held off, barely, but it was still bitterly cold - who gets married in December, anyway? Piccies (bigger ones - clickies):
Congratulations, Jon and Pat, and all that.
We're going to visit a few people while we're in this part of the country, then head back to Aber this evening. Hope Troma … -
Claire’s Dad Is Getting Married
Claire and I are off to Norfolk this evening, for her dad's wedding tomorrow. He and his lady have finally decided that "living in sin" wasn't for them, and they're tying the knot.
Traditionally, wedding gifts were household goods, appliances, etc., but both John (Claire's dad) and Pat both own their own houses, fully stocked, and … -
Operation: Ursidius Migration
Claire and I have sorted out where we're going to live following the announcement that we were to move out of The Flat on Cambrian Place.
Despite a fruitless first few weeks of house-hunting we've finally found somewhere which is pretty much ideal: a little larger than The Flat, not too much more expensive, and still … -
ALP Property Management
What follows is a true account of my dealings with ALP, a property management and lettings agency in Aberystwyth.
READERS ARE REMINDED THAT THIS POST CONSTITUTES THE OPINIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS ONLY OF THE AUTHOR, AND THESE ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN AS REFLECTIVE OF THE OPINIONS OF ANY OTHER PERSON. (since this blogpost, ALP have phoned … -
The Rails Cafe
This Rails Cafe article made me smile. Rails really is a lot of fun. If SmartData gets the upcoming project I hope it does, I'll be pushing for Rails to be the development platform: the project would lend itself very well to it. Perhaps I'll hammer out a hundred lines or so in advance, in …
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Still Limping
Well, I'm still limping, but I'm not in quite so much pain. Claire has parodied my attitude to my injury in the current episode of her webcomic, The Aber Effect.
In other news, I received a pipe-cleaner e-mail out of the blue from my old friend Gary, who I speak to about once every couple of … -
Abnib Real Ale Ramble 2005
Well, Claire, JTA, Jimmy and I made it back safely from our weekend of rambling across the mountains of mid-Wales and participating in one of the biggest Real Ale festivals in the UK. Some photos are up on Abnib Gallery: all from my mobile, so far, but I'm sure that JTA and Claire will add …