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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 …
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We’re On The Move
Always a fan of double meanings.
This weekend, Claire, JTA, Binky and I are going over to the Real Ale Ramble in Llanwrtyd Wells. It'll be fun. I just have to find some warm clothes and wash them, first.
But we're also "on the move" in that Claire and I are going to have to move out … -
God’s Debris
Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) has released as a free e-book God's Debris, a short fray into religion and philosophy. I've read several of Scott Adam's books before. Most of these have been comic books - compilations of Dilbert strips. Others have been his interesting, satirical books on office life and tongue-in-cheek guides to survival …
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Snow!
Okay, so it isn't actually snowing, so the title of this post was a little bit of a lie. But it has been: walking to work this morning, I passed a number of cars (presumabley having come down from the mountains) with small drifts of snow on their rooves (not just frost, like those in …
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Not Quite Where We Planned To Be
Claire and I are in Preston. Let me explain how this came about.
As I mentioned, we spent Friday night and most of Saturday in Gregynog, a beautiful stately home owned by the University of Wales and used as a conference venue. Every year, the Computer Science department ships almost the entirety of the second year … -
Off To Gregynog
Right; I'm off to Gregynog and then on to Wolverhampton for Gareth and Liz's housewarming/Liz's birthday party. I've uploaded a few episodes of Dan & Alex to keep you all amused for the weekend (but I apologise in advance for them being a little self-referencial).
And while, of course, I can't say much on here, those … -
Ah; Friday…
In the words of Bender, "...another pointless day where I accomplish nothing." It's feeling a little that way. Last night's brownout knocked computers offline, and this morning BT severed a cable, depriving us of phones and internet access. It's an hour and a half into the day already and I've got nothing done so far.
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My Weekend
Following up on Andy's post, this weekend I have to:
Write some PHP for an online auction site I'm doing some work for, in order that I might actually have some money this month. Tidy the flat up: there's a viewer interested in buying the building who'll be visiting at 2pm on Sunday Not play … -
Duality
Duality, my main desktop PC at home, has been misbehaving, and I've had to take it to pieces, both virtually (tracing driver DLL calls - yum!) and physically (computer components littering the floor, etc.). It's been two years since it's last reformat/reinstall, which is a pretty long time for a Windows XP box treated the …
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The Bad And The Good
The Bad
I'm working very hard for stupid hours and not getting paid for it. I'm not sure where my job is going, but it's driving there pretty fast and the only room for me is if I squeeze into the boot. Which is full of socks, for some reason.
I have no time to work on … -
Fresh Ground Café
Hot on the heels of the news that the café below us is for sale, a new café has opened just across the road, where Serendipity (a restaurant I never got the chance to go to) used to be.
Fresh Ground Café can now be found at number 14 Cambrian Place. Claire thinks it's name is …