Tag: family
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Hoghton Tower
Claire and I just got back from a weekend in Preston, taking the opportunity to visit my folks as well as to (as is now traditional) go to the annual "Symphony at the Tower" at Hoghton Tower (which Ruth and I buzzed by hot air balloon on our way back from Scotland, earlier this year).
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My Last Month And A Bit
So needless to say, I've been busy! The giveaway might have been that I haven't blogged much - here's a short summary of some of the things I've gotten up to:
Fake Christmas
Yeah, it really has been a while. So we had a "Fake Christmas": this year - well, last year, I suppose - many of … -
8 words
Ruth wrote:
Coming out to my mother as bisexual was something I thought about for years before finally taking the plunge. Braced for tears and recriminations, I was amazed and pleased to be greeted only with love and support.
Which was why telling her I was poly remains one of the most difficult things I've … -
The Danville Public Service Announcement
I don't visit Facebook often. In fact, I usually only log on once or twice a month to clear out the billions of requests to install applications (and block those applications) that people don't seem to have noticed that I never accept, or to check up on a mis-placed phone number or e-mail address for …
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Peter Huntley Sings "Dancing Queen"
Peter Huntley sings "Dancing Queen" at a karaoke night.
Also available on YouTube.
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On My Grandma And The Nature Of Time, Space, And Models Of The Universe
I'd hoped to finish writing this post before my gran died so suddenly yesterday, but I guess I was a bit slow. I realised that there were so many changes of tense to be made to make the article make sense that it was actually easier to start again. So I did.
On The Nature Of … -
Yet Another Change Of Plan
My gran stopped breathing about 45 minutes ago. We'll be in Aber.
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Hospitals
My Gran's been taken into hospital: we could've seen that coming when we visited while up that end of the country for my cousin's wedding. She'd protested about the possibility of being admitted then, stating that "she'd been in hospital three times before and they hadn't managed to kill her yet," which is an interesting …
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Who’s My Daddy?
I've seen some pretty stupid test memes. So I've made one of my own:
Who's My Daddy?
Peter Huntley is my daddy.
Generated by the "Who's Your Daddy?" Test Meme
In other news, "Hook" by Blues Traveler (lyrics) is a spectacular song.
I have an unbelievable amount of work to … -
Claire’s Birthday, and Preston
Well, Claire and I are in Preston. We travelled up here last night (after a few false starts, including getting to Mach before realising we'd left the Green Day tickets blu-tacked to the wall "so we don't forget them" in Aber and having to turn back). Claire's been made out to be a bookworm again, …
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Could Be A Lot Worse
At least my week's getting better towards the end. Extracts from an e-mail from my mum:
...work - complete nightmare, back-to-back meetings most days with no time to implement the outcomes and so much work looming I don't know where to start... ...XXXXX is pregnant and leaving in a month or two (not to be replaced) … -
1000... 2000... 3000... Check Canopy! (Claire's take)
This repost was published in hindsight, on 11 March 2019.
Claire wrote:
Yesterday I spent about 8 hours watching Dan and his Dad learn how to parachute. They did their first jump at about 6pm. It was a very comprehensive course, and I think that I could probably have jumped out with them, had I the … -
Typically Busy
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Another couple of weeks of academic nightmare coming up, followed by the Easter Break (during which I'll be working, ho hum). I've got to do my second "poster session" presentation for my dissertation a week on Wednesday; … -
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 … -
Yo-Ho-Ho And A Bottle Of Caern ‘O’ Moor
My mum and my sisters came down for the weekend. I'd not quite gotten around to recovering from my illness these past few days, so I was probably at least slightly grotty company, but nonetheless we all had a good time.
We visited Little Amsterdam, Aberystwyth's first sex shop, shortly after they opened on …