Tag: memorable
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The Break-Up
Yesterday, Claire and I broke up.
We've had several rough months, and several even rougher weeks, and this seemed to be the best solution to a variety of difficulties we've faced recently. It's hard to answer the question as to whether the split could be described as mutual, but it can certainly be described as amicable, … -
Saw It A Mile Off [Drink!]
Can I be the first to say "Saw it a mile off!" (the giveaway was Sian "getting organised" by looking up people's addresses).
Can I also be the first to say, at least via the digital interwebworknets: congratulations! You'll get my RSVP very soon. -
Your Experience May Differ
To: Daniel Hill <dlh9@....>
From: Dan Q <dan@....>
Subject: Aberystwyth University Is Awesome! Warning: Your Experience May Differ.
Dear Daniel,
There's an age-old tradition amongst Aberystwyth graduates, and in particular amongst Computer Science graduates. But to truly understand it, you first need to understand a little bit about Aberystwyth University. Also, to understand recursion, you must first understand … -
BiCon 2009
This weekend, I was at BiCon 2009 (my third BiCon - I guess that makes it a tradition), and it was awesome. Here's a short summary of the highs and lows:
Travel
Worcester's closer than I remembered, and - once Claire'd gotten used to the Vauxhall Astra we'd rented - we made good time there and back. … -
This repost was published in hindsight, on 12 March 2019.
Ruth wrote:
Since I last posted, I've been fairly busy, one way and another. First, Dan and I travelled up to Preston where I was forced to allow that it isn't a complete pit after all because it does have a couple … -
Scotland Etc.
A quick summary of a holiday (and a series of associated trips on the side) that Ruth and I took a fortnight ago (yeah; I've been busy). Ruth has already written a little about the trip. I'd hoped to blog "on the move", but a combination of low signal and low energy after a day …
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Claire And The Dwarfers
I think Claire would appreciate me sharing the following photograph with you all. Click for a bigger version:
From left to right - Kryten 2X4B-523P (Robert Llewellyn), Arnold Judas Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Claire Q (playing herself), and The Cat (Danny John-Jules).
In the background you can just make out the tail fins of what I'm told … -
Sleepless? Priceless!
Time for this iteration of a software project: 4 months
Time left after the client changed their mind about the "must have" requirements: 2 months
Amount of sleep within the last 40+ hours: 4 hours
Number of JOIN clauses in an eleventh-hour SQL statement that suddenly fixes everything: 12 (LEFTies, RIGHTies, … -
Year One - A Happy Post That Everybody Will Misunderstand To Be An Unhappy One
Ruth and I celebrated the first anniversary of our being a couple, this weekend. She came down to Aber and we took the steam train up to Devil's Bridge, wandered around the waterfalls, and spent a good few hours sitting in a pub (pretty much the pub in Devil's Bridge, tiny place that it is) …
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Quickly, Before They Turn The Glass Into Lesbians!
So, what have I been up to this weekend, you ask. Well...
"Cover The Mirrors" Launch Party
On Friday I took the train up to Preston. The train I was on broke down at Machynlleth when they linked it up to the carriages that had come down the Pwllheli line, and the repairs set me … -
QParty - Part 2 - The Party
After extended delays, here's the remainder of my "looking back at QParty" post.
The party kicked off at 6pm, and guests trickled in over about about half hour to either side, which gave Claire and I ample time to try to greet everybody as they came through the doors. At least, it did until … -
QParty - Part 1 - Before The Party
Well, it's been three weeks since QParty (and the heap of blog posts it generated) and about thirty weeks since Claire and I changed our names to Q, and I suppose it's time to write my piece about QParty itself - I was stalling on doing so until I'd uploaded a majority of the photos …
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QMoon Virtual Postcard #4
Pompeii was simply stunning; so much more than I'd expected. For a 2000 year old town it's in excellent condition: in some places, it's even possible to make out painting on the walls of the villas and pretty much whole buildings, as well as mosaics, statues, fountains and the like are perfectly preserved. It's simply …
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QMoon Virtual Postcard #3
The motorists have a game here in Napoli. The aim is, over the course of your journey, to (justifiably) sound your horn at other motorists more times than other motorists sound theirs at you. The taxi driver who brought us from the station to our hotel yesterday is particularly good at this game: I counted …
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QMoon Virtual Postcard #2
We arrived in Rome last night to find a city teeming with life. There's a buzz everywhere, and a crowd whereever you look. Roma Termini, the central station, stretches for miles and is bustling with commuters and tourists, fighting their way through ticket office queues or met.ro (the underground train system) gates.
Not quite sure how …