Tag: q
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Banned From Facebook
Dan gets banned from Facebook, for being too awesome. Or something. He wasn't really paying attention to the reason, because he was distracted by all of the adverts and clutter that Facebook's full of, these days.
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On This Day In 2009
Looking Back
On this day in 2009 I'd just announced that Claire and I had broken up after our seven year relationship. I attacked Virgil's omnia vincit amor (love conquers all), countering that our love for one another was not sufficient to prevent the difficulties we'd been having. That the breakup was among the most structured, … -
Saying Goodbye
Dan says goodbye to Aberystwyth and the people he leaves behind there.
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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, … -
Foods That Begin With The Letter Q
To mark the second anniversary of QParty, I thought I'd cook Claire and I a meal consisting of foods that begin with the letter Q. How hard can it be, right? Turns out it's more difficult than you might first expect.
My first thought was quails with qvark dumplings, but, would you believe it, both of … -
I’ve Been Q’ing For A Year Now
Post Offices, eh? But those aside, it's now been a year since Claire and I changed our surnames to the letter "Q". Here's a quick look back:
The Good Things
It still feels like it's "ours," and something that's ours alone - a great sense of identity and togetherness that we probably wouldn't have gotten … -
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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QParty First Thoughts
Claire and I are back from QMoon now (in Italy, as you'll have guessed if you read the four virtual postcards I posted to my blog), and it was a fantastic trip right up until we went to come home and everything went wrong. You'd be amazed how much trouble you can cause for yourself …
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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 … -
QMoon Virtual Postcard #1
Thank you all so much, everybody who came to QParty, and to everybody who's blogged about it (I'm paying a small fortune for internet access, so I haven't had time to read everything you've all written, but I've been quite moved by everything I've seen so far: abnib must be full of Q-jokes!), and in …
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“Five Years Ago I Met Claire, And I’ve Not Looked At Another Woman Since”
That's one of the things the people who don't know Claire and I very well may be expecting to hear in my speech at QParty on Saturday. I've finally managed to finish writing everything I wanted to say and trimming it all down so nobody gets bored to tears waiting for me to finish. Better …
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QParty Venue
During the worst of my fretting about QParty this weekend, I thought that what might be best to calm me down would be to talk to my folks, in Preston, and check up on the things that they've been looking after for me (confirming that the venue is booked, arranging catering, etc.).
When I …