Tag: sad
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The Coroner's Inquest
Dan provides reflections on his trip to Kendal for the coroner's inquest on his father's death, five months after he fell from a cliff in the Lake District.
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Top of the World
This weekend, Dan's father finally made it to the North Pole, as part of his charity trek, albeit in the form of his cremated ashes being carried by another member of his polar team.
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Personal Effects
Dan's been working on sorting out his late father's estate and his personal effects. Some people have been helpful; others, less so.
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Ashes to Ashes (The Funeral of Peter Huntley)
Dan's dad's funeral was this Friday. Here, he provides photos, videos, and a write-up of what turned out to be a spectacular and well-deserved send-off for a larger-than-life man, who'll be sadly missed.
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Little Things
A little under a fortnight after the death of his father, Dan explains how it's the little things, and not the big things, that are hardest for him.
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Full Stop
Dan's father was killed this weekend in a tragic accident. [updated with funeral info and photo]
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Seven Billion
In a little over a month, the world population is expected to reach seven billion. Seven. Fucking. Billion. Dan thinks that we might already have too many humans, and - even if we don't - we will pretty soon, and explains how this realisation has impacted on his decision to not breed.
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Leslie Nielsen was admitted to hospital earlier this month
You: To Hospital? What is it?
Me: It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.
Sad to say, he died yesterday. The world has lost a fantastic actor and comedian.
Just a short post, here: the wedding this weekend was amazing, but I'll be writing about that at a later point, once I've caught … -
My Friends Are Amazing
I'd just like to take a moment to say how amazing my friends are. It's likely to be a little sappy: for those of you who like your blog posts on the other side of the wall, please switch off your eyes now.
Earlier this month, I blogged about Claire and I's break-up. For many of … -
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, … -
Fry's Dog
Remember Jurassic Bark, Futurama series four, episode seven? It's the one in which Fry's dog, Seymour, left in the present-day when Fry gets cryogenically frozen and wakes up in the far future, sits outside the pizza parlour where Fry had worked, waiting for him to return. Turns out it's based on a true (sad) story, … -
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.
(this post is a follow-up to one earlier in the day) -
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) … -
Grindstone
Claire called me up at work to taunt me about the fact that I'm working late. Well; okay, she didn't, but she night as well have, because I'm still at the office, slogging away at a chunk of Bovini for a deadline tomorrow, not making much progress, and I only spoke to the client earlier …