Monthly Archives: March 2008

Escape from Glasgow, Take Three

Finally managed to get back home, from the wedding in Glasgow: Take 1 – left hotel, took taxi to Glasgow airport. £20. Forgot passport, that I’d put in hotel safe. Taxi back to hotel, pickup passport. £20. Take 2 – … Continue reading

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Brain Dump

A series of thoughts, from train-travels. Why do some people find it impossible to sit still for more than five minutes? Bloke on train next to me: scratched, moved his legs, moved his inhaler, adjusted jacket, sniffed and coughed for … Continue reading

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Very Tired

I’m now very tired after a fun few days. Snow in Leeds, drinking too much red wine last night and suffering on public transport today – were some highs and lows. Also went to the cinema to watch El Orfanato … Continue reading

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A Slight Change in Scenery

Whilst I prepare a new theme for WordPress 2.5.

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Clock #4

The clock is coming along. Done most of the painting, next step is to fix the clock mechanism to one of the panels. Also need to find a good Letraset, to paint on the numbers. Sadly, I won’t be able … Continue reading

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My Cousin

An intro: My cousin had a baby boy (Oscar) three months ago (in Australia) – all went really well. About six weeks ago she developed mastitis and was given a strong dose of antibiotics, however these caused a severe liver … Continue reading

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Dollar

Getting even more $ to the £: Wonder when the $ will hit the bottom.

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Blood River

Really interesting factual book about a journalist travelling to the Congo, following the original route of Stanley. I’m not sure that Africa appeals to me any more than it did, after reading it. Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken … Continue reading

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England Rugby…. finally

Finally a decent performance from England. If only they’d have played with the same level of interest against Wales and the (shocking) performance against Scotland – then it might be us at the top of the Six Nations table and … Continue reading

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Cheap Flight Finder – Kayak

Found this useful site – Kayak, it searches a whole range of sites and airline companies. It has some really useful tools, like the charts, to show you what dates might be cheaper than those you intend on going.

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