Monthly Archives: December 2008

Another One

Well, another Christmas slips by. Lots of eating and wine-drinking as usual, not so many laughs this time – guess people are all wary of the depression/recession that is coming. I still like children, but still absolutely no desire to … Continue reading

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Odd Snippets

A character on Family Guy accusing somebody of having an “angry hymen”. Nigella Lawson making Christmas sweets, with latex gloves on. Then putting the sweets into the fridge to “firm-up”.

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Annoying Updates

I’m getting really fed up with people who offer you something, say that they’ll update you within a few days and then you hear nothing. When you contact them for an update, they say they’ve been really busy and sorry … Continue reading

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Yawn 2

Not much going on at the moment, hence the lack of posts. Lots of reading, lots of movies, lots of hiking, lots of photography. Nothing really happening on the job-front, was hoping to hear back today about a position in … Continue reading

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Time, it Passes

Really interesting documentary on time last night – by Horizon. It’s by the same professor who has been working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – Brian Cox. He has a fantastic ability to talk in both a highly technical … Continue reading

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New Stuff

As the weather is starting to get colder, I decided it was time to get a new coat. I’ve somehow lost my excellent Columbia jacket in the move from Oxfordshire. I read some good reviews on walking sites, about jackets … Continue reading

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VAT

As I suspected – the VAT 2.5% reduction hasn’t made any difference on some websites – the price to me is the same, but the retailer has effectively increased their own prices.

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