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Anybody who is not already aware of the power of information review -read about it hereThe government has finally got with the times and has set up a competition to find the most useful mash-ups of the information it stores. I know the guy who kicked this off, and he is a massive open source freak but more to the point, this is the biggest ( Read more... ) -
North to East
It's been a while, stuff has happened, etc etc.
I've been living on facebook mostly, and haven't been paying proper attention to y'all.
Just a quick update:
My dad's gon into remission, Yay! No more chemo and unamusing side effects for he, and a good few years on the prognosis now.
stsqaud (for it is he) has been offered a shiny job in Cambridge, so I ( Read more... ) -
New Little Game
This one from a lovely poem we found today ( Read more... ) -
Moving North
I gave my notice to my landlady today. I'm moving to Manchester on the first weekend of October! As of then, look for me at my new Stretford address! -
North/South divide
Okay people. Hypothetically, just hypothetically mind, what would you think if I were to agree to move in with stsquad until his house is ready to sell? -
The Boring Ultimatum?
Actually, boring it wasn't, though repetitive it was.
This reporter and her trusty movie partner stsquad Went to see The Bourne Ultimatum yesterday. Cinema was packed, and it is possible that some of the after effects stemmed from the fact that we had to sit quite near to the screen to sit together ( Read more... ) -
Rare family moment
For the last few weeks, my family have been enjoying something of a reunion, as not one but both of my siblings returned to the UK at the same time. This hasn't happened for a good eight years at least ( Read more... ) -
meme for athena
This one for athena25, and ( because airports are boring ) -
O Canada
Canada is fun so far!
Details can be found on stsquad's page, accesible through my friends page. kethera's wedding was amazing. I passed on love and good wishes from all who wanted to be there but couldn't make it, and there was much waterworks on all sides. Her husband is just perfect, and has my official stamp of approval (FACT), as do family from both sides ( Read more... ) -
Audacity
Also, since i'm online and geeking out, Audacity (audio editor) is BRILLIANT! Not only is it open source and free, but it works across Windows, Mac and Linux etc, writing not only MP3 and Wav but also Ogg Vorbis, so it should satisfy stsquad's restrictions on software I can put on my computer. A minidisc, 3.5mm jack and a microphone give just HOURS of fun ( Read more... )