I guess this is an excuse to resurrect my poor neglected livejournal ( Read more... )

I haven't posted here in a while, but I feel I should say something. I'm feeling pretty full of anger and despair watching the referendum unfold. I grew up taking a fair and sensible electoral system for granted and then had to deal with moving to a country without one ( Read more... )

This weekend was Gaelcon number sixteen. I've now been attending Gaelcon for half my life, terrifying. It was the first Gaelcon I've paid into in a while (no responsibilities!) and the first time I stayed in the hotel (waking up late and still being early). The result was an absolute tonne of roleplaying.

The con started with A Taste For ( Read more... )

L passed her driving test today and joined the elite first time passers club. Take that DSA and London pass rates!

Now, I just have to get used to being in the passenger seat of my own car.

I was just out walking along a small residential road near my house. Two cars passed, and the one in front was going too slow for the one behind. The car behind drove far too close and blew his horn a couple of times ( Read more... )

I've finally bought myself a new computer, giving up on getting something without windows to buy an Eee PC 1005P. The Windows 7 license was clearly unacceptable, so I've destroyed it and installed Ubuntu Netbook Edition. They've done an impressive job, smooth trouble-free install, and a clean usable interface. Pretty much everything works ( Read more... )

I've just completed my second leg of the Thames Path. The first leg was last weekend, when we covered the first three and a half miles to Greenwich. In total we actually walked nearly 10 miles in count exploring the Millenium Dome, Charlton and some wandering in Greenwich. It's a nice section of the river with an interesting mix of new ( Read more... )

Take the Who Should You Vote For? UK General Election quiz
Liberal Democrat
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What the hell is all this crap that has invaded my mailbox? And why were Google posting information about me on a publicly accessible url that I didn't authorise them to share.

Who's a good webmail provider these days? (Who am I kidding? I'm too reliant on them.)

I'm having a lovely time in Canada though I seem to be adjusting to the time shift badly or just sleeping dreadfully. Must wake up...

Here are some photos:

http://picasaweb.google.com/cthulahoops/Canada2010#