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Darwin Week
So last week was Darwin Week, much fun and deadly tiring. Highlights included the few lectures I was able to get in about as diverse things as the importance of fire for human evolution and how climate change is going to kill us all. The volunteer team were such a great bunch of people to hang around with, everything from undergraduates to working ( Read more... ) -
Roundup Time!
So the large (although no larger than usual, admittedly) gap in LJ has been because I've been rather busy recently. It's the end of term so it was dinner season ( Read more... ) -
Drawing
Sooo, I have just become a bit fan of vector drawing programs (Inkscape to be precise), Theo will be proud ( Read more... ) -
Death by Swan!!!
It now feels like summer, it's been far too hot and I'm out paddling on the river and being chased by our large white feathered friends ( Read more... ) -
Beer and Tendontius
Went to the beer festival last night, it was good. Over 200 real ale to choose from plus cider, perry and most importantly mead was rather good. Spent most of the evening working through as many as possible between us. Celtic Mead, stout made with corriander and oyster stout at the top of the menu. That and the doughnuts, ooh the doughnuts, freshly ( Read more... ) -
Weekend in Bath
Had a lovely weekend visiting Theo and Bath ( Read more... ) -
Working, honest
Something about the just makes me very happy ( Read more... ) -
Why Late night work and anime just don't mix
I was the last one in my building last night (I think), it was 10.30pm when I left, it was dark and I had finished watching the last two episodes of Texhnolyze while I was waiting for my gels to run and stain. Not really a good combination as it left me feeling rather morose and depressed and gave me some weird dreams that I barely remember. Ah ( Read more... ) -
Day ummmmm
So, I have no idea how long it is since I last posted, all my days have blended into one, I have vague memories of climbing up to the Bastille in the sun, probebly last weekend sometime and lots and lots of work. Staying an extra week as it's going well but I have no idea what day of the week it is or anything. And it's been raining all day, which ( Read more... ) -
The Good, Bad and Plain Annoying
Sooo, it's been a few days. After working a full 8-5.30 day on Saturday I decided to have sunday off, well mostly, did about an hour total putting things on and taking them off, so I went into town ( Read more... )