Thanks for the birthday wishes, folks :)

( This one's for Fridge XD )

So, the kids next door are being their usual, waste-of-genetic-matter selves, screaming, wailing, running around and generally making a noisome nuisance of themselves. Then the parents come out to do something in the garden ( Read more... )

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8230504.stm

Oh my...

Dear Toby,

Your Carveries kick ass.

Love'n'hugs

Aya was awesome, as always :)

I cracked my head on Dave's car dodging a bus and left a nice hole in my eyebrow.

And, thanks to chatting to Mirage and Mosey over the weekend, I'm now watching Moondreamers on Youtube. Or maybe due to the head injury. Or maybe just because I'm weird. Either way, it's just as much fun as I remember.

-Will

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/06/top-gear

Ouch. Hard luck, son.

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Not sure if I'm going to Aya this year - depends on a lot of factors, including a conference with unconfirmed dates. I'd like to go, but RL has to take priority and all that jazz - especially with my PhD contract concluding in October and the prospect of having to join the big, wide world of work. Should know in about six weeks if the weekend is ( Read more... )

After the atrocity that was Windows Vista, I honestly never expected to enjoy using a Microsoft OS again. Win7's beta has proven me wrong on so many levels ( Read more... )