Hooray! I've started my imperial PhD ( Read more... )

For any scurvy dog who be forgettin':

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

Truck Festival was as good this year as it was last. A Scholar and a Physician lived up to their geeky performance last year, with a bouncy song called "I'm not normal!" being most memorable. Great mosh pit to Hundred Reasons. ¡Forward Russia! were really good on the main stage - I always approve of female drummers! Captive State were eclectic to ( Read more... )

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.......If I were a NetHack monster, I would be a little dog. I'm a loyal and trusting companion, always ready to protect my friends. Even if they do feed me tripe, sometimes.Which NetHack Monster Are You?

Yeah so I haven't updated in a while. I'm in Edinburgh, working for xilinx for the summer. It's brilliant fun, but very busy ( Read more... )

Happy birthday, Dale!

Well, I'm back from 2 weeks in London. It were well good. Highlights:

• Watching a large mechanical elephant walk along Picadilly
  
• Visiting the House of Commons and seeing someone who might be the tallest MP ever debate UK-Polish relations
  
• Thai pub lunch at the Hobgoblin
  
• Coming last-equal in the Feathers pub quiz (though we got ( Read more... )

I went to see the Dresden Dolls last night. They were goooooood.

Off to London this morning, for a week or two.

Okay so it's been a while. Sorry about that.

In the last 6-or-so weeks, I've been working as a street fundraiser (or charity mugger if you prefer). It was a crazy, crazy experience, but great fun. I've learned a lot about me, about other people, and about the world in my short stint doing it.

( University of Life. )

( The movie meme )

Well it's been an eventful few days.

( Phil as a disgraced Tory MP, and as a charity fundraiser )

( The Afterlife Quiz )