Those of you that live in London probably know that I've had some problems with my bank recently. The Royal Bank of Scotland was goodly enough to give me an account very early on in my time in the UK, and, while the customer service has steadily gone downhill over time, it's a big pain to change banks, right? Well, perhaps not so big as staying ( Read more... )

So, I used to have a gallery instance on my website, before I moved to my own host hardware. I didn't bother migrating gallery, for whatever reason ( Read more... )

I bought one. Three other people I know bought one. It's the lens of the format, according to the reviews. They're going for $1200 in London, and that's not just all greed. Anyway, I don't know if this means they're going to be more widely available, or it's just B&H finally getting a batch in, but you can buy one, right now ( Read more... )

I admit it -- I like aquariums. If I'm feeling particularly stressed out, watching colourful fish swim back and forth while listening to the bubbling of the pump, airstones and the rest can really help. That may be why I have one tank at home, and three at the office ( Read more... )

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Seriously, there's an owner more ridiculous than Al Davis. I knew it!

So, it's a long-standing truth that I'm a fan of copyright. As a writer (even a wannabe), I realise the value in creative media ( Read more... )

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I watched Any Given Sunday last night.

I'm reading the Belichick biography.

I'm considering watching the Pro Bowl on TAPE.

Christ, maybe the draft could get here soonish. The Preseason. Time to fire up Madden and see if I can make Walter throw the ball to Moss.

I've been thinking a lot about personal development, goals and the like, especially on the back of reading Neil Strauss's The Game.

This is a list of 'hard questions' I ran across on http://www.businessballs.com/ while looking for sample interview questions. It's an excerpt from The 100 Hard Questions for an Authentic Life by Susan Piver ( Read more... )

So, upon return to the UK from one of my last trips (I think it was in between Cory's wedding in Cali and Gulfcomms in Dubai, but it could be the other way around), I discovered that my trusty Zanussi fridge freezer had packed it in, taking all of my fresh and frozen goods with it. Yes, that means all my stocks and soups, little ones. I was much ( Read more... )