So, Dreamwidth is currently struggling to import my LJ, but I am kinda sorta moving over (same username).

I haven't yet worked out how to see a friends-feed equivalent there, but I'm sure I'll get there eventually....

I'm not planning to delete my LJ, at least not yet.

I discovered last Monday that I have now passed all of the exams required to be a UK patent attorney* (technicially, I can't call myself a patent attorney until the requisite paperwork has been finished for registration, but that's just a formality ( Read more... )

I took today off work to have a long weekend with fhtagn, which was nice until I got back to Brum and found that some bastard had stolen my bike saddle, seat post and attached rear light connectors.  At least the bike itself was still there ( Read more... )

So, I know a fair few friends on here live, or have lived, in London ( Read more... )

Much as I wouldn't normally post a link to the EDL, I think this one deserves some attention:

http://www.edl.me/

I quote:
Welcome to English Disco Lovers (EDL)

Welcome to our very own website, dedicated to spreading equality, respect and disco!

The English Disco Lovers (EDL) began life on Facebook ( Read more... )

So, I decided to create a Wordpress blog for crochet and cake-y stuff etc.  If you're interested, it's: http://weebleflip.wordpress.com/, you may have seen me linking to it from Facebook ( Read more... )

After a lovely holiday/birthday long-weekend in France with fhtagn I got in to work today to find a decorated cardboard box on my desk, labelled Happy Birthday [Weebleflip].

Inside were two home-made Discworld candles (A'Tuin, four elephants, and a disc with the wick coming out of the snowy mountain peak), and a "spare"/Fifth Elephant (albeit to a ( Read more... )

...in no particular order.  As it's miserable outside, and starting to crochet before I've finished eating my slice of ginger cake would be silly.

1. A friend and colleague of mine got interviewed by Kryten from Red Dwarf (albeit not in costume) on the subject of fuel cells.

2. My (+ fhtagn's) patent application is probably going to be abandoned due to a ( Read more... )

It's been a couple of friends' birthdays recently, so naturally there was cake!

James' cake was an Alot of Brownie:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72959305@N03/6869457591/in/set-72157629301034435

For those of you who have never come across Hyperbole and a Half I would strongly recommend at least reading the entry linked to there.  It explains the Alot, ( Read more... )

So, I was hurrying along a river-side path, which mainly consisted of wooden plank walkways and stairs, trying desperately to get to the statue of Morgthar, God of Storms, before the daleks behind me caught up ( Read more... )