willmate

Mudman duathlon

willmate Mar 08, 2009 13:38

For those of you who are interested, I have written up a race report of yesterday's offroad duathlon ( Read more... )

The following is to document a major issue with my MacBook Pro, and also capture a few minor issues too.

MacBook Pro keyboard and trackpad unresponsive

ISIS NOT
WHAT
MacBook Pro

keyboard and trackpad unresponsive.USB mouse unresponsive, USB keyboard (?) unresponsive
WHERE1
keyboard, trackpadUSB mouse

WHENA month or so ago (December?) ( Read more... )

macbook pro, os x, problem specification

Five times five things

willmate Jan 18, 2009 23:46

As an extra new years resolution this year, I would like to do the five of the following, none of which I did five of last year:

5 open water swims (independent of triathlon)
1. London Fields Lido, 18/01/09

5 films at the cinema
1. Australia, 18/01/09

5 gigs

5 other cultural experiences (theatre, ballet, comedy, opera, galleries all count)

5 ( Read more... )

5 x 5, resolutions

[recipe] Roast Turkey

willmate Dec 18, 2008 22:37

This is how I roasted turkey for 10. When 6 people were eating. Still lots of turkey leftovers for Christmas Day turkey sandwiches (I'm cooking beef), turkey risotto, and other turkey meals ( Read more... )

vague, roast turkey, recipe

2008

willmate Dec 11, 2008 22:18

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Got engaged. Swam 1000m. Bought a road bike. Went to Champagne. Drank Krug (only a glass). Sailed on Sydney Harbour. Became a Kepner Tregoe programme leader. Cycled half of the Ridgeway over two days. Ran a half marathon. Ran Hellrunner. Cooked forerib of beef.

2. Did you keep your new ( Read more... )

meme, 2008

Answers needed

willmate Dec 06, 2008 20:13

Does anyone know if there is a trick to opening jars of foie gras d'oie entier? It seems to be vacuum sealed. While I can try and apply a bit more brute force, I really don't want to break the clasp.

I have a feeling the answer might be to boil it, but am not sure for how long. Foie gras isn't cheap and I don't want to ruin it.

question, foie gras

Bow ties in Covent Garden area?

willmate Dec 03, 2008 11:38

Anyone know of any decent shops in the Covent Garden area in which to find bow ties? Our firm's Christmas Party has the theme 'Dazzle', and Peta has an excellent outfit, so I'd like to make some effort to look the part.

Somewhere that is likely to have a decent selection of bow ties would be ideal.

Thanks, interwebz!

just google it, stfw, bow tie

Hellrunner 2008

willmate Nov 17, 2008 11:19

I booked Hellrunner months ago now, having seen pictures of friends do it previously and it sounding like an event where you need a bit of fitness but most of all a sense of humour. And I fancied doing something muddy and offroad as a bit of a winter change.

( Hellrunner race report )

mud, running, hellrunner

(Untitled)

willmate Oct 17, 2008 22:22

I have just read an interesting article on a developer's quest to produce a commercial game. The fascinating thing about it is that the subject matter is somewhat irrelevant - it's an inspiring tale of how someone motivates themself to succeed in what they want to achieve ( Read more... )

Spotted on the run

willmate Oct 13, 2008 21:32

One thing I forgot to mention in my race report was that I noticed a woman ahead of me wearing a top that she'd tied at the back so that it wasn't as long, presumably for ventilation in the heat. It had the effect of making the slogan across the back ( Read more... )