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I’ve been getting into the Twitter lark recently. Like many, I kept it a good wingspan away for a long time. It’s just Facebook statuses, after all! The original reason that made me sign up has flown right out of my head, but for whatever reason I have been tweeting (a post on Twitter is […]
In Minneapolis, USA.
I love this story about Leola and Freddie in Chicago. These two friends tell the story of how they visited Chicago for the day of the elections on Tuesday 4 November 2008, and went back to their hotel room rather than wait outside in the crowds for the result celebrations. But at their […]
“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.” G.K. Chesterton.
I’ve just finished Manalive, a little novel by G.K. Chesterton. It took me ages to get through, even though it is thin and wonderful. I got an old Penguin paperback edition from Hay-on-Wye and it has almost fallen apart […]
This is a request for comments.
What would be the most amusingly inappropriate song to be played as the happy couple walks down the aisle out of their wedding?
My starter suggestion would be The Beatles - Yesterday (…all my troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as if they’re here to stay…). This was […]
Another picture in my New York series. Not thematically related to news today using the words “meltdown” and “Wall Street” in the same sentences (or at least headlines) repeatedly (OK, so the FT only says turmoil, but still). Erm. Well, maybe a bit.
I can’t pretend to understand really what it means or […]
This is the third batch of home-made bread which I’ve made within a week. I love it. I think it is difficult to get too much good bread. For a few years I have tried to just get my bread at independent bakeries, as Aberystwyth has several and they deserve […]
I’ve just had the privilege and pleasure of attending the biggest event every two years in the unicycle calendar - the World Championships and Convention - in Denmark.
This one was the biggest ever, with almost 1000 registered competitors and a further 500 participants. It is a wonderful and surreal thing to have so many […]
Woo - I have done all of the essays, assignments, project work, revision, exams and last-minute cramming required to say: I’ve finished my degree!
As with most things with such a build up (like at least a couple of years thinking ‘OK, it would be silly to quit, it’ll be alright really, just get it done […]
I have handed in my final essay of my degree. It was about ‘reflexivity in visual media’ and was completed according to the schedule above. The time line starts at midnight, and ends at the deadline of noon. Some notable points are the finish with an easy 20 minutes to spare for […]