Yesterday was not the best birthday ever. For a start, deadlines and panics meant I had to go to work, and it was a frustrating day with all sorts of technical problems putting us even further behind (though on the plus side, one of the analysts did go out and get pastries for afternoon tea…
It’s way too early in the winter for this! I keep telling people it hardly ever snows in Christchurch, but I may have to revise that. It seems like the last few years we’ve had several big (for NZ) falls each year, instead of one small one every two or three years. This latest one…
We’re finally getting round to having the 1950s wiring in our house replaced (I’m so looking forward to having more than one power outlet per room – finally an end to the maze of extension cables and multiboards we live our life off!), so had the electrician round on Saturday to do a walkthrough of…
I finally got round to hanging two cool things on the wall this morning. The first is the Irish pub scene photograph I won at the Dublin convention, which I’ve added to the hallway with the other artworks I’ve brought home from various trips: The other isn’t quite as artistic, but it makes me happy:…
I really will get round to posting the rest of my travel journal entries, but life is kind of busy at the moment. Work is hotting up as we get closer to our big launch, and study takes up most of my free time. And this week I seem to suddenly have a social life…
As promised, pictures of springyness:
Four flights, two trains, one meetup, two busses, and a car trip later, I’m in Wales, at the outlaws’ place. Trip went as smoothly as anything that long ever does, and I managed to get enough naps on the planes that after a 12-hour sleep last night I’m actually feeling reasonably human this morning. It’s…
It’s 4 am here, and I’m just about to leave for the airport, bound for Dublin. First stop Sydney, for lunch with the local oookcrossers, then (after the super-long-haul to London) a couple of days with the out-laws in Wales, then I hitch a ride on the witch’s broomstick and we’re off around Ireland for…
I almost forgot (too busy packing for Ireland – two more sleeps!) but here’s a few photos from the red zone: Poor Cathedral isn’t looking too good these days And it’s even worse in close-up. Large parts of it look just one more good shake away from collapse. But the good news is that Coffee…
I know I’ve been quiet again, but I’ve got the usual excuse of being too busy with work and study to feel like sitting down in front of a computer when I get home. But I need a break from the long and tedious task I’ve been doing all day, so rather than mindlessly browsing…