This evening I’ve been left to my own devices: my wife has gone out to drink strong cocktails, my child has gone to sleep, and I can sit on the sofa in my pants and[…]
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Month: April 2014
A new t-shirt
Today I was given a new t-shirt by El Capitan, the leader of our pub quiz team. It has a swear word on the front of it, which I won’t quote, because my mother reads[…]
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This didn’t happen: a short history of time wasted
For a time, when I was bored or couldn’t sleep or had nothing better to do, I would play Solitaire on my iPod. This was a dreadful thing, in so many ways. The user interface[…]
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More discipline
There was a huge thunderstorm at five this morning, lightning painting the inside of our bedroom bright white while the rain crashed down outside. Our daughter was very happy that morning had come so early[…]
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Shouting At Art
Today we went back to Limehouse, the Caribbean bar where I drank so much on Christmas Day that I had to go home and be sick. It was also the first place where La Serpiente[…]
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Red Dwarf: Back To Earth
The dehumidifier has been running in the spare room for almost a week, and every night there’s a full bucket of water to empty. I’m hoping that eventually it slurps less water from the air[…]
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Good things come even if you don’t wait
Our child recovered from her fever today, and returned to being lively and cheerful. She was still lively and cheerful an hour after her normal bedtime tonight, and while seeing her crawl around the bed[…]
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Mex-Out
For lunch today I walked over towards Telok Ayer and a Mexican restaurant I had passed by on Good Friday, when it was shut. There seem to be more and more Mexican restaurants opening up[…]
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Feverish
My wife called me at six this evening, telling me to come home; La Serpienta Negra had a high temperature, and we needed to get her seen to. It’s only ten minutes from office to[…]
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Mr Consistency
Back to the track for what felt like the first time in ages tonight, with two goals in mind: testing out the new running jelly, and trying to maintain a consistent pace throughout the session.[…]
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