Dreams are funny things – you only remember them if you wake up during them, so almost by definition a dream is never complete. I’ve been having some very exciting murder-mystery type dreams lately, but I never find out what happens in the end! The other sad thing is that almost within minutes of waking […]

It’s very hard to start an entry when you haven’t written anything for ages (but have thought of lots of things to write in the meantime – none of which you can remember now, of course).. A bit like writing a letter or making a phone call to a friend you haven’t seen for ages. […]

A chance discussion with a work colleague has made me realise that it’s nearly a month since my last waffle! January was not such a good month; spent quite a lot of time off sick, and then of course had to try and catch up on the work front. Teaching has also kicked in now, […]

Should probably add that I upgraded my K700i firmware again; this time to R2AE033, and took advantage of the opportunity to flash it with an EU firmware (instead of Taiwan, which it came with). Naturally, you can’t do this via SonyEriccson’s online update service, but Davinci team‘s client did the trick nicely; did have to […]

Had a realisation as I shaved this morning – on the 16th July I’m going to be in Cornwall. If the 16th July has no significance for you then you may as well skip reading the rest of this entry. 🙂 This date etched so firmly in my mind (and nearly my face) is of […]

Happy New Year! And so begins 2005 – may it bring much peace and happiness.

As I was making my morning coffee, I was looking at the instant jars, and just thinking about the colours. Caf is usually red (or perhaps black), whereas decaf is usually green. Presumably this is a reflection on society’s attitude to caffeine – red for danger, green is safe! However if you think in terms […]

Incidently, the reason for the long gap between the last two entries is not laziness/busyness/apathy (for a change), but rather because we’re having our new kitchen fitted, which of course entails turning off the electrics, so I’ve been powering down my Linux server just in case the electrician chose that day to visit. ‘Course I […]

Ben is crawling!!! 🙂 He’s been oh-so-close for a few weeks now, but he definitely managed several succesive leg and arm movements to get across the floor. I know that in real terms this is a pain the bottom, but it’s still exciting. So that’s the weekend fitting stairgates, fireguards, plug covers, …

Well, advent has begun! Advent is one of my favourite times of year, although technically carols are meant to sung between Christmas and Epiphany, I do enjoy singing them, and I love the heavy expectation in the run up to Christmas Day. Traditionally advent is a time of reflection – a bit like Lent – […]