Category Archives: Miscellaneous
“Be Yourself”
[ originally posted Jan 21, 2010 @ 12:05 ] At some point, you’ll have heard someone dispense the age-old sentence solution: Be yourself. I’m here today to tell you that, IMHO, “be yourself” is a very empowering statement. It’s also … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Bullshit, Excuses, Experiences, Personality, Self Esteem, Self Respect
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Migrating from BZR to SVN
[ originally posted Nov 17, 2008 @ 15:18 ] Note: I’ve since gone back to using Bazaar on my laptop, because I really wanted local committing functionality. Unfortunately it is still awkward to use, particularly with TortoiseBzr for Windows, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Bazaar, Bug Report, Bzr, Functionality, Plain English, SVN, Tools
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Dating in the Dark – a brief account
[ originally posted Apr 2010 ] Dating in the Dark is a spin-off concept from speed dating. I’ve been keen to do it since I’d first heard of it. The speed dating company that originally promoted these events had stopped … Continue reading
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Tagged Dating In The Dark, Dinner Party, Interactions With Other People, Senses, Shyness, Speed Dating, Venue
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RIP Wheatsheaf
[ originally posted Dec 27, 2007 @ 19:29 ] Three years ago to the day, The Wheatsheaf Art Shop on Baker Street, closed for good. I hadn’t seen it coming. They had a sale throughout their last month, with as … Continue reading
ChadMunny: the Chadwarden Munny project
[ originally posted May 5, 2010 @ 10:53 ] This is my attempt to create a Chadwarden Munny figure. The whole thing was created using a 4″ mini Munny figure, Super Sculpey, acrylic paint and some acrylic gloss varnish. I … Continue reading