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Kate's somewhat eclectic journal
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7–10 minutesSettle.
Read More: Settle.Life continues to be more or less the same as it ever was. I’ve been working, at least intermittently, and I’ve even been paid. That has been rather nice, although it’s led to a bit of a flurry of spending…
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4–6 minutesBrrm, brrm.
Read More: Brrm, brrm.So, yesterday being Friday, and the scheduled car-purchase day, Kathryn dropped me at the (conveniently close) Amtrak station and I got my first experience of US trains. Yes, it started from the station 20 minutes late, but it was a…
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3–5 minutesOh hey, it’s 2016
Read More: Oh hey, it’s 2016How did that happen then? So, I think I missed my year in review thing for 2014, and I’ve felt a bit sad about that. But hey. Instead of worrying about it more, here is my 2015 in review, since…
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2–3 minutesCreeping ever onwards
Read More: Creeping ever onwardsI’ve not posted for a little while because progress has been painfully slow. Despite reassurances from our conveyancer, the contracts haven’t been exchanged, although she believes that they’ll be exchanged on Monday*. Today we did the sad thing, we sold…
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1–2 minutesAnd in other news
Read More: And in other newsWe have many boxes. Our shipping company brought around the many boxes so that we could work out if we can cram both Rebecca and all our stuff into the shipping container. If we can fit everything we want to…
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2–3 minutesMonday’s not the day
Read More: Monday’s not the dayBut in my head it feels like the day. There’s no particular reason that I shouldn’t get a visa for the US. I’m not a terribly naughty person, beyond my ownership of a rather high number of MZs and my…
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2–3 minutesI have done stuff
Read More: I have done stuffSo we’ve been away. I’ll tell you about that later (summary: Norway is awesomepretty). Next week is my USA medical. 6 Weeks after that I might have my visa. Which is terrifying and exciting and scary. Work know, now. Because…
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2–3 minutesRandom Awesome
Read More: Random AwesomeSo, there I was in the garage trying (unsuccessfully) to find the puncture repair kit. Or at least, I found the old kit – but it’s lacking any of the rubber softening gunk, and I couldn’t find the new kit…
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4–6 minutesS’not completely stopped me.
Read More: S’not completely stopped me.One of the many things I despise about allergy season is the tiredness. This is at least partially down to the fact that normally I’d have a lie-in after night-shifts. Not a long one, but a bit of one. And…
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2–3 minutesReview: Covergalls
Read More: Review: CovergallsSo last year, whilst I was in the US I picked up some Covergalls. Now I’ve worn (C)overalls for working on the car for years. Years and years. My current set, which consist mostly of a mixture of oil, grease…
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- although it wasn't the worst house we looked at
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- although the alien-b one has perhaps the worst video I've seen for a song for a long time
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- Apparently 'text-decoration: blink' is right out too
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- but I never watched it long enough
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- but it worked out fine
- but it's ours
- but obviously the minor is better
- but the plants
- But then he was always a rebel
- but then I love vinyl
- but then it just crashes
- but then that's normal
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- I also need to watch this again
- I always feel pixies will help with computers when its going like this.
- I always feel so bad but they look so interesting
- I am concerned when we move to the states the container of music we send will cause sea level rise
- I appear to have misplaced all the words.
- I Could Just Murder A Tea
- I could relax in the garden
- I expect that'd help
- I had got myself all geared up for a super dull car
- I hate my brain
- I have got so much vinyl recently
- I imagine that'll go well
- I imagine you are too
- I just need two of me
- I kind of wish the board had been dead so that it got replaced.
- I love it when a plan comes together
- I may have gone too far
- i mean i have tea
- i mean they are historical artefacts that've fallen back in time through a wormhole
- i mean who needs clothes
- I never named the BBC Master or Micro
- I quite like first gent tho
- I really hope we can pull this off
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- I remember when all this was fields
- I should scan them so others can make them into new pads
- i still swear that cat was insane
- I suddenly need to redesign the entire bathroom
- I suppose.
- I swear that's what they said at nurse school
- I would entirely watch all of those alternative queer movies.
- I would watch the hell out of them.
- I'd use the graphical filer
- I'd've been well off in 1945
- I'll have to play love shack if I buy one
- I'm allowed to eat whatever shit I want
- I'm quite fond of breathing
- I'mNotPaidEnoughForThisShit
- I'm vacillating between yes and no
- I've no idea why
- I've not baked any bread tho
- icq
- ideal starter home
- idiots
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- If I'd not been allergic to the country I'd happily live there.
- if I'd not had two cups today I'd have another…just 'cos coffee
- if the NMC are watching
- important though
- in fact it looks like most western government policies are covered.
- in the local language
- in the middle of the film
- in the rain
- in the sense of it's the start of a home.
- incidentally thanks go to David Cameron for my nth successive year of paycuts
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- insanity will rule
- instead of clothes
- instead of competence
- internalised transphobia
- is the world getting more scary or is it me?
- is this me getting old?
- it is a dangerous path
- it used to be 'Bijou Cinema' but it got upgraded
- It would be utterly hilarious
- it'd be cruel to send them back
- it'd save some painting
- it's ace
- it's also the size of a behamouth
- it's fun
- it's lighter than my first portable computer though
- it's post nights so I'm allowed to be flaky
- it's totally not the booze thinking
- it's weird to look at modern cars
- it's yummy too
- itputsthelotioninthebasket
- itputsthelotiononitsskin
- its only a small roof in the hole
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- just incredible
- just please
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- kids in the hall
- kinda rambled there
- laptop
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- like when I was listening to digital radio via my squeezebox on the bush valve radio
- Linux
- linux expo
- lucas prince of darkness
- lying little turds
- mad landlords
- Mainly 'broken'.
- matriline
- may be a bit sleep deprived
- may be slightly misjudging that
- may the ray cats keep us safe
- maybe it got better later
- mechanisation
- media server
- michael gove
- mind that might be quite handy
- mmm coffee
- Mnyum
- modern food is terrible
- modern world
- More crashing on a spare bed.
- moronmoments
- music
- music should be loud
- my condolences
- My dad used to mix curry powder into the tomato sauce
- my god the revelations.
- my mother had a wild life
- my mum has some hilarious stories
- My sense memory for these sounds is so
- my whole life I've been angsting over this
- my wife doesn't know either…
- nanowrimo
- network
- networking
- never mind
- nightshift
- nightsshit
- NLCEX
- no really
- no really I love working nights
- not just a bit
- not necessarily a good plan
- not that I don't love it
- note to self
- now have to spend another night trying to book the damn flights
- Now I have the answer
- Now I'll go and watch some of ace to make things better
- obviously
- obviously that's not my professional advice
- oh look another reason to leave
- oh the cable joy
- oh yeah
- old car parts
- Old Site
- only funnier
- oooh
- or at least blurry and green.
- or even if you step it up and require a hob-nob.
- or just sell copies of them on post-it notes
- or lavender
- or maybe a kind of toothpaste
- or not
- or possibly Pro-Death
- or some other spacial anomaly…
- or the middle ages if you see our spice cupboard
- or they'll come make you love Norway
- Or Waland. Seems more apt.
- or weird /and/ tired
- orphan black
- OrphanBlackHasRuinedPrettyMuchAllOtherTelevision
- our perhaps paper for visiting dignitaries
- p'raps I should finish it
- pain of humanity
- pallets
- pen thieves
- perfect
- perhaps I should mention the heist on other social media too
- perhaps it's a dance
- pittsburgh
- plants
- Please don't be dead
- please let Dr Who be demoffated
- pointless soldering
- police brutality
- politics
- positivity outweighing competence
- Pshhhkkkkkkrrrrkakingkakingkakingtshchchchchchchchcch*ding*ding*ding*
- pumpkin
- really a lot
- really damn loud
- really I should go find another Colourstar
- ReallyWishTheWorldWouldBeABitNicer
- recycling
- relaxing
- remote health tourism ftw
- renovation
- right now
- right that's out of my system now
- Right!
- RISC OS
- RiscPC
- Saw that coming
- schools
- scribbles
- scrivener
- seconded
- seriouslyAmazon WTF
- shades is rocking the gyproc
- She's been dead over 130 years…
- Since it turns out that you have a similar level of luck with it as you do with cheap shite
- sleep is for the weak
- so it should all be okay
- so strong.
- so that was fun
- So uh
- sometimes
- sometimes (frequently) I don't wear matching underwear
- sometimes I think I should live in a tent with no electronics
- Sometimes I'm forced to consider the possibility that I'm lazy
- sometimes the world is a deeply depressing place
- sometimes the world sucks
- Sorry
- specialists
- spectacularly
- Squeezebox
- statistics
- Still it'll teach you not to buy expensive hardware
- Still so long as it's not as bad as me getting into Canada
- story
- student life
- sucking
- SysAdmin
- t'ain't pretty but it's a pretty good hospital
- tatiana maslany
- taxes are unfun
- tech
- tedious mysoginist
- tedious winter virii
- thankfully I'm not famous
- thanks brain this is such fun
- that is how I visited Canada the first time
- that may not have been the best decision
- that moment when you just know you need tea and a chocolate digestive
- that needed a small crane to lift it and came with a donkey and trap to transport it…
- that was pretty damn cool
- that worked well
- That would be fucking-A
- that's actually a pretty good product idea
- that's an approximation
- that's definitely a possibility
- that's enough day now
- The displacement caused by building a special music-shipping-boat large enough for my collection may cause norfolk to drown
- The entire purpose of money is for good food
- The great queer film collection
- the laptop is 'ShinySmall'
- the latter's a bit of a pain to say
- the media server is 'Electric Cinema'
- The paint looked okay though
- the RiscPC is 'Amnesia'
- then it'd look bloody amazing
- Then sometimes I realise it's no mere possibility
- then sometimes I remember how much I like my electronics
- ThereIsOneProblemThough
- these are important questions
- these people terrify me too
- they clearly want to be with us
- They seemed to think I wouldn't leave
- they shall rot in an electronic hell
- they want to come home with me.
- they're way to complicated
- this is all less fun than I remember
- This is both fascinating and cool
- this time we will have an adventure
- though I grant I was pretty damn lazy
- time for sleep
- time off is for the weak
- to which I replied: So is money and you won't be getting any of mine
- together
- tory boy
- trans
- transgender
- transition day
- transport evolved
- truth
- try it
- tumblr discoveries
- ubuntu
- uh so err yes
- uk election
- unlike my school teachers
- upcycling
- us justice system
- us news
- very loud
- victorian slang ftw
- video
- vintage computing
- vinyl
- viri are the worst
- visa USA
- we call it a marriage anyway
- we didn't rent that one
- we have a plan
- we loved the blinkenlights
- we'll just fill or shipping container with it
- well crashes more quickly
- well obviously.
- Well slightly less spy thriller
- Whatever you prefer
- when asking people if they've been vaccinated or are pro-disease
- when I'm grown up I'm not going to work nights
- when Palin said 'Drill baby drill' is this what she was referring to?
- which adds a creepy dimention to CPR training
- which is why the US needs more snarky British nurses
- which it turns out is that QC at Apple had gone to ratshit when your computer was built
- who are these rightwing nutcases
- who largely thought I was useless and lazy
- why brain why
- why can't mine look like that?
- Why can’t people just let other people people.
- windows
- wine
- with the water running off the car and into my eyes
- women being awesome
- wonder if I could get it to do the prep work
- world news
- writing
- wtf
- xkcd is in my head
- Yay it's Christmas
- yes
- yes it is
- you don't want to wake me up before a night shift
- you know the real reason I'm moving to the US
- you must
- You must save her!
- you wouldn't like me very much
- your computer has restarted because of a problem