Monthly Archives: April 2007

My Verbosity Increases

Oh dear. Despite being a slightly shorter month, April has seen the greatest number of posts yet on Losing it[1]: 90! Oh, hold on. If we include this one, it’ll be 91, which is an average of slightly more than … Continue reading

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StumbleUpon

OK, this will be old news to the more plugged-in, tuned-in and generally aware amongst you, but I thought I’d mention that I recently signed up with StumbleUpon, which is possibly the best way yet of wasting the rest of … Continue reading

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Nice start to the week

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Weight: 215.2 pounds (15 stone 5.2 pounds, 97.6kg)I was almost tempted to catch the bus to work today, but it was such a bright sunny morning that walking seemed the only possible thing to do. I took a few pictures on … Continue reading

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More awards for Doctor Who

BBC NEWS | Wales | Dr Who sweeps Bafta Cymru board Good stuff – Doctor Who won eight awards and Torchwood got four at the Welsh BAFTAs. David Tenant got best actor (quite right, too), and the ever wonderful Russell … Continue reading

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Tut tut. Not good enough.

Weight: 215.8 pounds (15 stone 5.8 pounds, 97.9kg)Mutter. This morning’s weight was up again, to a level I’m not really happy with. Unfortunately, I don’t seem to have the motivation to actually do anything about that right now. And I’ve got … Continue reading

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Doctor Who – Survival

No, this isn’t the slightly overdue latest episode review, it’s the latest DVD release from the classic series. And it’s a bit of a special one – first shown in late 1989, Survival was the last story in what turned … Continue reading

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Alastair Reynolds – The Prefect

Woo hoo! Al Reynolds is back with another novel set in the Revelation Space universe. This one is set at an earlier time than most of the novels, set in the Glitter Band, a glorious gathering of thousands of artificial … Continue reading

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Saltwell Park – 11 April 2007

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On my way to the Angel of the North, I took a stroll through Saltwell Park, where I took these pictures. There are some views of the Dene, a squirrel, and lots of birds.

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What? No Alexa?

More observant readers might have noticed that I used to have an Alexa rank badge icon thingy on the sidebar. For the benefit of the less observant[1], Alexa is an Amazon-owned service that shows the relative popularity of websites. Now … Continue reading

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Newcastle City Library: Picture update 3

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This set was taken on 27 April.

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