Author: Dan Q
Dan Q is a software engineer, a director of a voluntary organisation, a trainee counsellor, a keen geocacher, and an amateur magician. He lives with his partner and her husband in a polyamorous triad, and occasionally finds time to blog.
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Claire & Nick - Need A Little Time
Karaoke. Inn On The Pier, Aberystwyth. 30th March, 2009.
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JTA Makes A "Bin Bag Coat"
JTA had forgotten to bring his coat with him to Troma Night, so he quickly fashioned himself a makeshift coat out of bin bags. Unfortunately, it had stopped raining in the meantime, and so he ended up looking like a bit of a wally.
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Facebook To Be Monitored To Fight Crime
In case you hadn't seen the kind of news story I'm talking about, here's one.
Couldn't help but think that this might be the inevitable consequence:
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Thanks, Mum
Thanks, Mum.
Thanks for your company. You're family, sure, but more than that, you're one of my best friends. Whether it's a long-overdue chat about the state of the world, a drunken night in with awful films, a gaming session with the girls, or an evening at the theatre, you always make time for us. You're … -
Paul's Birthday
In case I haven't told you yet, fellow Aberite; we're going out for Paul's birthday on Tuesday (not Wednesday, as you might have previously heard) this week. 7:30pm at Wasabi on Eastgate Street.
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A Great Driver, In Theory
Took and passed my driving theory test this lunchtime. 50/50 (pass mark 44) on the multiple choice bit, and 66/75 (pass mark, again, 44) on the silly little hazard perception video, which'll do.
Not one question about stopping distances, meaning that I've committed to memory that most useless of information (I mean, am I really going … -
Jimmy, Start Your Engine
Here's a photo I took this afternoon especially for Jimmy:
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Cerrie Burnell - All About Me
This morning, I saw the BBC News Magazine article about Cerrie Burnell, who's apparently a children's television presenter (I'd never heard of her before, but that doesn't mean anything - I can't remember the last time I watched any kids' TV). The article centres on the fact that Cerrie was born without a right hand …
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Is Cardiff Still Amazing?
If you're planning to come to Cardiff Is Amazing next month, there's some information on the website.
What do you mean, there's not much information on it? That's because you haven't typed it yet! Get on with it, then! -
My Last Month And A Bit
So needless to say, I've been busy! The giveaway might have been that I haven't blogged much - here's a short summary of some of the things I've gotten up to:
Fake Christmas
Yeah, it really has been a while. So we had a "Fake Christmas": this year - well, last year, I suppose - many of … -
Saddlebacking
Saddlebacking.
I laughed.
Awesome work, Dan. -
Sleepless? Priceless!
Time for this iteration of a software project: 4 months
Time left after the client changed their mind about the "must have" requirements: 2 months
Amount of sleep within the last 40+ hours: 4 hours
Number of JOIN clauses in an eleventh-hour SQL statement that suddenly fixes everything: 12 (LEFTies, RIGHTies, … -
A "Never Mind The Buzzcocks" Moment
Remember Let Loose? They reached #2 in the singles chart back in 1994 with Crazy For You? (you'll remember it when you hear the chorus, I promise) Turns out that since disappearing off the face of the Earth, the guitarist has been running a fabulous little bed-and-breakfast in a tiny village in Essex.
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Economnomnomics
Here's an idea: what if bills came with a sweet treat, like a lollipop or something. Or perhaps if the bill itself was printed on editle paper, like ricepaper, using a food dye-based ink. Aside from the improved biodegradability of the paper, it'd also make you look forward to opening your bills and nibbling at …
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Fight My Battles For Me
Just a quick announcement to plug an awesome album now purchasable on a CD in a shiny case: Fight My Battles For Me by Pagan Wanderer Lu. You can buy it for a tenner at the online store on old-school optical media.
My copy arrived this morning.
It's full of re-recorded versions of a lot of PWL …