About a month or so back, I guess, I decided to go check out Billy Connolly’s show up in S.F. That was good fun – it was a little intimidating I guess, to go see such a comedian in person, but then after talking to people here who mostly had no idea who he was,… Read more
Meh, been lazy – evidently – in writing here. So, I’ll try to recap. Two three weeks ago was my birthday, naturally. Nothing too crazy – dinner with F2 & Emily, saw 21 & Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and on Sunday ended up down at the boardwalk at Santa Cruz. That was quite amusing – it… Read more
I went and bought a new shaver today. The old one died during the week – it’d been playing up for months now – and while over the past few days I had contemplated letting things go, I realised that: (a) I’m not a beard person, and (b) I’d need a shaver to maintain a… Read more
Ooh ooh ooh, also, the relocation lads at work came through in the end for me, and got me a credit card. So I can finally put an end to this ridiculous day-to-day money management and bounced cheques and all that retardedness. It’s going to be close, but I may have enough to pay off… Read more
After Monday & Tuesday nights last week, at the gym, I felt rather sore and crappy for more or less the rest of the week… need to take it a bit easier as I ease back into physical activity, methinks. I went again tonight though, for an hour or so… tried out the rowing machines… Read more
Three weekends ago I went for a ride for the first time in, well, rather a long time. My intention was to head west and see how far I got, which turned out to be work. I’d forgotten how annoying the wind in your face is. The next weekend I made it further, up to… Read more
I follow Paul Graham’s writings, because he has written some very influential works (e.g. Hackers & Painters, among others). He has a way of, in his essays at least, writing very clearly and very well. In particular, I like how he is able to classify and organise things, and then present it as if that… Read more