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

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