This we know
Being a list in no particular order of stuff that we
already know but that this weekend has confirmed.
* Censored so that D&L don’t have any inkling of the amazing† costume that I’ll be wearing to their 70s party on Saturday.
† Lame and overworked
- Jenny cannot drink more than one glass of Kir Royale without becoming utterly and amusingly drunk. No other drink has this effect on her.
- It’s not a weekend unless you visit Sainsbury’s at least once for every day of the weekend. Bank Holiday Mondays are included in this.
- There are only three basic plots for Sex and the City. (In this it’s very similar to Scot-wean-toon Oor Wullie, but with more, um, willies.) A Men are bastards/unnecessary B Women are sassy C Maxing out your credit card every episode is consequence-free.
- It’s impossible to buy a REDACTED in Bath, no matter now often you visit the REDACTED shop, largely because it’s never fucking open.*
- We could eat kedgeree for breakfast and dinner. In fact on Monday we did just that. We ♥ kedge. Bonus fact: when I first knew her, Jenny hated fish, rice and curry. Getting her to eat all three in the same dish for breakfast is proof, were any needed, that you can change someone.
* Censored so that D&L don’t have any inkling of the amazing† costume that I’ll be wearing to their 70s party on Saturday.
† Lame and overworked
Phin Photo Phun
I really am having a great time with my new DSLR, getting to grips even
with doing stuff on full manual rather than
relying on Program AE or Av/Tv. I’m loving
the creative control of my f/1.8 lens; the
selective focus in this photo of Jenny and her dad
is intentional.
And today we went to Dyrham Park, a National Trust property near Bath. Though there were some beautiful landscape shots to be taken, my attention was caught by the selection of old wooden wagons and agricultural implements in the outhouses.
High-res and other shots, comme d’habitude, on Flickr.
And today we went to Dyrham Park, a National Trust property near Bath. Though there were some beautiful landscape shots to be taken, my attention was caught by the selection of old wooden wagons and agricultural implements in the outhouses.
High-res and other shots, comme d’habitude, on Flickr.
Wife: talented!
17 August 2008 @ 16:45 in Wife
Utterly
sick of seeing dogs on this site? I don’t
blame you. So why not hop on over to Mrs
Phin’s site and watch her very fabulous
guide to making felt. It’s
much easier than you might think and we’re
hoping that she might be able to pick up a decent
little side income from the contextual ads as she
adds more tutorials. Please do Digg it up –
clicking on the Digg badge here is the same as
clicking the one on her site; they point to the
same article – and pass it around!
Fuzzy computing
15 August 2008 @ 09:20 in Life
Staying safe online
10 August 2008 @ 18:41 in Tutorials
I’ve
been wanting to write this for ages: my guide to staying
safe online is now available in the Tutorials section.
It’s a best practice guide covering lots of
general advice for identifying and dealing with
malicious websites and emails, and it applies to
Mac and PC users equally. This was written,
essentially, for my parents, parents-in-law, and
rockin’ octogenarian internet-using
grandmother, but even if you’re not one of
that select group, you should still find it
useful; if you do, please forward it to ageing
relatives, reckless friends and web n00bs of every
stripe. Oh, and give it a Digg, why not?
Tech-savvy colleagues and pedants are welcome to suggest corrections and additions, but only after they have carefully read the disclaimer at the bottom of the page. But really, chaps, let me know if you think if I’ve goofed or missed out some vital details.
Tech-savvy colleagues and pedants are welcome to suggest corrections and additions, but only after they have carefully read the disclaimer at the bottom of the page. But really, chaps, let me know if you think if I’ve goofed or missed out some vital details.
