Over the last few years, I’ve seen Canada as being something of a beacon of hope in the western world. I knew it wasn’t perfect – nowhere is – but I thought of it as a progressive nation that combined the best parts of the U.S. with the best of U.K. and Europe, while having few of the bad bits. It was a country I wanted to visit (I have relatives and friends there whom I’ve never met), and have, on more than one occasion considered emigrating there. A good record for human rights, friendly people, lots of space all made it a kind of wonderland. I saw it through the same kind of tinted lenses that draws people from Eastern Europe to the U.K., or from Central America to the U.S.A. Obviously, I was wrong, as Palpatine† would have put it, about a great many things. (more…)
Sometimes, I just feel useless.
I am sure that I am not alone in this but a lot of the time, I just feel completely useless. I am sure my wonderful partner will disagree of course, but it’s a feeling that never quite lets go.
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The VAB
It seems that after posts by both Louise and myself mentioning it as such, the tower I currently reside in has acquired the moniker “The VAB“, referring for those who are unaware, to the Vertical/Vehicle† Assembly Building from Kerbal Space Program (and NASA).
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† The exact definition varies, look it up! Wikipedia link
Windy
Categories: Elder Scrolls Online, Food and Drink, Gay Icons, Humour, Ingress, Olympics, Uncategorized, Vladimir Putin, Weather
It’s very windy outside today, at least from all the way up here it is, which has probably something to do with the Olympics and Mr Putin’s status as an impromptu gay icon. At least, that’s what I get from the still-running-after-a-month #ukipweather hash tag on twitter. But I digress, it’s windy and the wind is loud up here on the 19th floor, and the rain is ratting against the windows. I had coffee but it’s gone.
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Boozy Birthday Weekend
This weekend was the occasion of Louise‘s birthday, and as such involved lots of food, drink and well no small amount of general fun times. She had a couple of days off work, and I think has partied on each and every one of them.
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