What I Did On My Holidays
This update will be communicated mostly in photographs. I apologise for the totally wrong upload order.
- We made some presents for people
- Just after Christmas I went to the Vogelgat Nature Reserve with Simon and his mom. I have a new zoom lens, and it is harder for small animals to escape me.
- We spent New Year’s Eve at the SAAO Star Party, huddling for warmth inside the telescopes on the plateau near Sutherland. It was pretty cool; we met some interesting people, and the mad crowds ran away after midnight. We slept in Matjesfontein, which is a tiny historical town with an old-school hotel and at least three distinct cats. Unfortunately we missed the historical bus tour, because the historical bus broke down and the mechanic broke down on his way to fix it.
- Stephen and Kia visited Cape Town from the UK. We went to the Rhodes Memorial and Monkey Town.
- I had a birthday party. It was fun, and lots of people dressed up. Here are Neil’s photos of the event.
- I have a lot of new books.
- I have constructed approximately a third of Cthulhu’s ass. I wish I had a paper shredder.
- We have had our balcony enclosed, and I have an indoor garden with exciting wildlife.
Buy someone a cow
Recent Tweets
- @firstfallen I like option 4 too. Option two is also nice, but kind of busy.
- Twitter, you are making me sad in my pants. Fix your damn RSS feeds or stop linking to them. http://tinyurl.com/2apmyjv
- @AnnaMalczyk It wasn't hard -- wasn't actually using it for anything. Stupid LJ crossposting feature was final straw. Do not want! D:
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- http://topsy.com FTW; actually seems to have access to full Twitter history.
- @TheRiver I'm following these instructions; don't know how "complete" this is: http://www.wikihow.com/Permanently-Delete-a-Facebook-Account
- I just nuked my Facebook account. When the boat anchor starts biting your ankles, it's time to let go.
- @firstfallen I don't think you're being oversensitive. Waiting would have cost little and been worth a lot. They chose to be dicks about it.
- @firstfallen They all deserve to be summoned to a compulsory team-building workshop on Christmas Eve. :P
- I think encasing the whole block in this tree would make the street look much better. Cut window and door holes. http://tinyurl.com/2vjhg3m
