Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
The M1 carriageway widening between junctions six and ten has been completed, opening on time at the end of last month. For over two-and-a-half years my daily commute to work was beset with ten miles of roadworks, reduced speed limits, and regular traffic jams, but now it has all ...
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
The new certificate system and planner in EVE Online offers a far more interactive and engaging method of character progression than the basic character sheet skill interface. The character sheet is still there and remains the tool for selecting which skills to train but the certificate system and planner ...
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
The first frost of Winter happened back in late-Autumn last year, quite an early frost, and it was the perfect time to use the heated hand-grips on my motorbike. At least, it would have been the perfect time to use them if they actually still worked. I rode ...
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Monday, January 5th, 2009
Christmas is over for another year. The Company's enforced shut-down for the holiday week is over and it is back to business as usual.
I have had a wonderful Christmas. I had forgotten what I suggested people could get me as presents, leading to splendid, positive surprises as I ...
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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
I am finally ready to enter Northrend. I know it has been over six weeks since the Wrath of the Lich King expansion was released, and indeed installed on my system, but I've been busy. I tried out the new death knight class and not only found the ...
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Thursday, December 18th, 2008
It is occasionally said that you shouldn't revisit your childhood heroes once you've grown up, because they will never live up to your expectations or dreams. This makes sense, because the world moves on and we all grow in different ways, our experiences shape our perceptions and nostalgia clouds ...
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
If only a melted video card were an EVE Online salvaged component, I would be happy to find one and sell it on the market for half-a-million ISK. Sadly, the melted video card is sitting in my computer.
I experienced a game freeze in World of Warcraft when running Gnomesblight ...
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
It has already been established that I am a furry and I have mentioned having made a rudimentary tiger outfit.
When I started playing City of Heroes my natural instinct was to create a super hero catwoman—but not a 'Catwoman' super hero—and Sue Purr was born. My penchant for tiger-style ...
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
At the start of the weekend I got the EU version of Wrath of the Lich King installed. I couldn't resist having a quick run around as Tiger in Howling Fjord. I was happy to explore the new scenery for the most part, although I picked up a ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
There is a public service advertisement on TV and radio at the moment that is confusing me. The advert aims to get more people to wear seatbelts when driving. To encourage the use of seatbelts the advert highlights that, in the reconstructed accident, it is not the impact ...
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