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It seems like so long ago that Grandad first had a bad turn. Wondering, worrying whether he’d be able to attend the wedding – wondering whether he’d even still be alive at that stage… He came to the wedding, and it was wonderful to have him there. He stayed right the way until the evening, [...] Christmas stuff seems to be all the rage at the moment – I think I’m allergic to tree-decorations in November, cos I’ve got a stuffy head and can’t stop sneezing. An old post, from when I was living in Germany, seems to be attracting a lot of interest right now – something a bunch of Linuxchix [...] About six weeks ago, grandad’s chemo-/radiotherapy ended. He’s been home since then, and although the tumours have gotten significantly worse, he’s been doing a lot better in his spirit. He’s very clearly and gravely ill though – physically, he looks so different. His “good ear” is now completely blocked. His usually-thin face is swollen, and [...] I’m not really a TV person. Yeah, yeah, ok – I’m really not a TV person. Anyone who’s tried to persuade me to watch TV has probably heard me say I hate it. Anyone who’s tried to actually sit down and watch a TV show with me – well, as long as you don’t mind [...] So, I’ve been in Leiden for almost a week now. As far as I can tell, there are two employers in Leiden – and I’m not working at the University I’m over here for two weeks, to get the hang of things, after which I’ll be working mainly from Dublin for the time [...] I passed this on to my father the other day; it made perfect sense to him (and me), but when I saw it written down, it occurred to me that it looks a bit “Dan Brown”ish! “Re Gibraltar – the Commissioner called. He says the Knight Commander thinks something will be forthcoming from the Order.” Colour me [...] neither of which make very good topics of conversation… I’m currently “in between” jobs – there are a couple of tempty employers interested in me, which is a nice position to be in. Unfortunately, hiring processes can be slow at times – so I’m waiting on a formal offer from the more local one before I [...] It’s been rather a long time since I posted properly, and rather a lot has happened. I was elected to membership of the Apache Software Foundation – I’m really delighted about this, as it’s recognition from a group of people I have a huge amount of respect for (collectively and individually), that I’m clueful, “get it”, [...] So much has been going on, and yet so little… My FYP demo was postponed for a week from 5th April, due to illness, but went ahead on 12th April. I was quite happy with the presentation & demo, and absolutely thrilled with the comments I got back – it was really well received. It’s [...] I was convinced I had escaped this meme, until I got tagged yesterday, by APL… The idea is to tell you five things you don’t already know about me… Of course, I’ve no idea any more who’s reading this (as evidenced by some feedback Stephen got, about my “Clusterfsck” post) – so all guarantees and [...] |
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