Delete all

I’ve been recycling, binning or selling a lot of possessions recently. It’s been thoroughly satisfying. You have to take a few runs at it, like scraping old paint away from a wall, leaving a short time in between goes. The first time, the really obvious rubbish goes, but some stuff stays because you never know when …

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Why gardening is fantastic if you’re a nerd

Being a nerd is not about what you love; it’s about how you love it. Wil Wheaton Gardening is a nerd’s paradise. Nerds like to use their minds, to learn, to problem solve. Gardening lets you do that, requires you to do that. Move things, try things, experiment with different growing media, make mistakes, move …

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Perpetual Ocean

Perpetual Ocean

Looking uncannily like Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night‘, a visualisation of ocean surface currents around the world between June 2005 and December 2007. A bit lovely. Best watched big, in HD.

via B3ta.

Bl**dy massive snake!

I know, I know….no posts from me for ages and then 2 in 1 day! So….a few weeks ago we’re driving between villages and the driver suddenly slams on the brakes and reverses. He points across into a field and there before us is a bl**dy massive snake! The driver thought it was probably some …

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Moved

I’m in Suffolk. Have moved three tonnes of crap. Very much in need of 1) More shelving, 2) A car boot sale, 3) The ability to get rid of things I don’t need.

Hangovers and packing

My time in London is now coming to a close, and travelling seems just that bit closer, with a sudden panic over changes of address, packing, visas, plans for next year… things feel like they’re coming to a head a bit, and suddenly my settled existence in Arundel Close is nearly over and it’s brought …

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