February 2012
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January 2012
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Citizen.
So, on Friday I became an American.
For me, it’s just been a vindication of the past four years - I’ve been here, I’ve contributed to the economy and I’ve been a good boy, so give me that blue passport. Just the next step along the path, really. Plus, I got to keep my British and Irish citizenships. I guess I was viewing it as not too much of a big deal, in some ways.
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November 2011
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Tumblr on Flipboard on my iPad. I approve.
October 2011
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How to troll a whovian →
exterminatexpectopatronum:
while they are sleeping draw tally marks all over them
get a recording of the noise of the TARDIS, play it when you’re around them and watch their reaction
put pictures of weeping angels everywhere and underneath write “an image of an angel becomes an angel”
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September 2011
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WatchMirrors Of Obsidian - some seriously talented Irish mates of mine. Check ‘em out….
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August 2011
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Education.
Random thought of the day - in the Potterverse, do the kids at Hogwarts do regular subjects as well as Potions, Defence Against The Dark Arts, etc? Who teaches geography, maths and English at Hogwarts?
Someone go ask JK Rowling, quick.
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Underexposed.
I regularly read a couple of British expat message boards, keeping tabs on what other people in my situation are doing with themselves, how they’re feeling about being away from home, how they find their new situation and, in some cases, what their plans are for going home.
One thing I was reading earlier on one of these forums which interested me is that apparently younger people are...
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Disconnected.
One of the things that made life that little bit more bearable being 3500 miles from home was the fact that I could get BBC Radio 1 on Sirius/XM in the car. To be honest, I dislike most of the music that’s played on Radio 1 (with the exception of Dan Carter’s rock show), but I listened for the radio personalities, the UK news, the silly contests and that little extra connection to...
July 2011
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I think I’ve invented a new music genre -...
June 2011
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Affirmation. →
Charlie Brooker expands on what I was talking about in my last post…
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Imagination.
Outside of novels, the best storytelling you find these days is in video games. Some films tell great stories, but most don’t have the time and scope to space the narrative out over an appropriate timescale, or to give your imagination enough fodder to fill in the blanks. Look at the likes of L.A. Noire - there’s hours of storytelling in there. And I’m looking forward to the...
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May 2011
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April 2011
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Insulated.
I insulate myself from advertising. I don’t watch TV (other than the shows I download, which are ad-free), I don’t listen to commercial radio, I have ad-blocking software in my browser and I don’t read newspapers.
I loathe being advertised at and avoid it wherever possible. So, thinking further into this, is web development actually an appropriate career for someone who hates...
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