I can’t remember if I’ve written about this before - probably not, considering how infrequently I’ve actually been blogging!

But anyway.  Coding for fun!  Some time last summer (I think) I discovered CodeAcademy and I’ve been playing around on there ever since.  At the moment I’m going through their revised / new Javascript course, even though I’ve ( Read more... )

I’m sure I’ve said this umpteen times, but I really do want to get back into blogging more regularly.  So, I’ve decided to set myself a blogathon / blopomo challenge: posting every day for a month from today, June 15th.

I don’t think I’m going to have a theme, though if I do start to get stuck I might try the alphabet meme thing.  That worked ( Read more... )

For nearly 18 months now, my left shoulder has been “ouchy”.  By which I mean, there are stabbity pains in the joint, the muscles down my upper arm have gradually got more and more tense, and putting my arm back to put on a coat or whatever sometimes just didn’t really work.  In summary: ow.

But hooray, I’ve finally worked my way up the waiting ( Read more... )

An excellent post on what not to say to people with manic depression / bipolar:

On: Manic Depression « squeegee182.

I think I can count myself pretty lucky that it’s been a long time since I’ve had any of these things said to me.  It makes me realise how awesome my friends and family are, and how much their (your!) efforts to understand really help ( Read more... )

Flowers!

1. What is your favourite flower?
   Poppies. And lilies, but they tend to make me sneeze.
2. Do you buy or send other people flowers for special occasions?
   Yes, usually Mum.
3. Have you ever picked flowers from your own garden (or wild flowers, if you don’t have a garden) to give to someone else?
   Not for a long time, but I did pick some daffs from the ( Read more... )

I’ve been running around doing all-sorts this week.  I’ve been at C House a few times, at the library (hi Henry!), at the gym (!!!), to KnitJam, and I’ve had a visitor this weekend - my friend Charlotte.  Whew!  And now I’m starting all over again.

I’m going to the gym with the bro and also sometimes with my upstairs neighbour.  It’s definitely a ( Read more... )

As I didn’t post all that much last month in the end, I thought I’d do a round up of last year’s finished projects now, before it gets too out of date.  Some of these I’ve mentioned before, but I wanted to get some better pictures of one or two anyway.  So, in order of finishing:

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As I’ve mentioned before, I read a lot.  I always thought there wasn’t much point in me doing a reading challenge like the 52 books in a year one, since I habitually read much more than a book a week anyway.  However, on the Goodreads site, I came across the Seasonal Reading Challenge group, which posts a long list of tasks to be achieved over a ( Read more... )

Happy New Year everyone.  I’m having a quiet but good one - I was going to be visiting Mum, but she’s feeling under the weather so I’ve stayed at home instead.  So I thought I’d just jot a quick post down to wish everyone a fabulous 2011.


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Friday 5 for November 26: Holiday Music

1. What’s your favorite holiday album?
   Either my two-disc set of Handel’s Messiah, or any album of carols. Puts me properly in the festive mood.
2. What song’s lyrics, title, or theme best expresses the positive aspects of your general mood at this time of year?
   “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day”. It just ( Read more... )