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Excellent Musical Version
As I have reached a point in my life where I have neither need nor space for more material possessions, especially not in the run-up to Christmas both Mike and my parents decided that an "experience" would be a better gift for my birthday ( Read more... ) -
King Radio
Exciting things are afoot for me.
Not only have I suddenly found myself able to move a few of my fingers a bit and been given a new fancy splint to help with my hand's excess tone by my awesome physio Janette at FVRH (who has been seeing me without a referral) but I have also started in an amazingly fun new role as a trainee presenter with Radio ( Read more... ) -
MikeMikeSixLimaJulietQuebec
Now that Ofcom have sorted out my paperwork I have government documentation confirming my nerdiness. My shiny new callsign is MM6LJQ. -
Can You Hear Me Now?
Ten Years of A.T.P. was, predictably, brilliant last weekend.
Unfortunately I didn't see all the bands I had wanted to due to feeling crappy on Friday night and two drinks-related mishaps on Saturday and Sunday.
The festival kicked off for us with a decidedly mediocre J. Mascis and The Fog who were suffering from terrible sound and mundane music ( Read more... ) -
A Quote from the Marvellous Mr (should be Sir) Fry
And now, before the news and weather, here is the Shipping Forecast issued by the Meteorological Office at 1400 hours Greenwich Mean Time.Finisterre, Dogger, Rockall, Bailey: no.Wednesday, variable, imminent, super.South Utsire, North Utsire, Sheerness, Foulness, Elliot Ness:If you will, often, eminent, 447, 22 yards, touchdown, stupidly.Malin, ( Read more... ) -
Playlist suggestions
Finally made it to the Stirling & District Amateur Radio Society (hereafter referred to as the Radio Club). Apparently they will be running a Foundation Licence training course before Christmas and I have already taken the first tentative steps in learning CW (Morse Code). I mention this because I'm looking to put together a "radio" themed playlist ( Read more... ) -
History is, more or less, bunk(er)
Had a fun day yesterday.
mquin and I met georgia_thomson in Stirling and went to Zingerman's for lunch (not bad, but my crab cakes were underwhelming and not at all crispy) before heading into the Kingdom of Fife to visit Scotland's Secret Bunker near Crail. Interesting place with loads of cool old telecoms kit. Just a shame we arrived later in the day and some of ( Read more... )