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This Week
→: This WeekLIFE I moved into my apartment! One of my friends helped me, so I got to spend some time with him, and spent most of Sunday with… a bloke, but that was about the extent of things. Worked out some, not as much as I should, but hopefully now I’m in my apartment I’ll be…
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Here’s to the end of 2013
→: Here’s to the end of 2013This year was… hard. There have been some great things, definitely, but this was the year I was mistaken by a weirdo for the inflight entertainment. The year where I burned out so hard I wanted to leave the tech industry. The year I gave up on expat life and returned to the UK. The…
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Tokyo, August 2013
→: Tokyo, August 2013[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157638484046345″ align=”center”] Photos on Flickr I had had a couple, all too brief days in Tokyo on my way back from North Korea. I hadn’t been to Tokyo for a while (since 2009), and I was excited to see it again, although note to self, it’s a short amount of time to be…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife This week was mostly quality time with the family, chilling out. I’ve been trying to get to the gym as much as possible given the rubbish opening hours around this time of year, as the dark and being cooped up is continuing to get to me. When I’m at the gym and see adverts…
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Review: 40 Days of Dating
→: Review: 40 Days of DatingSometimes I feel like we’re two aliens, from different planets with different languages, trying to communicate via Skype without electricity. Sigh. I spent a few hours over the break reading the 40 Days of Dating project. Two designers, friends with opposite attitudes to (and problems in) relationships conduct an experiment in dating each other, for 40 days.…
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Travel Packing List
→: Travel Packing ListI’ve flitted about a lot this year, and last, and as a result I’ve accumulated some things and strategies for packing, including outfits that I designate at “plane outfits”. A sign I’m over-thinking things? Possibly. But in case it’s useful, I’m sharing it here (most links Amazon). Carry-On iPad – no need to fear misjudging the…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife I caught up with a friend who I haven’t seen in forever, which was awesome, went to see Anchorman 2 with another, and met up with someone new – which was nice. My friend Dave took me to see American Psycho, the Musical. I also had a long hangout catching up with a friend from O-town, which…
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Habits vs Tasks: I Want an App For That
→: Habits vs Tasks: I Want an App For ThatI have this list of “habits” that I need to make time for, on a daily or weekly basis. For example: Get some exercise, every day. Read a book, every week, Weight train 2x a week. Do something for just for me, every day. Connect with a friend, every day. Do something outside (a long…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife I hung out with some new people this week, but also with my high school friend (introducing her to Dim Sum). We were by the Nelson Mandela memorial by Waterloo, which was so lovely, I took pictures of all the quotes the rotated on the projector. Simple but touching, Mandela was a wise…