hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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I bought three…
Yesterday I bought a bunch of plane tickets (well three) to get myself to Granada and back again for Christmas. At lunch I mentioned this to one of the people here at the maths department in Paderborn. I started off … Continue reading
Jim Knopf
I enjoy reading, it’s probably my favourite solitary relaxing past time. I’m happier on the couch reading a book than watching random television. Books are also a good place to pick up new vocabulary, there are phrases and words that … Continue reading
Jetzt in Paderborn
Well, to top off my busy month, and get this site to within a week of current events, I’m now in Paderborn. I’ll be here at the Universität Paderborn for the next four months doing a research stay as part … Continue reading
A wedding in London
Skipping three uneventful weeks in Barcelona, next up was another wedding, this time in London. Ben, or ITBen as he’s affectionately known around Titan, married Michelle, an Australian girl who worked in Titan Magazine’s editorial department. Since I moved to … Continue reading
A wedding in Stuttgart
I’ve known Rebecca Busch for about 13 years. We first met in Heidelberg while I was there on a school trip. My mate Ben stayed with the Busches, and they both came to rescue me when my own host family … Continue reading
It’s been a busy month
Today it was brought to my attention that my lack of posting on voo-du has caused a number of people to become misinformed about my rough geographical location. I am in Munich no longer (and haven’t been for most of … Continue reading
Wir sind in München!
Andrea and I have just arrived in Munich, where she’ll be spending the next three months on a research stay.
Croatia
At the end of July, Andrea and I met up with Thea and Bruce in Croatia. They’ve been travelling the world (well, Africa, the Middle East and Europe) for the last six months and I haven’t seen them since I … Continue reading
San Diego Comic-Con
As it happens, the week that ANTS-X was on was the same week that the San Diego Comic-Con started. Fortunately for me I managed to come by a ticket from work (Titan has a stall at Comic-Con each year) and … Continue reading
Tenth Algorithmic Number Theory Symposium
At the beginning of July I went to San Diego for the 10th Algorithmic Number Theory Symposium (ANTS-X). It was a week of meeting a group of number theorists from around the world (lots from Sydney which surprised me). I … Continue reading