hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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Summer in Granada
After recovering somewhat from the earlier parts of August, I headed down to Granada to spend a week and a half with Andrea and her family. Of course, the big highlight was Bruno – Mamen and Jorge’s then two and … Continue reading
Festa Major de Gràcia 2011
It’s the 22nd and the Festa Major de Gràcia is over for another year. Once again this year I was participating in my street, Carrer Progrés, helping with the decorations, hanging out behind the bar and seeing Igitaia play and … Continue reading
Return to Guirilandia
The last few weeks have been a little hectic (now I’m on holidays from uni), so this is a little late. A couple of weeks ago Andrea and I took a trip up the coast for a bit of sun … Continue reading
Maths just like I always imagined
Last Friday I finally got my own space in the Mathematics department at uni. Now rather than being in a shared (as in shared machines) lab I’m in a lab with six other guys who are doing their doctorates or … Continue reading
¡Bienvenido Bruno!
At around 5:30 in the morning (local time) yesterday, Andrea’s sister Mamen gave birth to a healthy baby boy, named Bruno. He weighed in at a bit over 3 kilos, here are Andrea and I welcoming him (from Barcelona) and … Continue reading
Communication protocols
There is a phenomena that exists in Catalunya which many Australians probably find quite strange, although it’s far from unique, especially in Europe. Kids grow up here speaking two languages, they’re similar to be sure, but they are distinct. Since … Continue reading
Most Rated
Last week a friend of mine, and ex-Titan web developer, Dan Garland launched his latest project, mostrated.com. Most Rated is an online stream of music from unsigned artists that let’s you rate the music as you listen to it. What … Continue reading
15-M
I’m a little late to the party, but I thought I should at least mention this. For anyone who’s not aware, there’s been a lot of protests happening around Spain in the last 3 weeks. The 15-M (15th of May) … Continue reading
Research without stress
One of Andrea’s fellow doctoral students is a believer (in Christ I mean), and often posts those sorts of messages about the love of Jesus on facebook that are bewildering to someone who grew up in a more secular setting. … Continue reading
Photos of the wedding in Salamanca
They are now on Flickr and can be seen in the Photos section of voo-du: Wedding in Salamanca. The photo to the right is of all (or most of) the cousins in Andrea’s family who were at the wedding – as … Continue reading