hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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Keep calm and
I’m not normally one for jumping on internet memes, but when a fellow damned and suffering soul, I mean another PhD student currently in the process of writing her thesis dissertation, sent this, I felt I had to stick it … Continue reading
Working holiday visas
I saw on Twitter today that Spain and Australia are in advanced talks to finally agree on a working holiday visa programme between the two countries. This came from the account of the Spanish embassy in Australia, so I imagine it’s fairly … Continue reading
Spanish surnames
This is just a quick post about spanish (or perhaps “latino”) surnames. Following of from yesterday’s My eight surnames. I’ll call this a spanish thing, but it extends all spanish speaking latin american countries, as well as Portugal and Brazil … Continue reading
My eight surnames
Yesterday, Andrea and I went to see the new spanish film, Ocho Apellidos Vascos (Eight Basque Surnames). Image source. An incredibly funny film, but with a lot of references that you need to have grown up here to understand. I … Continue reading
Montserrat
Last Sunday, Andrea and I took a trip to Montserrat. The mountain in central Catalunya that’s so popular that it’s a (very common) girl’s name. We drove to the base of the mountain and took the cable car up to … Continue reading
About talking to mathematicians
This week I read a couple of blog posts relating to mathematicians. The first is How to talk to a mathematician from Math with Bad Drawings (by Ben Orlin), and the second is titled Mathematicians are chronically lost and confused (and … Continue reading
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Starbound
A few weeks ago I discovered the game Starbound. It’s a new (as in not finished) platform adventure game by a developer called Chucklefish. It was released a bit before Christmas as a beta, which is to say that they’re … Continue reading
The Silent Partner
Evan’s recent viral success was the final push that he needed to get his new web site off the ground. I am happy to announce that the-silent-partner.com is now live. I think the site looks great, thanks to design and … Continue reading
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Drivers license for 30 seconds
Unfortunately, as a resident (even temporary) in Spain, my Australian drivers license isn’t valid. So, towards the end of last year I went through all the process (and all the cost) of getting my drivers license here in Spain. Unlike … Continue reading