hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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És festa major!
That roughly translates into staying up until the not so small hours of the morning, partying while it’s dark, sleeping when it’s light, and I think there’s also a rule against sobriety. I spent the weekend in Mollet (Anna’s home … Continue reading
Festa Major de Gràcia
The Festa Major de Gràcia started on Saturday, and as is tradition a lot of the streets are decorated. Where I’ve previously lived in Gràcia there weren’t any decorations, but Carrer Progrés has got some fantastic decorations up in the … Continue reading
Thunderstorms
So I went camping again this weekend. And it bloody rained all Saturday night, again. I think I’ve given up on this camping thing for good. Less venting, more details and photos to come.
Camping in Andorra
As soon as I got back from the Cerka’l Festival (well, after a shower) I hopped on a train again and headed out to meet Tim and Angela to go camping for a night in Andorra. We had high hopes … Continue reading
We have photos
Okay, so the sites been running for a bit over seven months without any photos, but the truth is that I don’t actually have many photos of those seven months, let me explain. I’m bad at taking photos, not bad … Continue reading
Disaster strikes!
Yesterday my favourite thongs (that’s flip-flops for all you people thinking dirty thoughts) broke, again. These are my Nagore thongs that I bought shortly after moving to Barcelona. They were made out of completely recycled material, the soul / base … Continue reading
Cerka’l Festival
Last Friday night I went along to the Cerka’l Festival, a free music festival out in what seemed to be more or less the suburbs of Barcelona in Piera. I went along with Joe (my English flatmate) and some of … Continue reading
Google redirect links
Since when did google replace links to sites on their search pages with links to one of their pages that then redirects to the actual site? Isn’t this the sort of norm we’re trying to avoid so that people actually … Continue reading
Lamson for bounce detection
So every other week Andy bugs me about using something new and shiny that he’s found. This week it was Lamson – actually this week it was Lamson again, but back to the point. It’s a mail server written entirely … Continue reading
So I don’t have a choice?
I was in the supermarket today and remembered I needed to buy shampoo. So I went to find it and came across the brand I normally buy (it’s just easier that way). Of course then you have to choose which … Continue reading