hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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How to explain it to my parents
I imagine it used to be somewhat easier, when most people followed a trade – in many cases that of their parents (I know I’m simplifying this a lot). “What do you do son?” “What do you mean dad? I … Continue reading
Shaun the Sheep #1: Dinner Winners & Snow Joke
More shameless self promotion, the first issue in the Shaun the Sheep digital comics has just been released for the iPhone. It’s free, so you’ve got no excuse not to go and download it immediately.
Fiesta Australiana
Okay, so the turnout wasn’t everything I’d hoped for, but there was heaps (Australianism) of food and we all had a good time. I used the TimeLapse screensaver to capture the events in the kitchen. I’ve made a video of … Continue reading
Not exactly the same
So yesterday I spent most of the day reading (or rereading) articles on the use of simulation in the field of healthcare in general, it’s application to simulating emergency departments in general (e.g. my research). Then I went to a … Continue reading
Recipe: Lamington fingers
Make lamingtons Dip fingers in remaining chocolate icing (you can skip this step if you were the one “chocolating” the cake slices) Before the chocolate sets, dip fingers in the remaining desiccated coconut Here are some I prepared earlier:
Pepe and his Avatar
When I came into the department this week Pepe had found a new friend, or rather as someone put it, his avatar (named João).
Old South Wales
On the Friday before I went to Wales for the weekend I caught up with Dan and he asked me if I was only going to Cardiff so I could say I’ve also been to Old South Wales, a joke … Continue reading
Being Human
I should be writing about my trip to Cardiff (of which I have photos – they’re coming I promise) and other things, but I just watched the first episode of the second season of Being Human and I think it’s … Continue reading
Snowed in
I got up at 03h30 this morning and headed to Gatwick airport. It doesn’t take too long, the N73 to Victoria station and then the Gatwick Express from there. Got to the airport nice and early, passed through security nice … Continue reading
Designers
One of the nice things about doing software development in a publishing firm is there are designers available to do the design work. It can be frustrating as well though, I often catch myself thinking that the designers could work … Continue reading