Archive for August, 2006
"My Very Excellent Mother…"
In which an astronomical trifle sends Cennydd into an orgy of arcane library science and obscure bands.
The hunt is on for a new mnemonic as Pluto is confirmed to, in fact, not actually be a planet, because it’s too crap.
It’s your age-old classification problem: the item on the fringe, the one that makes you question [...]
The free alternative
Normally I’m pretty good with money, but this month has left me pretty tight. Cheques I thought were long gone have only just gone, and weddings and bills have taken care of the rest. Yes, of course I could borrow a couple of notes, and people have been very kind with their offers. But the [...]
If I was Vader…
Man, I need to quit with the Vader love. You’ve probably seen it already anyway, since it’s Friday and I know you’re all just trawling the web at work.
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A meandering summer post
Bristol was prettier this time, but still interminably hilly. One of the reasons I chose Nottingham as my second choice university was the local geography. Bristol’s Physics department is located on a huge hill, which may have prevented me attending lectures on hungover February mornings.
It was a choice based purely on maximising my learning potential, [...]