Archive for August, 2006

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]