Category Archives: fun

Poetry Corner

Posted on May 22, 2015 by bryn

Black Dog: Dark and Brooding Nights, Pining for a brighter day, Forever waiting Mornings: Reluctant riser, Intolerable mornings, Coffee: essential.

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Yes, and…

Posted on February 18, 2015 by bryn

The (ir)regular reader will have gathered that I’m on a bit of a “skills” kick at the moment, and would also have noticed (because you’re smart, handsome, and really switched on) that they’re not necessarily related. Yes! I’m working on … Continue reading →

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Learning the Ropes

Posted on January 25, 2015 by bryn

Looking to broaden my list of skills & interests a little further (and to break up my re-watching of The X-Files… damn you NetFlix). I decided to take up a friend’s offer to go climbing. I’ve got a fair number … Continue reading →

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Mad Hattery…

Posted on December 26, 2014 by bryn

Where our hero spends Christmas making a hat that actually fits… Continue reading →

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Project Updates – Handwarmers

Posted on December 2, 2014 by bryn

Most of you know how I struggle in the cold with hands turning blue… (“two by two; hands of blue”. With my new-found hobby, I decided to make a few more things that might help keep me warm. The scarf … Continue reading →

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Project Updates… (+1 Knitting)

Posted on November 8, 2014 by bryn

It occurs to me that you blog readers may have missed the update on twitter on my scarf knitting project. It had advanced to a few feet at the time of the last update, and is now complete at a … Continue reading →

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Cosplay – Learning by doing (and failing)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by bryn

So, I got invited to a friend’s Star Wars themed birthday recently (I won’t say *which* birthday, I don’t think that would be particularly appreciated). Someone had joked about it being a costume party, with obvious consequences… In terms of … Continue reading →

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Maker Faire & Levelling Up

Posted on September 6, 2014 by bryn

I’ve wanted to attend a maker faire since I first heard about them back in 2006. Awesome pictures and videos would surface over the web of the sort of things that would happen at them… My most recent favourite, featured … Continue reading →

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Power Struggles & Furniture Hacking

Posted on August 19, 2014 by bryn

Like a number of you I’m sure, I have a number of devices that power from USB. Each time a new USB device arrives, it seems I spend a good 20 minutes trying to figure out what’s the optimum arrangement … Continue reading →

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The Object (Scene 11)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by bryn

The positive reaction to the first part of “The Object” lead me to write the next one, where we meet our two main characters. For reference, the interaction isn’t intended to be one of those cutesy “Will they/won’t they” type … Continue reading →

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