My books on LT- The Weapon Makers by A. E. Van Vogt
- The Weapon Shops of Isher by A.e.van vogt
- Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 36, No. 7 (July 2012) by Sheila Williams
- New Avengers Vol. 2: Sentry by Brian Michael Bendis
- Huntress by Malinda Lo
- Enna Burning (Books of Bayern) by Shannon Hale
- The House on Durrow Street (The Magicians and Mrs. Quent) by Galen Beckett
- New Avengers, Vol. 1: Breakout (v. 1) by Brian Michael Bendis
- The Real Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Andrew Marr
- The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Category Archives: work stuff
TGIF!
Yesterday was the most stressed that I’ve felt since the run-up to the launch of the Massive Christmas Tracking Project in my old job. I don’t think I slept properly all week. There were a lot of wobbles through the … Continue reading
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Another fiasco in the making
In yet another example of my IT department’s ability to communicate, there is controversy over the department Christmas outing. One of the managers decided that it would be a great idea to hire an entire screen at the local cinema … Continue reading
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There are good reasons why I nearly cried at work today
Today has been a Bad Day. My back has been hurting a fair bit for the last couple of weeks and I’ve been waking up a lot through the night, finding myself lying flat on my back which only makes … Continue reading
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Good and bad day
The good: the code for the project that I’ve been working on for nearly two months finally worked properly today. The data still needs to be validated, but this is the first time that it’s run through (twice!) without issues … Continue reading
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Day of Caring and sweater thoughts
Oddly, this post may not be about actual knitting even though it has sweater contents. But to kick off with the United Way Day of Caring. This is a thing that my company supports and thus yesterday I went out … Continue reading
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Links and work insanity
To add to the debate on whether to get flu shots and which ones to get comes this: Does the seasonal flu vaccine increase the risk of catching swine flu? On the one hand, it’s preliminary data that hasn’t been … Continue reading
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TGIF!
I am working from home today while I wait for Sears to turn up and declare that they don’t have the parts/sufficient people and cannot install the pedestal on my washing machine. It’s not like this is their fourth attempt … Continue reading
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Dirty Dancing, Grey’s Anatomy and other stuff
Last night Mum and I decided that we needed to watch Dirty Dancing. I still love that movie so much. The dancing is amazing. The story is great and moving, the music is just right, but it’s the dancing that … Continue reading
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Updatey thing
It seems like lately all I do is apologise for not posting. Must get better. Mum has been enjoying her visit so far. I think she’s feeling slightly at a loose end because she’s so far re-organised several cupboards and … Continue reading
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Unix script help needed
I have hit a brick wall and any help that can be offered would be gratefully appreciated. My Google-fu isn’t up to the task, we have no reference books on Unix scripting here (“here’s a card with basic Unix commands … Continue reading
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