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European Adventure
17 February 2008
Read moreFor once it'll probably be pretty quiet around here next week. That's because I'm catching a ludicrously early plane to Amsterdam in the morning to spend a couple of days in the Ibuildings Vlissingen office, and then flying direct to London to work there the rest of the week.
There …
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Fetching Fingerless Mitts (again)
15 February 2008
Read moreLast year I made these lovely fingerless mittens from a pattern called "fetching" on the knitty.com site.
I've made some more! After a trip to Farfield Mill in September I bought one skein of lovely local-made wool. I adapted the fetching pattern, adding extra cable repeats at the cuff …
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Learning Dutch
12 February 2008
Read moreI now work for IBuildings who are really a Dutch company, and as a result I'm starting to realise it would be useful if I could manage a handful of Dutch phrases. My colleagues and other IRC friends from The Netherlands have all been very helpful and have promised to …
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Crochet Robot
10 February 2008
Read moreI recently met up with an IRC friend, Davey Shafik, in real life for the first time. A couple of days beforehand I realised that he lives in Florida and sometimes meets up with my good friend and phpwomen.org mentor, Ligaya Turmelle. This seemed like too good an opportunity …
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LornaJane Moo Cards
08 February 2008
Read moreWhenever I attend a conference or other geeky gathering (GeekUp for example) I'm often asked for my card ... but I don't have one. I don't have work business cards, because only sales people need those, and I don't have personal ones because I don't freelance (or not usually). I finally …
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The Pitter-Patter of Tiny Paws
06 February 2008
Read moreWe are cat parents. Orbit is a gorgeous glossy and slightly ditsy boy cat belonging to Cally who has gone abroad for a while, so Orbit has come to live with us. I'm not sure exactly how he feels about this so far, its much noiser here than he's been …
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SVN Deployment and a New Site
04 February 2008
Read moreI recently got an email from a BarCamp friend, Mark Sailes, telling me about his new site http://www.svn-checkout.co.uk. I am a big fan of subversion and always looking for more tips and tricks for using it better so I popped over to have a look. Its …
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TV Aerial Arrives
03 February 2008
Read moreI'm proud to announce that as of last week (Tuesday, to be precise) we are now the proud owners of a TV aerial and now have TV signal to the house. You can tell how much we enjoy the telly by the swiftness with which we had this done ... only …
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Wall Worries
31 January 2008
Read moreI opened a metaphorical can of worms the other night. While fillering the last few holes in the last wall in the living room, almost ready to paint, I saw a break in the plaster and some black furry mould growing there. Now the wall had been a bit mouldy …
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PHP Women at PHP London
28 January 2008
Read moreOn Feburary 29th the PHP London 2008 conference will take place in London. Things have been very busy for the guys organising, there have been a few tweaks to the schedule but its looking like things are coming together nicely. I'm all set and have booked tickets and a hotel …
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New Job Announcement
23 January 2008
Read moreFollowing on from my post about needing a new job, the observant among you may have noticed that I have yet to post the promised sequel about myself and my skills. That's because I don't need to - I have a job! I will soon start a job with IBuildings, an …
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So Begins a New Chapter
18 January 2008
Read moreI'd like to announce that today I parted company with my employers Coolpink to the satisfaction (and probably benefit) of both sides.
To answer the first three questions: Yes, I am fine. Yes, they are paying me my notice period so I won't starve. And yes, I need a new …