Category Archives: Geeking

A decade of blogging

Posted on Friday, 21st January 2011 by Lou

I very nearly forgot altogether, but yesterday was my “blogoversary”.  The tenth anniversary of starting this blog, in fact. It doesn’t feel like ten years, but then there have been some years where I’ve barely blogged at all, or at … finish reading “A decade of blogging”

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Things and Stuff

Posted on Saturday, 13th November 2010 by Lou

Today has been a day of variety, which has been nice!  I started out by going up to the Christmas fair for Mum’s church – I got there quite late on, so I helped clear up and carry the remaining … finish reading “Things and Stuff”

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Happy Birthday Noxie!

Posted on Friday, 12th November 2010 by Lou

Today is my lovely friend Noxie‘s birthday, so much love and happy returns to her!  We originally met through both being fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and are still friends twelve years on!  Isn’t the internet grand? As for … finish reading “Happy Birthday Noxie!”

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Digital Housekeeping

Posted on Wednesday, 3rd November 2010 by Lou

I’ve been doing housekeeping tasks on the computer all day1, and I still haven’t even scratched the surface.  Or that’s how it feels – I’ve backed a load of ebooks and photos up onto DVD, and cleared up my podcasts … finish reading “Digital Housekeeping”

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Two things

Posted on Monday, 11th October 2010 by Lou

Two things I’ve come across on the wide old interwebs have positively warmed my heart recently: Man builds cat-sized village for homeless cats.  There’s a bloke who went from not really being a cat person, to clearly understanding who’s really … finish reading “Two things”

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W is for Who!

Posted on Saturday, 26th June 2010 by Lou

Doctor Who, of course – today was the season finale.  No spoilers here, because I know it doesn’t air in the US (and Australia, I think) for another couple of weeks, but I will say that I loved it!  The … finish reading “W is for Who!”

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S is for Spinning

Posted on Tuesday, 22nd June 2010 by Lou

I can’t believe it’s come round again already, but the Tour de Fleece starts again on 3rd July.  Which means I shall be spinning along with many many others for the duration of the Tour de France bike race.  I … finish reading “S is for Spinning”

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Doctor Who finale (Pt1)

Posted on Saturday, 19th June 2010 by Lou

(Or, Non-alphabetical Post The Second) I’ve just watched the first part of this year’s Doctor Who finale, “The Pandorica Opens” (and then Confidential, and then Casualty, but never mind that).  Wow, that was awesome.  And coooool, just like bow ties … finish reading “Doctor Who finale (Pt1)”

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L is for Lazy Sunday

Posted on Sunday, 13th June 2010 by Lou

I really have done pretty much pants-all today.  I should make some kind of effort to at least get ready for doing things tomorrow – put the sheets in the washing machine so they’re ready to go, or something.  We … finish reading “L is for Lazy Sunday”

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E is for Elementary…

Posted on Saturday, 5th June 2010 by Lou

… my dear Watson.  Which basically means that Charlotte is here and we’re watching movies!  Sherlock Holmes, some of Return of the King, and… whatever else will depend on what time we have.  We’ve watched Doctor Who as well, of … finish reading “E is for Elementary…”

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35 – Fic Rec: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince in 15 Minutes

Posted on Sunday, 26th July 2009 by Lou

No, this isn’t a flashback to the 2003 Blogathon (where I was… reccing Harry Potter fic).  Well, not much.  I hadn’t read HP fic for ages and ages, but the new movie made me want to go and search some … finish reading “35 – Fic Rec: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince in 15 Minutes”

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22: Other Bloggers for Bipolar

Posted on Sunday, 26th July 2009 by Lou

I’m not the only person to be blogging for and about bipolar during the Blogathon.  There are more people blogging for other mental health issues too.  I’ve already linked to a couple, but I’m going to do so again because … finish reading “22: Other Bloggers for Bipolar”

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14: A recommendation

Posted on Saturday, 25th July 2009 by Lou

While I’m eating my dinner, can I just point you in the direction of an excellent post that Cia made about ‘normality’.  I’ve been asked a question about this by Ptyx, and I’ll give a bit of my own take … finish reading “14: A recommendation”

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4: Shoutouts

Posted on Saturday, 25th July 2009 by Lou

Just a quick one this half-hour to say hi to some people doing the ‘thon – you should go and visit: darlas_mom at tales from a twentysomething artist Renee Rigdon at Renee Rigdon is Genre Impaired Cia at crazed and … finish reading “4: Shoutouts”

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Topics for the Blogathon / Q&A

Posted on Thursday, 23rd July 2009 by Lou

As I said yesterday, one of the things I’m planning to do during the Blogathon is to talk about some of my experiences with being bipolar, and I was hoping that people would ask me any questions they have about … finish reading “Topics for the Blogathon / Q&A”

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