About Me
If you found me searching for the lyrics to the children's song, you can find them here.
I am a researcher in bionanotechnology currently living and working in Tokyo. I moved out here nearly three years ago, against my better judgement but in search of adventure. It has certainly been an adventure and not one I would have missed for the world.
I am trying to retrain as a designer and you may see the odd example of my work appear here as I progress.
I also indulge in opinionated rambling.
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Category Archives: General Meanderings
#16 Not every lesson has to be profound…
The band Orbital took their name from the newly built M25 that enabled party goers to easily get to impromptu raves around the home counties in the early to mid ’80s.
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#8 If you can’t be kind, at least be nice.
Wherever I have travelled and however many people I meet, the ones that really make my heart sing are the ones who are kind. There is something about kind people that makes them happier and that, in turn, makes the people … Continue reading
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#6 Sometimes you have to go back to appreciate how far forwards you have come
I have just bought a new phone handset. It has a funky new text input system called Swype that lets you input words by drawing a path over the keyboard. It is clever and fast and I like it a … Continue reading
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The Secular Solstice Superlative is here!
Those of you that were here last year may remember Winterval Wonderful. Well, it worked so well that I’ve decided to do it again this year. If you have been paying attention, you may have noticed the new page that … Continue reading
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Wait for it…
Every so often I have a quick Tim Minchin catch up and he never disappoints.
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Save our BBC?
I’ve just been to the BBC News website for the first time in ages; I’ve been getting my daily fix of world events from all over the place but mostly the Grun, Indie, New Statesman (my new fave), NYTimes, Al … Continue reading
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What? It can’t be that time again already?!
No, you’re right, it isn’t – but it’s not that far off. If you think you know what this is all about, keep schtum. If you don’t have a clue, well you’re just going to have to wait a bit … Continue reading
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Libel
I blog and I don’t pull my punches when I do so. So far, my blog is too small to attract much attention and I have yet to write any posts seriously attacking the kind of people who sling libel … Continue reading
A small thought on trolling and some other stuff…
First, the small thought on trolling: I’ve noticed that trolling is often no longer the big problem it used to be. By calling obnoxious posters out as trolls when they first post, we seem able to stem the tide of … Continue reading
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FBB
My word: it’s 13 months since the last Fat Bird Benchmark! Shocking. I went out using the couch to 10k iPhone app and, when I got back, was amazed to discover I’d run 4 miles. Ok, I didn’t actually run … Continue reading
