life (16 out of 493)

Week in review: 19th - 25th October

• omg nanowrimo is soon..
• Did more thinking about IATI stuff.
• A bunch of mostly editorial work on the DID spec.
• Made my first ever submission of an IETF draft... (an update to RFC 6838 about media types with multiple suffixes, riveting stuff)
• Went to Dysart twice. Thought about buying a flat there, but thought too hard and missed the window. Not like I need that hassle in my life anyway.
• Bought a bike off gumtree and tested it around Beveridge Park.
• Gas got disconnected because Eon have not given any way for me to give them money yet. Made a nest. Cooked things to warm up.
• Ran to Kinghorn along the Fife Coastal path and back.

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Sun 25th of October at 11:59pm (+00:00)

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A dear wish of mine is for Grain & Sustain to stock BBL vegan deli 'meats' and to get a peanut grinder so I don't have to go all the way to New Leaf in Edinburgh for peanut butter. Then my new life in Fife will be complete.

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Fri 23rd of October at 8:26pm (+01:00)

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For tonight's entertainment my brother shaved the back and sides of my head with his beard trimmers. Seems pretty much fine. Only I made the rookie error of not covering my clothes. I have tried to vacuum the hair out of my trousers but it is impossible.

🏷 life hair

Thu 22nd of October at 8:29pm (+01:00)

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My brother says he can't tell the difference between when I'm "off work" and when I'm "working" which I suppose means I have my life-work balance about right.

(I think it's come as a surprise to him quite how much I actually procrastinate.)

🏷 life #cooplife

Mon 19th of October at 3:20pm (+01:00)

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My brother keeps complaining that I won't let him have cling film, but doesn't seem keen on the compromise I offered: he can use cling film, but when he's done with it instead of throwing it away he has to keep it all in his room forever.

🏷 life zero waste environment plastic

Mon 19th of October at 3:19pm (+01:00)

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Week in review: 12th - 18th Oct

• Started learning about IATI.
• Brief trip to Edinburgh for errands and friends.
• Finished Into the Fire, started Dune.
• Did a 17 mile hike around Glenrothes and up East Lomond with Dave and got some Freegle stuff.
• Made handwarmers for Dave and started a hat.
• Watched lots of movies, and new Discovery.

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Sun 18th of October at 11:59pm (+01:00)

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My Mum is a big slow-cooker user, but it's something I never picked up. I've got one at the moment, so I'm trying it out. But I love the hands-on-ness of cooking, so I keep wanting to check on my stew, poke it with a spoon, etc..

🏷 life food cooking

Sun 18th of October at 3:50pm (+01:00)

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I borrowed a chromecast, but it turns out these days you need a mobile app to set it up, and the app can't proceed without allowing google access to your location.

(Last time I used one - many years ago - you just used a browser addon and the same wifi network..)

So uh.. An HDMI cable will do just fine then I guess.

🏷 life surveillence google

Sat 17th of October at 7:50pm (+01:00)

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Uuuuggghhh three balls of yarn are tangled up with my headphones cable, that's how I know bringing crochet to work has gone too far.

🏷 life crochet

Wed 14th of October at 1:09pm (+01:00)

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In reply to: https://rhiaro.co.uk/2020/10/very-often

Why is it fizzing?? I puzzled over the pan for faaar too long before realising what I had done.

🏷 cooking life

Tue 13th of October at 7:47pm (+01:00)

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It's not very often I have a cooking disaster so complete as to render something inedible, but today I reached into my cupboard of unlabelled jars of white powder and tried to thicken my creamy mushroom and not-bacon sauce with bicarbonate of soda instead of cornflour, and let me tell you folks, not recommended.

🏷 life cooking

Tue 13th of October at 7:45pm (+01:00)

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Week in review: 5th - 11th Oct

• Another week of ridiculously good weather. Went out to enjoy the sun and various beaches (laptop beach working). It is nice to be so close to beaches for a quick stroll by the sea.
• Walked to Dysart through Ravenscraig to buy furniture. Slight furniture moving accident requiring bandages for my thumb. Thankful to tolerant bus drivers who let us on with a desk and a bedside cabinet.
• Then a walk to the other side of Kirkcaldy to pick up a Freegle desk, which it turned out we also could not carry home; more bus driver gratitude necessary.
• Still more moving house admin to do, somehow.
• New lockdown restrictions in place in Scotland, but the more severe ones don't apply to Fife.
• Not got a lot of work done (blaming house moving).
• Spent waaaay too much money, on secondhand furniture (just the bare minimum really) and grocery stocking up. At least I came in under budget for the past few months so I have some leeway.
• Made handwarmers, which Dave promptly borrowed and stretched.
• Finished Cold Welcome, started Into the Fire.
• Ended the week by hiking from Kirkcaldy to the Wemyss Caves and back (16 miles), enjoying the beautiful coastline, cute fishing villages and Pictish rock carvings (Dave's photos).

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Sun 11th of October at 11:59pm (+01:00)

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My ostensibly local and quite expensive fruit and veg box arrived, along with a loooot of plastic. Disappointing. I can't seem to find a greengrocer anywhere near me in Kirkcaldy. Might be going to Burntisland for veg at this rate..

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Sat 10th of October at 11:15am (+01:00)

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oh good, maps.me now requires Android 5+

(which I don't have)

ye olde maps open app recommendations anyone? (Android 4.2.2)

🏷 technology map phone android life

Wed 7th of October at 10:12am (+01:00)

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A big essentials shop at a local zero-waste store costs more than twice as much as the same at my nearest big supermarket. I am happy pay to try to break the cycle of plastic, and to support a small local business instead of massive chains, but it's still infuriating. And I'm grateful to have a local zero-waste store in the first place. But ugh. Fix it, world.

🏷 life zero waste environment

Tue 6th of October at 11:15am (+01:00)

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Week in review: 28th Sept - 4th Oct

• Started and finished Victory Conditions; started Cold Welcome.
• Went to Edinburgh with two backpacks of stuff. Picked up some more household donations/lendings from K&M and moved into a flat by the sea in Kirkcaldy.
• Settled in, got a hammock from ebay and kitchen stuff from local charity shops. Really enjoyed the local zero-waste shop.
• Took part in #apconf; did a live Q&A after the prerecorded keynote panel about the history of ActivityPub which was fun, as well as listened/joined in with some of the ad-hoc sessions.
• Went to Edinburgh to pick up vegan deli not-meants from bbl, more house stuff from K&M, and my wee brother from the train station.
• Not a very productive week work-wise; had a migraine and lots of life admin and new-flat stuff.

🏷 life week in review travel apconf

Sun 4th of October at 11:59pm (+01:00)

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