All these things that I have done

Things achieved this weekend

[when | 29th November 2009]
[mood | accomplished]
[under | house, lists, ou]

Radiator in my study fixed
New Roomba battery ordered
1.5tb drive for Fry ordered
New futon cushion for our sofa ordered
Bin for compostables bought (to replace series of random skanky plastic containers) and lined with biodegradable rubbish bag
Removed out of date anti-virus and replaced it with free in-date one from Alex's work (great workplace perk!)
Xmas pressies for Dad purchased
Xmas pressies for brother purchased
Xmas pressies for sister-in-law purchased
Part of Xmas pressies for Mum purchased
OU course for next year picked out (along with about 6 others I don't have time for!) but heroically not signed up for yet to allow people to buy me OU vouchers for Xmas if they want.
Amazon wish list updated to facilitate purchase of Xmas pressies for me by other people.
Lampshade for our bedroom purchased and installed
New, brighter bulb for living room lamp purchased and installed

Seriously, that first one makes me so happy! With a bit of help from the internet and Alex, all it needed was unscrewing the thermostat, some WD40 on the pin and a little bit of firm pressure to release it and now I am warm in the cat cave again! Lots of these look like really small things but are actually little jobs that I have just not been getting around to for ages and ages and ages so it's really pleasing to have actually got them done.

The OU website is so addictive! I spent about an hour planning out qualifications I could take. I want to take enough second year courses to fill the requirements for 2 degrees! Still, one step at a time, so I'm going for a first year philosophy course which looks really interesting and doesn't involve an exam to get myself back into it. I also spent a certain amout of time being very amused how many of the shows I remember from my childhood can now be bought as complete sets from Amazon. I guess the nostalgia market is alive and well. Have added the Mysterious Cities of Gold DVD to my wish list :)

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28/11/2009

[when | 28th November 2009]

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[when | 25th November 2009]

Poll #1490404 History
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None, participants: 32

Which century did Elizabeth I's reign begin in?

Narrow it down - which decade did Elizabeth I's reign begin in?

I was educated in the UK and...

I'm totally guessing randomly
0 (0.0%)

I have a very vague idea
4 (23.5%)

I have a guess based on period dramas I have seen
0 (0.0%)

I'm pretty sure on the century, but the decade eludes me
4 (23.5%)

I'm pretty sure on the century, and figure I have the right quarter century
5 (29.4%)

I'm fairly sure on both
2 (11.8%)

I'm certain on the both
2 (11.8%)

I looked it up on google before I answered.
0 (0.0%)

I was educated elsewhere and...

I'm totally guessing randomly
2 (13.3%)

I have a very vague idea
2 (13.3%)

I have a guess based on period dramas I have seen
0 (0.0%)

I'm pretty sure on the century, but the decade eludes me
1 (6.7%)

I'm pretty sure on the century, and figure I have the right quarter century
5 (33.3%)

I'm fairly sure on both
2 (13.3%)

I'm certain on the both
3 (20.0%)

I looked it up on google before I answered.
0 (0.0%)

Inspired by last night when I asked Alex to pick out a medieval This Sceptred Isle for me. He read out the dates on the box and I said sleepily "So, Elizabeth I and James I probably" and he was very impressed that I actually knew that from the dates. I asked him which century Henry VIII reigned in and he found it hard. So am I weird for knowing this stuff, or is he unusual for not knowing it. I can't really remember where I got taught it, I just kind of picked it up. I can also name all the Kings and Queens since William I in order, given a little thinking time, which I know is weird.

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24/11/2009

[when | 24th November 2009]

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[when | 9th November 2009]

I absolutely love these things! The PTA used to sell them to raise money at my school and we would all sit around on a Sunday evening going "7 C of the R" and "1760 Y in a M". So far I have got 27 on my own and another 4 with a little discussion with Mum. Am possibly too addicted to go home before finishing the last two.

edit: Finished them with a consult from Alex & Mum. Always more fun with someone to talk it over :) What are those puzzles called anyway?

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07/11/2009

[when | 7th November 2009]

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07/11/2009

[when | 7th November 2009]

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03/10/2009

[when | 11th October 2009]

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03/10/2009

[when | 11th October 2009]

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02/10/2009

[when | 11th October 2009]

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[when | 8th October 2009]

Oh my god! Only 6 months after the first release date they gave, Rockband II for the Wii has finally shipped!

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[when | 7th October 2009]
[under | dreamwidth]

I know quite a lot of you on my FP have used loads of different photo hosting solutions - if anyone has a few moments to pop into DreamWidth and give them your suggestions for when they build their photo hosting system we might eventually get something that actually does everything I want (I don't think I have ever found a system which wasn't missing two or three features).

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[when | 6th September 2009]
[under | teaching]

Week one of school went really well - class seem lovely and very sparky. We'll have to see how it develops, of course. Not sure if I'm being mean enough to them, but we'll see. If you want the detail, you can read stf_feed or start_to_finish.