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• Building a PC!

  I'm building a PC out of spare parts for my dad - his gaming PC is maybe eleven years old (and used to be my gaming PC - about three PCs ago) and is in bad... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pouring Milk Isn't as Easy as It Sounds

  Imagine the scene, if you will.  It's a normal workday morning.  A colleague from another organisation has arrived for a meeting.  As is the normal social... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The 5 Groups of People You Don't Want to Meet in a Supermarket (or Why I Hate...

  I don't mean to hate shopping.  Actually, I like shopping.  It's shopping with other people in the store that I don't like. But there are particular groups of... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wiki Loves Monuments UK Competition

  Wikimedia UK is supporting the Wiki Loves Monuments competition, where across the globe (and in the UK for the first time this year) in September people take... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pedometer Challenge - Post One!

  

  Hi! Amazingly for someone of my sturdy physique, I'm taking on a pedometer challenge. mmm... smell that computer monitor. Maybe I can eat it. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Signs Are No Match for Stupidity

  

  Want to guess where I leaned whilst in the chip shop? Here's a clue: Yep. It was hot. Ouch. In other news, my latest book vlog is up on my YouTube channel -... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fortune Telling and DIY Achievement!

  

  Hi! Apologies for the delay in blogging - it's been a busy bank holiday weekend (highlights including talking about toasters and fuel efficiency in a bar, a wid... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Flowers Are Rubbish

  

  What's the deal with flowers?  Why do people like them so much? In my garden there are two types of plants, which are categorised thusly: a) ones that grow... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Tried to Defect!

  I've had enough. I've tried for so long to work with Google Chrome. But I can't put up with it any more. I love Google Chrome. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• National Relaxation Day and Did You Enjoy YouTube Geek Week?

  

  Firstly, it's National Relaxation Day! I think this day is a great idea - we are in so much of a rush all the time to get stuff done, it's important to take som... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy International Left-Handers Day!

  

  It's Left Handers Day today! (hence the photo of my dad at the bottom of this post - a left hander - otherwise it wouldn't make much sense. That's banana bread... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Defeat of Limits...

  I've had my limits challenged tonight, by a meal. I don't like meat with bones. Ask anyone that knows me, they'll say "Mike doesn't like meat with bones".... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Free Polish Dessert

  

  We ordered Polish food today (again). We got free dessert!!! Pancakes with oranges on skewers. Yeah! If you've not been on YouTube in the last couple of days,... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Video - Omega 4!

  I have a new video live!  Meet Omega 4 - he's a geek, he's a hero, he's a heroic geek. There is a rather bad continuity error in the video (actually 2... at... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• No News Is... More and More Common These Days

  You know, in the olden days, there wasn't any Internet? You had to wait for news. You watched the news programme on TV (BBC in our household, we didn't mix... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blogging About Blogging

  Firstly - happy birthday to me! I'm 31 today, and i don't look a day over 35. Perhaps this might be the year I don't get asked for identification when I buy... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Don't Be A Dick Day!

  Today it is Don't Be A Dick Day aka Wil Wheaton's birthday! So don't be one! The website above includes a really handy flowchart to work out if you're being a... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Experience of the Surprise Polish

  

  For the last few Monday nights, we've generally had a Polish takeaway from Kuchnia in Hull. Polish is ace because it tastes great and it's cheaper than some... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Story In Pictures. And Words. And Auto-Awesome.

  

  We had a lot of milk in our fridge. My partners mum had gone away for a few days, and being helpful, we raided her refrigeration unit to use up anything that wa... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Of Course I'm Not Doing Anything Important

  Today I'm extremely fortunate to feature a guest post by the one and only Duncan Swallow.  Duncan, amongst other things, runs an excellent blog,... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION