Ducks are swimmy paddlers who are often found on large and small bodies of water around the UK. Ducks are different from swans and geese because they have shorter necks and longer tempers.
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I’ve always danced, right from when I was tiny. Whether it was organised lessons (ballet, tap, modern and jazz, I’ll have you know), tearing up the Union ballroom on a Friday night or just twatting about in my room with the stereo on, it’s always something I’ve felt compelled to do. I would spend hours… Read more Just dancing to the beat in my head (or, why I will never be a runner)
Without going into the all-too-familiar drawl of how ridiculous 2016 has been for the world, it has felt like there has been a particular wealth of Bad Shit™ going down, so in response to that, and to go out on more of a high than a low I’ve decided to put together a list of… Read more 2016, you ain’t so bad…
2 years ago this Saturday I got engaged. We were in New York (my all-time favourite city) and at the top of the Empire State Building and it was sodding freezing and everything was lovely. However, it was very different to everything I’d been taught to expect. So, here are 5 things I learned about… Read more 5 things I learned by getting engaged
‘[Facebook] are a site, along with others, that’s allowed people to create an on-line persona with very little technical skill’ – Jennifer Golbeck Recently I watched an excellently interesting (and a little scary) TED Talk about how data gained from social media activity can be use to make assessments about a person, and whilst the talk was… Read more Just is a dirty word
Earlier this year, a tweet bought this article to my attention – and in turn, the issue of girls-only coding schools. I read the article and several others like it and became more uncomfortable with the idea the more I read. I think it’s worth mentioning at this point that I am a female web developer… Read more Girls only education: a massive step backwards
**NOTE: There will be spoilers** Point-and-click adventures have always been on of my favourite things to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon on. Although not as graphically impressive as recent RPGs, their simple often comic-book style has always been something that I’ve found aesthetically pleasing, and not having to master an overly complex control system appeals… Read more I don’t wanna pin that….(where did all the point-and-click adventure games go?)
Antonio: She that is Queen of Tunis; she that dwells Ten leagues beyond man’s life; she that from Naples Can have no note, unless the sun were post— The Man i’ th’ Moon’s too slow—till new-born chins Be rough and razorable; she that from whom We all were sea-swallow’d, though some cast again (And by… Read more What’s past is prologue…
I read this article today, and it struck a chord with me. In a nutshell, the article discusses why the author finds himself attracted to institutions – drawing on his childhood as a Prison Governor’s son, growing up within prison walls, to time spent at boarding school and University, and how the structure provided by these institutions oppose the… Read more Lust for Institutions
Well, in the couple of weeks, the UK has gone from height-of-summer heat to torrential rain and snow (gotta love our crazy weather) and my life suddenly got busy! Stratford was visited while the sun shone. The butterfly farm there is amazing – ridiculously cheap to get in too. Look at the pretty pictures I… Read more Geekery, haircuts, more geekery and a shameless plug!