On Friday we had a massive cleanup and reorganisation of our office – and I got myself a bigger desk and improved chair space! (and I also redecorated the place a bit, eheh)
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Oh, the elements…
Going out for a run and getting alternating sunshine (& sort of clear skies) and heavy rain – did I went to run a half-marathon? Nope, just 30-40 minutes outside and it was enough. Welcome to England :).
Finally!
The diagnostic tool I bought for my car a month ago arrived! š I shouldn’t complain much, it came from China, with free shipping!
Now I’ll finally be able to tell what is causing my car’s engine management light to randomly lit up from time to time. Strangely, in the last few days it has been very quiet!…
Edit: I ran a few tests yesterday, apparently the only error code stored on the ECU is related to an intermittent high voltage on the coolant temperature sensor – I suspect there is a loose connection somewhere, as most of the times the ECU warning lights up when I’m cornering. I monitored the sensor through the interface, and it seemed to be reporting the temperature properly! (anyway, the sensor is only Ā£10 from Vauxhall and very easy to replace, if it comes to that I’ll take care of it myself…)
So cool to be able to monitor 50+ parameters of my car’s engine just through a data connection! It really brings up the geek in me! š
Typical me…
Thinking about doing a proper run today, only the find that I left my trainers at home :-P. Oh well, there’s always the erg at the gym…
Now thank you, Yahoo!…
they “Facebooked” Flickr! š Not sure if I’ll get used to this new appearance – but hey, at least I can now keep the same cover image in all my online profiles (minus LinkedIn), yay!
I didn’t like the fact that they doubled the fee for the Pro accounts, though! š
mnham!
At the boathouse, 9 AM
Via Flickr:
Well, it could be worse! At least the wind was OK, and the sun came out occasionally from behind the clouds!
It is true that Plucks isn’t as “landscapey” as Porto, but the green fields have their soothing properties!… š
After a long morning on the river…
Here is the reward – a big bowl of pasta! Yum! š
Stupid wind!…
Do you know the feeling of barely being capable of maintaining 10 mph over a flat road without considerable effort? Well, if you lived around here you’d discover it pretty soon! š
Good weather aplenty!
Judging from the lack of lengthy posts around here, you should have suspected that already! š I’ve been too busy enjoying myself in the sun and warmth, and also doing some sort of useful work on the side :).
Last week was a bit hectic, a combination of both birthday party, some other group celebrations, house hunting and a paper in the process of being written. I mean, I can’t really complain – I am completely master of my time now, no-one depends on me and I don’t depend on anybody, so I can afford arriving home at 21h if I want/need to.
Meanwhile, the good weather has been more or less constant, which means I was able to row on both Saturday and Sunday – hooray! On Sunday it was absolutely fantastic – no wind at all, and I had the river mostly for myself, flat water aplenty! It is true that I have a few bends to worry about, and the river is narrower than some B-class roads around here, but I’m in the water with a more-or-less OK single! I am grateful, and I became even more grateful after reading this post about people rowing in the devastation caused by hurricane Katrina – my tribulations are nothing compared to theirs!
Yesterday I also had a good friend visiting me. We had a great time, I showed him some of the views around here, sadly there were no oysters because we got there too late! (and it was Sunday…)
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