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They came!

Manuel Marques April 29, 2013 No Comments Uncategorized , ,

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The 75 photo prints I ordered from Lidl have arrived! Best of all, they were free!! (well, I had to pay postage and packing, but it was only £1.33)

Now I can start adding some colour to my surroundings! šŸ™‚

Oh, the wonders of globalisation…

Manuel Marques April 27, 2013 No Comments Uncategorized , ,

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My car is truly international: it still displays the badge of a typically British car maker (Vauxhall), but its engine and bodywork were engineered in Germany (Opel), and everything was assembled together in the General Motors (USA) plant in Salamanca, Spain! šŸ™‚

Aaand it’s back!

Manuel Marques April 19, 2013 No Comments Uncategorized ,

After a few days locked out, apparently that pointless attack on WordPress hosts is finished, and I can access my blog again (finally!). Too bad I now have too many things to worry about, so I can’t be bothered to write anything longer than 4 lines! šŸ™‚

Argh, stupid hackers with too much free time in their hands…

Manuel Marques April 17, 2013 No Comments Uncategorized , ,

Since a few days ago I’ve been unable to access the admin section of my blog – apparently there has been a coordinated DDoS attack to most self hosted wordpress installations, and my provider blocked the access to the wp-login script, hence I’m locked out!

I could only post this through the WordPress app for Android, which apparently can go around the wp-login script.
Hopefully this will be sorted in the next few days!
Some people definitely have too much free time on their hands…

New wheels!

Manuel Marques April 14, 2013 No Comments Uncategorized , ,

New wheels! by Manuel Jorge Marques
New wheels!, a photo by Manuel Jorge Marques on Flickr.

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I finally took the plunge (after a few months saving…) and got myself a car (call it an “advance” birthday present). I had planned to do so more towards the end of the month, but this little blue gem came along, and in my opinion it wouldn’t last long until it was sold.

Very, very basic – no electric windows, no central locking, no power steering, and a ridiculously small 3-cylinder, 973cc engine. But it does only have 23600 miles on the clock (about 45000 km for those on the other side of the Channel), not bad for a soon-to-be 14-year-old car! And it runs like a dream…
So, now, off to the beach, off to the river, off to somewhere remote – the possibilities are endless! (sadly, the money to pay for the petrol isn’t… but this is a very frugal machine, so it is not that bad!)

And now, I must arrange some time to write a proper blog post. But the endless pile of lab reports to mark is also begging for attention… bah! šŸ˜›

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