Last week I ran a survey to find out what I should be working on next. This generated a very clear 'get on with the "systems from sources" online course' response. I am following orders, and hope to … [Read more...]
Mission Accomplished.
Sixteen years ago, I was at a crossroads in my life, so I went and sat on top of a hill in the Scottish Highlands, and meditated for a sign. A voice in my head said “go to Helsinki and open a … [Read more...]
Dread
I am right now in Ipswich looking at potential homes for my family. I travel a lot, and have the practicalities pretty much down to a fine art, but the night before this trip I was consumed by a deep … [Read more...]
An actual blog post
It’s easy to forget that “blog” is shortened from “web log”, which is adapted from “ship’s log”, which is a daily record of every notable thing that happened on board ship; your position, distance … [Read more...]
Progress Report: Letters Home, Abandonment, and the Matron Effect
This is a progress report for the “get over boarding school” project. If you’re here looking for some technical sword stuff, I suggest going here or here. I usually edit my posts quite carefully. … [Read more...]
Dealing with it.
Oh my, what a week it has been. I was scared of hitting “publish” on my last post, for obvious reasons. I am a big bad scary martial arty swordsman, or at least that’s how a lot of people … [Read more...]