In which I reveal the costume...
Project 006: It's the Final Clue-now!
Project 004: Troisième Indice
Lost A Pint Of Blood? Replace It With Tea!
In which I discuss the safest way to lose blood and it's proper replacement...
Blood Donation
So I want to take a break today from PhD based ramblings to talk about giving blood. Did you know that 96% of people rely on the other 4% for blood donations? [1] Maybe you've not thought about it before or are a little worried about what it entails so I'll tell you now that it mostly involves biscuits, drinking and sitting down. Easy eh?
Project 003: Second Clue
10,000 Views!
In which I celebrate...
Look what greeted me today:
Thank you everyone for reading my ramblings, costume ideas, recipes, geeky computer ideas, airsoft tales, reviews and tea posts! Everyone knows that people who read my blog are the best kinds of people!
Thank you all!
Tom Out!
Project 002: First Clue
In which I start teasing my Halloween costume...
So here's the deal:
- 4 clues in the run-up to Halloween 2013.
- Each a cropped picture that is readily Google-able.
- You need to find the original picture.
- And use that to try and work out what costume I'm going for.
- Answers on a postcard to tom@tinkertailorsoldiersponge.com
- Comments will be disabled on these posts - no giving away the answers!
Breaking up with BT
In which BT fails to deliver, just like OP...
Dear BT,
It appears you didn't take the sentiments of my previous letter to heart. I'm afraid that is going to be detrimental to our ongoing relationship. In fact I'm afraid I have some bad news for you - we're going to have to part ways.
How-to: EXERCISE!
Dear B.T.
In which I moan about BT...
Dear British Telecom (BT),
Last year I had the pleasure of enjoying BT Infinity. In a student house of five I don't recall ever experiencing slow internet or any outages. Naturally when I moved to a new house I was more than happy to start a contract with you. I was even looking forward to having a landline for the first time.
Warming Camomile & PhD 3rd Year Retrospective
Wednesday Wisdom: Academia vs. Industry
My YouTube Channel
The Worst Tea Experience of My Life
In which I describe a tea failure of epic proportions...
Dear Reader,
Let me set the scene for you. It was a warm but not unpleasant summer afternoon. The kind which threatens rain.* The kind we British deem perfect barbecue whether. And indeed I did barbecue for it was the last evening of Cubs this term.
An enjoyable game of kwik cricket, two burgers and a few glasses of fiery ginger beer later I was satiated. The cubs all left with their respective guardians and I set off home.
On the drive back I got to thinking, as I often do, that I desired some good company and a pot of tea. Potentially even a biscuit to round off the evening.
Tom 3.0: Week 2
A week 2 round-up...
So here's how week one has gone :)
Week 1
| Weight | Waist | Arms | Legs | T.I. | KCal | Chest | Neck | Hips | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 92 kg | 41.75" | 25" | 45.25" | 111.5" | 1,970 | |||
| Week 2 | 90 kg | 41" | 23.75" | 44.5" | 109.25" | 658 | 41.5" | 15.75" | 39" |
| Difference | -2 kg | -0.75" | -0.75" | -0.75" | -2.25" | -1,312 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Yet another good week :) I had trouble with my right leg last weekend so didn't manage to go running. Hopefully everything will pick up this week :)
Tom Out!
Tom 3.0: Diet
Tom 3.0: Week 1
A belated week 1 round-up...
So here's how week one has gone :)
Week 1
| Weight | Waist | L Arm | R Arm | L Leg | R Leg | Total Inches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 94 kg | 42" | 12" | 12" | 24" | 23.5" | 113.5" |
| Week 1 | 92 kg | 41.75" | 12.25" | 12.25" | 22.5" | 22.75" | 111.5" |
| Improvement | -2 kg | -0.25" | +0.25" | +0.25" | -1.5" | -0.75" | -2" |
So a good improvement over all :D I'll be talking about the diet tomorrow!
Tom Out!
It's A Brand New Tea!
AjaXplorer on FreeNAS 8.3
In which I set-up a nice web GUI for my home server...
So I recently invested in a HP ProLiant MicroServer N54L to backup my PC to. Also it should be quite useful as a media server etc. I've installed FreeNAS as my OS but wanted to have a easy-to-use Web interface for accessing my files over my Network. I followed the guide here: http://forums.freenas.org/threads/howto-ajaxplorer-with-nginx-in-plugin-jail-mysql-optional-webdav.10297/ but a few things need changing as always.
Tom 3.0
In which I start a new fitness/health plan...
So I've decided to get fit and lose some weight (again, more on that below). Partly because it is a good idea to do so and also as work towards Project 0 - which I haven't forgotten about, honest!