Both my ears have been blocked for the last week. It’s annoying as fuck, but at least the stabbing ear pain has gone away and the tinnitus has calmed down to some extent. Still, I want to be able to hear what people are saying to me!
Fun with a new app
I downloaded a little panoramic photostitching app for my phone and had a bit of fun at lunchtime. Not bad for a freebie. Click on the thumbnails to view the full images.
Strange, strange little boy
How many 3 year olds tell their parents off for not making a fresh pot of oolong tea in the morning?
The tao of Bart
Click on the thumbnail to see the full list of 288 chalkboard messages imparting the wisdom of the Simpsons.
Why I love the internet or, why I love my weird friends
Over the years, I have to say that I’ve been particularly blessed to have met several real life weirdos on the internet, and I love them all dearly. So much so that I even married one of them.
[Recipe] Instant coffee uses you wouldn’t believe
I saw a blog post on the Food Network website about using instant coffee powder in unusual ways. I tried one of them last night, and in one word, GODDAMN!!!
Combine instant coffee with salt, cumin, ground black pepper and whatever else gets you going. Grind it up and use as a rub on steaks or beef roasts.
I had some nice sirloin defrosting, and I tried the rub as suggested. BEST STEAK EVAR!!!!!
The website also mentions adding instant coffee to chili and other tomato-based stews and sauces to give a nice depth of flavour. I’ll have to try that next time I’m doing pasta sauce or chili.
Nice to know they care :-D
I’ve been off work for the last 2 days, battling the terrible affliction that is man-flu. When I went to pick up Bean from nursery tonight, I ran into one of my office mates – who shall remain nameless, suffice it to say that he’s part of the Spanish Mafia. His first question was not about my state of health, but rather to know if I was coming in tomorrow and, if not, who was going to unlock the room where the wine is stored in preparation for tomorrow’s wine & cheese.
Well, it was an interesting dream while it lasted.
Last November, while I was at the winter council meeting in Heidelberg, I saw a job posting at CERN that caught my eye and I just had to send in application. It was an opening for a software engineer in the LHC beam control and data acquisition group. The closing date was early in January but I just got the thanks but no thanks email this afternoon.
Unfortunately, and after very careful consideration of your application, we regret to inform you that we are not able to offer you a position at the present time.
Oh well… I’m curious to find out which boxes my application didn’t tick ’cause CERN in Geneva would rock as a post-EBI career.
Who loves you?
The hand does, and so does the rest of the Richard!
Happy Valentine’s Day Sweetie!
Trains and tunnels
Bean’s getting a lot better when playing with his toys. He can sit down and play quietly for 30 minutes or so before shit starts flying across the room.