Writing
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A new home
This site is now nestling comfortably in its new home. Many, many thanks to Danny, James, Lee and…
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On the move…
www.gyford.com may well be moving to a new server soon, so things might go a little awry. Hold on…
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What to do when morale is low
Certain people might find this article useful. A stream of advice that you might think is common…
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“I will not tolerate infestation!”
My flat is still. The walls are white, the floors look like wood and nothing moves other than the…
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Freckled eggs?
OK, I want a weblog, dammit. A personal one for occasional thoughts and news, rather than a dull…
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Burning Man photos
Better late than never… I’ve finally selected, adjusted, resized and cropped my Burning…
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A flat-buying diary
A couple of weeks ago I finally completed the purchase of a one-bedroom flat in London. Back in…
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Mars and Milton Keynes
I’ve never been that bothered about going to Mars, not since I was a teenager who traced…
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Using a British/UK Windows keyboard with an Apple Mac in OS X (1)
Out-dated way of using a British Windows/PC keyboard on a Mac
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Way Back Machine Bookmarklet
If you’re viewing a webpage you want to find an old version of, or the page you’re…
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Phil’s Unofficial Whit Stillman Home Page
Where’s the net’s grand tradition of obsessive fans when you need it? I looked all over…
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Downturn
Sitting upstairs in a quiet pub in central London, letting the sausage and mash and spotted dick…
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Denver, Burning Man, San Francisco
I wrote most of this a week ago but have only just had time to finish it… After a 1,000 mile…
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New York - Chicago
We spent our only full day in New York seeing plenty of it. Met up with Rachel (who after six weeks…
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New York
I wasn’t sure how it would be, arriving back in the US after being home for eight months.…
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A TIZ too far
[ TIZ = Temporary Intimate Zone ] On the train home from London a couple of weeks ago I was sitting…
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As square as Dawon’s jaw
Contains possible spoilers for British Roswell High viewers. As any media studies student would be…
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Popstars - the year ahead
I think the rejected five should be formed into a band, a kind of anti-Popstars. Bitter, vengeful…
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Culture Shock
I’ve been back in England for almost a couple of months now and it’s not what I…
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Bye
Please return to your homes. I don’t think I’ll be writing any more entries here.…
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An Ad
One for the British among you. Imagine you’re watching Channel 4. King of the Hill is…
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Bleeding Obvious
This is going to sound like stating the bleeding obvious, but bear with me: This huge fuss with the…
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Different Classes
I had my first classes this week, lumped together in a tidy but hectic cluster of six hours on…
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Back to School
Monday was the first day of my third semester, and I feel like an old hand. No stress, no rush, no…
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Undeveloped
24 glossy ghosts of you, I had to pay for 36. But they had a special offer on; I got a double set…