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So long, 2008

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Approximately a year ago, you may have wished me a happy 2008. If you did, thank you! I had a pretty awesome year!

Reading back in my blog, it feels like a long year. In fact, i noticed a stark contrast between the two halves of the year, pivoting on the moment i got my new job. I was amazed by how much of a difference it made in my perception: the first half of the year feels much longer than a year ago, but everything since my new job feels very recent. Yet the two halves are separated by just one weekend! I also noticed how many more blog posts i made in the earlier half of the year compared to the latter.

So it's new year's eve again, the time when i get all retrospective and nostalgic. I actually quite like staying in on new year's eve and blogging. Here is a summary of the year.

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I need a new hobby

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Once upon a time i used to turn my computer on straight away from coming home from work, and i often used to program and work on websites late into the evening. These days, however, i often don't even bother to turn on the computer at all. I love programming, and i'm really enjoying the challenges of my job, but it cannot both a job and a hobby. I need to find a new hobby!

I'm really enjoying getting involved with the WinACC and being a low carbon champion. We went to a meeting this morning which was really good fun. I feel like i'm getting to know people a bit, which is nice. I'm also vaguely considering going to church again. Yeah, shock horror, i know! It's very strange. I thought i was happy being agnostic. I feel i'd like to believe in something, but the trouble is, i need a child-like faith to believe in God, and i'm too analytical by nature. Much of Christianity just doesn't seem to make sense to me, and yet, i'm still attracted to the idea of belonging to a church.

A hobby i'd like to explore more is astronomy. I would really like to get a telescope and explore the night skies a lot further. There's so much to see out there, and it really fascinates me. Perhaps i need to join a local group of amateur astronomers.

I'd still like to do something with music. If i'm honest, perhaps that's where church appeals to me. Good, lively, communal worship with a decent band really excites me, and i miss it. The trouble is, the churches which appeal to me musically usually tend to be the ones that really put me off with their extreme doctrines and beliefs.

Anyway, i seem to be blurting. I didn't actually intend to come on here and talk about my spiritual desires right now!

Oh, i pre-ordered the Beedle the Bard book today at Waterstones. YAY! :D

Fit, healthy and happy

Friday, January 11th, 2008

I feel like a Life Review is in order. But i'll keep it short. [Edit] no i didn't! It's kinda long!

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A web programmer in my late-late-twenties, fanatical about open source, free software, loving my job working daily with Ruby on Rails, RSpec, Cucumber and Git.

I am very proud to have created MyChores.co.uk, an online team based tracking system for household chores and other recurring tasks.
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