Monthly Archives: October 2010

Oct 31 2010
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#30DaysOfMe Day 25: What’s in my bag

As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words

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  • Apple MacBook Aluminium (2008, 4Gb RAM, 500GB Solid State Hybrid Hard Disk Drive)
  • Kindle v3
  • External Hard drive (not used much any more but has some files on I refer to)
  • headphones (i have to use loop over headphones as in ear ones just don’t stay in)
  • Cables Cables Cables (IPhone and Kindle usb cables)
  • Apple Remote and VGA adapter (i get called on to do presentations semi regularly so these are really useful to keep around)
  • Notebook (because I want to believe that I’d use it)
  • Deodorant (because I’m perpetually scared of being smelly)

Oct 31 2010
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Open for suggestions

I’ve been quite surprised how much I’ve enjoyed doing the 30 days of me challenge, not many days left (i’ve actually pre written most of the remaining days so I’ve cheated a little)

 

I’m trying to think what I should do to keep writing…

 

I’ll obviously go back to more technical topics but would like to keep some of the more personal entries flowing so if anyone has any suggestions or questions they’d like me to answer please feel free to suggest them

Oct 30 2010
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#30DaysOfMe Day 24: A letter to my parents

Dear Mum and Dad,

I miss you guys a lot. I remember being able to just hop on the phone and you’d be awake, now it’s all about clock watching and working out when you’re awake and likely to be close to a computer so we can skype and you can see Sophie.

I’m sorry that we’re not closer but I had to move. The UK, while I feel honoured to have been brought up british/welsh, was just moving in a very bad direction in terms of politics, so I had to get out. Thank you both for never making me feel guilty for moving; I was aware how hard it was for you both to lose a second child to such an epic distance.

I know how much you hate the travelling mum so I’m so thrilled that you’re coming out for the second time in three years, we’re all really REALLY excited that you’ll be here soon. I can’t wait for you to meet your granddaughter in the flesh.

I know at times I’ve been spiteful, hurtful and taken you guys for granted, but I hope you’ll agree I’m a different more mature person in the last 5 or so years and hopefully I’m helping you to enjoy being parents and grandparents again.

I can never tell you how much I love you guys so get here soon.

Owen
Oct 29 2010
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#30DaysOfMe Day 23: Craving

Most of the time I crave a bit of peace and quiet. I love to be able to find time to just sit and contemplate/read and find those times are just too few and far between.

I'm at the point in my life where everything is moving along at such a rapid pace I just want it to slow down for a while..

I crave sleep a lot at the moment too for obvious reasons.
Oct 28 2010
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#30DaysOfMe Day 22: What makes me different

I'm a very different kind of character and I would sum my main points of difference as:

  • Never holding a grudge, never really disliking anyone (I won't go out of my way to be friendly to anyone but I've never hated anyone)
  • Logical over emotional, I'm just more likely to make a logical choice than an emotional one
  • Respectful: I'd like to think of myself as respectful of others, I have a strong moral compass and an empathy for those who are dissadvantaged
  • Capable: In a work sense anyway I'm able to overcome any challenge that's thrown my way
urgh, that sounds like an interview style answer, everyone's an individual after all..
Oct 27 2010
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#30DaysOfMe Day 21: Happy

This is the thing that makes me happy (and sad, and sleep deprived)

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Oct 26 2010
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#30DaysOfMe Day 20: Marrying

Hmm, not really a question for me as I'm happily married.One of the best things I ever did by the way.

Oct 25 2010
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#30DaysOfMe Day 19: Nicknames

Hmm, beyond cruel names that people have called me I don't really know of many nicknames.. possibly:

Toe-Thumbs: because of my clubbed thumbs
Muffin Man: This one followed me through primary school as in the first school play i was the muffin man and had to ring a bell while singing "here I am the muffin man". I hear I was cute back in the 80s

My online handle tends to be buildmaster due to my first job in dev which involved me learning something called CruiseControl and Nant and getting a project building in it. which lead to me owning the build process and becoming the buildmaster.

I'm generally just known as O
Oct 24 2010
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#30DaysOfMe Day 18: Plans and Goals

I've already insinuated my plans and dreams but here's more of an official run down:

1) be self employed by 30
2) be running/helping run a successful company (success means hiring more than just me, as they say a company is either growing or shrinking, I'd like to grow)
3) be financially capable of returning to the UK every couple of years with my daugter
4) to be happy

O
Oct 23 2010
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#30DaysOfMe Day 17: Swap

Someone I'd want to swap places with for a day:

Interesting question, heros are easy, I'd like to have an insight into their day to day running, people that were able to get up and running and create a company from nothing… Rod, Sam, those kind of people would be my obvious choice.

Beyond that I'd like to be able to see the world from my daughters perspective and see what the hell she's thinking half the time.
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