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| Sun 13th Apr 2008 Bonfire Burning a big pile of hedge, with a couple of beers. |
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| Sat 12th Apr 2008 Drama VP Dinner Dinner at Bistro 1 in Covent Garden, with rather a lot of wine. Ace night though! |
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| Sat 15th Mar 2008 to Sun 23rd Mar 2008 Val Thorens A week skiing in Val Thorens with Matt, Norm and Chris. Beers, monkeys and snow! |
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| Sun 10th Feb 2008 Isaac Photos of Isaac the day after the party, taken by Will |
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| Sat 9th Feb 2008 Monochrome Birthday Party A black & white themed party at our house to celebrate my birthday - lots of lovely people came and the night went absolutely brilliantly, I had the best time! We had lots of wine and duq and Matt rustled up a superb and very appreciated fryup in the morning for those who stayed. |
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| Tue 15th Jan 2008 Champagne bar evening BB, Norm and me visiting the new Champagne Bar at St Pancras, getting drunk on Pol Roger in the middle of a railway station... |
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| Sat 12th Jan 2008 Wellie Walk A walk out of the village to Hoo Farm and back again, nice and muddy for testing out the new wellies :) |
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| 2007 | ||
| Mon 31st Dec 2007 to Tue 1st Jan 2008 New Year's Eve New Year's Eve at Si and Helen's in Royston, with some fantastic barbecued food and probably a bit too much champers ;) A full English the day after was just the thing! |
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| Mon 24th Dec 2007 to Sat 29th Dec 2007 Christmas! Christmas Day with Bob & Marj and Nic & Andy (and Isaac!) in Udimore, then up to Mum and Dad's on Boxing day. Photos taken on my shiny new phone (a Sony Ericsson k850i from Matt) :) |
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| Sat 8th Sep 2007 to Sat 15th Sep 2007 Costa del Sol A holiday near Mijas on the Costa del Sol in Spain, with Mum, Dad and Matt. Bit cloudy to start with but still managed to get a reasonable sunburn! |
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| Thu 30th Aug 2007 Las Vegas During our holiday to Arizona we had a night in Las Vegas, to see Sid and Al who were on holiday there. Matt even managed to win $30! |
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| Mon 27th Aug 2007 to Mon 3rd Sep 2007 Arizona Staying with friends Si and Eve near Sedona, AZ. Not too many clear skies unfortunately, but lots of red rocks, excellent Mexican food and a trip to Vegas to meet up with Sid and Al! |
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| Sat 21st Jul 2007 Battle Proms, Hatfield House Cavalry and canons and whatnot, with a picnic and lots of wine. |
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| Sat 7th Jul 2007 BLSA Summer Ball Summer Ball on Charterhouse Lawn + hog roast + wine. Yay! |
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| Sat 9th Jun 2007 to Thu 14th Jun 2007 Revision in Biot, France A few days with Pippa and Marie-Laure in the South of France, revising for the end-of-year exams. I got a merit so it must have helped ;) |
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| Sat 2nd Jun 2007 Chelsea's 30th on the London Eye Celebrating Chelsea's 30th birthday (and engagement!) on the London Eye and in the Motion club afterwards. |
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| Mon 28th May 2007 New fireplace Expertly fitted by Dad and Matt! |
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| Sun 13th May 2007 Isaac We have adopted a cat from the Cats' Protection League, called Isaac :) He's currently having a wander and a sniff round his new home... |
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| Sat 12th May 2007 Fishtank A tropical fishtank is installed in the office! |
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| Sun 8th Apr 2007 Easter in Winchelsea An Easter walk in Winchelsea after we'd got back from skiing (and slept a bit!) |
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| Sat 31st Mar 2007 to Sat 7th Apr 2007 Skiing - Val Thorens A week skiing in Val Thorens in the French Alps with Nic and Andy. Skiing much improved over last time, even managed a couple of black runs! Very good holiday, really enjoyed it. |
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| Thu 8th Feb 2007 Snow Snow in Hertfordshire |
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| Fri 26th Jan 2007 Scarlet Ball The Scarlet Ball at The Spitz in Spitalfields (after some pre-party getting ready and drinks at Claire's). |
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| Sun 14th Jan 2007 Hertfordshire Sunset Sunset from Whitwell - we were trying to photograph comet McNaught but we got there too late :) |
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| Sun 24th Dec 2006 to Mon 25th Dec 2006 Christmas 2006 Our first Christmas in the new house also saw us host it for the first time. Mum, Dad and Sarah (and Angel) came to stay on Christmas Eve for a BB Curry (tm), and Christmas Day started with lots of present opening, followed by a glass or two of champagne and goose for Christmas Dinner. It was a really lovely Christmas, but pretty hard work! :) |
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| Sat 25th Nov 2006 Allan & Victoria's Wedding My cousin Victoria's wedding to Allan, in Copenhagen. |
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| Sun 28th May 2006 Hill View Renovations Ongoing project to make the new house nice. Both before / after photos are in here. |
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| Mon 1st May 2006 Mayday Run, Hastings Starting from Locksbottom in Kent and finishing over 50 miles away at Hastings in East Sussex, the May Day Run has grown to be one of the largest motorbike rides in the UK. The sight of so many bikes on Hastings seafront is pretty impressive! Matt and I went along for a look, they had a beautiful day for it and the atmosphere was great. |
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| Sun 30th Apr 2006 Fairlight, Sussex A walk along the clifftops near Matt's parents' house in Fairlight, Sussex. |
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| Sat 8th Apr 2006 Ederline Night Photos One clear night on holiday in Scotland gave the opportunity to take some long-exposure shots of the sky... |
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| Fri 7th Apr 2006 to Sat 15th Apr 2006 Ederline Holiday A holiday in a cottage on the shores of Loch Ederline in Argyll. Walking when the weather was nice, reading in front of the coal fire when not - a very chilled week :) |
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| Sun 19th Mar 2006 to Sat 25th Mar 2006 Skiing in Méribel 2006 Back to Méribel in France for a week of skiing with Matt, I even managed some red runs this time! (though not with much style, it has to be said). Fell over far more times than I can remember and got the obligatory comedy tan, but it was a great week and I can't wait to go back! Weather quite warm this time, so we spent most of the time on the higher slopes where the conditions were fantastic :) |
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| Sat 21st Jan 2006 17 Hillview Photos we took of the new house before we bought it. |
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| 2005 | ||
| Sun 25th Dec 2005 Christmas Day 2005 A wonderful Christmas Day in Rye! |
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| Sat 24th Dec 2005 Christmas Eve Walk to Camber Sands A walk to Camber Sands with Nic and Andy, and back for pheasant casserole. Mmmm... |
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| Thu 22nd Dec 2005 Christmas Curry A pre-Christmas curry at the Gandhi in Rye. Yum! |
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| Sat 17th Dec 2005 Laura Walker's 21st Laura Walker's 21st birthday party, at Dad's lodge. |
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| Sat 17th Dec 2005 Newmillerdam Winter woodland photos. |
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| Tue 13th Dec 2005 IMC Christmas Party at Cargo The IMC Christmas party was held at Cargo near Old Street, Matt and I arrived late because I'd had college but we still managed to catch up on the drinking before we stumbled into a taxi home ;) |
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| Sat 10th Dec 2005 to Sun 11th Dec 2005 Rye A winter weekend in Rye. |
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| Thu 8th Dec 2005 ComputaCenter Christmas Party "Plundering the Pyramids", including free wine, angle-grinder action and dodgems. What a great night! |
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| Sun 13th Nov 2005 A walk in Rye A walk through the cemetery and round the fields near Matt's parents' house in Rye. |
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| Sat 12th Nov 2005 Rye Bonfire Rye's annual procession and bonfire with fireworks display. Went to Gran's for drinks beforehand and watched the procession, then headed down into town to watch the bonfire before chilli and wine at Matt's parents. |
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| Sun 23rd Oct 2005 Angel Sarah adopts a blue tabby colourpoint persian cat called "Angel." Aww :) |
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| Thu 20th Oct 2005 to Fri 21st Oct 2005 New Telescope Unpacking and setting up the new Meade LX200GPS 10" telescope, at Matt's parents' house in Rye. Cloudy though, typically! |
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| Sun 16th Oct 2005 Newmillerdam A walk round Newmillerdam with Mum and Dad before home for roast beef! |
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| Sat 15th Oct 2005 Grandad's 80th Grandad's 80th birthday, celebrated with a meal at the Royal Oak. |
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| Fri 7th Oct 2005 to Sun 9th Oct 2005 Rye and Telescope Shopping Back to Rye for a weekend (thanks to Matt's folks for putting us up again :) ), went to Telescope House and purchased a new 10" reflector! Also got a solar filter for the small telescope so took a few photos of the sun, and the moon later on. Telescope is delivered on the 11th, so there should be some experimental photos soon... |
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| Sat 1st Oct 2005 to Sun 2nd Oct 2005 Weekend In Rye Another weekend in Rye and some random astronomy activities. Had a trip to Telescope House in Tunbridge Wells to buy some viewing things for the solar eclipse on Monday, then a lot of practise using the scope and 350d to take photos. Also a nice relaxed weekend with Matt's parents, as always :) |
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| Sat 10th Sep 2005 Si and Helen visit Si and Helen visit for Korean at Yijo and much drink and chat. |
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| Sat 3rd Sep 2005 Ingleton A walk round Ingleton waterfalls in the Dales while staying at Mum and Dad's for the weekend. Very pretty but very busy! Meal at Aakash in the evening with Sarah which was lovely. |
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| Mon 29th Aug 2005 Rye Cemetery A wander through the cemetery into Rye to visit Matt's Gran and her sister Nora. |
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| Sun 28th Aug 2005 Rye (setting up the scope) A weekend in Rye with BB's parents and unexpectedly gorgeous sunshine! Today we set up the scope because the skies are so clear and Rye is a very dark spot (Matt's parents live at the top of the hill in Playden). We saw the Andromeda Galaxy, amongst other things, which was amazing. |
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| Thu 25th Aug 2005 Tube Relief http://www.justgiving.com/tube-dash-2005 - BB and I were the support team for Norm and Matt who did a 20-hour tube dash to raise funds for the victims of the London bombings. We dropped them off at Amersham at 5:30am and picked them up at Upminster at 1:30am, 20 hours later. We met them at Finchley central late on in their challenge for a morale boost and photos. They did 259 out of 274 stations and raised over 1300 quid! Well done guys :) |
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| Fri 19th Aug 2005 Pixie's Birthday pixiebafaday :) |
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| Sun 7th Aug 2005 BB cooks steaks BB cooks, I take photos and drink. Woo. |
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| Sun 17th Jul 2005 Windsor Picnic A trip out to Windsor with picnic, sat in the park by the river and drank wine and beer and watched boats. Had a fantastic curry in the evening at a curry place I forget the name of, and had to get a taxi all the way back to Woodside Park because trains on Sunday are rubbish. Had a lovely day, though! |
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| Sun 10th Jul 2005 Richmond Matt and I spent a sunny Sunday afternoon by the river in Richmond (with a view to possibly living round there again, both Matt and I have lived in that area before and loved it). We sat in the beer garden of the White Cross, chatting, planning, drinking cold beer and fighting off flying ants. It was a lovely afternoon, finished off with a meal at the local Zizzi. |
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| Wed 6th Jul 2005 Nic and Andy visit Matt's sister Nic and her boyfriend Andy came for dinner, we all had *far* too much to drink but it was a great night :) Worked from home the next day because of the London bombings... |
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| Fri 1st Jul 2005 to Sun 3rd Jul 2005 A weekend in Rye A weekend in Rye with Matt's parents. Took us three hours to get to Rye on Friday night because of an accident on the north circular... arrived at about 11pm and set about catching up on the wine drinking ;) On Saturday Matt and I bimbled into Rye, and on Sunday we all hung round in the garden in the sunshine with Gran, setting up the tent for the first time and fiddling with the telescope. I messed about with various lenses on the camera (Bob has an EOS), hence rather a lot of photos of various flowers. This is the edited version, too! |
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| Thu 30th Jun 2005 Matt, telescope and webcam Matt sets up the 'scope with the Philips ToUcam (cloudy night though, boo). |
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| Mon 27th Jun 2005 BB cooks Matt cooks a curry while I helpfully take photos. |
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| Mon 27th Jun 2005 Garden A couple of snaps of the garden at the end of June. Hopefully the next lot of photos will have some tomatoes (in hanging baskets and growbag), more coriander and basil and some chillis (in kitchen window) to show :) |
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| Sun 19th Jun 2005 Fathers' Day Barbecue On the way back down from Scotland we stayed at Mum and Dad's Saturday to Sunday - it was a gorgeously hot weekend, we went to a barbecue at the Lodge on Saturday night, then we had one for Sunday lunch on Fathers' Day before Matt and I set off for the final leg of the journey home. Got home to a letter from the flat owners to say they're putting it on the market... |
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| Fri 17th Jun 2005 Glen Doll (Jock's Walk) Glen Doll is a very pretty pine forest, just up from Glen Clova. We walked through that (on a path called "Jock's Road") and up the valley, not as strenuous as Loch Brandy but still tiring! About 6 miles in total, with some lovely views back down the valley when we reached the top. It was the best day of the holiday, weatherwise; we didn't get rained on once! Packed in the evening, then drank champagne in front of the fire. |
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| Thu 16th Jun 2005 Loch Brandy Steep but worthwhile climb to Loch Brandy from Glen Clova. Mist made it beautifully atmospheric, but didn't do much for the views! At least it wasn't raining. We were going to climb up and round the top to the other Loch (Wharral) but we decided it was too misty for any views we might get (it had nothing to do with aching legs and the thought of a pint at the bottom, honest). Had dinner in the Clova Hotel - Pheasant Soup and Venison Casserole, mmm. I drove home, stressful drive: bunny count = 0 but not due to any effort on their part. |
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| Wed 15th Jun 2005 Kirriemuir It rained (a lot) on the Wednesday, so we had a day off walking (probably best to say we could hardly move after yesterday!). Had a long lie-in and went to Kirriemuir in the afternoon (where J M Barrie was born). Nice little town, especially if you like expensive Crafte Shoppes or J M Barrie. Or Co-ops. Got drunk in the evening in front of the fire, with steaks for tea. Mmm! |
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| Tue 14th Jun 2005 Minister's Walk to Clova Hotel (and back) We decided to walk to Glen Clova via the "Minister's Path" which apparently some poor clergyman had to walk on a Sunday to do services in both Glens. Stopped in the Clova Hotel for a pint and then walked back. It's an 18 mile round trip which we hadn't quite reckoned on, but we earned a beer! Rained on us on the way back, we had warmed Scotch Broth under a pine tree (on the primus). When we finally got back to the cottage, I soaked in the bath while Matt lit the fire. Real fires rock! |
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| Mon 13th Jun 2005 Cairn of Barnes walk A 10 mile walk up the hills between Glen Prosen and Glen Clova. Gorgeous views, bit of rain and bit of sun so had a lovely view of a rainbow over Glen Clova. Knackering day, had curry and beer in front of the fire with the OS maps out to plot the next day's walk. No TV, no phones, was bliss! Oh, the photos this week are taken with brand new Canon EOS 350d... |
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| Sun 12th Jun 2005 Scotland - Arrival at "Braeshalloch" First day of a week's holiday spent in a gorgeously remote cottage called "Braeshalloch" in Glen Prosen, which is just inside the Cairngorms National Park. We arrived on the Sunday feeling slightly rough after Norm's party, so after a brief explore we spent the first evening chilling in front of the fire (expertly lit by Matt). Early (ish) night, mercifully comfy bed! |
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| Sat 11th Jun 2005 Norm's 30th Birthday Barbecue Drove up to Edinburgh for Norm's 30th birthday barbecue at his house in Bathgate - lovely weather, nice food, loads of booze and lots of dancing. Had an excellent evening, excellent way to celebrate your 30th, Norm :) Excuse the enormous volume of photos, this is due to my new Canon EOS 350d which was played with a lot! The next day, after a good hangover breakfast, we headed up to a cottage in the Cairngorms for a much-needed R&R holiday... |
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| Sat 28th May 2005 Barbecue with Sarah A very very drunken barbecue with Sarah, me and Matt. Vaguely remembered 80s Hits being sung along to, and a lot of empty bottles. Crashed out about 4am, could just about manage to hobble to the Orange Tree for Sunday Lunch the next day. |
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| Fri 27th May 2005 Sarah's Visit Sarah came to stay for the bank holiday weekend. She arrived on a very hot Friday afternoon, so we chilled in the back garden and then went to the Dignity, where Norm and Mupps and everyone were. Went to the newly refurbished Catcher, which is OK - Joel and Matt Frost arrived later, after a "uknot" meet. It was an excellent evening, had far too much gin though! Shopping in Brent Cross on the Saturday afternoon, good girly chats aplenty. Had a really excellent weekend, and Sarah enjoyed it too :) |
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| Thu 26th May 2005 Norm Visits, Beer & Chillis Norm came down from Edinburgh to visit some customers, so we met up for beers and went to the Steamship at East India Dock. Went to Chillis in Canary Wharf, where Matt and Mupps and Pixie joined us for margaritas... |
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| Sat 21st May 2005 to Sun 22nd May 2005 Shellfield We went down to see Matt's parents, and took the new telescope. Watched Eurovision on the Saturday evening and set up the telescope. We got some good views of Saturn and Jupiter, there are excellent dark skies in Rye, unlike Woodside Park! On the Sunday, we shot at a plant pot in the garden with Matt's pellet gun (I actually managed to hit it, too) and bought a finder scope for the telescope which will help a lot with alignment. Matt's gran came over for Sunday dinner. |
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| Sat 14th May 2005 Telescope and CBT Matt passes his CBT, and our new telescope arrived - a Meade EXT70. Much excitement and champagne :) |
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| Mon 2nd May 2005 Wensleydale - West Witton walk A 6.5 mile walk from West Witton, to the remains of a Knight's Templar chapel and back along the River Ure. Started off a gorgeous day, then chucked it down, but we'd got sexy anoraks so we were fine. |
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| Sat 30th Apr 2005 Ladies' Night "Ladies' Night" at Heald Hall Hotel (Dad's lodge and some people from a London lodge). Excellent do, much hungoverness the next day (solved with a fryup). |
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| Fri 29th Apr 2005 David, Caroline and Craig's Leaving Do A joint leaving do for David Walters, Caroline Cardozo and Craig Brazier. Very very very drunken evening... |
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| Thu 21st Apr 2005 Medschool Forum Meet Meeting people from the Medical School forums, at Balls Brothers bar in Hays Galleria (near London Bridge). It was the day I'd found out St George's had given me my third and final rejection, but it was still lovely to meet everyone.
Present were: Linda, Linda's partner, Linda's friend, Andrew (Incandenza), "fruitfly", Dave (Dsparky), Annie (gonzo), Mel (poppy) and me. "Nemesis" was there earlier but I missed her. |
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| Wed 20th Apr 2005 Matt Frost's 32nd Birthday Matt's birthday, celebrated with an evening in the pub and dinner at the Two Brothers, which was excellent! |
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| Mon 4th Apr 2005 Bike Damage An accident on Ballards Lane involving me and a car who pulled out of a side road without looking... |
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| Sat 19th Mar 2005 Matt's 29th Birthday (Saturday in London) Matt's 29th birthday was actually on the previous Tuesday, but we met up with some of his friends in London on the following Saturday afternoon. Starting off in All Bar One in Leicester Square, we met up with Shan, Matt, Si and Helen before heading off with Si and Helen for food at Satsuma (on Wardour Street). Shan and Matt went to the Hogs Head on Lisle Street to watch Wales win the rugby, and Matt and I went along after the meal to meet up with them again. Matt and I then went to meet up with Mike and Dave at a bar called Apollo near Baker Street, and finally ended up in Docklands at Norm's for wine and kebabs! We made the last tube home, and slept! |
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| Thu 17th Mar 2005 Norm and Leah's Leaving Do Norm's moving to Scotland for a new role and Leah is leaving the company, so a joint leaving do was organised at the Cross Keys in the City. I think the photos tell the story of the evening well enough! This was also the day of my Barts interview (I'm applying for Graduate Entry medicine this year) so I was well in need of a drink... |
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| Mon 21st Feb 2005 Yijo BB, pixie and I finally tried the Korean restaurant "Yijo" opposite Finchley Central station. Friendly staff and excellent food, we really should have tried it sooner! We had "boolkoki" among other things, which is strips of spicy beef, it was fried at our table and it was fantastic, we'll definitely be going back soon. It snowed too, and BB and I tried to learn to skate...
http://www.london-eating.co.uk/3105.htm - Yijo review on LondonEating |
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| Fri 18th Feb 2005 to Sun 20th Feb 2005 Visiting Matt's Parents in Rye Matt and I spent the weekend in Rye staying with his parents in their newly refurbished house which, I have to say, is gorgeous! I couldn't have imagined when we looked round it just after they'd bought it that it would end up looking like this (it hadn't been touched since the 60s) but that just goes to show what I don't know about property :) Si and Helen were staying nearby in a cottage belonging to her parents, and they recently got engaged so we all met up to celebrate on the Friday night. On Sunday Matt and I walked to Camber Sands and back which is where the only photos I took of the weekend are from (slack!). |
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| Fri 11th Feb 2005 to Mon 14th Feb 2005 Birthday Weekend, Ossett The weekend after my birthday, spent in Ossett (this was also for Sarah's birthday on the 13th and Mum's on the 16th). Had a really good curry at "Aakash" in Cleckheaton (a huge curry restaurant in an old chapel) on the Saturday night, and Matt and I cooked on Sarah's birthday for Mum, Dad, Sarah and Matthew. We also had a lot of wine... |
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| Sat 5th Feb 2005 Rachel's 30th Birthday I made it to 30! We spent most of the day travelling back from the skiing holiday, so Matt and I dumped our cases and went straight down to the pub, where loads of very good friends arrived to get very drunk and have traditional birthday duq. Best possible way to celebrate :) |
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| Sat 29th Jan 2005 to Sat 5th Feb 2005 Skiing in Méribel (Matt's Photos) Skiing photos (all four of them) by Matt |
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| Sat 29th Jan 2005 to Sat 5th Feb 2005 Skiing in Méribel (Ben's Photos) A selection of photos of the skiing holiday by Ben... |
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| Sat 29th Jan 2005 to Sat 5th Feb 2005 Skiing in Méribel 2005 Learning to ski! Matt and I had a week in Méribel in France sharing a chalet with Ben, Chris, Kelly and John, and I learned to ski along with Kelly. It was an amazing week, I can't believe I can actually ski now! I am definitely going to go again, this is one of the best holidays I've ever had - fantastic scenery, brilliant company and wicked fun in the snow - what more could you want? Méribel itself is quite an expensive resort (6 euros a pint!) so some evenings were spent chilling in the chalet with some beers and wine and food cooked by resident chef Matt. My god do my legs ache... a perfect way to see in my 30th birthday though :) |
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| Wed 5th Jan 2005 Random Office Photos What happens when you leave your camera at Norm's after a party... Phtoos. |
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| Fri 31st Dec 2004 to Sat 1st Jan 2005 New Year's Eve Norm had a party at the really rather nice house he shares with Chris and Simon, in Docklands; the usual New Year drunkenness occurred, and 2005 was seen in in the best way of all, with lots of very good friends and lots of wine! |
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| Thu 30th Dec 2004 Bristol A visit to Bristol to meet everyone I'm going to be skiing with at the end of January. Lots of beer and curry, *almost* got a ride in a police car but there wasn't room for all of us (I should point out that this was because Ben is a cop, we were just trying to get a lift home, rather than being taken downtown for a little chat). Anyway, made it home in a conventional taxi in the end (boo) and watched Matt trying to order skiboards online while being apparently unable to remember his own name, let alone type his credit card number :) He did succeed, however, and I'm very much looking forward to skiing at the end of January! |
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| Wed 29th Dec 2004 Malham Walk Walking in the Yorkshire Dales to Malham Cove and back to Malham (just over 4 miles). The decision to buy waterproof trousers was made subsequently, Mum and I really thought we'd never be warm again... Matt was trying out his new GPS handheld (a Garmin eTrex Vista, from me for Christmas) so we only went the wrong way once ;-) Beautiful views even if it was a little bit misty, I really do like the Dales landscape though. Must go more often when we're up north... |
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| Sat 25th Dec 2004 Christmas Day 2004 Christmas Day! Sarah and Matthew arrived first thing (ish) because she'd stayed over at his, and we opened presents with glasses of Bucks Fizz on the side. Grandma, Grandad and Uncle Stewart arrived for Christmas Dinner (turkey + trimmings, of course) and later June, Richard and Becky turned up for drinks - we even managed nibbles after that enormous turkey :) Dad has a plaster on his head because he banged it the other week while fitting the new kitchen and had to have stitches. Oh, and port gives you a monumental hangover. |
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| Thu 16th Dec 2004 MSTS Christmas Party MSTS (formerly the IMC)'s Christmas party at Bodean's Barbecue in Soho. Lots of meat and beermat throwing, and even a broken ecommerce couldn't spoil the evening ;) |
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| Fri 10th Dec 2004 A random Friday Night at the pub ...and far too much wine. Rest of the evening is something of a blur ;) |
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| Sat 4th Dec 2004 Fotopic Christmas Party Fotopic Christmas party, starting off at the office and going via the Fab Cafe in Leeds to Tiger Tiger for steak and wine. |
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| Sat 27th Nov 2004 Gary's Birthday Party A party at Gary Feldman's flat to celebrate his birthday! Wine, beer and large gaps in my memory... Matt and I had a fantastic meal at Mym's place with Mym and Mym's friend James beforehand, some lovely Italian meats and fantastic Jerusalem Artichoke soup especially. And a lot of chianti. Seriously! |
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| Tue 23rd Nov 2004 Beer and Pool at The Steamship in East India Dock An accidental drunken evening after nipping for a quick drink after work... |
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| Sun 21st Nov 2004 Hurtwood Rather a misty walk over about 6 miles round Hurtwood, starting and ending near Peaslake and heading to the top of Pitch Hill and back - with some evil leg-killing steep bits! Still, it's good for the thighs. It took us a few goes to find a pub that was a) open and b) let filthy muddy walker scum like us in. We eventually went to the White Horse in Shere and had a lovely meal and some pie. Mist seems to make for some atmospheric photos though, I think. |
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| Sun 14th Nov 2004 Pitch Hill Walk A walk with Matt to the top of Pitch Hill near Guildford, not many photos here because it got dark and my camera batteries ran out. We went to the Windmill pub afterwards for a pint. Amazing night sky too, first time I've seen the Milky Way since I was in Lincolnshire one summer about ten years ago! |
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| Fri 12th Nov 2004 NEC Motorcycle Show A day of drooling and shopping at the International Motorcycle Show at the NEC. Norm has spotted a black GSXR 1000, so watch this space... |
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| Sun 31st Oct 2004 1066 Walk (Matt's Gran's 90th Birthday weekend) A walk over part of the 1066 Country Walk near Ickelsham, the day after Matt's Gran's 90th birthday celebration. We really must set off for these walks some time before it starts getting dark... |
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| Sun 24th Oct 2004 Fire Hills Walk Matt and I walked to Fairlight Church and back past Fairlight Glen somewhere along the south coast (while visiting his folks for the weekend in Hastings). I'd bought some new walking boots and a jacket earlier, in Hastings, so it was a chance to try them out. OK so I look a bit nerdy, but at least I was warm! |
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Sat 23rd Oct 2004 Hastings - Shellfield & Winchelsea Beach A weekend at Matt's parents in Hastings, and a look at the progress on the new house in Rye. (P) |
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| Mon 18th Oct 2004 Orange Tree Walk We decided to have an autumn stroll from the flat to the Orange Tree pub in Totteridge, although it did rain somewhat! A well-earned pint or two was had in the pub afterwards, it's a good job they let soggy people in though. |
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| Fri 15th Oct 2004 Mike Smith's Leaving Do Drinks at the Dignity for Mike Smith's leaving do. |
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| Sat 25th Sep 2004 to Sun 26th Sep 2004 Emily and Danny's Wedding Reception Weekend Wedding reception of my cousin Emily and her new husband Danny, who married in St Lucia earlier this month. |
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| Sun 15th Aug 2004 Dad's Birthday Weekend A day in York with Matt, Sarah, Mum and Dad followed by a meal at the Royal Oak with family. |
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| Fri 30th Jul 2004 London with Mum Went for a walk round London with Mum, visited the Diana Memorial which is distincly underwhelming. I'd no idea she was into drainage ditches. Lovely warm weather though, tired feet at the end of the day! Fish and chips were had at the Two Brothers in the evening. |
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| Sun 18th Jul 2004 to Sun 22nd Aug 2004 Refurbishing the Grey Bathroom This collection will be added to as work progresses on (finally) ripping out the old grey bathroom in the flat which was installed in the 80s, and putting in a nice new one. |
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| Fri 16th Jul 2004 Dignity Met Kat's niece, Rachel, and saw Dave in a basque. |
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| Sun 11th Jul 2004 Matt's New Flat An evening at Matt's new flat in Woodside Park and curry (cooked by Matt) which was yum. |
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| Sat 10th Jul 2004 Hogs Head An evening in the Hogs Head off Leicester Square meeting Matt's friends. Had a brilliant evening, managed not to get utterly wrecked and embarrass him too, which was a bonus. Finished with a tasty chinese meal and a dodgy taxi home with Matt and Si. |
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| Fri 2nd Jul 2004 to Mon 5th Jul 2004 Bath A wonderful weekend in Bath with Matt. |
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| Sun 27th Jun 2004 Hastings A couple of nights in Hastings visiting Matt's parents in their temporary location. Had a wander round Hastings, when these photos were taken, and had a look at the house which will have a lot of work done on it over the coming months. Also had a lovely Thai meal and lots of wine and chat. A lovely weekend :) |
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| Fri 25th Jun 2004 Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hyde Park An awesome gig! Perfect weather, fantastic band, brilliant atmosphere. Running out of adjectives, but they ROCKED! Not sure about James Brown though, could have sworn he played the same song for 2 hours. Chili Peppers did Give It Away at the end too \o/ |
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| Mon 21st Jun 2004 Capri Restaurant with Sarah and Matthew While at home for Father's Day, Matt and I met Sarah's new bloke (Matthew) and we went to Sarah's house for wine and out for a meal at Capri. |
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| Tue 15th Jun 2004 Docklands Lunchtime stroll to Canary Wharf with Norm and some photos of East India Dock and Anchorage House. |
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| Fri 11th Jun 2004 to Sun 13th Jun 2004 Oxford Hoon A ride to Oxford for the weekend, staying at Hannah's parents' guest house. A weekend of hooning round some beautiful countryside with lunch in Avebury, curry and wine in the evening, and punting along the Thames in the sun on the Sunday (fantastically relaxing). A brilliant weekend! |
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| Fri 4th Jun 2004 Croberts' 23rd Birthday Croberts' 23rd birthday, celebrated in the usual birthday way with tons of booze at the Dignity (and pink champagne courtesy of Alex), and then duq! |
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| Tue 1st Jun 2004 Norm's 29th Birthday An 11 hour drinking spectacular to celebrate Norm's last 20-something birthday. Starting off at Azzurro opposite Anchorage House for what was supposed to be a quick lunchtime drink before heading off shopping, we ended up staying there for the whole afternoon before heading off to Finchley, with the whole thing culminating in a Raj and a rather battered knee. |
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| Sat 29th May 2004 Zizzi with Mum and Dad A meal at Zizzi in Finchley with Mum, Dad and Matt. Mum and I had been shopping during the day while Dad and Matt finished the kitchen (after the new boiler was fitted in November!) |
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| Tue 25th May 2004 Tokyo Diner and Beer A meal at the Tokyo Diner in Chinatown with Will, Matt and Joel, and some beers at All Bar One. |
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| Sat 22nd May 2004 to Sun 23rd May 2004 Weymouth Hoon A hoon to Weymouth / Portland through some beautiful countryside, to a lovely hotel on Portland for steak and wine before riding back again the next day! A fantastic weekend. |
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| Wed 5th May 2004 Dignity with Fotopic Following the move of Fotopic servers, Joel, Will, Neal and Neil came to Finchley for drinks. |
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| Tue 4th May 2004 Lunar Eclipse My attempts to take photos of the lunar eclipse using only a Canon Ixus with a 3x zoom and the balcony for support. |
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| Sat 1st May 2004 Ossett Mayday Procession Ossett's Mayday procession |
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| Sat 1st May 2004 Joel's 30th Birthday, Wakefield Joel's 30th birthday, celebrated by a surprise party at the Flanshaw Hotel in Wakefield :) |
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| Sun 25th Apr 2004 Hoon in Essex with Norm It would be a crime to waste the first sunny Sunday of the year by not hooning, so Norm and I went round Essex and found some lovely twisty country roads, with surprisingly few insect deaths. |
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| Tue 20th Apr 2004 Matthew's 31st Birthday Matthew's 31st birthday, celebrated with a trip to London, then the Dignity and Saigon - much wine and duck! |
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| Sun 18th Apr 2004 Mum & Dad Visit (33rd Wedding Anniversary) Mum and Dad visit celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary, with a trip to the Natural History Museum and a meal at Zizzi in Finchley. |
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| Thu 15th Apr 2004 Dignity and Raj in Finchley Darren, Steve and Will come to Finchley for Dignity and Raj with Rachel, Matt and Pixie. |
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| Thu 8th Apr 2004 to Tue 13th Apr 2004 Easter in Ossett Easter weekend spent at Mum and Dad's, with visits to Joel and Nicky's in Wrenthorpe |
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| Tue 6th Apr 2004 New Camera! A new Canon Digital Ixus 500 to replace the trusty (but old and slow and too big) Nikon Coolpix 880. It's small and lovely... |
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| Sun 29th Feb 2004 Rex Judd fire aftermath Some photos of the Rex Judd shop in Edgware (where I learned to ride and bought the Fazer) after a big fire in January. |
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| Sat 14th Feb 2004 Valentines Meal, Wolski's, Wakefield A lovely meal out on Valentine's Day with Matt; red roses, balloons, candles, the lot :) |
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| Fri 13th Feb 2004 Spice Cottage and Wine in Wrenthorpe A day's shopping in Meadowhall with Nicky, then back to Wrenthorpe for some well-earned curry and wine! |
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| Thu 5th Feb 2004 Rachel's 29th Birthday Norm's photos of my last birthday of my 20s, with much wine and duck in the Dignity and Saigon. A superb evening! |
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| Wed 31st Dec 2003 New Year's Eve Snow in Ossett New Year's Eve's brief snowfall while we were staying at Mum and Dad's |
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| Sun 28th Dec 2003 Christmas 2003 - Evening at Matthew's An evening at Matt's parents' in Solihull after Christmas. |
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| Thu 25th Dec 2003 Christmas Day 2003 at Rachel's |
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| Wed 24th Dec 2003 Christmas Eve at Joel & Nicky's |
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| Tue 16th Dec 2003 Getting ready for a cold morning on the bike It was a very cold morning! |
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| Wed 10th Dec 2003 IMC Christmas Meal at Kettners IMC Christmas meal at Kettners in Soho |
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| Sat 22nd Nov 2003 Classical Spectacular at Royal Albert Hall Took parents and sisters to see Raymond Gubbay's Classical Spectacular at the Royal Albert Hall, which was fantastic. Meal afterwards at Kettners. Very rainy day :) |
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| Fri 21st Nov 2003 Motorcycle Show at the NEC |
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| Sat 1st Nov 2003 Lauren, James and Samuel visit |
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| Sat 25th Oct 2003 #dl-bar meet |
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| Sat 18th Oct 2003 A Walk Round London Matt and I had a wander round London to look at various Dr Who locations like Shad Thames. And we went for a look at the Blaine fool too, who was spending a few weeks in a glass box. |
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| Sat 11th Oct 2003 Twelfth Night at Shakespeare's Globe, London. |
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| Sat 4th Oct 2003 Fotopic Millionth Photo Party, Leeds Fotopic celebrates its millionth photo uploaded with a party for staff and users at Baby Jupiter in Leeds. Awards were also handed out. |
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| Sat 20th Sep 2003 BBC Television Centre - London Open House 2003 We went to BBC Television Centre as it was open for London Open House 2003. |
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| Sun 14th Sep 2003 New Fireplace Dad fitting new fire and fireplace (with help from Matt :) |
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| Tue 2nd Sep 2003 Drinks and Raj with Joel |
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| Mon 25th Aug 2003 to Sat 30th Aug 2003 New York (Mum's Photos) |
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| Mon 25th Aug 2003 to Sun 31st Aug 2003 New York Holiday in New York with Mum |
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| Sat 19th Jul 2003 Norm on the Thundercat |
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| Sat 19th Jul 2003 Drinks in London with Joel, Nicky and Will |
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| Thu 10th Jul 2003 Matt Cooking |
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| Sun 6th Jul 2003 Spalding Barbecue A weekend in Spalding and a barbecue with Spalding Masons |
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| Fri 4th Jul 2003 Cleaning the Fazer |
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| Thu 3rd Jul 2003 Gary and Cat's Engagement Party |
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| Sat 21st Jun 2003 Space Spectacular at the Royal Albert Hall "Space Spectacular" at the Royal Albert Hall followed by a stroll round Kensington Park |
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| Sat 14th Jun 2003 to Sun 15th Jun 2003 A Weekend in Wakefield (Fathers' Day) A weekend in Ossett with Mum and Dad for Fathers' Day, and an evening at Joel and Nicky's in Wrenthorpe. |
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| Sat 24th May 2003 to Wed 31st May 2000 Barcelona (Sarah's Photos) Sarah's Barcelona Photos |
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| Sat 24th May 2003 to Sat 31st May 2003 Barcelona - Harbour and Boat Trip Last day in Barcelona, Tapas in the Harbour and a boat trip, then a meal at Beltxanea in the evening. |
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| Sat 24th May 2003 to Sat 31st May 2003 Barcelona - Gaudi, Sagrada Familia and Park Guell Wander up Passeig de Gracia, to Sagrada Familia and then Park Guell |
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| Sat 24th May 2003 to Sat 31st May 2003 Barcelona - Barri Gotic and Cathedral Gothic Quarter & visit to the cathedral (after some shopping :) |
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| Sat 24th May 2003 to Sat 31st May 2003 Barcelona - Montjuic Cable car up to Montjuic to see Olympic Stadium, beers in Hard Rock Cafe |
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Tue 13th May 2003 Willmotts (P) |
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| Sun 11th May 2003 Speen hoon A day spent riding round country lanes trying to get to "Speen". |
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| Sat 10th May 2003 Yamaha FZS600 Fazer Collecting new Fazer from <a href="http://www.rexjudd.co.uk"> Rex Judd </a> in Edgware, with Norm. Cue a lot of smiling! |
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| Fri 9th May 2003 Bike Buying Day Buying a Yahama FZS600 Fazer from <a href="http://www.rexjudd.co.uk">Rex Judd</a> |
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| Sat 3rd May 2003 Dom and Eva's Wedding |
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Fri 25th Apr 2003 Anchorage House (P) |
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| Mon 21st Apr 2003 Matthew's 30th Birthday, Amsterdam - Beer at the Cafe de Jare |
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| Mon 21st Apr 2003 Matthew's 30th Birthday, Amsterdam - Electric Tram Museum |
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| Sun 20th Apr 2003 Matthew's 30th Birthday, Amsterdam - Birthday cake and a leisurely stroll |
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| Sat 19th Apr 2003 to Sun 20th Apr 2003 Matthew's 30th Birthday, Amsterdam - Family Chinese Meal at the Sea Palace |
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| Sat 19th Apr 2003 Matthew's 30th Birthday, Amsterdam - Surprise guests! |
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| Fri 18th Apr 2003 Matthew's 30th Birthday, Amsterdam - Flying out |
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| Fri 11th Apr 2003 Rachel's Hired Suzuki GN125 Hired a Suzuki GN125 for a fortnight, after passing CBT, to commute to work on. |
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| Sat 15th Mar 2003 Glasgow, March 2003 |
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| Fri 14th Mar 2003 Comic Relief 2003, Glasgow |
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| Sun 2nd Mar 2003 Star Trek, The Adventure / A Walk around London |
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| Wed 5th Feb 2003 Rachel's Birthday 2003 |
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| Sun 2nd Feb 2003 Birthday Cake at Mum and Dad's |
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| Fri 31st Jan 2003 Finchley in the snow |
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| 2002 | ||
| Tue 31st Dec 2002 to Wed 1st Jan 2003 New Year's Eve 2002 at Joel Nicky's |
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| Thu 26th Dec 2002 Boxing Day 2002 at Matthew's |
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| Wed 25th Dec 2002 Christmas Day 2002 at Rachel's |
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| Mon 23rd Dec 2002 Pre-Christmas Drinks at Joel and Nicky's |
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| Fri 20th Dec 2002 THUS Christmas Party - Selected Photos from Norm |
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| Fri 20th Dec 2002 THUS Christmas Party 2002 |
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| Fri 20th Dec 2002 Zucchero, Pre-Christmas Party Meal |
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| Fri 13th Dec 2002 Internet Support / Development Christmas Party |
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| Fri 13th Dec 2002 IMC Christmas Meal |
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| Mon 2nd Dec 2002 Silas' Birthday Bash 2002 |
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| Sat 12th Oct 2002 Joel and Nicky's Housewarming |
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| Sat 7th Sep 2002 Rod's Barbecue |
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| Fri 30th Aug 2002 Footle's Leaving Do, Catcher in the Rye, Rajmahal |
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| Tue 20th Aug 2002 Quiz Night at the Catcher with Joel and Company |
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| Fri 16th Aug 2002 Dinner at Joel and Nicky's Cocker's Tuba Tunes! |
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| Sat 27th Jul 2002 ScratchWood wander |
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| Fri 26th Jul 2002 Sysadmin Eviction Night at the Catcher Public House |
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| Thu 18th Jul 2002 to Wed 24th Jul 2002 Jersey |
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| Fri 5th Jul 2002 to Sun 7th Jul 2002 Grandma's 80th Birthday Weekend |
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| Wed 26th Jun 2002 Demon Internet's 10th Birthday Party |
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| Mon 24th Jun 2002 Punting on the River Cam, Exim Course 2002, Cambridge |
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| Thu 20th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Last Day |
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| Wed 19th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Penn and Teller |
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| Wed 19th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Pool, New York New York and Stratosphere Tower |
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| Tue 18th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Japanese Restaurant |
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| Tue 18th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Hoover Dam Tour |
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| Tue 18th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam Flight |
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| Mon 17th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Smith and Wollensky's Night |
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| Mon 17th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Venetian |
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| Mon 17th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Forum Shops |
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| Sun 16th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Rachel's Tandem Skydive |
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| Sun 16th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Pool, Skydiving and Papyrus Restaurant |
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| Sat 15th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Stratosphere Restaurant |
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| Sat 15th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Bellagio Botanical Garden and Forum Shops |
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| Fri 14th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, StarTrek Experience |
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| Fri 14th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, First Day on The Strip |
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| Thu 13th Jun 2002 Las Vegas, Travelling and Arriving |
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| Tue 4th Jun 2002 Red Arrows Jubilee Flypast |
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| Sat 20th Apr 2002 Matt's 29th Birthday |
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| Fri 29th Mar 2002 Easter |
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| Tue 5th Feb 2002 Rachel's 27th Birthday |
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| 2001 | ||
| Mon 31st Dec 2001 to Tue 1st Jan 2002 Mat Dolphin's New Year Party |
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| Mon 24th Dec 2001 to Sat 29th Dec 2001 Christmas 2001 |
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| Thu 20th Dec 2001 ISP Support / Development Christmas Party |
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| Sun 9th Dec 2001 Christmas Tree Putting up the Christmas tree! Yay! |
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| Sat 1st Dec 2001 London Eye / Greenwich (Mum, Dad & Sarah visit) Day out in London with Mum, Dad & Sarah |
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| Tue 27th Nov 2001 to Fri 30th Nov 2001 Mirapoint Training, Juan les Pins, France MCE course taking place in Juan les Pins, near Nice, France. |
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| Sat 10th Nov 2001 Joel and Nicky's Firework Party Joel and Nicky\'s non-bonfire party with damn loud fireworks |
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| Sat 13th Oct 2001 Sixties Night, Catcher in the Rye The Truants play the Catcher in the Rye, for Sixties Night |
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| Tue 2nd Oct 2001 Dave's 31st Birthday |
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| Thu 27th Sep 2001 to Fri 28th Sep 2001 The Truants - Catcher in the Rye The Truants play the Catcher In The Rye. |
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| Tue 25th Sep 2001 Colin Whitbread's Leaving Do Colin Whitbread\'s leaving do, Catcher. |
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| Fri 14th Sep 2001 Silas' Leaving Do Silas's leaving do at the Catcher. Fux0r3d, pr0ked, b0rked, h4x0r3d, 0wn3d. |
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| Fri 24th Aug 2001 Nathan's Leaving Do Nathan Woodcock\'s leaving do! |
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| Sun 19th Aug 2001 London Eye |
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| Sat 18th Aug 2001 Carnival Awards Night, Catcher In The Rye Catcher carnival awards night, plus \"The Truants\". |
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| Sun 12th Aug 2001 Dad's Birthday, Silvestris Dad\'s 52nd birthday, celebrated at Silvestri\'s restaurant, Ossett. |
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| Thu 2nd Aug 2001 to Sun 5th Aug 2001 Copenhagen Visiting cousin Victoria in Copenhagen! Bootylicious! |
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| Mon 23rd Jul 2001 Geneva - Day Five (Journey home) Travelling back again |
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| Sun 22nd Jul 2001 to Tue 24th Jul 2001 Geneva - Day Four (Jungfrau rail trip) |
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| Sat 21st Jul 2001 Geneva - Day Three (CERN) Visit to CERN (particle physics laboratory) and some more photos of Geneva. |
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| Fri 20th Jul 2001 Geneva - Day Two (Geneva) Day two in Geneva - shopping! |
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| Thu 19th Jul 2001 Geneva - Day One (Eurostar / TGV) Travelling to Geneva |
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| Sat 14th Jul 2001 Phil Plant's Birthday BBQ |
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| Sat 7th Jul 2001 Radiohead, South Park, Oxford |
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| Thu 28th Jun 2001 Another afternoon in the Catcher Taken the day I got the Nikon Coolpix 880 |
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| Wed 20th Jun 2001 Camera Day One |
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| Sat 5th May 2001 Spalding Flower Festival The annual Spalding Flower Festival |
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| Sun 1st Apr 2001 Flat and House pics |
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| 1999 | ||
| Sun 23rd May 1999 to Mon 31st May 1999 Las Vegas / Star Wars I |
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