Today was the big Nerf gun battle, mainly due to the size of my companies team we easily won. It was a capture the flag contest, with multiple half-hour long rounds. Originally it was planned for there to be six rounds but fortunately this was reduced to four, I think I might have died from [...]
So, it is now finished. I thought that, compared to the last few films, they actually did quite a good job of it. However some parts were left out for seemingly no reason, such as Aberforth’s goats. What was a great shame was that more of the back story, such as the details of Dumbledore [...]
In preparation for tomorrow there was a screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part one in the office this evening, I went along, of course. Unfortunately it seems the more you watch it the more tedious the camping scenes become, I am still at a total loss as to why it was split [...]
Nothing of particular note happened today so instead of telling you about my day I shall complain. I like to read the BBC News website, it is by far my biggest source of non-technology news. Unfortunately it is broken in the US. Firstly it is full of adverts, these are easy enough to get rid [...]
It’s late and has been a long day so I’m afraid this is a short post. Tea has finally arrived in the office, how they have survived without any for some long I don’t know. Unfortunately it is only a small number of tea bags (40) so I’m not sure they will last very long.
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Today was fairly uneventful, I spent most of my time working (what a surprise). I now have my Nerf gun for the inter-company war this Saturday, which also means there are now a plethora of guns around the office to provide mild entertainment and stress relief.
My debit card has finally arrived and so I [...]
After Church (see below) I found myself needing lunch in San Francisco, I walked in the most convenient direction (i.e. not uphill) hoping to find something suitable. My quest failed to find anywhere to eat but I found the tourist information office and collected some leaflets. With my brand new transport day pass in hand [...]
(I’ve split Sunday into two parts, those with no interest in my church-going habits will probably want to skip this one)
After extensive research into the options (well, a Google search or three) I decided that I would go to church in San Francisco rather than Palo Alto. San Francisco is about an hour away [...]
This is a bit late, but it was my birthday yesterday. After work (where I could finally consume the beer in the fridges) I went out with some of the other interns. American bars are very different to pubs, some seemed to resemble clubs more than pubs (the one that actually had pub in its [...]
So, today is the last day I am unable to drink in the United States. I have been constantly reminded by this as the fridges at work contain beer that is free yet I have been unable to drink. The only country this does not hold in (where alcohol is not illegal) is India, which [...]
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