Archive for November, 2008

Labour Thanksgiving Day

Written by: adekun on 24 November, 2008 4:23 pm - Filed under: blog — 2 Comments »

Yesterday was Labour Thanksgiving Day. The get together however was for the grandparents as they both turned 88 this year. The grandfather is the spitting image of an ageless Sven-Goran Eriksson. His every second breath is finished with a long um, not unlike the sound one makes when appreciating a fine wine or cognac. Continue reading

…And Peanuts for All

Written by: adekun on 19 November, 2008 3:58 pm - Filed under: food — No Comments »

At the beginning of the month, the peanuts were lifted and left to dry in the sun. Toward the end of this period there was a lot less sun, so they were given a bit longer; I found that a previous sample batch came out soft even after half an hour at 200°C. Continue reading

Tags: garden, legumes, weather

ASUS EAH4870 dead fan

Written by: adekun on 17 November, 2008 7:22 pm - Filed under: blog — No Comments »

It would appear that Dell are not going to offer a satisfactory solution to address the many problems I have encountered since purchasing one of their high-end laptops. At the start of the month, I ordered the components to build a desktop which I hoped to reduce the risk of future troubles.
A week after assembling the new system it shut off in the middle of defragmenting the hard drive. Restarting the found that all the files were lost and that the fan was no longer spinning on the graphics card. Continue reading

Tags: craptop, whinge

Autumn leaves

Written by: adekun on 7 November, 2008 10:27 pm - Filed under: hiroshima, shimane — 4 Comments »

Wednesday began abruptly, if a little late. Although Kento begins sleeping alongside us, he soon turns 90 degrees (maybe it’s 270°) so he can stick his toes in my ear. After a disturbed night, I was looking forward to lie-in when Tsutomu called. The day was probably the last clear day for a while and a good one to behold autumnal colours.

Once we met up, it was a two hour drive to Mount Agatsuma (吾妻山). The mountain straddles both the prefectures of Shimane and Hiroshima. Continue reading

Tags: hiking, japan, off the beaten track, weather

First lot of second 4D scans

Written by: adekun on 4 November, 2008 10:26 pm - Filed under: blog — 3 Comments »

In the third trimester 4D scans are offered. We were again lucky to be able to get a good glimpse.

During the consultation/check-up previous concerns about the baby’s position were put to rest.

Tags: baby