2006/03

30Mar 2006

My new baby

March 30th, 2006 | Ruminations

The sign of incredible sadness. That I can get so excited by the purchase of an IBM laptop. Yep, call in the undertakers and clowns, I have officially achieved geek status. Although perhaps not. Interestingly the first thing I did upon its inceptual launch was elect to have a large purple flower on my desktop, […]

African ambling and killer-Kili

March 23rd, 2006 | Travel

My time in Africa, unsurprisingly, was fraught with drama and adventure. It started calmly enough: I began on a two week safari trip around Kenya and Tanzania, which was incredible. I saw loads of wildlife including lions, elephants, giraffes, hyenas, hippos, rhinos, cheetahs, etc, and developed new-found respect for the beauty and majesty of all…