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Hogmanay Hootenanny

Posted in off-topic, travel with tags , , , on 23, April, 2009 by Tom Schaller

I have a taste for (admittedly very low level) video editing now.

These are the highlights from last New Year’s in Edinburgh.

I had uploaded this to Facebook, but they just pulled it down as I am apparently a copyright infringer. I’m sure Mr. Bowie wouldn’t mind though. Read more »

Shuffling Along

Posted in travel with tags , , , on 9, April, 2009 by Tom Schaller

On a recent trip to Okinawa it was discovered during the course of an epic game of Rummy, that one member of our party could not shuffle a deck of cards to save her life. This is her journey towards learning how. Read more »

Things About Me

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12, November, 2008 by Tom Schaller

That upstanding gent, Deas, over at Rocking in Hakata was kind enough to tag me in this meme thing, and as I’m only too happy to catch a little bit of the resulting sparkle from his astounding traffic numbers, I thought at the very least I should attempt to fulfill the meme requirements. Read more »

“Travel is only glamorous in retrospect” – Part the First

Posted in travel with tags , , , , , , , , , on 21, May, 2008 by Tom Schaller

Sneak out of school early. Spend five minutes searching for bike; curse students for having moved it. Eventually remember it has a puncture and was left at home. Forced to walk. Arrive home with the intention of packing. Get distracted by recently acquired pop-up Star Wars book. Feel inspired. Watch Star Wars DVD. Go to dinner, get home, realise I have to leave for the ferry port in an hour. Put remainder of Star Wars DVD on in background, check email, browse Facebook, change light bulb, read magazine, start packing. Frantically cram clothes, toothbrush, etc., into suitcase. Run out the door, leaving apartment in a calamitous state: remaining contents of wardrobe spread over bed, sink full of dishes, half eaten apple sitting on laptop.

Spend reasonably comfortable night on ferry. Happily avoid repeat of events of last night-ferry trip, namely waking up at 3am confused and disorientated by enclosed and cramped conditions of bunk, and hyperventilating due to sense of having been buried alive. Informed by travelling companion excessively averse to snoring, that I have passed first night’s test . Moderately auspicious start to trip. Read more »