v2.1 had a CT scan this evening to assess candidacy for a jaw distraction. We’ll discuss more with Dr Bradley and the UCLA craniofacial doctors etc tomorrow. One thing’s for sure – v2.1 is getting about the best care he could get anywhere in the world. In the meantime Mrs…
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Elbeno v2.1 arrives
Archie Oliver Gryffin Deane, born 7th February at 2.41pm. 2835g or 6lbs 4oz, 48.5cm or 19in long. 4 weeks early! Mrs Elbeno is doing great after a short labour (only 8 hours this time!) and an all natural VBAC delivery. She can come home in a day or two which…
Quiz time again
It’s the 2009 edition of the King Wiliiam’s College Quiz. Scire ubi aliquid invenire possis ea demum maxima pars eruditionis est, indeed.
The post-Xmas lull
I am spending my time off playing with the mini-Elbeno and relaxing. He got Simon (the light/sound sequence game) for Xmas and one of our favourite games is now “extreme” Simon. This involves me trying to actually play Simon while he tries to get it, clambers all over me (with…
Christmas, LA Style
The sun is shining, the grass is green, the orange and palm trees sway… And I am driving through the neighbourhood when I see a woman standing outside her house. She’s blond, tanned, and “dressed” in a red bra, panties, and heels – you know, for Xmas. And her photographer…
Some books I’ve read this year
So, I’m quite a reader. Mostly non-fiction, and books with scientific or technical subject matter. I’ve read some good ones this year. So I thought I’d share what I remember reading in case anyone is looking for a good book for Xmas. Earlier in the year, I picked up a…
IFComp ’09
The 15th annual Interactive Fiction Competition is underway. This year there are 24 games to get to grips with, which gives me a chance of completing a fair percentage.
School
Today was mini-Elbeno’s first day at school! He actually went in yesterday for an hour with Mrs Elbeno to get a feel for the place, but today was the first real day being dropped off and spending the whole morning there. He had a great time! In other news, Mrs…
New PC
Today I put together a new PC. I was due for an upgrade since it’s been about 4 years since I upgraded, perhaps 5. Here’s the specs in brief: Intel i7 920 12GB RAM 2 x 640GB HDD nVidia GTX 275 I went for a decent multicore CPU (i7 920…
Cleaning up at school
Mini-Elbeno starts his new school next week and last weekend I went over there to join the staff and some other parents in a cleanup session. First was wheeling up some recycle bins and filling them full of old pairs of jeans which the kids had collected previously for a…