Life
After getting back to the UK from DC (via Frankfurt – my favourite sandwich), I drove to Aberystwith via Cadbury land (so fun). Drove back, dropped car off at my parent’s place, and caught a train to London. Spent a day there for a conference, and a second hanging out, and now I have big plans to not go anywhere until I fly to Canada… next Friday. But still got to hang out with lots of friends all week which was awesome.
Basically I am exhausted and stressed and cursing past-Cate for her poor decision making. Future-Cate will be wiser. Probably.
Work
Just trying to stay on top of Things with the amount of rushing around I’ve been doing. E.g. filing the VAT return etc. Organising (or having someone else organise) my travel for Canada next week. Worked with designer for a day and there’s a new build of Show and Hide that I’m excited about. Sponsorship for Technically Speaking is going well, which is exciting.
Starting to have some interesting conversations about what I might do next year.
Places
Went to Cadbury World which was exciting! In Aberystwyth had dinner at Baravin, the Marine Hotel (well I didn’t eat, it looked unappealing), the Hafod Hotel (okay). Got lunch at the Bateman Arms on my way back where they misunderstood my order, and charged me for the more expensive thing I didn’t order, but at least it was very tasty. In London I stayed at the St Ermins hotel which is fancy. Wasn’t a big fan though because they didn’t give me a King bed, and my friend had bed bugs which made me super anxious (although I’m not covered in bite marks, so I guess my room was OK!) Ate at Thai Square (so delicious and excellent beverages) and Veeraswamy (amazing).
Media
Still reading a review copy of Present, and also The Coincidence of Coconut Cake.
Product links Amazon.
Published
A new edition of Technically Speaking is out.
On The Internet
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@eileentso: ok maybe not the *best* but def pretty darn funny - This kitten tho http://buff.ly/1JLDnps
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is amazing, ladies, forget about being likable – http://buff.ly/1M3DHDS /by
@dontgetcaught - The waterfalls in Iceland are amazing – http://buff.ly/1XxQZfk
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@_youhadonejob: No wonder pandas are so closely monitored they’re a danger to themselves. -
Yay
@NatashaTheRobot wrote about my testing stuff in this week in swift! And also other cool stuff. http://buff.ly/1IVSmJE - This is… bizarre yet mesmerising – http://buff.ly/1IX0h9E /via
@rands - “Our primary goal is to avoid becoming yet another place where underrepresented groups exit the technology industry.” http://buff.ly/1JZ5nWW
- Awwwh sleepy kitten – http://buff.ly/1i1q4rA
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These pictures make me bizarrely happy
- Woah – “One of these is Europa, the rest are frying pans” http://buff.ly/1Nm652O
- Love this picture, obsessed with reflection shots rn – “A Cloudy Queenstown Morning” http://buff.ly/1F1FS8o
- Fantastic and i love the idea of “virtual casserole” Famous Speech Friday: Toni Morrison’s 2011 commencement address http://buff.ly/1Ol6mDO
- So true. “When it comes to leaving tech, people will surprise you. But you’ll surprise yourself even more.” – http://buff.ly/1OJEqaN
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@MeetAnimals: [pic] Bunny wants to join the cat cuddles - “That day I learned the power photography has over memory.” http://buff.ly/1Onx9iP /via
@ErinLouise - Interesting idea – Modern-Day Survival Mode: What to do When You Barely Have Time to Breathe – http://buff.ly/1F7c7Ty