When I was at the V&A Digital Design Weekend I picked up this kit as it looked like quite a lot of fun. I probably won’t get a chance to do much with it until November at the earliest, but hopefully it’ll get made soon.
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One last picture from the Ethometric Museum
One last flyer from the Ethometric Museum from Edinburgh.
Sarah-Jane Adventures
I just watched the first of the new series of the Sarah-Jane Adventures. Of course this will be the last series for obvious reasons. It is sad and strange to watch Elizabeth Sladen on TV when you know she’s no longer around, but also I think she’d be really pleased that people are watching it.
Doctor Who, Series Finale
I don’t know if it is just me, but I found the last series of Doctor Who a bit of a disappointment. I thought that it went off the boil half way through and the series finale was a real let down.
It may be that my expectations of this series were just too high, or perhaps the hype had set them too high? Also I think that when it started there were lots of really good plot lines that have simply been left hanging around and I think that’s a bit of a waste really.
I’m sure I’ll keep watching it, and the Christmas special seems to have a great cast, but it just doesn’t seem as good as before. Perhaps I just prefer the old style Dr Who. Maybe I’ll stick with that.
More Ethometrics
I found this postcard in a pile of paperwork. It has some great pictures of the ethometric machines I saw in Edinburgh at the fringe.
The Power of Making
I went to this exhibition yesterday at the V&A and it was amazing. Not a huge exhibition, in fact quite small, but well worth getting along to, and it is free to get in to although there was a considerable queue for a Sunday.
I don’t know how long it is on for, so it’s worth checking the V&A site, but I’d certainly recommend it.
Bouldering along
I had my first experience of bouldering yesterday and it still hurts. To be fair I haven’t been climbing for a while now so I would expect to hurt after this kind of exercise, but it still comes as a shock. I’ve done a little climbing in my time and so I thought I knew what to expect, but bouldering was quite different in many ways.
Not that that is a bad thing at all. I quite enjoyed the different experience.
The Scott Monument
I climbed the Scott Monument on my last day in Edinburgh. The last time I was in the city it wasn’t open to the public. Although that was a long time ago now.
I’m glad I did it. It was certainly an experience, but not for everyone I shouldn’t think, and certainly not in very heavy wind and rain.
New toy
I bought this after wanting one for ages and it is a great noise maker to play with. I’m especially looking forward to what I can do with linking it to an Arduino.
WOMAD
Even though I only managed to get there for a day this year it was still brilliant. And whilst the programme will end up in the recycling bin in due course it still serves as a reminder of a great day out.
Of course next year is the 30th anniversary of WOMAD, so I hope / plan to be there for a the whole weekend. I bet it will be awesome.
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