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Posted on 18 Nov 2011 by Callum
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After waiting for 2 hours for a courier to bring us fish and chips at New Start Scotland at the SECC, he turned up with only the banner! :-(

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Posted on 17 Nov 2011 by Callum
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MP3s from YouTube in <140chars. Greasemonkey + http://ping.fm/sAthU + WinFF. Let the ripping records roll… :-)

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Posted on 13 Nov 2011 by Callum
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Spot of successful dumpster diving in Davidsons Mains tonight, aside from the gate falling down, was like that when I got there, honest guv!

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Posted on 11 Nov 2011 by Callum
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Wow, in about an hour from now it’ll be 11:11:11 on 11/11/11 in this timezone. Holy smackerel maties, land ahoy sailor, rig the gumboats!

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Posted on 10 Nov 2011 by Callum
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My friend Chrissi made an awesome video of her “box” in Scotland, check it out! http://ping.fm/xBkdS

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Posted on 07 Nov 2011 by Callum
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No turning back now, I’ve just cancelled my ticket to NYC. Oh well, another plan bites the dust…

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Posted on 05 Nov 2011 by Callum
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Meditation at 8, cutting down trees at 9, walking the Pentlands at 1, that’s a power Saturday! :-)

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Posted on 03 Nov 2011 by Callum
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In Glasgow for more sales meetings at a much more sociable hour this week. :-) Just finished another great burrito at @iLovePinto.

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Posted on 30 Oct 2011 by Callum
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Chris says “if I want to hear music, I sing.” Fantastic, definitely the quote of the night thus far!!! :-)

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Posted on 29 Oct 2011 by Callum
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My nine year old brother just went down the upwards escalator while people were coming up, it was brilliant! Excuse me, excuse me… :-)

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Posted on 28 Oct 2011 by Callum
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This morning I awaken to fully functioning IMAP IDLE on both the phone and laptop, hoorah for push email! :-)

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Posted on 25 Oct 2011 by Callum
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I’m watching the sun rise while enjoying videos from #ted on a train to Glasgow for a day of sales meetings. Certainly makes for a change!

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Posted on 22 Oct 2011 by Callum
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Ordered 8GB of RAM from Crucial.com late Thursday night, delivery estimated 3-5 days, and it just arrived Saturday morning. Very happy days!

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Posted on 22 Oct 2011 by Callum
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Shiny new (biometric) passport has arrived. Apparently biometric means it has a chip with a digital copy of my photo on it, nothing else.

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Posted on 21 Oct 2011 by Callum
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Spent a good day with mum for her birthday. Garden work, DIY, and a great vegan lunch at David Bann’s vegetarian restaurant. :-)

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Posted on 21 Oct 2011 by Callum
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Just ordered guaranteed compatible memory for my Lenovo X301 from crucial.com/uk/ at the same price as dabs.com, moving on up to 8GiB… :-)

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Posted on 06 Oct 2011 by Callum
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Sent off my passport renewal today, due back in a week to 10 days. No last minute trips for me in the next 2 weeks, I’m confined to country!

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Posted on 28 Sep 2011 by Callum
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Ahh, the sweet joy of four negative STD test results. :-) Flying Paris to Edinburgh tonight, I’ll be in my own bed again after two weeks. :)

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Posted on 22 Sep 2011 by Callum
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We’re visiting Chatignonville where dad was born, next stop Auvers Saint Georges, where dad grew up. Travelling memory lane today. :-)

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Posted on 15 Sep 2011 by Callum
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Easy flight, one night in Paris with my cousin Fanny, lunch with granny and dad today, now at dad’s place in the camper. It’s awesome! :-)

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Posted on 14 Sep 2011 by Callum
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At the airport after a busy morning, I’m due in Paris in about 4 hours or so, vive la France! :-)

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Posted on 13 Sep 2011 by Callum
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SomaFM just reminded me to tell my friends about #SomaFM. Listener supported commercial free internet radio: http://somafm.com You’re told!

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Posted on 06 Sep 2011 by Callum
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Sexual health clinic opens at 8:30 for walk ins and was full by 8:45. I was very kindly given an extra card. Bring on the testing!

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Posted on 31 Aug 2011 by Callum
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Leaving Cramond Island after an awesome gathering and campfire. :-)

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