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Jan 7 - In the U.S., each state has a “state flower.” If you’re in the U.S., what is your state flower? If you live elsewhere, does your region or country have flower that represents it? (Post a picture?)
According to Wikipedia, we do have a county flower, and it's the cowslip. Huh. I'm sure we were told in school that it was a Tudor rose, as that's the emblem of the county council, cricket club and a whole bunch of other things. But no, apparently cowslip.
Jan 6 - Tell about an “Aha!” moment you’ve had.
How about the one where I realised what an impression the Twelfth Night adaptation I was made to study aged 13/14 had on me? We have Ben Kingsley playing a concertina. And a lute. We have trad-goth Helena Bonham-Carter. We have a farcical plot, lots of wordplay and considerable cross-dressing.
I loved those things then, and I love them now, is what I'm saying. Which is appropriate, because it makes an excellent accompaniment to taking down Christmas decorations.
Jan 5 - What’s your favourite way to spend a Sunday morning?
Well, my revealed preference says 'lay in bed, noodle on phone, late breakfast' but I'll actually enjoy getting out in the country on my bike more when I do. Especially if combined with meeting up with friends, tea and/or cake.
Jan 4 - What one thing are you looking forward to in 2020?
It's hard narrowing it down to a single thing but if I'm allowed to be fairly general, work, actually. This year is going to see a bunch of network equipment I specced being rolled out, a complete overhaul of our routing protocols, first steps into automation. Lots to keep me busy. I've been hovering around the periphery of the tech industry for years, and having proper enterprise-scale problems to work on is interesting in all kinds of ways I hadn't expected.
Jan 3 - For every day of 2020, you will be required to wear a t-shirt with the same one word on it. What word will you choose?
I don't go in for clothes with words on them much, so this is surprisingly difficult. Probably either OULES (because it would be stash from a show) or 'hello'. What else is reasonable to broadcast to everyone who looks at you over a day?
Jan 2 - What would be the first sentence of your autobiography?
I was born at a bad time. Disaster at Bhopal and the miner's strike welcomed me into the world.
Jan 1 - What is one thing you’d like to accomplish in 2020?
Finish renovating into my house. It's been mine (well, mostly the bank's. but nominally mine) for over a year, and in all that time it's been variously without a bathroom, without downstairs floor coverings, without heating... I've been getting the jobs done around health stuff and work, but the New Year and a couple of other circumstances have conspired to give me a big push into finally getting my own space how I want it.
According to Wikipedia, we do have a county flower, and it's the cowslip. Huh. I'm sure we were told in school that it was a Tudor rose, as that's the emblem of the county council, cricket club and a whole bunch of other things. But no, apparently cowslip.
Jan 6 - Tell about an “Aha!” moment you’ve had.
How about the one where I realised what an impression the Twelfth Night adaptation I was made to study aged 13/14 had on me? We have Ben Kingsley playing a concertina. And a lute. We have trad-goth Helena Bonham-Carter. We have a farcical plot, lots of wordplay and considerable cross-dressing.
I loved those things then, and I love them now, is what I'm saying. Which is appropriate, because it makes an excellent accompaniment to taking down Christmas decorations.
Jan 5 - What’s your favourite way to spend a Sunday morning?
Well, my revealed preference says 'lay in bed, noodle on phone, late breakfast' but I'll actually enjoy getting out in the country on my bike more when I do. Especially if combined with meeting up with friends, tea and/or cake.
Jan 4 - What one thing are you looking forward to in 2020?
It's hard narrowing it down to a single thing but if I'm allowed to be fairly general, work, actually. This year is going to see a bunch of network equipment I specced being rolled out, a complete overhaul of our routing protocols, first steps into automation. Lots to keep me busy. I've been hovering around the periphery of the tech industry for years, and having proper enterprise-scale problems to work on is interesting in all kinds of ways I hadn't expected.
Jan 3 - For every day of 2020, you will be required to wear a t-shirt with the same one word on it. What word will you choose?
I don't go in for clothes with words on them much, so this is surprisingly difficult. Probably either OULES (because it would be stash from a show) or 'hello'. What else is reasonable to broadcast to everyone who looks at you over a day?
Jan 2 - What would be the first sentence of your autobiography?
I was born at a bad time. Disaster at Bhopal and the miner's strike welcomed me into the world.
Jan 1 - What is one thing you’d like to accomplish in 2020?
Finish renovating into my house. It's been mine (well, mostly the bank's. but nominally mine) for over a year, and in all that time it's been variously without a bathroom, without downstairs floor coverings, without heating... I've been getting the jobs done around health stuff and work, but the New Year and a couple of other circumstances have conspired to give me a big push into finally getting my own space how I want it.