And catching the 5.31 train again tomorrow morning
May 18, 2009
I intended to write up a journal entry on the h2g2 meet, which I hugely enjoyed. I never got around to it.
I intended to write some more code for improving the Aviators site. I never got around to it.
I intended to pack for my two-week holiday in the States. I never got around to it.
All in all, an unproductive weekend. I've been feeling rather down recently. All my family are currently in Canada, at my brother's wedding. I wasn't invited. Long story.
Tomorrow, I'm catching the 5.31 train to Dublin Heuston, and then the bus to the airport. Flying to Las Vegas via JFK. Staying one night there on my own, then meeting my parents and granny, who'll be flying down from Ontario.
A day and a night in Vegas, then on to the Grand Canyon before heading on to Colorado Springs, where my great-uncle (granny's brother) has a holiday house.
I should be looking forward to this. I should have been eagerly doing preparation and necessary research. I should have packed.
I feel like going to bed for a week instead.
I am now going to turn off this laptop, stick it into its bag, carry it home* and pack for the States. Then set an alarm and go to bed.
This mood, in me, rarely lasts more than half an hour. I'm a cheerful soul. I've had it now for three days or more. Perhaps the Canyon will shake it out of me. Or a proper night's sleep, not that I'm likely to have that any time soon.
TRiG.
* Yes, I use my own laptop in work, which is annoying. The boss should have one for me by the time I get back.
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Catching 5.31 train tomorrow morning
May 7, 2009
I'm going to bed.
TRiG.
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I'm QoTD
Apr 27, 2009
Second time, I think.
TRiG.
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Me Stupid
Apr 24, 2009
I forgot my keys this morning. And, when everyone else left, I forgot I'd forgotten my keys. So I'm locked in the office overnight.
What fun!
TRiG.
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This Is Terrible
Apr 16, 2009
Okay, I'm a little out of date. I just noticed this while screwing up some old newspaper to light the fire. Never mind.
The Dublin Metro of 16th Jan 2009 reports that the Vatican is trying to encourage more people to go to confession by publicising the role of the Apostolic Penitentiary, known as the "tribunal of conscience".
Confessions are, of course, handled by priests and their bishops at a local level. Even heinous crimes, such as genocide or mass murder are heard by the local priest. But some sins are reserved by the Pope, and these are handled by the Apostolic Penitentiary. So, what sins are so serious that a local priest is not qualified to grant absolution?
Here they are: "Defiling the Eucharist, priests breaking the seal of the confessional by revealing the nature of the sin and the person who sought penance, and men who directly cause abortion by paying for it, then seeking to become priest."
TRiG.
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