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Year review 2007

2007 has been an odd year. Pretty much everything has changed for me in one way or another. Loved and lost, moved house, changed jobs, started getting serious about some of my hobbies, had to thin my ...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:51:00 GMT

Search for an Adder, part2

So far, no luck finding an adder.  I'm starting to have doubts that they're still in this area.  It would be a huge shame if they have dissapeared.  I'll keep looking though, as the are...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:53:00 GMT

The search for an Adder

I'm starting a search , for Britains only venomous snake.  The distribution maps I've looked at don't show any in my local area, but I'm pretty certain they're about.  The problem that I'm f...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:43:00 GMT

Basildon reptile show

I'm officially a ratty, albeit a rookie.  Went to a snake show today to get a pair of Western hognoses, and came away with a bit more than I was expecting...  I also got a Tricolour Hognose,...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:48:00 GMT

All aces and kings...

The pro poker has taken a turn for the worse.  I can solidly make profit at limit play, but I've been trying to get my head round the more creative no limit game.  This has hit my bankroll h...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:50:00 GMT

Poker shark

Well today was the first steps in trying out being a semi-pro poker player.  Because of my shift patterns at work, I get loads of days off.  Out of the block of 4 days off I get, I'll be ded...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:39:00 GMT

Random ranting

So much for posting more often... I guess it's same shit, different day.  One thing to look forward to is another gig from the mighty Glass Onion boys on the 9th.  I really need to make the ...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:59:00 GMT

Power trip continues...

Looks like I'm going to be going to work in a collar and tie for quite a while.  My boss is going to be covering a different department for the time being. I've been toying with the idea of ...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:49:00 GMT

The boss

Been a while since I posted, but it's been a busy time.  Over the next few weeks I'm covering for my manager, and had to hand out a disciplinary on the first day of it (oh the power trip...). Bot...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:51:00 GMT

New arrivals

The BRAC show went well, and I ended up with two new snakes, a Royal Python, and a Honduran Milksnake.  Hopefully I'll get them both settled in well, and they should be ready to start eating in a...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 10:41:00 GMT