nanila: me (Default)
( May. 4th, 2025 01:34 pm)


I rather missed the boat on this one, apologies for its lateness. In my defence, we've mostly not been in the UK for the past two weeks.

April starts off quite domestic with lots of cat clips, and finishes in central Europe with lots of adventure clips. We travelled from [home] to Vienna, Austria via nine different trains, one of which morphed into a German rail replacement bus services which turned out to be terribly civilised.
nanila: me (Default)
( Mar. 2nd, 2025 07:38 pm)


A short but busy month, with trips to Wales and the USA. My face makes an appearance in there.
  1. Do you like your birth-name? Why?

    Yes. It is reflective of my birthplace and my parents. It's unnecessarily long. It is unique.

  2. If you could change your name to anything else, what would it be?

    When I was younger I sometimes wished I had a more Anglo name. I always liked Selene and Natasha. But I have no interest in renaming myself now.

  3. What names would you consider giving your children?

    Been there, done that! I think Keiki and Humuhumu's actual names suit them well. Sometimes I wish we'd given Keiki an additional Hawai'ian middle name, Keikani, but overall I think we got it right. Who knows what they'll think themselves when they're adults!

  4. If you had a band, what would you name it, and why?

    Sliced Bread (as in, best thing since).

  5. Is there a name that you completely hate? Why?

    I'm not very fond of Chad. It's a name I associate with bone headed twerps from my teenage years. Sorry to all the nice Chads out there.
nanila: me (Default)
( Jan. 1st, 2025 09:21 pm)


Bookended by new whiskies. Plenty of cats, food, and family in between.

Happy New Year!
nanila: me (Default)
( Nov. 3rd, 2024 03:45 pm)


My 1SE video is late again! I'm not happy about that, but I am happy about the amount of cats, and about Spooky Season. Will be catching up on all of your videos tonight.
nanila: me (Default)
( Aug. 31st, 2024 06:29 pm)


This 1SE starts off in California, then goes back home (and to work), has a jaunt to Wales for some surfing and paddle-boarding, and ends up back home again. Also, spot the new Birkenstocks!
Humuhumu now wears the same size shoes as I do.

Shoe theft has occurred. My Birkenstocks. Argh.

The bloke thinks she will be taller than I am, because she's only 11, and this will therefore only be a phase so eventually I'll get them back.

I face a burning question: do I go six months without Birkenstocks, and thus unable to wear the complete standard-issue academic scientist uniform, or do I purchase a new pair?

Poll #31720 To sandal or not to sandal
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 67


Do I buy a new pair of Birkenstocks?

View Answers

Yes, you should buy them in a different style (that one with the toe loop you were hankering after).
44 (65.7%)

No, you should wait until they return to you because Humuhumu has outgrown them.
2 (3.0%)

I think you should go with what you prefer and can afford.
33 (49.3%)

I like ticking boxes.
27 (40.3%)

nanila: me (Default)
( Aug. 1st, 2024 04:53 am)


I don't entirely understand how this year is passing so quickly, but it's time for the monthly 1SE video again already. We're on holiday now until 10th August.
nanila: me (Default)
( May. 5th, 2024 08:39 pm)


April has the usual dose of cats and children, plus a glimpse of the new car (Bogdan the Duster) and a conference in Vienna.
nanila: fulla starz (lolcat: science)
( Apr. 1st, 2024 06:26 pm)


As usual, the cats feature heavily. Not much travel in this one except at the very end. One big highlight for me is my masters students disassembling and re-assembling a sounding rocket experiment in the CubeSat facility.
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