Stuart Woodward

Urgh..ughr.urgghh

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:11:01 GMT

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Pre-bedtime hyperactiveity

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:20:17 GMT

Watching Zen on the airplane determinedly spinning round in his seat, arranging and changing the position of the pillow, blanket, neck pillow and seat belt strap, over and over again in an attempt to get comfortable reminded me of a dog making it's bed. It then occurred to me that this must be a mammalian bed making trait, a presleep burst of activity to get comfortable for the night.

This prebedtime hyperactivity has puzzled me for a long time as he can be literally fast asleep within 30 seconds of being hyperactive if the right bed time ritual is carried out.

I had also recognized this trait in myself, but for me it usually involves installing something or upgrading something as a last activity, late at night. Not the best time to mess up your computer but consistent with the feeling that you need to get things in order before sleeping with that final burst of energy.

iPhone design touches

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:51:11 GMT

I came into the hotel bathroom where the iPhone was charging and as I opened the door the phone chirped to say it was charge cycle was complete. I thought, "Wow what a coincidence that it finished just as I opened the door". The next time I opened the door, I noticed that it had woken up again and was displaying the charge status, so it seems like the iPhone is assuming that if it suddenly gets light, that some human might be coming to see it and will be interested in it's battery status. That is smart.

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7:42 to Shinagawa

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:48:26 GMT

If you want to be at the front of the queue for the 7:42 Express to Shinagawa which starts at Kurihama you have to be on the platform at 7:25. You need to know that it will come in on platform 3 not 4 as it won't be on the sign board yet. You also need to know it will be labeled as going to Kanazawa-Bunko rather than Shinagawa. You also need to know that the Yokosuka line will come an reverse into the siding at 7:19 blocking the road to the station for a few minutes.

Virtual Dreams

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:46:14 GMT

I was having a dream last night where I remember thinking, "this dream would make a fantastic science fiction story", but when I woke and remembered it ,it was laughably bad. I was dreaming that people were somehow getting getting trapped in their VMWare virtual OS images..

What is that smell?

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:37:13 GMT

I went to doctors on Saturday for my monthly appointment and mentioned that I had a cough and sore throat and he looked up my nose, dabbed my throat with Iodine and sent me away with 5 more different tablets to take. I wasn't feeling so bad when I went there but, actually, after taking the antibiotics and the mucus thinner; excuse the gory details, I feel a lot better than I did. I guess you can get used to feeling run down.

While I was in the shower this morning I noticed a really weird smell, I couldn't locate it but when I got out, I found that Chizu was cooking Brocolli in the kitchen. If you loose your sense of smell gradually, you don't notice it in the same way you would if you lost your sight, sense of touch or hearing. But when your sense of smell comes back you get affronted by all sorts of smells. Tonight I noticed the smell of strawberries in the refridgerator and it was quite overpowering.

Zen's sense of smell is amazing. He detected Chizu was secretly eating a sweet in the kitchen several meters away and went in to demand one.

c.f How Can I Accurately Test a Patient for Loss of Ability to Smell?

A dream within a dream

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:21:26 GMT

I told Zen this morning the plot behind a time-travel movie. At first he didn't get it but suddenly his eyes lit up and he shuddered when he understood what I meant. He decided that he didn't want to meet himself in the past.

Later in the conversation he asked, "Where is it that we are seeing when we are dreaming?", which kind of says to me that up and until then he thought he was seeing a different physical place to the real world in his dreams ala L.P.Lovecraft's "Dreamlands"..

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:12:23 GMT

I found my paternal Grandmother and Great-Grandfather on this site from 1891 census:

Warwickshire Ancestors Project

1891 Civil Parish of Long Itchington, Eccl. Parish of Long Itchington

4,New Fields,1,Charles Long,Head,M,46,,Shepherd,Employed,Launton Oxfordshire,,
,,,Hannah Long,Wife,M,,45,,,Mollington Warwickshire,,
,,,Elizabeth Long,Dau,S,,16,Domestic Servt General,,Launton Oxfordshire,,
,,,Alice Long,Dau,,,13,Scholar,,Launton Oxfordshire,,
,,,Fanny Long,Dau,,,10,Scholar,,Launton Oxfordshire,,
,,,John Long,Son,,8,,Scholar,,Launton Oxfordshire,,
,,,Elsie Long,Dau,,,3,,,Launton Oxfordshire,,

I heard that my Father's mother was called Fanny and her father was "Shepherd Long". We had a part of rusted sheep sheers, probably belonging to Shepherd Long but I think they were thrown out when we moved from Southway.

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:05:27 GMT

The new Calbee Potato Chips - Okinawa Spice flavour are just plain spicy. My mouth is burning!

Crumpets

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:52:19 GMT

Crumpets,
originally uploaded by alida saxon.

Here's a really good recipe and troubleshooting guide for making Crumpets.

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:24:25 GMT

Happy New Year from Sunny Yokosuka - perfect winter weather

Dairy Shopping

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:22:48 GMT

I love looking for diaries at the end of year. I used to buy one but usually manage to get one free at the office at the end of the year.

The trouble is that don't use a paper based diary now. I just like paper based diaries.

Homemade Pirate Ship

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:02:38 GMT

Homemade Pirate Ship,
originally uploaded by Stuart Woodward.

Tao

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:42:40 GMT

Tao,
originally uploaded by Stuart Woodward.

Me

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:14:05 GMT

Me,
originally uploaded by Stuart Woodward.

Subtitles

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:34:41 GMT

Here's something I had no clue that it existed:

http://subscene.com/

People uploading alternative subtitles for DVDs. I guess you can just add them to ripped DVDs to add a new subtitle menu.

It's also the first place that I have seen that gave Google Ads in Persian!

I wonder if any one has made a site for alternative "Director's Commentaries" :-)

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:13:53 GMT

Finished breakfast

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:55:06 GMT

On the Hubble Space Telescope Mission in October:
At a press conference Tuesday, Grunsfeld joked: "They're sending me back, because I left a critical tool inside the telescope, and I'm the only one who knows where it is."

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:33:34 GMT

4 Rikishi (Sumo Wrestlers) just got on crowded train I am on.

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:49:50 GMT

Now at #tokyo2point0 at SuperDeluxe in Roppongi..

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:37:26 GMT

3:30AM Too hot in the house. No wind. Can't sleep...

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:08:00 GMT

Kaiten sushi in Uraga.. http://ping.fm/YUuUU

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:41:17 GMT

Were there fireworks near Yokosuka last night? A guy in a smart jinbei was sleeping in the street today?

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:34:15 GMT

Stroll over to MOS Burger for lunch...

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:03:11 GMT

Went for a walk but managed to lose my phone on the way..