Author Archives: Arcturi

J’adore le français

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Arcturi

I seem to be stuck in a Francophile phase at the moment, and it’s come about through a few things.

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Snow

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Arcturi

The weather forecast for today was sleet but when I woke up this morning there was snow on the ground outside!  So here’s the obligatory photos for the first snow of the winter.

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Switzerland travels

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Arcturi

I found some draft posts of what Reece and I got up to in Switzerland, so have published them with a few photos.  You’ll find them a bit further down in the list, thought I might as well try to … Continue reading →

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Surprise Present

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Arcturi

I got home from uni yesterday to find this wooden box on the front doorstep: Dad said he was sending me something but the end of his text was chopped off and I couldn’t think of anything this big that … Continue reading →

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Centurion of Portage

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Arcturi

Ok first I have to admit I stole the post title from RVA Bike Commuter but I liked it so much! Here is my new bike which was $80 on trademe:

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Earthquake and Moving Day

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Arcturi

On the last day of summer school I managed to complete course approval (about four steps to confirm degree, papers and get a student ID) and find a great flat in Maia (on the way to Port Chalmers) and then … Continue reading →

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University of Otago

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Arcturi

Here’s some photies

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Hacked :(

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Arcturi

My blog got hacked and in fixing it I’ve lost the photos. 🙁  Well, I don’t have a recent enough backup of the database from before it was hacked to put them back in, and can’t be bothered doing it … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Work, Hello University

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Arcturi

This afternoon I had orientation for the 3-week Bridging Chemistry summer school course I’m doing at Otago before I start Semester One.  We got our timetable (9am – 3.3opm with an optional tutorial after that) and course outline and the … Continue reading →

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Bern in the rain

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Arcturi

On Sunday we drove to Bern with Simone and she took us to the Cathedral to get a free map and gave us some tips about what to see before catching the train back to Zurich.  Being Sunday most shops … Continue reading →

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