Salad vs. SALAD

Whenever I go anywhere (I’m talking about conferences or training events in particular) I always dread lunch! Yes, I DREAD lunch. Wanna know why? Well it’s because I usually get a crappy salad. Bizarrely most caterers are useless at providing me with something that doesn’t resemble rabbit food.
If you know me (even just a little [...]

Whale Warrior: Pirate for the Sea

I’ve finally managed to pull my finger out and arrange another charity screening to raise some funds for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
Whale Warrior: Pirate for the Sea is a biographical film of the most daring and adventurous marine environmental activist ever… Captain Paul Watson.
Come along to learn more about his early campaigns protesting the [...]

Let the bribing commence

Raising sponsorship is a lot harder than you think… seriously. I started out by simply talking about my plans for Mozambique and asking for sponsorship. It worked to a certain extent, a lot of people are interested (that’s for sure) and it’s been great to start talking more about whale sharks and why I want [...]

Twitter Love

One of my favourite things about Twitter is being able to make Tweet clouds to see what I’ve been rambling on about for the last month, six months, year or however long. There are a few Tweet cloud things out there (Google em) but I mostly stick to this bad boy. It’s easy to use, [...]

The Third Degree

I made it into the Overview this month, here’s what I had to say:
What’s the best bit of advice you’ve ever received?
“Ask the librarian”, because even when they don’t know the answer they’re pretty good at pointing you in the right direction. It’d be that or “Knowledge is power, arm yourself”.
Who or what inspires you?
Evolution! [...]