http://roguepolitical.net Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:36:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have my new earphones last longer than 9 months and a bit, which is what my Sennheisers worked for. To be fair, I used them heavily and handled them less-than-stellarly, but still the usual contact error in the cable pisses me off. edit Jan 5: OK so I've ordered another pair. ... http://roguepolitical.net/2009/01/01/my-new-years-resolution/ I am drowning in pictures of the past few days. My laptop's poor hard drive can't take them all so I've had to manage them in batches. But here are some of them to illustrate my trip to what is arguably the main objective of any traveller to Peru: the ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/12/30/what-i-did-for-christmas/ I promised a certain someone that I would post a full update of what I've been doing along with the promised continuation to this post. I would, were there much to tell other than "lazing around, with occasional sights and shopping". In other words, a few days of holidays. I ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/12/24/up-we-go/ My entire face is tingling. This is a weird, weird drug to be taking, but if it helps combat the effects of altitude sickness, I'm all for it. http://roguepolitical.net/2008/12/24/acetazolamide/ "Most of you probably think just about Incas when you think about Peru," said the guide, "but Pucllana was built before them, by the Lima people". The remains of their temple complex, smack in the middle of Lima, was discovered only recently. He described how as a boy he used ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/12/19/mud-bricks-and-rock-n-roll/ People I meet here tend to ask whether I've enjoyed Peru so far. To be fair, I've had one full day and like half another, during which I've tried to get to grips with geography and stuff. I've had fun but can't say to have seen or experienced all that ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/12/18/the-high-life/ I guess I'll start to make sense of this place soon enough. Yesterday we walked around the local area, Miraflores, heading first down to the sea. It's surprisingly far down from the cliffs the city is built on. We then walked through Miraflores proper, where I felt a little conspicuous ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/12/17/oh-i-do-like-being-by-the-seaside/ So here I am, in Lima. Took long enough. My internal clock is hopelessly lost, but at least I've managed to sleep a little bit in the last 48 hours. I think I'm feeling like late afternoon (minus the sleep) like it is in London, but really I've just woken ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/12/16/lima-first-morning/ Check in online, go through the motions, find nice seats, print out boarding passes and happily stroll to the airport early tomorrow morning - but no! "Your documentation must be verified by a staff member at the airport"! I can only hope that the settings for our seat choices were ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/12/14/too-good-to-be-true/ Of course, being used to little sleep, I am wide awake only some 6 hours after coming home last night. Because of various living configurations, I had never been out with my brother before. I think he had a good time, though, as did I. I first snuck him into ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/12/13/musings/ It feels weird being at work after my last lecture of the term. Usually I do procrastinate by looking at stuff on the web but now that I really don't have anything pressing to do it suddenly feels strange. I am getting a little excited now (finally!) about the trip I'm ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/12/12/a-well-deserved-break/ I am physically and mentally exhausted. I also managed to hurt my foot (again, though this time the left one) by falling down my own stairs while obviously preoccupied with some high-flying theory or something. My ankle is swollen but I did manage to walk (hobble) on it all day. ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/12/09/fun-times/ I finally got to see a bit more of these misty isles and can happily say that Shropshire countryside is fantastically beautiful. Despite late trains and impossible-to-make changes we managed to make it to Shrewsbury at 2:30am on Saturday night. The motorway between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury was completely obscured by fog ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/12/01/run-to-the-hills/ I've been asked to go to two gigs this week. I also need to write an essay this week before Friday - which essentially means tomorrow afternoon and during Thursday. Somehow I don't see these two combining too well, though my ability to do anything tonight other than fall asleep ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/11/25/live-music-saves-lives-man/ How did it get to be week 8 already? I'm very nearly halfway through my final year at the LSE and it's come as a surprise. I'm sure this autumn has gone quicker than last year. I've done more reading but strangely it feels as if I've done less work. ... http://roguepolitical.net/2008/11/24/tick-tock/