Pile of keys

Cleaning out my key cupboard, I have a frightening pile of old keys. I've separated out half a dozen current ones (spare front door key, spare back door key, two shed keys, spare bike lock key, electricity meter cupboard key[1]) and thrown all the others in a little pot.

There were frighteningly many. One or two duplicates for the previous front and back door, the front and back door before that, about six different bike locks (one apparently with six copies of the key!) and possibly even one I forgot to return to the previous house. And one anonymous one (I think for a bin cupboard or a gate, but I don't know which.)

I plan to keep them for a few months, in case I find they were for something I needed and then... what? Do I just throw them away?

[1] Is there a clear way to distinguish between a unique key (like a door key) and a mass-produced key (like a meter cupboard key or an allen key, where the key is generic to any instance of the thing to be turned?)

Anti-piracy adverts

I admit they're much better than the stupid "branded with their mark" ones. But if you thought selling legal DVDs on the basis of "it will be higher quality" was a stretch nowadays, I nearly laughed out loud at the idea that it would make Die Hard 4 "make more sense"

Gainful employment party June 17th (Friday in may week)

In order to celebrate three months of successful employment (yay) and having officially fixed venues for our wedding (guild hall, may 20th, 2012) and register office legal technicalities (feb 29th, 2012) (yay yay), and of Rachel being in Cambridge for a long weekend, and to commemorate the historical events of ex German Unification Day, Icelandic National Day, and the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act becoming US law, there will be a party.

A party shall be all three of the following:

* At Cartesian Heights (directions on request)
* From about 8pm onwards
* On Friday, 17th June

And as in the past, I shall intend there to be:

* Beautiful people
* Food
* Drinks, both alcohol and not
* Revelry and celebration and maybe a tiny smidgen of debauchery

And as always, I apologise to the people who would like to come, but the continent or the day is inconvenient. There is no dress code, but wearing shiny things is always acceptable if you so like. No RSVP or anything is necessary, but knowing if you're thinking of coming (even if you can't be sure you'll be free) would be mildly useful. Anyone on my friendslist and guests are welcome, but if you're not sure, feel free to check, it's almost certainly fine to come.

Facebook and mailing list invitations will follow.