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isPermaLink="false">http://www.bootblock.co.uk/?p=1069</guid> <description><![CDATA[A visitor asked in the comments of a Learning to Drive post how things are going, so I&#8217;m taking that as a prompt to stop being so damn lazy and post an update about how I&#8217;m doing. Lemme get the things I&#8217;m weary about out of the way first before I move onto the general [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-12-mock-tests/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Review: Cowon C2 Audio &amp; Video Player</title><link>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/review-cowon-c2-mp3-player</link> <comments>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/review-cowon-c2-mp3-player#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:35:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BootBlock</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Review]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MP3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Player]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.bootblock.co.uk/?p=1039</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here I am reviewing an MP3 player. That doesn&#8217;t sound particularly special, but I never thought I&#8217;d buy an actual, dedicated audio player. Not because even tennis balls these days support audio playback, but because I don&#8217;t really care for music that much. I do go through bouts of listening to music &#8211; loudly; typically vocal [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/review-cowon-c2-mp3-player/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Driving Lessons, Weight Loss, ECA Stack</title><link>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/driving-lessons-weight-loss-eca-stack</link> <comments>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/driving-lessons-weight-loss-eca-stack#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:25:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BootBlock</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ECA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.bootblock.co.uk/?p=1028</guid> <description><![CDATA[Update 1: Re-worded/wrote the ECA Stack section and added a new bit to it. Update 2: Another update to the ECA Stack section. Wow, jeez. What a morning. Nothing much happened, per sé, but I&#8217;m still feeling the effects of a particular experiment. More on that later in the post. Driving Lessons Okay, right. Had [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/driving-lessons-weight-loss-eca-stack/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Learning to Drive – Part 11: Seventh/Eighth Lesson</title><link>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-11-seventh-eighth-lesson</link> <comments>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-11-seventh-eighth-lesson#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:07:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BootBlock</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stupid]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.bootblock.co.uk/?p=1022</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lesson seven was just driving around and ensuring I change down gears at the correct point on approaches to certain traffic features. Not sure why I kept trying to change gears earlier than I should &#8211; maybe I&#8217;m tying the gears to the car&#8217;s speed too much. Lesson eight did more driving and I seemingly [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-11-seventh-eighth-lesson/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Learning to Drive – Part 10: Fifth/Sixth Lesson, Driving About</title><link>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-10-fifthsixth-lesson-driving-about</link> <comments>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-10-fifthsixth-lesson-driving-about#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:20:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BootBlock</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shoes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.bootblock.co.uk/?p=1007</guid> <description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t do separate posts for lessons five and six because they would&#8217;ve just been like lesson four. That, and doing a new post every time is becoming a bit &#8220;meh&#8221; as it&#8217;s the last thing I want to do after constantly concentrating and driving. Lesson Five Let&#8217;s start with the fifth lesson. I can&#8217;t [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-10-fifthsixth-lesson-driving-about/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Learning to Drive – Part 9: Driving Theory Test</title><link>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-9-driving-theory-test</link> <comments>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-9-driving-theory-test#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:46:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BootBlock</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Test]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.bootblock.co.uk/?p=992</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nervous. Anxious. The way I was feeling, you&#8217;d think I was about to head into war. Screw trying to calm down, and instead jump nut-first into a bout of theory question and hazard perception binging. I spent all morning going through various parts of my Driving Test Success disc (that doesn&#8217;t link to the specific [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-9-driving-theory-test/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Learning to Drive – Part 8: Fourth Lesson</title><link>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-8-fourth-lesson</link> <comments>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-8-fourth-lesson#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:21:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BootBlock</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.bootblock.co.uk/?p=983</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just finished my last lesson of the RapidPass beginner&#8217;s course. £50 for 6 hours, spread across four lessons as I opted to do them in 1.5 hour sessions. 1 hour simply isn&#8217;t enough, so I&#8217;d say go for 1.5-2 hours if you&#8217;re still deciding. How did it go? Why, lemme start by saying &#8220;Holy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-8-fourth-lesson/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Learning to Drive – Part 7: Third Lesson</title><link>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-7-third-lesson</link> <comments>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-7-third-lesson#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:34:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BootBlock</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.bootblock.co.uk/?p=977</guid> <description><![CDATA[Third lesson was done this morning. Got another in a few hours. How did it go? Before I start, lemme recap on the previous instalments like a crap American reality show. It took me around 15-20 seconds to find the biting point each time due to how slow and cautious I was being with the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-part-7-third-lesson/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Learning to Drive – Part 6: Second Lesson</title><link>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-%e2%80%93-part-6-second-lesson</link> <comments>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-%e2%80%93-part-6-second-lesson#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:19:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BootBlock</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.bootblock.co.uk/?p=971</guid> <description><![CDATA[I had my second lesson yesterday, about 2.5hrs after my first. The main reason for this post is to fully explain the problem I&#8217;m having that I somewhat mentioned on Twitter. Oh, and I did a load of roundabouts and a couple of T-junctions in this lesson. But anyway, onto my post that is basically [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-%e2%80%93-part-6-second-lesson/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Learning to Drive – Part 5: First Lesson</title><link>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-%e2%80%93-part-5-first-lesson</link> <comments>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-%e2%80%93-part-5-first-lesson#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>BootBlock</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.bootblock.co.uk/?p=968</guid> <description><![CDATA[Oh bejeezus. I&#8217;ve just had my first (1.5hr) driving lesson. Absolutely terrifying. The car I&#8217;m learning in is a new, white diesel Fiesta. Other than hitting my knee getting in and out of the car on the steering column, it&#8217;s a nice car. My instructor was great, too. Those two nice things didn&#8217;t stop me [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bootblock.co.uk/learning-to-drive-%e2%80%93-part-5-first-lesson/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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