Month: November 2001
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One more flight to go!Well, we made it out of Indiana and safely to Los Angeles, though we seem to have brought the crappy weather with us. As usual, the stress of traveling has killed my immune system and I’m suffering from the nastiest of colds. Thank God for Nyquil. Anyway, tonight the Snook and…
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Just checking in! We made it to America and now we’re sitting at my aunt’s house watching the Macy’s Parade. Security on the international flight was actually pretty lax; other than a dog sniffing me there didn’t seem to be much out of the ordinary. My sister claims that domestic flights are much worse, so…
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Shh! I snuck online on Nick’s computer but don’t tell Snookums. He’s trying to see how long he can go without it. Anyhoo, thanks for all the kind words below. We’re just about ready to go. My computer Boudicca was sent off to live with her new family, and 90% of the rest of our…
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This is it, folks. Boudicca (my lovely iMac) is leaving me to find a new home with my friend Kingsley. Not only that, but the Snook’s computers will be packed up for the shippers tomorrow. As a result I shall be without access to the Internet until we fly home next week and I can…
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Would you pay a penny per page to visit this site? No, I’m not contemplating a new revenue model. This scheme is supposed to be the great solution to getting compensation on the web. The ensuing Slashdot discussion points out some of the big problems. What exactly constitutes a page? Would I get charged every…
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Hooray! The next Star Wars film is opening on May 16th in Australia! (That’s the same day as in the U.S.!) Here’s the full schedule…
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Salon interviews the man who invented the Pill. Pretty interesting, especially the bit about why there won’t be a male contraceptive pill anytime soon. The guy also has a pretty radical stance about voluntary vasectomies. Huh.
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Max points to an interesting article on how to write a college admissions essay. My school gave you a list of topics from which you had to choose, but most of them were boring “Read this Maya Angelou book and tell us how it affected you” type crap. I went for the “Write about your…
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Newspaper headlines I noticed while waiting in line at Sainsbury tonight: “OH MY GOD, NOT AGAIN” – Daily Mail “SAME CITY, SAME AIRLINE, SAME TIME… COINCIDENCE OR BIN LADEN?” – The Mirror “KABUL FALLS” – Evening Standard I never thought I’d say this, but I miss the days of tube strikes and criminal nudity.
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It’s only the second day, and Peter Buck’s air rage trial has collapsed. The judge has dismissed the jury for some reason. The whole thing is like a circus. Why in the world would a stewardess serve someone fifteen glasses of wine in three hours? I don’t care how famous they are; that’s just ridiculous.