Month: March 2006
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I really shouldn’t have to say this.I’ve had all I can stand, and I can’t stands no more! Later: Oh, good grief. My browser history is riddled with this stuff. I’m about *thisclose* to naming and shaming, people!
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While sending a parcel to a customer today, I discovered that Queensland has a Dawson Creek. It’s just like on TV! Except instead of giant-foreheaded self-absorbed teenagers, it’s full of man-eating saltwater crocodiles.
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Oscar Contest 2006That’s it folks; entries have officially closed! You can follow along and see how well you did here. We ended up with 597 entries in total! Good luck… Can those of you with TiVo leave a comment with the number of dead people? Thanks. Later: Clooney? Well, that was a little unexpected. Later…
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I poached an egg for my breakfast this morning… in the microwave! I’ve never done that before. A bit of quick Googling was all it took. I put a bit of water in a cappucino mug (something smaller would’ve been better), then gently cracked my egg into it. I used a skewer to poke the…
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How do ingenious – or not-so-ingenious – students cheat? AskMetaFilter tackles the problem. My own contribution is courtesy of someone who actually comments here occasionally! 🙂
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Trail NoteAs today is one of my “hard” days – the Dove has me cycling my workouts between easy, medium, and hard – I told the Snook to put on his walkin’ shoes. We headed out towards Centennial Park. The sun was coming out and people were already turning up for the Mardi Gras after-party…
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The Rags: Paraphernalia of Menstruation. I was just idly reading through this very interesting online exhibit (courtesy of the Powerhouse Museum) when I was amused by the sight of Newtown graffiti on one page.
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Oscar Contest Update: Wow, the entries have really been pouring in these last few days. If you haven’t entered yet, you’re really cutting it close! Go on, make your picks. During the actual show, I’ll be following along on the Internet and updating the winners. You’ll be able to see a live tallyboard here that…
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Whoa. But will they have frickin’ laser beams on their frickin’ heads?
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Timeline of a Very Bad Day: 8:15 – Woke up an hour late because someone forgot to set the alarm. 10:00 – Accidentally deleted a significant chunk of the products on the shop website. 10:05 – Discovered that Danny’s backup system was more, um, “hypothetical” than, say, “existing.” 10:10 – Sent e-mail to website host…