Comment spammers have finally found this blog. I new the day would come. I might have to move blogspace to somewhere more secure. I’d been fighting an attack from Online Texas Hold’em Poker for a while but I’ll keep blocking the buggers’ IP addresses for now and hope for the best. The chances are that won’t work for too long though since they’re probably using zombie computers to do it… damn you 777 casino dot net and all your mouth-breathing ilk. grrrr. argh.
I’m gradually getting through translating the nominations for the QYLAs. I’m a bit out of practice and it’s taking forever. Shall prob’ly end up finalising them on the lappy in a coffee shop this evening. Anyroad, i was about to take the dog our for a walk and was looking for radio 4 mp3s on t’net and ended up finding this site for americans thinking about a visit to blighty. It amused me for a minute or two anyway… time to load up the Zire with ‘I’m sorry I haven’t a clue’ from 1995. Desperate times, desperate programmes. Wish I had more of those Jon Ronson things…
The 9 o’clock showing was sold out so I had to wait till the 10:20 one, so I managed a swift pint of coffee before queuing up outside the cinema. Fantastic film, review probably coming sometime in July when I get a chance… saw the trailer for Hitchiker’s Guide, which I’m not looking forward to as much as I expected. I read somewhere recently that the golden age for science-fiction is 14… anyroad I finally got home at 1am, with the dog barking up a storm, naturally, and realised that what with the 8 hour time difference and all that it wouldn’t be a bad time to reestablish contact with me folks who’ve been trying to catch me in all week. Anyroad, had a lovely chat, then fed and watered the menagerie. Obsessively checked the stats on me website before bed (one from the rasterbator was a novelty). And am blogging a bit now because the coffee’s still swilling around me system. I’m picking young sita up from SJO tomorrow morning so I need to get a bit of kip in though I might end up finishing Zadie Smith’s White Teeth tonight at this rate. I’ll read this back tomorrow afternoon and make any necasery edits… Happy weekend folks
Y le echo mucho de menos. The schipperke got two walks today. I spoil him. I’ve been up since 5am and am a little emotionally fragile. Obviously the best time to go out and watch Sin City on my own. It’s just like the good old days in The fortress of solitude Hadley Mall. I’ll be the one at the back of the cinema whimpering…
On the same day sita gets name checked in Amy’s blog I discover Jesse’s a nascent blogger too. Which means I have another bookmark in my Firefox ‘Peeps with stuff to say’ folder to check on about 8 times a day. At least one the sites has usually been updated by then. Others in the ‘check-every-2-or-3-hours’ folder include…
A daily dose of imagery Arty Photo blog from Toronto
Boing Boing Interesting links aplenty
My boyfriend is a twat Sarky rants from Brit in Belgium.
Med Rib Blog Annelise lives in Rugby and takes care of kiddies. What’s not to like?
Sighclub 2nd degree of separation from Amy, Kathy + others…
Flash’s journal I’ve known this woman on and off for nigh on 15 years and learn more every day…
This Is Chris Great film reviews, essays and enthusiastic posting.
AdRants.com The world of advertising actually has its moments.
There’s another folder for checking on less often, but that’s quite enough for one day…
Sita came home with an 6gig IPod mini yesterday, which she let me take for a test run today. She’s been mp3ifying all manner of CDs I never knew we had. The ‘mug me’ white headphones are really comfortable and sound great. I might have to invest in something similar to plug into me zire. I’m listening to Jon Ronson’s series from radio 4, which is a Anglo version of This American Life. You can download MP3s from his site. Jon’s been on TAL a couple of time reading extracts from Them. So no coincidence there. Anyroad, that’s plenty to be getting on with for today.
On my list of things to do: Make one of these here trompe yer eye screensavers…
And get back to stuart about his novel.
On the plus side, it went smoothly enough at the tax place- half an hour, in and out… On the down or “delta” side, as we say in Santa Cruz non-profit circles, we owe more than a grand to the US government to spend on evil. The bloke was trying to get us to put money in IRAs or somesuch, which strikes me as a really bad acronym to use to encourage people to save. How’s about putting your earnings in a PLO or an ETA? Any takers? Thought not… Ah well. Feel strangely vindicated, I expected the worst and it happened. I always feel vaguely apprehensive when we get refunded money. So it’s all good. Anyroad, Liz & Mya are round and we’re going to watch Firefly, Joss Whedon’s sci-fi thing. Lovely.
Didn’t like the way our taxes looked when we tried e-filing last night, so we’re off to H&R block. Isn’t it grand being a grown-up?
If you’ve having trouble with the dropdown menu below, could you comment please? It should take you to the page, but i’m thinking maybe some early or ultranew versions of Internet Explorer won’t comply.
Have an educational yet depressing game of Top Trumps against the computer. I still haven’t beaten it…
{{popup klemluluinlove.jpg klemluluinlove 700×467}}klem & lulu in love Wrong on all kinds of levels. Courtesy of Jesse again.
Spent far too long making this drop down menu thing and there’s still a few which don’t work yet… Eeh well. I reckon we don’t need the moon phases thing neither now winter’s over and California skies stay clear for the next 9 months.
Click here for those pylon pictures I was on about. I’ve already alerted Flash. Not thrilling, I’ll grant you. When I used to play ‘I spy’ as a (v. young) lad on long motorway journeys, I’d always say HVOEW for High Voltage Overhead Electricity Wires every time. Which, looking back, didn’t bode too well for my social development. Still I live to tell the tale…
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Just received this picture in an email from Jesse. Rather than grade papers he’s fired up photoshop and brought us this shot of Klem riding/replacing a horse…
Top-notch work, Sr. Barba. Many thanks. I especially like the way she leans into the curve. {{popup why.jpg why 450×338}}Here’s my attempt…
This link’ll take you to photos Sita took of the bunnies romp around the settees in our house last night. Good as gold the two of ’em. I’ve also just signed up for ‘pro’ membership of flickr.com and minutes after I forked over my credit card details heard it’s being bought up by Yahoo! and there’s going to be all kinds of improvements/ changes/ upgrades. Maybe I should’ve waited. Hey ho. I really like the whole community thing they’ve got going on there. That bloke from Davis who’d been to Santa Cruz and Taunton never got back to me mind, but I found out all about the umbrella man in SC thanks to one helpful flickr bloke.
Other news: I’m never sure how much info to share on this blog about other people (hence ‘self-absorption central’) but i think it’s now public knowledge that Scott & Becky’ve just had a baby boy called Leven and that Meghan and Tewbewks are wedlock bound. Am well happy for all you guys. (if you’d like me to remove this, just email me 😉 CONGRATS.
I’ve also just read Stu’s alternative plan for the 2nd half of his novel, it’s looking really good. I’ve got to let him know me thoughts sometime today before he goes and meets up with the bloomsbury peeps. As per usual I don’t have much to say except, fair bloody play. Shall have to think of something while i start photoshopping those pylons I mentioned last week.
Caption contest… comment below
High time for a post, so here you go…
Basketball, bunnies, hummers, and clam juice.
Atticus has excelled himself. He’s been the very model of canine good behaviour from the outset and might even have won a reprieve in my affections. I especially like Sally’s new name for him, Asparagus.
Record time again for the homeward journey, 5 and a half hours. Sita drove the first 2 hours and i took photos out the window of pylons for Flash’s site. So if you’re into blurred pictures of industrial structures, check back here in 5 hours or so…
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In Home Catering Menu (Chez Prit et Sam)
Hors D?Oeuvre served with Henriot, Souverain Brut,NV Champagne
Bouchee aux Champignon with mushroom duxelle and Gruyere Cheese
Tuna Tartine- Seared Fennel Crusted Tuna with Olives on Herb Toast
Salade D?Epinards- baby spinach, Roquefort, red grapes, walnuts, pears
Poisson- served with Chateau D’Aqueria, Tavel 2002 Ros?
Bouillabaisse- saffron based seafood stew
Volaille- served with Ch?teau La Roque, Pic Saint Loup, Languedoc 2002
Canard- seared duck breast, Camargue rice, orange gastrique
Dessert- served with Graham?s, Six Grapes, Reserve Porto
Fondant au Chocolat- served with espresso ice cream
And now I’m full. If I get the chance I’ll explain all about this post. Crazy busy and time for bed…
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