I couldn't resist adding this link from Jenny about the snow globe. Give it a try!
Thursday, 8 December 2005
Thursday Thirteen (V4.0)
1. I was determined to do Thursday Thirteen for two weeks in a row!
2. This is the first blog entry this week that I have spent more than about five minutes writing because I have been out each evening this week for a variety of reasons;
3. I moved into the editing stage of my NaNoWriMo work last weekend and as part of it have developed the ending for the story. Now I've printed the 100 plus A4 pages for the first time. When I reformat it as a book, I calculate i will be around 160 pages.Here is an extract of the rough draft.
4. I listened to 'Across the Universe' as a small tribute to John Lennon today. Jai Guru Deva, Om;
5. I've printed the HTML of my blog template to try to find the annoying incompatibility which make it go wrong in Internet Explorer;
6. The changes to rashbre central layout were after the critique from Ms Chatty and her friends;
7. I have not bought a single Christmas present yet - I will need to take a day sometime next week to get organised;
8. I've just eaten a pepperoni pizza;
9. Yesterday, Jenny gave me some Swedish St Nicholas cookies; they are supposed to make me nice.
10. The cookies reminded me of the Neimann-Marcus cookie recipe hoax, but I won't publish it here!
11. is still my favourite number;
12. I critiqued Michael's web site and will check again in a week or two to see what has changed;
13. I'm going to a big party tomorrow
Links to other Thursday Thirteens!
1. Leanne's Thirteen!
2. Raehan's Thirteen!
3. Colleen's Thirteen!
4. Carnealian's Thirteen!
5. Jen's Thirteen!
6. Shelli's Thirteen!
7. Barbara's Thirteen!
8. Enigma Chaos's Thirteen!
9. Angel's Thirteen!
10. Running2K's Thirteen!
11. D's Thirteen!
12. Jenny's Thirteen!
13. uzi's Thirteen!
X. (leave your link in comments, I'll add you here!)
Get Leanne's Thursday Thirteen code here!
The purpose is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! Why not do this too? Then leave me a link as a comment or trackback and I will update my entry a link to yours, and you can continue the chain!
Tag: Thursday Thirteen
Tuesday, 6 December 2005
thai square
We visited Windsor this evening and dined at Thai Square which enjoys a prime position opposite the Queen's castle. Our group convened in the conservatory and included David, Maria, Maura, Teji, Jenny, Chris and Annalisa. We were there to meet Guy and to hear about his latest adventure and all spent a chatty evening including swapping places at random intervals during the meal.
Good food, including crab cakes and mini spring rolls with pan fried dishes, spicy and chile laden curries and house specials such as ped makham - chargrilled duck breast, thinly sliced and spread on crispy seaweed topped with tamarind sauce.
Monday, 5 December 2005
the tiger's pad
Out this evening with Clive, Alli, Elaine, Alan and others to the Tiger's Pad restaurant in Sunningdale. The restaurant and indeed the town was brightly decked out with Christmas lights.
Great Indian food served communally to our group made a typical informal English night out. And when we finished, there was still time for Elaine and I to separately visit Marks and Spencer's, which Elaine reminded me was open until midnight for late shopping.
Sunday, 4 December 2005
dig that xmas hit?
The UK pop charts fill with novelty records leading to Christmas. The actual number that make it to the Number One spot is far less than most Brits would expect, as everyhit shows. Nowadays, singles charts are fairly defunct because sales are lower since internet, mtv and similar.
Just for fun, I'm going to speculate on an 'Offbeat' number one this year, with this song about a bullied schoolboy creating traffic jams whilst riding around with his father on a JCB digger. Kind of Bob the Builder meets Mad World, with a bit of The Streets. Here's the video and here's the interesting website.
What's your bet?
Some from the Past:
C= Charity/O=Offbeat/G=Girly/D=Desparate/N=Novelty/X=Xmas/P=Pop
I've left out Pink Floyd, Queen and other big artists who happened to be there and the '67, 66, 65, 64 were Beatle songs. Have to stop somewhere!
do i stress you out?
Thanks to debra for a) recent inspiration and b) the alanis morissette song generator, designed to generate angst ridden songs of total dispair.
Here's my depressing entry...If you want to play the game, click the link.
"Will to Live"
I feel miserable
Poisons make me ill
I feel miserable
Unbelievers tear at my foundations
I feel miserable
Unnecessary critics are dragging me down to the depths of misery
I want to die
Is it because of negativity that I feel this way?
With the green rays of misery pounding on my brain?
Or am I lost in tales of adrian henry, adrift far from home
I don't think so, I don't think so.
Jojo Broke My Will to Live
Jojo Broke My Will to Live
Jojo Broke My Will to Live
I was getting better but then
Jojo Broke My Will to Live
I feel miserable
Sadnesses rot the flesh from my bones
I feel miserable
Spiteful people defeat my purpose
I feel miserable
Miserable are doing their best to impale my soul
I want to die
Is it because of negativity that I feel this way?
With the green rays of misery pounding on my brain?
Am I lost in tale of adrian henry, adrift far from home
I don't think so, I don't think so.
Jojo Broke My Will to Live
Jojo Broke My Will to Live
Oh God, jojo Broke My Will to Live
I was getting better but then
Jojo Broke My Will to Live
What a hoot! I think I shall make a tune to accompany it!
Saturday, 3 December 2005
bunny rabbit trap
Melanie tells me that Ben has been here, impersonating a Welsh person looking for rabbits. My thanks to Sascha Ledinsky for the bunny above and here is here evidence of another Imposter.
wibbly
I'm making a few changes to rashbre central today.
Please do not adjust your set if the colours look a bit stranger than usual and also assume that this is part of ongoing modifications. As I use a mac normally, I need to retry everyting on a PC. I usually find that everything works fine with just about every browser under the sun except Microsoft Internet Explorer.
keep on blogging - a slight return
In July, my rather freshly baked blog included an article about the Electronic Freedom Foundation. Across on Chocolate and Vodka (great combination!) there is an ongoing debate about digital rights and various activities and initiatives.
I mention this because a comrade-in-link appears to have been deblogged recently. Its not my story to tell, but I suppose the advice on ways to blog and about blogging at work suggest a few useful points. After one of the Technorati had problems, there was a good discussion on the red couch at naked conversations.
Additionally, James Snell's comments at IBM received a lot of attention when IBM produced its guideline's and policy.
Be careful out there in hyperspace and of course, keep on blogging!
Tag: blog, blogging
Friday, 2 December 2005
wikablog
I've had a wander round the Wikablog and added rashbre as the 257th entry. The Wikablog's shadowy masters hope that it will fast become the ultimate wiki of blogs.
Like the Wikipedia, this is a website created by its readers. Wikablog, lets you, in just a couple of minutes, create a page about your blog or someone else's with a few words saying what it's about, with an ability for constructive editing by others. You can add Categories and add decriptions of the Categories too.
Be in on the ground floor. Join in.
Tag: wikablog, wiki, blogging
Thursday, 1 December 2005
Thursday Thirteen (V3.0)
1. I'm amazed that I have not done Thursday Thirteen since 20 October!
2. I like Leanne's "Regular" Icon, but have had to adapt it for my own purpose below;
3. I reckon that the NaNoWriMo thing stopped some of my other blogging activities;
4. Doing the writing has made me decide to try to get the "novel" onto Amazon, by Easter;
5. Item (4) above is not arrogant, it is mad;
6. After being spanked by the Princess, I decided to follow her some of her suggestions;
7. Now that we are in December, I will start to think about festive things;
8. I watched the excreable Mr and Mrs Smith DVD a few days ago. Don't.
9. From driving in fog, my car looks as if it has re-entered the earth's atmosphere at high velocity;
10. I am seeking the Eau d'Hadrian shower products I used in Cannes by Annick Goutal;
11. is still my favourite number;
12. I need to visit Michael's new web site about his new business but I don't have the address;
13. I still havn't watched Sin City, which I had just purchased the last time I did TT.
Links to other Thursday Thirteens!
1. Leanne's Thirteen!
2. Raehan's Thirteen!
3. Colleen's Thirteen!
4. Carnealian's Thirteen!
5. Jen's Thirteen!
6. Shelli's Thirteen!
7. Barbara's Thirteen!
8. Enigma Chaos's Thirteen!
9. Angel's Thirteen!
X. (leave your link in comments, I'll add you here!)
Get Leanne's Thursday Thirteen code here!
The purpose is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! Why not do this too? Then leave me a link as a comment or trackback and I will update my entry a link to yours, and you can continue the chain!
Tag: Thursday Thirteen
santa sighting
My first proper sighting of Santa Claus today. I don't count anything involving supermarkets in November, so this visit to my road of Santa with sleigh (optimised for narrow British roads, of course) counts as the real thing. He was laughing loudly and joining in with a few carols which seemed to be coming from somewhere about the sleigh.
I suppose I shall need to be good for the next few weeks.
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