December 2008
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The end of the Great Purge?
The purge continued today. This time it was the turn of the board games and the University notes to fall under the scrutinous gaze of the purge police. Both of these have been a subject of contention in the household for a long time: The board games take up a lot of space, and are rarely played, sadly; the University notes take up even more space, are very heavy to move around, and are never...
Dec 30th
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A perfect day
It’s the end of Christmas day, and while it was the least Christmassy Christmas day I’ve had in a long time, it was exactly what I needed in terms of a day just hanging out in the apartment with the family. There were some last minute things to finish up from the move yesterday, including the great Book Purge and Sort Out. I’m not a fan of getting rid of books, any books, and...
Dec 26th
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It's an insert-thing-here off!
We are purging. As we unpack into our wonderful, but smaller, apartment in SF, it is time to rationalise and minimise and lots of other ise’s. So far, purging has hit the t-shirt collection, the tupperware collection, the jumper sweater collection, and today it was the turn of the bedsheet and towel collection. While it’s not possible on such short notice to get David Bowie to...
Dec 21st
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Living on a prayer
Tonight was the Fünde Razor event in San Fran: A night of Rock Band, drinking, and raising money for a great cause. The night started at 7.30 with a modest showing: About twenty geeks of the highest calibre had decided to attend. I thought this was about expected. Imagine my surprise, then, when I came off of rocking a 99% score on bass on hard for Living on a Prayer to see that well over a...
Dec 11th
Glenn Jones' t-shirt designs →
I’m always on the lookout for interesting graphical t-shirts, and Glenn Jones has not disappointed with these great visual pun-tastic t-shirt designs. And yes, I’m posting it here partly so that I don’t forget the link when I come to buy a new round of t-shirts.
Dec 8th
Warren Ellis » Your Doomed World →
You can always trust Warren to bring a dose of reality into your morning. Just don’t expect a Unicorn Chaser from him.
Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Box
Box. Box box box. Box box. Bubble wrap. Paper paper paper paper paper. Paper. Box. Stuff! Box box. Paper paper paper paper paper. Stuff! I have a love-hate relationship with unpacking.
Dec 8th