Random weirdness

So this is what happens when you have hundreds of songs and you hit random...
Nat King Cole followed by



Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Major eye-candy at work

Just a few special visitors in today...

Fun stuff

Check this out...
Random Romance Novel Title Generator
So far...
The Pacific Islander Paper Company Sales Representative's Lovely Mistress
The Aztec History Professor's Virgin Secretary
The Maltese Thane's Virgin Model
The Parisian Pirate's Reluctant Princess
The Venusian Emir's Anarcho-Syndicalist Captive

Beading beading beading

Happiness is getting Highly Commended for these two pieces... the one on the right is a brooch

Birthday wish list

T-shirt - option one

T-shirt - option two

T-shirt - option three

T-shirt - option four

T-shirt - option five

T-shirt - option six

Messenger bag - option one

Messenger bag - option two

Messenger bag - option three

Bead Hold vouchers

Buttons - lots and lots of buttons - any size, any shape, any colour...

Reading and libraries

The power of reading...


And, if you want to - just fast foward to about 6.20 for the bit about reading. Otherwise - 8 minutes of Sean Connery - good day.

Then there's this gem a friend sent me ages ago & I've just rediscovered while clearing out files - How to use a library

Adding to the coolest medal list

Yes, seanfish - you're right! Anything NZ wins is a good thing! Go Valerie!

To add to the list... after due consideration...
8. Rowing 8s [well, we used to win it...]
9. Equestrian 3-day eventing [seanfish's contribution]
10. still up for debate

What are the coolest Olympic medals?

The other day the flatmate asked me what would be the top 10 coolest Olympic medals you could win for your country. We agreed on the top two without a problem, then discussed the rest... Oddly enough, most of them are men's medals - you know, the men's 100m is way cooler than the women's (sexual equality or not)

1. Marathon
2. Men's 100m
3. Heavy weight boxing
4. Individual overall gymnastics
5. Weightlifting - but we couldn't decide on the coolest weight division
6. 1500m [but this could be a result of being Kiwi kids & raised on Lovelock, Snell & Walker!]
7. Swimming individual 200m medley

Then we got a bit stuck... any thoughts welcome

Stumbling around...

I stumbled onto this Guardian article today...

Jane Brocket's top 10 food scenes in children's literature

I so agree with #1 - Maria's feast scene in The Little White Horse - fabulous! I want a Marmaduke Scarlet

And the Famous Five's picnics... and Marilla's 'raspberry cordial'... and Paddington's elevenses... though I'd add Winnie-the-Pooh's smackrels [although Paddington's cocoa and buns sounds much nicer to me than Pooh's honey!]

[image stolen from: blogs.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/food/2007/09/]

Oma rapiti!

In January I wondered where the bunnies had gone from Western Springs - today I can report a confirmed sighting! And not just a 'well, that lump could be a bunny' - but a running-full-tilt-across-the-field bunny sighting!

Fandom fun

Ok - this makes more sense if you watch Discovery channel - but it's still fun...



Discovery have even encouraged people to do their own versions - check out the list

There's even a Doctor Who version!

Ponderings

Why is that hotels keep having cotton sheets & only one duvet - even in the middle of winter - and in Christchurch? Call me a wimpy Aucklander - but I have flannette sheets, and an electric blanket, and a blanket, and a duvet...

Why are the Olympics such a 'surprise' - we know what the kids are going to ask for every four years... but still we're caught on the hop. Related subject... why do organisations only put up their Olympic related sites a week or two out from the start of the games...?

Why has my cat started moulting - it's not spring, yet!

And... why are there so many daffodils & snowdrops out? Do they know something we don't...

Test time

Very cool...