This page takes an annoyingly long time to load – even at work. I wasted 15 minutes updating my blog this morning just before work and lost it all – got a little message to the effect ‘Bear in mind – you must enter text’ – “What?!” I was thinking and sure enough the whole [...]
Archive for August, 2006
Ethical awareness
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged environment, SUVs on 30 August, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
LOTR exhibition
Posted in visits, tagged Lord of the Rings, Wellington, Weta workshop on 19 August, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I had a day in Wellington. After a hard week, I decided to go to the Lord of the Rings exhibition before it closed tomorrow. I know, it was a few years ago now, and I’d seen the last exhibition 4 years ago? But there was supposed to be extra stuff from the last movie, [...]
Telemarketers (again)
Posted in home, tagged intrusion, telemarketing on 17 August, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Listening to: Pink Floyd
I hate telemarketers – I think, essentially, that it’s rude to ring up people’s homes, interrupting their privacy, for some random questions to improve business (greed).
Last night, just as daughter was about to cook a lovely meal, the phone rang. If I’d answered it, it would have been a short phone [...]
Firefox? und Deutsch!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging, Blogigo, German on 14 August, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I’m beginning to wonder if I should blog auf Deutsch (in German)!
I keep getting a little box telling me that it’s quicker if I use Firefox with an inclusive Google Toolbar. I thought it was just this site, but I’ve noticed the same message in English elsewhere. Interesting. How can that be? I’m baffled. [...]
So much for the weather forecast
Posted in home, tagged shopping, weather on 6 August, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Mood: reluctant
Listening to: pouring rain
They promised a weekend of sunshine – not even a speck of a cloud on their little icons. Well you couldn’t get much heavier rain than we’re getting today!
Useless.
It’s very very difficult getting up when it’s pouring and windy outside. It’s not natural, I say. Why should humans have [...]
