January 2010
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Fandom
Why is it that the top urbandictionary definition for “fangirl” is:
“A rabid breed of human female who is obesessed with either a fictional character or an actor. Have been known to glomp, grope, and tackle when encountering said obesessions. Hugh Jackman: ‘ello. Fangirl: SQUEEEEEE! *immediately attaches to Jackman’s leg* Jackman: Security!”
while that for...
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Technology
Though I failed on steps 2 and 3 of Jon Acuff’s guide to taking a digital fast, by proclaiming it only on facebook, the fact remains that my trip to France meant that for 5 days last week I have effectively been on a digital fast. Let me tell you, it has been utterly life-changing. The feeling of liberation from having to constantly check my emails! (I can’t stand unread counts.) The...
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10 Reasons Why the Quidditch World Cup is the Best... →
OK, so apparently, in America, Quidditch is an actual sport. Mental_Floss has compiled a list of why it is the best sport… let me reiterate; Quidditch is being played in the real world. What further reason do you need to realise that it clearly owns all other possible sports ever? Click title for full article :)
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Let it be hereby noted that I take issue with the facebook group “Disney Gave Me Unrealistic Expectations of Men”.
I mean, really girls. Even if you leave aside the fact that a large percentage of Disney “men” are, in fact, animals (Disney’s Robin Hood: making bestiality cool since BJB*), do Disney guys really have that many qualities that you’d want a...
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Kiss Inflation
Why the exponential growth of kisses in sign offs?
It used to be the case that one ‘x’ was standard among friends; 3 if you were feeling extreme. And never between guy-girl correspondents in case someone got the wrong idea.
Yet now whole rows are customary and I feel a bit stingy dispensing a measley 2 as is is my wont. But - you would never display such over the top flamboyance in...
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Handy Sites
I use the readitlater firefox add-on to sync bookmarks between computers, but my list is becoming rather unwieldy, so for my own reference here follows a list of sites which are quite useful / I intend to do something about… some of them are also quite good, and I dare say you might find them useful and/or entertaining too if you have a click :)
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Runpee.com - tells you when the boring...
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Post the Hundredth
I cannot quite believe it myself, but since starting this blog on the 23rd of December 2009, I have managed to fill 100 posts. I’m not sure whether to celebrate this or bemoan my evident lack of life (in my defence, it was the holidays, it was snowing, I was hibernating), but thought I’d use my 100th to have a wee bit of a review of what’s been happening, courtesy of google...
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Talk about messing with your head - first person... →
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Vampire Weekend - Contra
In recent weeks, one of the most hyped things across the interwebs [apart from possibly this] as well as more traditional media, has been Vampire Weekend’s new album, Contra. Now, I have been a fan of Vampire Weekend since their first album, the self-titled Vampire Weekend. They are good makers of indie/poppy music, even if iTunes chooses to somewhat confusingly class their genre as...
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The scene: I have just returned home at 20 past 9....
Me *closing curtain behind me*: Hi everyone
Dad: Nice of you to come home! Make sure you put the sausage behind the curtain.
Me: Maybe it doesn't want to go behind the curtain. Maybe it wants to go in front of it for a change.
Dad: Have you been drinking?
Me: ???
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An *ahem* interesting read...
From the Labour 2005 Manifesto:
“A government committed both to abolishing child poverty and to putting the values of individual responsibility and duty at the very heart of policy.”
“Our economic record has finally laid to rest the view that Labour could not be trusted with the economy. We will maintain our inflation target at two per cent. Over the economic cycle, we will...
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Reblogged: Is God A Mac or a PC? →
Though often google reader’s recommended items throw up some really, really random rubbish, from time to time an unexpected gem arises. This site, for example, has some witty Christian musings which is always a refreshing world view. As an example, the latest post:
Is God Mac or PC?
That is, up in heaven, is he cranking away on a Mac or a PC? Does he love the iPhone or is he currently...
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Crayon Physics →
Crayon Physics is a game created by one game developer last year. Currently, he’s having a birthday “pay what you like” sale, so though I’m not normally heavily into computer games (except Mario Kart on the Wii xD), I thought I’d try it out.
Basic premise? You draw objects with your mouse that then become actual objects, subject to gravity, in order to get a ball to...
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Omegle. It's the randomest thing. Example convo:
Stranger: you are a llama. i am a diosaur. i eat you
You: i spit on you
Stranger: rawr.no i eat you first
You: tbh, you're probably too dead to eat me
Stranger: no. i killed all the llammas but you. sofar
You: and then you kill me too? greedy thing!
Stranger: yes. i steel your money
You: i'm a llamma. I have no money. Though quite soft wool
Stranger: yes you do
You: Probably best to skin me and use me as a scarf.
Stranger: no as a bench warmer
You: you're a dinosaur. you'd break the bench.
Stranger: so then a blankeet
You: okiedokie
Stranger: so noww prepare to die
You: ouch. that was my leg!
Stranger: now i eat your head
You: owwwww?!E QWFA acan't see thae keyboads//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Stranger: i know. rawr
You: ..............................................................................................................
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WatchI think I might kind of just maybe have begun to remember most of the plot and am slightly less confused than I was. 6th and final season is imminent! :)
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Creative Lift Advertisements →
Some really really cool ones!
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Mega-cool Touchscreen Projector →
You know those “homes of the future” things you see, where everything is done by touchscreen pads? Could be closer than we think…
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Genesis 3:21
I love it when, upon re-reading a familiar story for the umpteenth time, you notice something different about it. Something that subtly adds a new layer of meaning, altering your perception.
This happened to me last night. Reading the story of Creation, and then the Fall, one verse in particular struck me: Genesis 3:21 - “And the LORD God made garments of skins for the man and for his wife,...