Archive for October, 2007

Halloween

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

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Yes I know I haven’t updated

Monday, October 29th, 2007

I’m quite busy, working like mad and preparing for NaNoWriMo, as well as doing everything else.
I haven’t had time to blog but hope to soon. Everything is well.

My cubicle…

Friday, October 19th, 2007

This parody of James Blunt is fairly amusing too. It’s in the vein of Ricky Gervais’ The Office or the movie Office Space.
Can someone tell me how to embed YouTube videos in my blog, please? I’ve seen it done but I don’t have time to figure it out. Do I need a plug-in?

James Blunt on Sesame Street

Friday, October 19th, 2007

I defy anyone to watch this video of James Blunt singing about triangles on Sesame Street and not smile. And kudos to Blunt for taking the piss out of himself so brilliantly.

Spinning dancers and brain geography

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Check out this freaky optical illusion of a woman dancing. Apparently, if you see her spinning anti-clockwise you are a left-brain dominated person - that is, someone dominated by logic, facts and details. This is the way most people apparently see it. However, if you see her spinning clockwise, then you are right-brain person - [...]

Art and skating in autumnal London

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Today was a glorious autumn day with clear blue skies and a halo of red and golden leaves on the trees.
This morning I went to the Frieze Art Fair in Regent’s Park with

NaNoWriMo… or why I must be crazy

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

I should probably see a psychiatrist. I’m obviously insane since I’ve gone and pledged my November to the task of writing a novel in 30 days.
I’ve signed up to NaNoWriMo, which stands for National Novel Writing Month, except it’s actually international. The idea is that you have to write a novel in a month - [...]

Boeing Boeing

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

In these days of budget airlines and crammed economy class seats, it’s hard to remember that in the 1960s flying was deeply glamorous. A trans-Atlantic flight cost about half the price of a modest house with an outdoor loo in suburban London and even the cheapest fares had reclining seats. And of course flight attendants [...]

Journey to the centre of the Earth

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Yesterday I met up with Emme and went to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been in London for three and a half years and this was the first time!
We had a great time. We started on the mezzanine level where they have created quite a clever display [...]

Go Fiji!

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

I missed the game between England and Australia today. I’m kind of glad as it would have been a little depressing to watch. Even as it is, I’m still getting messages from gloating Poms.
This evening we went to see Superbad, which was an okay and somewhat amusing comedy about two high school seniors trying to [...]