Monthly Archive for December, 2004

Don’t have a cow…

Posted December 15, 2004 0 Comments

Cow’s aren’t on the menu, but check out Oxfam Unwrapped - It’s a
Christmas gift catalogue that really makes
a difference. Why not buy a brood of chickens
or a travelling
theatre for your greedy instant-gratification crazy family (or self)
this Christmas? These unusual, but very practical gifts, will help people
overseas help themselves… Very Bono, I know- although it’s very clinical and
resembles the Apple
Store, this online wonder is full of good will and provides an easy
and fast (overall honest) way to give a meaningful
gift to both those who have too much and those who have less than little. I’ve
gone for the chickens and tree saplings - after watching The Two Towers tonight
I felt an urge to say sorry to all those twigs I’ve carved into weapons or
needlessly chopped down for my own
warmth.

It
takes a long time to say something in Entish,
and we never say anything
unless it’s worth taking a long time to
say.

Wise
words if only I could adhere to them.
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All that is Gold does not Glitter

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Well, I didn’t expect to say anything less than than
this… Wow. Lord of The Rings: Special
Extended Edition is a real beauty. In it’s
completeness - in it’s content in maintained relevance to Tolkien’s story in
Peter Jackson’s amazing understanding of visuals and through the believability
of every character, from Balrog to Bilbo, LoTR has made it’s accent to top
position on my “Top 100 Films” list. Anyway, purchased as a Christmas gift I’ve
kept my usual extreme over-viewing of new Films down… till Christmas day, then
it’s all good. Anyhoo- if you have any last minute thoughts before adding this
to your cart, don’t be silly. It’ll get you through many a dull rainy/sick
day.
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The Establishment Digs In

Posted December 11, 2004 0 Comments

Five employees of the Bank of Japan got in hot
water for swapping 11 old bank notes from their wallets for 11 new bank notes
with provocative serial numbers (E888888M, anyone?) which appeal to collectors
of that sort of thing. All of the provocatively numbered bank notes were
eventually retrieved and the people involved were either suspended from work,
had their salaries cut, or were given a warning, thus preserving the bank’s
integrity. (Query: why not put crazy numbers on all bank
notes?)via
Metropolis
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We’re on a Road to Nowhere

Posted December 9, 2004 0 Comments


Fitzpatrick Museum, Cambridge: December,
2004.
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PoTW - ?

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In Cambridge hunting down a place to live and a
job. Today I walked into NEXT… now, if you know me I wear a tonne of that
brand, not in a Burberry enduced fit of Barry-dom (read: ned-dom) but rather
because I like the clothes, I fit them well (or don they fit me well… I dunno.
Anyhoo- I’ve spent at least 10 hours just staring at old walls, I’ll finish this
later.
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