Monthly Archives: August 2004
Plans have changed
When my sisters and I were much younger, we had a Commodore 128 (with 64 emmulation mode!). One of our favourite games was a Barbie game, that in retrospect, had to be the most sexist game ever. The game went … Continue reading
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Filed under Down South, Family, Travel
Book club verdict: Wicked
Just back from book club. The unanimous verdict of all members (the three of us) was that of profound disappointment. There were so many plot points left undeveloped, and so many opportunities to tie things together were ignored. It was … Continue reading
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The Snickers Prophesy
I’m watching late night television, and I just saw a commercial for Snicker’s. It’s the Rube Goldberg-esque one where a string of events happen to this guy who just ate a Snickers, and ends with him being elected President. The … Continue reading
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Filed under Hilarity
Another post about my bad mood
Guys? Consider yourselves very lucky that you didn’t accompany me to the market this morning. Thursday I was grumpy, yesterday I was mildly irritated. Today I was downright foul. I’m seriously PMSing, which doesn’t usually happen – most of the … Continue reading
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Filed under All About Moi, Ranting
Bjork and Alice Cooper
I saw the video for Bjork’s latest, Oceania Saturday night. The song itself is okay, typical Bjork – lovely soaring stuff. But the video itself was gorgeous – I can’t describe it very well, but it was visually stunning. And … Continue reading
The bitch is back
Could I have picked a worse day to oversleep and wake up with a headache and nausea? Today was my four-month review, and dashing in five minutes late wasn’t how I wanted to start the day. The review went well … Continue reading
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Filed under All About Moi, Ranting
Peaches and reading
This morning when I got up, the peaches I bought at the market on Saturday had infused my apartment with a wonderful, peachy smell. Before it became the sickly-sweet smell of rotting peaches, I made them into peach crisp. Yum! … Continue reading
Watch out for the drop clothes and the wet paint!
As you may have noticed, this site is under constant construction. At least for now. I FINALLY figured out how to add a third column and put it on the left had side. And format it using CSS. Go me! … Continue reading
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Filed under Blog, Bookish, Code Geekage, Knitting
Wannabe
Shout-out (or is it props? I never know which is the correct term) to Jody at Steel White Table, who sent me a Gmail invite. Here’s the link to my smart-ass answer to his skill-testing question. And now I’m all … Continue reading
Caroline’s Page
Caroline’s Page – the sweetest, saddest tribute ever. If you need me, I’ll be on the phone with my Dad.
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Filed under Family