Tag: 42

  • Barbados Rocks!

    Craig linked to a YouTube video the other day – subtly entitled ‘Barbados Rocks’. I finally got around to watching it today, and I’ve started giving the link to several friends, because the video does, indeed, rock! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT_OwJtEybc Now, all I need is a phone that uses MP3 ringtones…

  • The Usefulness of the Internet

    The Internet is a wonderful thing, even if some people do think it’s made of tubes. When I lived in Pennsylvania, MJ had mentioned how she used to work at a florist, and I’ve managed to use them ever since then for her birthday and Christmas. They’re a friendly company, and I’ve been talking to…

  • RIAT 2006

    Last weekend was the Royal International Air Tattoo for 2006 (read, great big military airshow), and courtesy of my parents, I attended. Things I forgot to bring: spare camera battery, wide-brimmed hat. Things I remembered to bring: KM 5D, 3.5 GB of memory cards, myself. We arrived just before 9 AM, and found ourselves a…

  • Another dinner

    Mum muttered that I didn’t have enough green in my last dinner. Therefore, I present exhibit 42, last nights dinner: Noodles, bean sprouts, red pepper, peas, red onion, turkey, sweet chili sauce.

  • On helping others

    It’s interesting how simple acts of help / kindness towards other people can make my day. Walking home from work the other day, I happened to notice an older gentleman trying to lever a wooden post off of his wall and out of the ground.  I stopped to watch for a few, and noticed he…

  • Defining insanity

    Silly me decided to try again to upgrade my ZyXEL firmware. I believe there’s a definition of insanity that reads ‘Trying the same thing over and over, expecting different results.’ I’m insane 🙂 This time, not only did SIP break, but I couldn’t downgrade either. This is a bit painful, as it means I can’t…