January 2010
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I think we should play Jeopardy →
Seriously, how good a coincidence was that? He hasn’t tweeted since August.
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Thanks to the internet, I have just learnt who Telly Savalas is, which has led me to finally fully comprehend the comical genius of the “Belly Savalas” set up in Season 1 Episode 4 of Black Books.
Words I've come to accept that I'll never really...
fallingandlaughing:
rhythm
derelict
occasion
I just type and retype them until the dotted red underline goes away. I think I have some kind of very specific brain damage relating to these words. Lo, there might still be time to change your thesis topic.
My hands insist on typing “seperate”, not “separate”.
I once wrote a strongly worded email to the owner of a mailing list which would not...
Hey you guys,
Please sponsor me for Relay for Life.
I can’t give you a little ribbon to put up on your Tumblr avatars, but I can promise this: every donation over $10 NZD will get a free Polaroid, taken by me (postage included; I’ll send anywhere in the world). Any donation at all will have my heartfelt thanks.
The Cancer Society do some really good work, including supporting the...
Nexus One/HTC or iPhone?
ETA: almost 4/4 for iPhone so far. My dad just got an HTC, while I know several people with iPhones. I suppose there is more support and development for the iPhone.
(Planning reward for finishing my PhD, so this is at least a year away.)
The Phoenix Foundation →
One of my favourite bands has joined Tumblr.
80’s Celebration - The Reduction Agents
Teaching Americans What Haiti Needs - Money →
Another widely circulated blog post, “No One Needs Your Old Shoes: How Not to Help in Haiti,” was written shortly after the earthquake by Alanna Shaikh, an international relief and development expert working in Tajikistan. It suggested giving money, not goods; going to volunteer only if you have medical expertise and are vetted by a reputable organization; and supporting the far less immediate...
Seasonal affective disorder
antiguit:
Is there something I can take to make me feel like I am in a perpetual state of wanting to run wantonly around town, with both arms taking turns punching the air above my head and singing the Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink chant, that is not LSD?
I need this, too. AND IT IS NOT EVEN WINTER HERE.
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This afternoon I had the urge to go for a run (these urges come up three, maybe four times a year. Today’s episode was probably related to guilt induced by having to miss our soccer game).
Turns out I ran 2.38km. Most excellent.
Cruise ships still find a Haitian berth →
jhnbrssndn:
Luxury liners are still docking at private beaches near Haiti’s devastated earthquake zone for holidaymakers to enjoy the water.
Sixty miles from Haiti’s devastated earthquake zone, luxury liners dock at private beaches where passengers enjoy jet ski rides, parasailing and rum cocktails delivered to their hammocks.
This reminds me of a book I read a couple of years ago, Emergency...
somethingchanged:
Cool
Taking party photos and printing them for your friends instead of blogging them.
Reading cookbooks like novels and not necessarily cooking the recipes.
Introducing two real life friends you know will love each other.
If you see a solo tourist trying to take their own photo in front of a landmark, stopping and taking it for them.
Fool
Flashmobs put on by commercial...
How You Can Help Haiti
filigree:
1. Donate money. I recommend Doctors Without Borders and Partners in Health. Don’t listen to anyone who tries to recommend charities to you, even me. Do your own research. 2. Do not go volunteer. You are not qualified: you don’t speak Kreyol; you are not a skilled technical volunteer; you do not have 10+ years of disaster relief experience. I am not exaggerating; this is what people...
Can anyone else smell ants?
Especially dead ones.
Bilbo's Takeaway Bar Reviews →
I have a hankering for takeaways - greasy fish and chips, maybe a battered mussel or two.
Bilbo’s is down the road, and the name has always stood out to me. Instead of getting off my arse to get some food, I decide to google for reviews of the establishment.
The evil forces of hunger were pressing in deep from the mountains of fire, and those who fought to overcome evil would surely have...
Hey Tumblr
Has anyone here with extremely high myopia (let’s say -10 diopter-ish) and done a bungee jump and not, you know, had a retinal detachment afterwards?
It’s just that the next time an opportunity comes up I want to take it.
(Obviously YANMT, I will ask my own doctor, etc.)
