Knit your own fry-up! Oh Lordy. I need to make those now.
Woot, my knee-jerk don’t-overthink-it pub-quiz answer was Iran which seems to be [✓]. I ‘knew’ it was more populous than…
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Real lightsabers?
“Is it theoretically possible for science to someday create a real lightsaber?” Thank goodness for Ask Yahoo, tackling today’s pressing issues.
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Time zone wackiness
Note to my family: Sydney has just gone off Daylight Savings time and most of the northern hemisphere starts it next week, which means that the time difference has gone all wacky. Please refer to that page (or to CouchCam on the right) before you call to ascertain whether or not we’re asleep…
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The Trixie Update
I’ve become obsessed with baby websites. No, Mom, it’s not that. I think I’m identifying because of the cat. Anyway, The Trixie Update is one of the best I’ve seen. Geeky parents are the most fun.
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The price of guilt.
Deluxe cat tree and scratching post: $120
“Crazee Ball” self-propelling battery-powered cat toy: $20
Special padded duffel-bag type cat carrier: $70
Two taxi rides for two humans and a cat: $19
Vaccination and worming: $69The guilt caused by Dr. Amy Jones’s first trip to the vet… priceless.
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Prisoner of Azkaban trailer
Holy crap! The new Prisoner of Azkaban trailer is online and it looks awesome. (Spoiler alert!) I love all the bits that weren’t in the book, like the weird little shrunken Jamaican head on the Knight Bus and when Hermione grabbed Ron’s hand. And I LOVE the scene where she punches out Draco. Kickass! I sussed out the URL for the biggest Quicktime version if you want to go straight to that one. EXPECTO PATRONUM! (Link courtesy of Kevin.)
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Graffiti Bridge
Pretty neat, huh? Make your own. In case you can’t read German, the text near the input box says that you can insert the “degree symbol” to get it to draw a heart. (Link courtesy of SixDifferentWays.)
Edited 26/03/2025: Link is dead and not archived.
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100 Movies that Deserve More Love
100 Movies that Deserve More Love. Great commentary on some hidden cinematic gems. My favorite bit was: “This film should have stunk more than a shipment of ass on Ass Wednesday, but it’s brilliant.” I’m totally using that phrase from now on.
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