They said it was annoying and told me to stop it. Many times. But it seems that drumming the table with your fingers might be part of your job description Real Soon Now. Here’s a cool invention which is going on my Christmas list *today*. (link)
Category: Life
This is my own life, in which I hold a masters degree.
Kenny Kidna's 'Good Night' is Too Short
It’s been bugging me for too long. When Kenny Kidna sings good night to me from Channel 10 Perth, it’s Just not Right.
There used to be a cute song which described Kenny’s friends and sent the kids off to bed properly. Nowadays, it’s been cut short, so that it’s just an afterthought before the news updates.
Kenny deserves better. I’ve decided to do something about it. You can help.
Please sign (and ask your friends) to sign the petition to get the full version reinstated. More info about the campaign here. Let’s get ‘Captain Possum’ back on the airwaves!
Face Up To Business
One of my colleagues sent me an ‘out of office’ email today which explained that he was ‘…focusing on face-time activities with our clients on and will not be able to respond immediately to emails.’
I’m not sure exactly what ‘face-time’ is. It’s not on *my* job description.
The Car That Hated Vanilla
When I found out this was an urban legend, I was a little sad, but it’s a great lateral thinking question for your next quiet night in… (link)
The Monkey Experiment
The following article – unattributed – is only slightly funny and is closer to speculation than the truth – but it’s some good food for thought on an otherwise quiet Tuesday. It talks about monkeys, too. Haven’t you always wanted a monkey?
Yours Is A Very Bad Hotel
As a traveler, I can relate to the frustrations of these guys; they had a guaranteed room, which wasn’t ready for them when they arrived late at a Houston hotel one night. Normally, the hotel would be apologetic, and bend over backwards to help. They didn’t, apparently, and through some creative PowerPoint and the virtues of the internet, the weary travelers got their point across. With style.link
Sim Antics
For some reason, I’m keen to get back into my playing of The Sims – a cool computer game where you control the fortunes of little digital minions. Maybe I just need to feel like a god again.
However, I realised I’ve lent my copy to someone and I can’t remember who it was! If you’re reading this, and you have my copy of The Sims, please let me know!
My Work Is Cut Out understanding this one
I’ve heard it said a few times recently: “I/he/she really has their work cut out for them”. It seems it’s one of those phrases which could mean anything. It’s been bugging me, so I researched it. Apparently, it means two things; that you either have very little work to do (because everything is cut out, ready to go), or that you have too much work to do (because someone has to help you to keep up the pace). It seems to me the former is the most sensible one, but it’s only after researching it that I realised why people might use the latter. To me, it’s another one of those meaningless phrases which confirms my belief that English is the craziest language on earth.
What Maketh a Mr Man?
I think this game – to create your own Mr Man or Little Miss – has the opposite effect they intended. Although it’s fun to piece one together out of various garishly-coloured components, I couldn’t help thinking that it confirms what a formulaic no-brainer the concept was in the first place.link
Cyberbegging at its best
This is the internet at it’s most limp; some poor tool sets up a website to take donations to buy himself a car. Shameless. In an interesting twist, people are apparently donating amounts like 1 cent, which doesn’t even cover the cut which the payment service takes. link
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