Category: Life

This is my own life, in which I hold a masters degree.

2010 In Three Words

Happy New Year, all. Pauline says it best:

May all your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions!

I’m not a fan of the new year resolution, but I like the idea of taking stock and recommitting to something important every so often.

And to that end, I’m sizing up this idea from Chris Brogan. Partly, because I think it’s crazy enough to work, and partly, because the concept doesn’t tie you down to actually doing a new year’s resolution, but living and being something new this year, which is kind of cool. It appeals to my ‘simple rules’ wiring.

The idea is simple:

… the object is to come up with three words that you use as compass points for your efforts over the year to come. They’re not resolutions. They’re ways of framing what you plan to do in the coming year.

I like the idea that it gets you to focus on where you want to be, not necessarily what you want to do. Successful motto-writers and admen have been following the same idea for years.

So, for what it’s worth, here are my three:

Create. Connect. Energy.

Can you boil your plans for 2010 down into 3 words?

Twilight New Moon: Lessons Learnt

I haven’t seen New Moon, nor do I aspire to – but I thought this review was instructive:

The messages behind Twilight? Be weak, let your man protect you. Be careful, don’t get him angry. If he hurts you, it’s your fault. Abuse is part of life. Accept it. If he really loves you, he’ll try not to hurt you but don’t be surprised if he does. You probably deserve it. You are nobody without your man, so don’t bother trying.

via Skepchick

That kinda sucks.

2012 - A Selection Of The Best Reviews

Seems it’s always the barrel-bottom movies that produce the sweetest invective, but here are a couple of the best:

“At one point you will be asked to cheer, or at least breathe a sigh of relief, as a yippy rat-dog is saved, whilst live people cease to be so, by means of plummeting.”

via Shoebox

Instead of seeing 2012, why not grab some popcorn, throw fifteen quid into a puddle and ask a friend to loudly insult your intelligence?

via GLinner

And, BTW – NASA’s doing some Mythbusting here.

Impressive movie special effects aside, Dec. 21, 2012, won’t be the end of the world as we know. It will, however, be another winter solstice.

via NASA’s 2012 Page

2012

Out With The Sails Team

Sunset on the SwanA beautiful night on the Swan River on Friday night for CA’s annual Twilight Regatta, but only just got to check the photos. Quite impressed with the quality you can occasionally get from a camera phone – in this case a Blackberry 8100.

Our boat came 6th, apparently. With a carbon footprint of, well, nothing.

Sebastian David

Sebastian David Welcome to the world , Sebastian David Robinson-Cook, born 2:15PM today. Mum and bub are happy and healthy.

UPDATE: News and Photos are here   – bookmark it!

Dance: Like, There's Everyone Watching

Caleb and (new partner) Olivia have been featured on the main page of ‘Online Danceline’ following their successful debut at the Metropolitan Championships on the weekend.

Great photo – and great results for their first comp – two first places, two seconds. See it here (for a limited time)