August 22, 2008

best olympic competitor. ever.

By the time he arrived at Calgary, he had been given the ironic soubriquet Eddie the Eagle (critics suggested that the Briton, who was 20lb heavier [...]

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August 21, 2008

friday five: olympic factoids (from the information...

Five: in 1900 live pigeons were released and shooters tried to see how many they could decimate. Four: In the time of the early Olympiad, there [...]

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top turn offs

Grown men in scout master uniforms (peados). And goatee beards (face looks like a scrotum). That is all.

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putting the fun in funicular

The best place to view the stunning harbour on this glorious day, is from the top of the cable car. Follow it up with a warm [...]

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August 20, 2008

pass the peas

Yay for the Matterhorn! Winning Cuisine magazine’s restuarant of the year. Science Guy took me for dinner there a couple of months ago. I had bambi [...]

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misheard

In a project gateway review meeting earlier this morning: ‘we did this last time for the desexualisation effort’. The dewhatnow? Oh, the decentralisation effort. Gotcha. So [...]

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paradox: the epiphany

At 4am this morning I woke up with a lucid and thundering realisation: we are all inherently alone, and yet we are all innately connected. I [...]

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August 19, 2008

got wood

Armour, amore, amoire… you might mean to say my white knight, or my love. But you may risk referring to your bloke as a large French [...]

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scars

Right knee, bashed against road in unfortunate Raleigh 20 accident, aged 8. Inner right thigh, stitches from brace to align hips after dislocating both, having slipped [...]

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August 18, 2008

reason #856 why i could never live in queensland even...

Olympic levels of blatant sexism. I am lost for words.

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rocket man

Last night’s 7X7 lecture was the one I had been waiting for. The theme was Seven Connections; the what’s the plan then? end of things. Paul [...]

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bubbles, snow globes and cigars

What an awesome day for flying into Welly. I took a long lunch break so I could surprise Science Guy at the airport (earning me a [...]

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