because i was feeling bored…

… I did the life soundtrack meme without cheating. And got an interesting mix. I do like the irony of some of the songs. In fact, I appreciated what winamp threw at me so much, I have decided to inflict it on you. Opening Credits – The Decemberists – The Island: Come and See/The Landlord’s … Continue reading »

Early morning musings.

So, sleep and I are having a little disagreement. Okay, maybe a big disagreement at the moment. I should probably be more concerned than I currently am, but hey – I’ve got the cycling streaming in the background and I’m not going to complain. A 10-hour difference is very inconvenient for watching things, but our … Continue reading »

You can’t take the sky from me…

Some of you may have noticed a lack of activity on this blog. This is due to a lack of activity in general. I’ve been feeling ill, drained, exhausted – mentally and physically: and the need to do nothing, compounded with the stress that I have been doing nothing, has not been good for me. … Continue reading »

Inspiration, where art thou?

Tomorrow I go in and get my first cut and colour in many a moon. The guy cutting my hair is quite steam-punkish in his own style, so this should be one interesting ride. I’m hoping that the results give me a kick up the proverbial, because it turns out that there is quite a … Continue reading »

FO’s – Mithril, Philgyles and Burnt Oranges.

You know, I love animals – but I really am a dog person. They’re loyal, loveable, protecting, patient, golden hearts wrapped in fur. I’m also allergic to cats. So I’m stuck in a house with two burmese cats that shed like nothing else and love to cover you in purrs and fur. Then yesterday the … Continue reading »

I need a holiday…

…Not that it’ll happen until December though. I’m getting things done. I *think* about 3/4′s of the house is now packed. Just not quite sure what is going to happen to boxes, the book crossing books Taph lent me, and the other paraphernalia in the garage. I’ll worry about that later. The draft (“pseudo”) abstract … Continue reading »

Contact! (At last – yarn and an FO)

While I try and get my brain back into thinking mode, I thought I’d show a few thing off. Firstly – my stash from the OBDM two weeks ago now. It was a bit of a horror story really. I had a lovely (but rushed) morning at with the yarn stalls and some lovely ladies … Continue reading »

M-O-N-D-A-Y S-U-C-K-S!

If you have no idea what I’m talking about, watch this. They’d play it on a Monday morning on the radio when I was getting ready for school a long time ago now. And it was one of those kinds of days. One of those days where you really start to wonder if everything you’re … Continue reading »

Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday…

It was one of those weekends when both the Magpie and I were ill. He brought a bug home with him after a tutorial, and it went down hill from there. So no fireworks for us, just listening to Ponting’s boys get hammering at my beloved Newlands. (I really get homesick every time they play … Continue reading »

New line.

So, I decided to port to WordPress. I like it, its shiny, and I’m still playing around with it. A good procrastination tool for the PhD and the training. The ppts are where they need to be for now, so I can relax and do some school work tomorrow and get back to the library … Continue reading »