A queue that forms at the punch is called a punchline - right?
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Worry
A submission for Illustration Friday.You really shouldn't worry. It doesn't do a lot of good, does it?
Monday, July 12, 2004
Still Here
Not posts for some time. I've been both slack and busy. Busy setting up Peter in Adland and trying to use Textpattern as a cms to run it.
Blogger, while limited, is certainly easy to use. Textpattern on the other hand has great flexibility but the complications that come with it.
Blogger, while limited, is certainly easy to use. Textpattern on the other hand has great flexibility but the complications that come with it.
Friday, May 28, 2004
Not Addicted
The New York Times has an interesting article on blogging. It seems it is an addiction for some. Looking at the dates on my posts I can see that I'm not one of those people.
The article does note that few people read blogs and many are started but few continue. I imagine many people wonder like I do - why am I doing this?
Blogging can be a solution in search of a problem. This is to say it is a great way to get online. It's easy to use (no messy HTML), easy to update etc etc. But if you don't really have any compelling reason to get your information on the web (or indeed and compelling information), then what is the point?
The article does note that few people read blogs and many are started but few continue. I imagine many people wonder like I do - why am I doing this?
Blogging can be a solution in search of a problem. This is to say it is a great way to get online. It's easy to use (no messy HTML), easy to update etc etc. But if you don't really have any compelling reason to get your information on the web (or indeed and compelling information), then what is the point?
Friday, May 21, 2004
Gulliver'’s Travels
I have been listening to Hugh Laurie read Gulliver'’s Travels. I borrowed the tapes from the library and they are great for the daily commute.
I don't really know the background of the book or Jonathan Swift the author but it was more than just an ye olde adventure that I had been expecting.
Mr Swift makes some telling points on human (and horse) nature. Some of the time his moralising and irony is a bit quaint and the satire is always heavy but it is well worth a read. It is not the children's story I thought it was.
If you think it's just about a giant in Lilliput then think again.
I don't really know the background of the book or Jonathan Swift the author but it was more than just an ye olde adventure that I had been expecting.
Mr Swift makes some telling points on human (and horse) nature. Some of the time his moralising and irony is a bit quaint and the satire is always heavy but it is well worth a read. It is not the children's story I thought it was.
If you think it's just about a giant in Lilliput then think again.
Friday, May 14, 2004
Diary?
Given that no one other than me reads this blog why am I bothering?
I'm not sure. I guess it's a question quite a few people with Blogger accounts ask themselves. I have also wondered just what I should include in this blog and whether or not I should "publicize" it (which I have to an extent by signing up with Aussie Blogs).
Publicity I decided is not really warranted given the content of the site. Basically I've filled this blog up with a variety of observations and anecdotes. Great stuff if you are chatting to a friend in a pub but not really compelling reading.
I guess I keep it going as a sort of diary. I have looked back at entry's, even though they only go back a few months, and thought - "Hey yeh - that was what I was doing". So I suppose the whole blog will continue on as is. It is a bit of a test of my short attention span...
I'm not sure. I guess it's a question quite a few people with Blogger accounts ask themselves. I have also wondered just what I should include in this blog and whether or not I should "publicize" it (which I have to an extent by signing up with Aussie Blogs).
Publicity I decided is not really warranted given the content of the site. Basically I've filled this blog up with a variety of observations and anecdotes. Great stuff if you are chatting to a friend in a pub but not really compelling reading.
I guess I keep it going as a sort of diary. I have looked back at entry's, even though they only go back a few months, and thought - "Hey yeh - that was what I was doing". So I suppose the whole blog will continue on as is. It is a bit of a test of my short attention span...
Nice shiny car
I picked up my car from the pane beaters yesterday and they had cut and polished it. I wash my car about twice a year so I'm not used to it looking in any way shiny but now it sparkles. The also cleaned and vacuumed the inside, even really cleaned the windows. I really love the way it looks but I know I'm not going to maintain it. I suppose if I want a shiny car, I'll just have to smash it into something...
Not dropped
It appears I'm not dropped, so I can stop being pissed off. Got an email from the coach saying I was playing in the 6's. He didn't know why I was on the 7's list. I suspect it must have been discussed and someone stuffed up. It appears I'll have to life my game and try a bit harder to stay in the 6's...
Dropped
I've been dropped and I am mightily pissed off by it.
I have played Hockey since my mid teens and have enjoyed it immensely. Lately as my time commitments have been a bit extreme I've just been playing the winter season and not training. For the first four week of this season I've played in our club's sixth team. It is not a particularly high standard but given my fitness level I have enjoyed it and enjoyed the guys I've been playing with.
This week however I've been dropped to the 7's. I've been trying to tell myself not to be concerned, all I want is a "run around the park", it doesn't matter where I play etc - but I can't help it I'm pissed off. I was enjoying playing in the team I was. I thought I was doing OK, well even. We were winning or drawing games and this team had failed to win a game all last year, so the team was working well.
I'm sure there is a reason for it, I just hope it a good one. (Yes I'm bitter - I just need some time to calm down a bit.)
I have played Hockey since my mid teens and have enjoyed it immensely. Lately as my time commitments have been a bit extreme I've just been playing the winter season and not training. For the first four week of this season I've played in our club's sixth team. It is not a particularly high standard but given my fitness level I have enjoyed it and enjoyed the guys I've been playing with.
This week however I've been dropped to the 7's. I've been trying to tell myself not to be concerned, all I want is a "run around the park", it doesn't matter where I play etc - but I can't help it I'm pissed off. I was enjoying playing in the team I was. I thought I was doing OK, well even. We were winning or drawing games and this team had failed to win a game all last year, so the team was working well.
I'm sure there is a reason for it, I just hope it a good one. (Yes I'm bitter - I just need some time to calm down a bit.)
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