Friday, 27 May 2011
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Win here. Win there. Win, win everywhere!
The best version I've seen so far!
Tinky Winkies' purse.....?
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Pet peeve #128
Someone else driving my car and then leaving it in gear when parked (and not on a hill!)
Meaning the car lurches forwards when I start it up.... D'OH! EVERY TIME!
PS - Yes I know it is said to be good practice to leave a car in gear ready to start it with the clutch down next time (better for the starter motor), but I'm a girl. I do not care about the starter motor, and NOT leaving my car in gear is the habit I am in!
Meaning the car lurches forwards when I start it up.... D'OH! EVERY TIME!
PS - Yes I know it is said to be good practice to leave a car in gear ready to start it with the clutch down next time (better for the starter motor), but I'm a girl. I do not care about the starter motor, and NOT leaving my car in gear is the habit I am in!
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Some pictures from my evening walk with Indie
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| The Woods - Belfairs/Thundersley |
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| Horses Field |
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| Glorious sunshine in the evening |
Thursday, 19 May 2011
I empathise... exams are tiresome!
No one enjoys having to sit exams, I'm sure.
I know there are A LOT of people going through exams at the moment, and I am one of them!
I just wanted to send out some sympathetic vibes to anyone having to revise 24/7 at the moment. I empathise entirely.
I am now 2 exams in to my stint of "end of year examinations" with 4 remaining. I am tired of revising. I am tired of not being able to do anything outside of revision without it causing me to feel endlessly guilty for NOT revising.
Fortunately for me the end should be in sight. My final exam for the year is on Wednesday next week, however with 4 subjects still to cover, the light at the end of the tunnel still appears very dim :o(
Well, I have now spent far too much precious time writing this post instead of doing some more vital revision. Therefore, I bid you adieu. I must return to the books.
Good luck to any of my readers sitting exams over the next month!
xx
I know there are A LOT of people going through exams at the moment, and I am one of them!
I just wanted to send out some sympathetic vibes to anyone having to revise 24/7 at the moment. I empathise entirely.
I am now 2 exams in to my stint of "end of year examinations" with 4 remaining. I am tired of revising. I am tired of not being able to do anything outside of revision without it causing me to feel endlessly guilty for NOT revising.
Fortunately for me the end should be in sight. My final exam for the year is on Wednesday next week, however with 4 subjects still to cover, the light at the end of the tunnel still appears very dim :o(
Well, I have now spent far too much precious time writing this post instead of doing some more vital revision. Therefore, I bid you adieu. I must return to the books.
Good luck to any of my readers sitting exams over the next month!
xx
Saturday, 14 May 2011
Nike don't just make sensible shoes then...
Here are some other options for "fashionable" footwear from our friends at Nike... Interesting to say the least!
Sadly I couldn't possibly put all the different designs and colours on here so please click the link in the title to go to a website selling (or should it be pushing?) them all. Although the site shows the prices in US$ you'll be pleased to hear that they are willing to ship internationally! Phew!
Please feel free to comment and let me know your favourites! ;o)
Sadly I couldn't possibly put all the different designs and colours on here so please click the link in the title to go to a website selling (or should it be pushing?) them all. Although the site shows the prices in US$ you'll be pleased to hear that they are willing to ship internationally! Phew!
Please feel free to comment and let me know your favourites! ;o)
Saturday, 7 May 2011
Some terms of endearment for men...
Someone raised the question "What are some terms of endearment for men?" on the website Quora. Here are the responses of one man, George Tang, and the comments that ensued:
George Tang, Stanford BS '11, MS'12 Computer Science
Hunk
Meat Sauce
Mountain Man
Tree Trunk
Rocker
Man Candy
Stud Muffin
Bear
Papi
Babooski
Babushka
Bull Boy
Abercrombear
Boogah
Big Daddy
Boss
Commander
Captain
Cowboy
Ooompa-Loompa
Lover-boy
Meat Sauce
Mountain Man
Tree Trunk
Rocker
Man Candy
Stud Muffin
Bear
Papi
Babooski
Babushka
Bull Boy
Abercrombear
Boogah
Big Daddy
Boss
Commander
Captain
Cowboy
Ooompa-Loompa
Lover-boy
15 Comments • May 19, 2010
"Babushka".... Grandma?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bab... - intro paragraph
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bab... - intro paragraph
Joseph Jegvan-Andrej Cir • May 19, 2010
I was just about to comment the same thing. I would be creeped out if I were a guy and a girl called me Babushka.
Joy Carletti Begbie • May 19, 2010
Actually, I would be creeped out to call a guy most anything on this list in public.
Joy Carletti Begbie • May 19, 2010
I would love to be called Man Candy in public =)
George Tang • May 19, 2010
This list is hilarious!
Adrienne Chung • May 19, 2010
I just attempted to read this list aloud to my husband without laughing. I was unsuccessful.
Joy Carletti Begbie • May 19, 2010
these are things I might call a male stripper ...
Adora Cheung • May 19, 2010
At George: that's a scary list, you might need some counseling...
At Adora: Keep notes, tell us all about it...
At Adora: Keep notes, tell us all about it...
Gary Valan • May 19, 2010
haha wow, I might add some more that pop to mind later if I get a chance
George Tang • May 19, 2010
I love this!!! Great work-reading.
Adrienne Chung • May 19, 2010
George, I think you have assembled a list of 'pet names that a man has for his own penis.'
Except Oompa-Loompa. I don't think that one works.
Except Oompa-Loompa. I don't think that one works.
Joy Carletti Begbie • May 19, 2010
I think I'm going to give "Meat Sauce" a try today.
Adrienne Chung • May 19, 2010
Stunning. Dripping with testosterone.
Robert Cezar Matei • May 19, 2010
Update: my boyfriend did not respond in any out-of-the-ordinary way to "Hey Meat Sauce!" I think that's a good thing.
Adrienne Chung • May 19, 2010
Joy - that could explain Babushka in some cases.
Joseph Jegvan-Andrej Cir • May 19, 2010
Should you want to join the debate click the title for a link to the question on Quora!
Hilarious.
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Neil Strauss Interview - Author of The Game
Not normally a fan of Scott Mills but Neil Strauss is a bit of a legend (it would appear).
Click the title above to hear the interview from the BBC website.
If you don't know who he is, Neil Strauss is the author of the book entitled The Game. Here is the product description from Amazon.co.uk
Is it for real? Is The Game by Neill Strauss an assiduously detailed, highly entertaining exposé of a fascinating secret society -- the international community of pickup artists who have refined their talents for getting women into bed to the nth degree? Or is it an extremely funny hoax? Early drafts of the book had people wondering, and men in particular speculated if the book would deliver some valuable ‘how to’ tips as an aid to entering a sexual wonderland. In fact, it doesn't really matter whether you take the basic premise seriously or not: Strauss’ wonderfully diverting book delivers great entertainment whatever your point of view.
According to Strauss, the clandestine society of men he describes here take wagers in clubs and bars throughout the Western world over just who can chalk up the most Casanova-like quantities of pickups and seductions. But this isn't merely for the thrill of an army of sexual conquests -- all of this is coded and organised according to an almost military-style ritual, with an elaborate series of rules and regulations that the participants rigorously follow. Strauss went undercover in this glamorous world, and learned the secrets of these top-drawer seducers. But, for him, there was a useful corollary affect: Strauss found himself transformed from a nerdish, unconfident journalist into a silver-tongued Lothario, quite the equal of many of the ladykilling males he had been enjoying the company of. For him, the ultimate accolade was being noted The World's Number One Pickup Artist -- and then he made the mistake of setting his sights on a woman who could give every bit as good as she got. --Barry Forshaw
Click the title above to hear the interview from the BBC website.
If you don't know who he is, Neil Strauss is the author of the book entitled The Game. Here is the product description from Amazon.co.uk
Is it for real? Is The Game by Neill Strauss an assiduously detailed, highly entertaining exposé of a fascinating secret society -- the international community of pickup artists who have refined their talents for getting women into bed to the nth degree? Or is it an extremely funny hoax? Early drafts of the book had people wondering, and men in particular speculated if the book would deliver some valuable ‘how to’ tips as an aid to entering a sexual wonderland. In fact, it doesn't really matter whether you take the basic premise seriously or not: Strauss’ wonderfully diverting book delivers great entertainment whatever your point of view.
According to Strauss, the clandestine society of men he describes here take wagers in clubs and bars throughout the Western world over just who can chalk up the most Casanova-like quantities of pickups and seductions. But this isn't merely for the thrill of an army of sexual conquests -- all of this is coded and organised according to an almost military-style ritual, with an elaborate series of rules and regulations that the participants rigorously follow. Strauss went undercover in this glamorous world, and learned the secrets of these top-drawer seducers. But, for him, there was a useful corollary affect: Strauss found himself transformed from a nerdish, unconfident journalist into a silver-tongued Lothario, quite the equal of many of the ladykilling males he had been enjoying the company of. For him, the ultimate accolade was being noted The World's Number One Pickup Artist -- and then he made the mistake of setting his sights on a woman who could give every bit as good as she got. --Barry Forshaw
Sunday, 1 May 2011
One art - Elizabeth Bishop
The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
So many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
Lose something every day. Accept the fluster
of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.
Then practice losing farther, losing faster:
places, and names, and where it was you meant
to travel. None of these will bring disaster.
I lost my mother's watch. And look! my last, or
next-to-last, of three loved houses went.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.
I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster,
some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.
I miss them, but it wasn't a disaster.
Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture
I love) I shan't have lied. It's evident
the art of losing's not too hard to master
though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster.