Hilarious: Cats That Look Like Hitler!: aww poor pussy cats, they can't help having a little black smudge under their noses. There's even one somewhere on the site that looked like Charlie Chaplin.
I once met a cat that looked like a vicar - he was black with a little white smudge on his neck where the dog-collar would be. He was called The Creech as I recall.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Monday, July 10, 2006
ID cards doomed
ID cards doomed, say officials - Times Online
Ha. Ha. Ha. The organisation charged with implementing ID cards thinks the whole think is a complete disaster (especially given the performance of previous government IT projects). But we should not relax our vigilance - just because something is completely stupid and utterly unfeasible, doesn't mean the government won't try to do it. Look at the mess in Iraq.
Ha. Ha. Ha. The organisation charged with implementing ID cards thinks the whole think is a complete disaster (especially given the performance of previous government IT projects). But we should not relax our vigilance - just because something is completely stupid and utterly unfeasible, doesn't mean the government won't try to do it. Look at the mess in Iraq.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
red boots
Red boots and mirrors and stars...
Cheshire Crossing - an online graphic novel. Excellent. Three classic heroines meet scary reality...
(Spotted by Cavalorn
Cheshire Crossing - an online graphic novel. Excellent. Three classic heroines meet scary reality...
(Spotted by Cavalorn
Friday, June 30, 2006
let them go
BBC News: World: Americas: Drawn-out endgame for Guantanamo?
Thank goodness for the Supreme Court (we could do with one of those in Britain). Presidents always try to scupper the independence of the Supreme Court by loading it with conservatives, but they inexplicably become liberal once they have security of tenure. The Court has ruled that the military commissions which were to try Guantanamo Bay detainees are illegal. And in 2004, they ruled that the detainees could bring habeas corpus suits against the US government. But the process is still taking too damn long; if the remaining detainees are not freed soon, more of them are going to crack under the insanity of the place and the way they are treated. A few of them may actually have been terrorists, but it looks as if the US army just rounded up a few random people around the Pakistan / Afghanistan border to make it look as if they were doing something in the aftermath of 9/11.
Thank goodness for the Supreme Court (we could do with one of those in Britain). Presidents always try to scupper the independence of the Supreme Court by loading it with conservatives, but they inexplicably become liberal once they have security of tenure. The Court has ruled that the military commissions which were to try Guantanamo Bay detainees are illegal. And in 2004, they ruled that the detainees could bring habeas corpus suits against the US government. But the process is still taking too damn long; if the remaining detainees are not freed soon, more of them are going to crack under the insanity of the place and the way they are treated. A few of them may actually have been terrorists, but it looks as if the US army just rounded up a few random people around the Pakistan / Afghanistan border to make it look as if they were doing something in the aftermath of 9/11.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Goring and Stowe
Goring and Stowe photos - at the weekend, we went to visit some friends in Goring. On Saturday, we walked along the Thames and visited a lovely meadow.
On Sunday, they took us to Stowe, a mad landscape garden which inspired a lot of other landscape gardens (including West Wycombe, where Francis Dashwood took the micky out of Stowe).
Had lots of good coversation, marvellous food, and was introduced to Alan Moore's Promethea (Book 1).
On Sunday, they took us to Stowe, a mad landscape garden which inspired a lot of other landscape gardens (including West Wycombe, where Francis Dashwood took the micky out of Stowe).
Had lots of good coversation, marvellous food, and was introduced to Alan Moore's Promethea (Book 1).
Corfu photos
My Corfu photos are now on Flickr. As I took around 300 photos it was difficult to decide which ones to upload, but I think these are the best.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
last stand of the Bushmen
Appeal from the Bushmen of the Kalahari
If you want to take action, you can write to the Botswana government or the UK government to protest. Also visit Survival's How you can help page.
This is our home, the home of our ancestors, which we have inherited from our forefathers. Our ancestors have not told us to move on. This is our ancestral land. Now we are not allowed to hunt and gather food, which we do in order to live. They have prevented us from doing this, therefore how can we survive? This is our way. This is our culture. We survive off this land that feeds us. The government have stolen our goats and banned our way of life. The government lie, they do not tell the truth, we do not choose to move, we choose to stay and live on our land. - Letter from the Bushmen of the Kalahari
If you want to take action, you can write to the Botswana government or the UK government to protest. Also visit Survival's How you can help page.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
still afloat
Geiko photo-journal
It is really interesting to see that the floating world is still afloat, despite the many changes in Japanese society. Being a geiko is such an amazing art (it's a total thing, everything they do is artistic, even opening doors) that it would be sad if it was lost. Though, if they want it to survive, they need to make some changes, according to Mineko Iwasaki.
Also this photo-journals corrects some of the misconceptions put about by the film, Memoirs of a Geisha.
It is really interesting to see that the floating world is still afloat, despite the many changes in Japanese society. Being a geiko is such an amazing art (it's a total thing, everything they do is artistic, even opening doors) that it would be sad if it was lost. Though, if they want it to survive, they need to make some changes, according to Mineko Iwasaki.
Also this photo-journals corrects some of the misconceptions put about by the film, Memoirs of a Geisha.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
roll up!
Hurrah! People are actually going to pay money to hear us talk and Nick and I are now officially university lecturers.
10,000 Years in One Mile: the Archaeology and History of Brean Down
N Hanks MA
Course explores the rich archaeology of this Somerset headland including Bronze Age barrows, a Roman temple, a Napoleonic fort and World War Two special weapons features. Students meet in the classroom for the Saturday and attend a fieldtrip to Brean Down on Sunday (students will have to make their own way there).A weekend course from 10.00 am to 3.30 pm on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October 2006
Department of Archaeology, 43 Woodland Road, Bristol
Fee £40 4 credits at level 0
B06J076OH An Anthropological Perspective on Contemporary Paganisms
Y Aburrow BSc PGCE
This course explores the development of contemporary Paganisms over the last 50 years, examining historical antecedents and social movements. Topics covered include: historical perspectives; misperceptions; theologies; ethics; Wicca; Druidry; Heathens and Reconstructionists; Science and Paganisms.
10 meetings weekly on Wednesdays from 7.15 to 8.45 pm starting 11 October 2006
Lecture Room MA 1/2, 43 Woodland Road, Bristol
Fee £70 10 credits at level 0
Sunday, June 11, 2006
don't attack Iran
Bush refusing to rule out the use of nuclear weapons to attack Iran
This is absolutely insane. Bush wants to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons, so he is prepared to use nuclear weapons to stop them. If that happens, it will kick off full-scale war between the Muslim world and the West. It is really really frightening.
I don't know if it will do any good, but we have to make our voices heard. Go to the Our World Our Say website to take action.
This is absolutely insane. Bush wants to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons, so he is prepared to use nuclear weapons to stop them. If that happens, it will kick off full-scale war between the Muslim world and the West. It is really really frightening.
I don't know if it will do any good, but we have to make our voices heard. Go to the Our World Our Say website to take action.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
eccentric
I am the 4th Doctor (Tom Baker). Wild, eccentric, wacky!
What Doctor Who character are you?
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4th Doctor | 83% | ||
1st Doctor | 75% | ||
9th Doctor | 67% | ||
3rd doctor | 67% | ||
10th Doctor | 58% | ||
5th Doctor | 50% |
What Doctor Who character are you?
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