It’s been happening for about as long as I’ve had a website. People search for something and their search engine leads them to a page on my website. They don’t stop and read it and realise that just because someone writes about, say, Berocca on their website, doesn’t mean that they are affiliated with Roche [...]
The days I work have shifted so my two days off are now Tuesday and Wednesday. This means that I get to watch “The Apprentice” and “Extreme Makeover.” Sweet. Today I realised that I am completely ambivalent towards the musical career of Ben Lummis. All post-television series NZ Idol activities offer no appeal. That single [...]
Today at the mall: 1. I saw Che Fu in the foodcourt. He was with his wife/girlfriend/paaartnaaa and two kids. He brought them over a tray stacked full of McDonald’s. It reminded me of when I was a girl and going to McDonald’s was the ultimate treat. Then I grew up and realised that McDonald’s [...]
Today I found a school exercise book on the road outside my flat. This would normally not really be such an odd thing to find lying by the side of the road (especially not on rubbish day), but what made it usual was that it was Irish. The cover has “Aisling copy book” written in [...]
My iPod is scratched and battered. I’ve dropped it more than a few times and I’ve lost the two plug covers. But my iPod brings me joy and happiness almost every day. I feel sorry for all the people who got one at Christmas, loaded it up with their mp3 collection, and have barely touched [...]
Just as I get ADSL and have the potential to enjoy a faster interweb experience, I find myself working even more hours, meaning I have potentially 32 less hours to spend at home in front of my komputa. It doesn’t actually seem like I’m spending any less time online, but some have noted my apparent [...]
Three quick movie reviews 1. Kill Bill: Volume 2. It continues on from Volume 1 and nicely concludes the adventures of The Bride. Curiously, there’s a bit of a surprise ending, which changes The Brides motivation for killing Bill from revenge to… well, I don’t want to give it away. And it was also good [...]
The tile guy came and fixed the leak in the roof. There’s still water in the ceiling that is very slowly dripping away. I suppose it will eventually stop. Or the ceiling will fall down. I had a dream last night about Michael from NZ Idol. I dreamt I was giving him a ride somewhere [...]
I woke up this morning to discover that my bathroom ceiling was dripping. Sometimes it drips with condensation after I have a shower, but this dripping was different. I discovered a small crack in the ceiling and saw water trickle across from that and drip down. Fortunately it’s dripping directly above the bath. Unfortunately the [...]