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Saturday night, we did indeed go and see Mendip Road. And verily, did they rocketh! Unfortunately, we only stayed for the first set as Shell wasn't feeling at all well, so we went home early. They played their own rendition of Sweet Home Alabama, which although sounding nothing like the original from Lynyrd Skynyrd, was pretty damn good. It's nice to hear a band be inventive with music, as opposed to banging out bland covers. Shell would like to announce that she never stalked the singer, but may have kissed him 4 times. And remembered what colour tops he was wearing at the time...
The weather this weekend has been absolutely storming - beautiful blue skies, little fluffy skies and blistering heat. Hated it. And on Tuesday/Wednesday, its meant to be hitting 30degrees. Ouch! I'm not sure I can survive that kind of temperature in England. When I am abroad, it isn't so bad, as the heat is generally dry, whereas heat in England is just oppressive and headache inducing. Although it might make for some good thunder storms, which I always love. I remember when Rhiannon was quite little, we lived in a 3 storey house and the bedrooms were on the top floor. Bimbo was hiding under the bed from it and I went it to check on Rhiannon. She was awake and a little scared, but I picked her up and then we watched the thunder and lightning from her bedroom window. I explained it was just the clouds and air crashing into each other and we watched the display for about 1/2 an hour. She must have been about 2 when that happened and she still remembers it now (well, 6 months ago she did).
Last Tuesday, my friends Neil and Andrew made their way to Peru, for 3 weeks of mountain treks and stuff. They have managed to post a couple of times to a mailing-list, so at least we know they got there alright. The keyboards in Peru are different, however, so their posts have been interspersed with little gramatical oddities...
Someone pointed me to the intriguing device - the Pokia. A truly brilliant idea and if I had the money, I'd get one. Beats the stupid hands free things around nowadays
How many words per minute do you read? Check here to find out. I read 500-550 words per minute, which explains why I demolish books at a rate of knots.
Ever wondered what the most used words are in the english language. Someone took the time to do so - check WordCount for the top 86000 or so...
Ever wanted to create your own powerpuff girl? Me neither. But if you do, visit here. Might be fun for someone out there.
Yet more Origami/Paper Sculpture - fancy making your own paper Mac? Check here for more details.
Cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines
On Roger's blog, I found a link to The University of the Bleeding Obvious. Brilliant stuff.
The government are currently sending out a pamphlet to every home called "Preparing For Emergencies". They even have a website here. However, they didnt reckon on a parody site coming up. Excellently funny and also has some details about the government asking for it to be taken down, in case people get confused...
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