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February 01, 2004

It's Alive!

Crawled up to the supermarket just now. My house is located in a pocket of peace and tranquility in a very busy area, but it's a long way from the shops. If you took a compass and transcribed a circle centered on my house with a radius of just under a mile, you'd hit a whole bunch of shopping centres, but inside that circle - nada.

But! Mars and Snickers bars 40% off! Buy! Buy! Also Bounty, but they didn't have none. Also didn't have no Tropical Frosty Fruits, a subject on which I have ranted previously.

And the bakery was out of cheese and bacon danishes, which are my new favourite snack/meal-type-thingy. They're always out of the cheese and bacon ones, and they always have the cheese and tomato and cheese and spinach ones left over. Do they learn?

Well, evidently not.

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Maburaho

Okay, so this guy can only use magic eight times before he turns into dust and blows away. And in the first four episodes, he's used magic, let's see, one, two, three times.

Given that AnimeNfo says that this is a 24-part series, I see a little problem looming for our hero...

Update: Episode 12, and he just turned into dust and blew away. Well, I wasn't wrong.

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January 31, 2004

Still No Chocolate

Still dead.

Just blogging to let you know that I'm fine, just dead. Nothing serious.

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January 30, 2004

Blurgle Flub

Long day at work. Blah. Need chocolate. No chocolate. Ugh. Can't blog.

(Dies.)

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January 29, 2004

The Mainstreaming Of Counterculture

When one stops off at a major chain bookstore on the way home and buys a couple of volumes of Slayers manga, it is a novel experience for the sales assistant to exclaim:

We're stocking Slayers now? That's so cool! I used to read Jump when I lived in Japan.
(Jump is the weekly magazine in which the Slayers manga originally appeared.)

I forgot my 20% discount coupon, though. Darn.

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Why We Still Need The BBC

The whale attracted a lot of onlookers both before and after it exploded.

(Thanks to the BBC and Judi the Squirrel.)

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Fudge? Pudge? One Of Those, Anyway

It looks as though you're just a little Fudged in the Head
'Fudged in the Head'
What Type of Lunatic are You?
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(Thanks to the Sadistic (but cheesy) Bastard.)

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Darn These Migraines Anyway

Darn them to heck!

I can hardly see to read Lileks. Woe!

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The Medium Had Better Be The Message

Because otherwise I have no idea what the photographer is trying to say here.

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Sydney Summer

Those clouds are getting pretty dark. Do you think it looks like rain?
rumble rumble
I hope not. I don't have an umbrella.
pit pat
Neither do I. Uh oh -
pitpat pitter patter
Maybe we'd better find shelter!
pitterpatter pitterSPLOOSH
Holy cow!
crack! rumble rumble
I don't think it will last long. We can just wait it out.
ceerack! rumble rumble
How close do you think that lightni -
CEERACKACKACK!
Mummy!

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January 28, 2004

Who What?

Who is Wonkette, who are Media Whores Online, who is this Rittenhouse dude, and why should I care that they are engaged in an unseemly public squabble?

Piss off the lot of you.

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Letters From Trixie

The letters from my granddaughter Trixie can now be found in the archives for January 2104 over on the left.

At least until she sends me another letter and my template catches fire...

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Always Apropos

Mama is a 4th Grader is now coming out on fansub.

Whaddya think of that, Trixie?

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Nobody Loves Me

I was wondering why, whenever a new mail virus-worm thingy breaks loose and wreaks havoc across the internet (or "web" as the Australian Broadcasting Corporation would have it), causing Windows and Exchange administrators to tear out what little hair they have left and Linux users to wet themselves laughing, I don't get any.

Does no-one love me?

Could it be that most people I know are not virus-worm-thingy-spreading idiots so that I am at least two stages removed from the major pool of infection?

Or could it be - oh look - that my spam filter is merrily gobbling them all up. Dozens of them. How amusing.

You do love me after all!

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January 27, 2004

The Fall Of Amaravati

I was wondering who would be the next victim.

Turns out it's Marc Miyake, who explains why Manga rocks and Amekomi sucks.

So sad to see a brave man fall.

Next!

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Gobble Gobble SLURP

Some posts just write themselves:

The response to the Turkey & Gravy Jones Soda has been incredible. Thank you for your interest and patience in regards to this soda. We apologize if you were not able to get your hands on the Turkey & Gravy Jones Soda. Since this was a premium edition with limited quantities in Michigan and Washington region, we sold out pretty quickly. However, due to the huge interests from our consumers, we will be better prepared to meet everyone's need next year. All the sales from Turkey & Gravy soda will be going to Toys for Tots. If you sign up for our free Jones Soda newsletter, you will get advance notice of future premium flavors.
No, really.

(Thanks to Sam Kington in Tim Blair's comments.)

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January 26, 2004

Powered By Penguins

The Penguin Baseball thingy seems to keep disappearing from the web, so I snarfed a copy...

And here it is!

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January 25, 2004

Quality Time

I didn't post anything today because I was spending quality time with the grandkids.

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January 24, 2004

Welcoming Trixie

This is a long weekend for me, since January 26th is Australia Day. In honor of this, Australia's 103rd year as an independent nation, and inspired by Jen[Pete]'s post on 100 Years Ago, I've decided to try a little experiment. Please bear with me, as this may get a little weird.

Let's get the ball rolling, shall we? I'd like you all to welcome my granddaughter Trixie, who will be taking over blogging responsibilities for the rest of the weekend.

Take it away, Trixie Misa!

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Advance Warning

Your objective is simple: Widespread misery

Your motive is a little bit more complex: To show them all

Stage One:

To begin your plan, you must first seduce a Wealthy Heiress. This will cause the world to sit up and take notice, stunned by your arrival. Who is this Evil Genius? Where did they come from? And why do they look so good in classic black?

Stage Two:

Next, you will steal the Pacific Ocean. This will cause countless hordes of Mad Scientists to flock to you, begging to do your every bidding. Your name will become synonymous with fuzzy bunnies, as lesser men whisper your name in terror.

Stage Three:

Finally, you will covertly move your Needlessly Big Weather Machine, bringing about pain, suffering, the usual. This will all be done from a Underground Secret Headquarters of Doom, an excellent choice if we might say. These three deeds will herald the end, and the citizens of this planet will have no choice but to elect you their new god.

Trust us, it'll all come together in the end.

Get your own evil plan!

(Found at Not Quite Tea and Crumpets who got it from our very own Rocket Jones. I read that one, Ted, only I didn't have time to try all the links. Really I did!)

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