tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post113628756809861215..comments2023-12-08T00:54:27.168+11:00Comments on Sorrow at Sills Bend: What I Did On My Holidayslucy tartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1137287965805688022006-01-15T12:19:00.000+11:002006-01-15T12:19:00.000+11:00I'd highly recommend a keyboard protector. good i...I'd highly recommend a keyboard protector. good investment because it protects from spills (eg. the cup of tea that destroyed my friend's new G3), feels nicer to type on, makes typing quieter and looks cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1137060601459758182006-01-12T21:10:00.000+11:002006-01-12T21:10:00.000+11:00Very hard to do work in high temperatures and the ...Very hard to do work in high temperatures and the knowledge that the boxed set of Black Books is sitting only metres away next to the DVD player. Snap! My reward for finishing my To Do list is watching with the commentary on. <BR/><BR/>(hmsox -- the piles of black socks waiting in the drawer for winter)Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136465376529642262006-01-05T23:49:00.000+11:002006-01-05T23:49:00.000+11:00Cats are so much smarter than humans, I admit it.=...Cats are so much smarter than humans, I admit it.<BR/><BR/>="it is completely unacceptable for New Year's Eve to happen on a day when the thermometer climbs to 43 degrees celsius"=<BR/><BR/>Try being at a wedding.<BR/><BR/>Where dad's DVD message refers to your past interest in the bride. While your wife's sitting next to you.<BR/><BR/>Hot? Mate, anything next to my skin was incinerated.Armagnac Esqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365787889351188089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136459498350368502006-01-05T22:11:00.000+11:002006-01-05T22:11:00.000+11:00Ah, Laura, you too have seen the link from Black B...Ah, Laura, you too have seen the link from Black Books to Fawlty Towers. In our house all three series are regarded equally - I did not realise the Fr Ted writer was involved, actually. Thought it was all Dylan. I have seen Fran on Lenny Henry a coupla times recently. And the family have twice neglected to catch Bill Bailey live at the Melb. Comedy Festival, however we did see a cracking episode Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136432961496952562006-01-05T14:49:00.000+11:002006-01-05T14:49:00.000+11:00I saw a most excellent iced-out cat collar in a Sm...I saw a most excellent iced-out cat collar in a Smith St cheap shop: it was pink with diamante studs and a bonus bell! Bling! Bling! Maybe a bit too camp for Baz, though.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987383983530564029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136387293342799052006-01-05T02:08:00.000+11:002006-01-05T02:08:00.000+11:00brought ya a pressie I found at normblog, link to ...brought ya a pressie I found at normblog, link to a book2film bit<BR/><BR/>http://www.forward.com/articles/7043<BR/><BR/>re Lord Baz - he is smarter than 'lost it' - just wants you to think 'lost'.BwcaBrowniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11500142856655553009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136375046506239892006-01-04T22:44:00.000+11:002006-01-04T22:44:00.000+11:00Oooo, shiny laptop. Or rather, understated matte l...Oooo, shiny laptop. Or rather, understated matte laptop. Yes I know others are discussing books, or something. Maybe they didn't see the laptop?jachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177657177757543373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136362669640229782006-01-04T19:17:00.000+11:002006-01-04T19:17:00.000+11:00"Maj. Major M. Major and his father both reinforce..."Maj. Major M. Major and his father both reinforce the novel's theme that bureaucracy is absurd."<BR/><BR/>I love it when I read something deep.<BR/><BR/>Now I am off on a quest to read the Wikipedia entry on all the Catch 22 characters for similar insights into the human condition. <BR/><BR/>- baristaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136360996385138422006-01-04T18:49:00.000+11:002006-01-04T18:49:00.000+11:00The guy in Catch-22 who believes boredom is the ke...The guy in Catch-22 who believes boredom is the key to a long life is <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar_%28Catch-22%29" REL="nofollow">Dunbar</A>.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08789821484460689172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136354588504744182006-01-04T17:03:00.000+11:002006-01-04T17:03:00.000+11:00Running out of puff already on the Manning Clark. ...Running out of puff already on the Manning Clark. Very likely I will finish it up via the abridgement - pretty sure I have a copy of it somewhere around here. <BR/><BR/>Clark has some stylistic tics which I'd enjoy the book more without.<BR/><BR/>The first season of Black Books was sublimely hysterical. Two and three, not so much. Dylan Moran wrote the last two and my faint impression is thatlucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136347923029569122006-01-04T15:12:00.000+11:002006-01-04T15:12:00.000+11:00hey - we got the black books boxed set here for xm...hey - we got the black books boxed set here for xmas too! hahahah WHAT FUN *rubs her hands together in glee*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136340068118459172006-01-04T13:01:00.000+11:002006-01-04T13:01:00.000+11:00DunbarDunbarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136301138894468202006-01-04T02:12:00.000+11:002006-01-04T02:12:00.000+11:00Good grief. We feel like we're melting and bemoan...Good grief. We feel like we're melting and bemoan global warming when it's 35 degrees in midsummer. You are made of sterner stuff.Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136295304088076782006-01-04T00:35:00.000+11:002006-01-04T00:35:00.000+11:00Hey, I just got the very same laptop -- for work, ...Hey, I just got the very same laptop -- for work, of course. It's nice to read blogs sitting in the living room in front of the fire ....<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1136291900925299552006-01-03T23:38:00.000+11:002006-01-03T23:38:00.000+11:00Happy Hot New Year, Laura. Global warming is, of c...Happy Hot New Year, Laura. Global warming is, of course, just left-wing propaganda.<BR/><BR/>If you decide (or are driven) to stop being a purist about the Manning Clark, you could always try Michael Cathcart's condensed one-volume version/adaptation.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.com