Monthly Archive for March, 2009

off for a bit

Published by shaky at 2:15 pm on 20/3/2009 in personal and photos. 3 Comments Tags: , , .

Oz for a couple of weeks. Got my holiday reading all set. Got my new cameraeee bag full of new toys, and new laptop. Hello you.

That’s the Crumpler Whickey and Cox, the Canon 5D MKII, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L and a Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L II. And a Macbook. Might be taking the 5D MkII back though – slightly loose CF card door. Feels weird in my hand. And I believe that is what she said.

Anyway, Oz: off to the MCG for a bit of Aussie rules – Richmond vs Carlton. After that, the Grand Prix for a bit of comedy rear wing action. After that, not sure, maybe drive up to Sydney along the coast.

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I’ve been having a great time with FMPMSPD. She’s so much fun. Laugh a minute. Anyway, will have to say goodbye for a couple of weeks. Bye bye arisssssss.

Been making audio recordings of her all month. I think there is a podcast in there somewhere. We’ve discussed tongue twisters, murder, parts of the body (ice brew = eyebrow), Spunkbob, chicken hearts and chicken shit, blue dark, saying “night night” and the letter ‘I’.

Apparently she comes from somewhere near here. Looks lovely. Her dad is an imam though, so I doubt I’ll be visiting the family!

She’s been away for a couple of days, renewing her visa, but she’s back tonight and has some uniform related treats for me. Told one of my mates, he said:

Would you crawl over broken glass to wank over her shadow?

Yes, yes I probably would. I had better geat down to Dick Beauty to spruce up the old boy. (Yeah, it’s not a great photo, was passing in a taxi)

Here she is messing about in the lift. Blurred as I exploded in a cloud of jizz.

Anyway, back in a couple of weeks. Will maybe post while I’m away. In the meantime, check out Los Mejor De Opera Chillout. Comedy opera versions of songs by One Republic, Alicia Keyes etc.

a couple of quotes

Published by shaky at 12:34 pm on 13/3/2009 in geekery and miscellaneous. 1 Comment

Biggest egg on face ever?

It is hard for us with, and without being flippant, to even see a scenario within any kind of realm of reason that would see us losing $1 in any of these transactions

Um, they may have lost half a trillion dollars.

What does a trillion dollars look like?

(Per Jimmy Two Times: a short scale trillion is a long scale billion – 10^12 – échelle courte and échelle longue)

I’ve been trying out the new version of Safari. Here’s what’s new. I’m not going to review it, if you are interested, check this out: Observations, Complaints, Quibbles, and Suggestions Regarding the Safari 4 Public Beta.

The tabs on top is weird, the click-through thing is annoying, and topsites and history coverflow can be dangerous. If you get me.

I asked a mate what he thought of it:

It’s a fast browser but I find it less user friendly than the old one. Maybe once you get used to it you actually start to prefer it….but that hasn’t happened yet.

Like now it asks you to confirm when you delete your internet history. Mate, with the sick shit I look at I’m 100% sure 100% of the time that I want to clear my internet history. No need to confirm.

You can get rid of/change some of the new features using a bunch of hidden prefs.

ralph lauren MLCCC jacket

Published by shaky at 8:34 pm on 11/3/2009 in mlccc. 3 Comments Tags: .

For a lady!

Inspired by elegant vintage blazers, our Cricket Jacket is constructed with clean lines and a body-conscious, equestrian-inspired flare to the waist, then finished with a copper bullion heritage crest.

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Remember?

[Spotted by The Snoop]

FMPMSPD is back

Published by shaky at 1:51 pm on 9/3/2009 in miscellaneous. 3 Comments Tags: , .

And surfing the internet on my sofa:

doris on sofa

She had no problems at all getting back in. No questions, no phone calls. She had a letter from me, but the guy didn’t ask to see it. Just let her in. 30 days. Thank you very much.

I’ve lost count of the number of times my mates have said to me: “I hope you are writing this down!” – due to the number of comedy incidents over the last week. Misunderstandings I mean. Example: watching a Bond movie:

Her: That’s not a shark right?
Me: No, it’s a submarine
Her: What?
Me: A submarine …. Heard of that?
Her: No. What is it?
Me: A submarine….. A boat that goes underwater.
Her: No
Me: Ummmm….. A boat that goes under the sea.
Me: Er …. A special boat that …[hand signals]… goes underwater.
Her: No
Me: A machine …… ah I’ve got nothing else to describe the act of being under the water

Others:

  • Spy – didn’t attempt.
  • The story behind the Final Destination series – ended up with her saying “Is it magic?” … “Yes, yes it is.”
  • The story of The Player of Games by Iain M Banks – It’s set in space … what? Oh god….
  • How computer programs work – she got this in the end. But the what she said on the way. Amazing. I wish I had recorded it.
  • How the human vascular system works.

At the weekend I left her at my place as I was heading to Macau.

Her: What hotel are you staying at?
Me: The Best Western
Her: What hotel?
Me: The Best Western
Her: Yes, but what is it called?
Me: The Best Western on Taipa
Her: Shangri-La? Four Seasons?
Me: The hotel is called “Best Western”
Her: Oh, I see.

Watching Die Hard 2 last night:

Her: What do the bad guys want?
Me: The colonel, in the plane with the beard? Smoking a cigar? They want to free him.
Her: Ah, so no need to buy ticket?
Me: Eh?
Her: Free flight, on the plane? You said “free”.
Me: Yes dear, yes I did.

It’s all so literal, I need to really think about my explanations. I’m not teasing her, I love the fact that she is so curious and keen to learn and so willing to repeat words time after time until she gets them right, I’m actually having a go at myself as I’m failing in my explanations!