Photo Op

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I guess there’s no written rule as to which direction is the “right way” to sleep on a sofa. Technorati Tags: Books, Family, Flickr

It just gets worse and worse…

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To quote some of the dumbest lines ever used too often in Doctor Who, “What? What? What? What?” Catherine Tate is set to return to the TARDIS for the complete 13 week run of Series Four of Doctor Who. from BBC.CO.UK Is this how Russell wants to get out his contract? First he destroys the … Read more

…and sometimes green makes sense

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So that it doesn’t seem like I’m constantly down on Taiwan’s dubious implementations to be more “green”, here’s one that makes perfect sense at every level. Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy, under the MOEA, said Taiwan now has 350,000 traffic lights using LEDs as a lighting source, with the remaining 420,000 traffic lights to also use … Read more

My new iPhone!

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So I just happened to have $1198 (plus tax) lying around, so I thought, “Hey! How about a pair of matched iPhones?!” Or, actually, I just found this picture on flckr… that’s all I could really afford.

Martha

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In what capped off a terribly awful episode of Doctor Who (Last of the Time Lords) was the surprise (to me anyway) departure of Martha Jones as the Doctor’s companion. Martha has proven to be one of the most competent and intelligent companions the Doctor has ever had and as such it’s been a real … Read more

Jetlag!

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Why is jetlag sometimes so difficult to overcome and other times easy? I can’t seem to shake it this time. I thought I’d won out against it yesterday. I’d managed to sleep (with a couple interruptions – Michelle has conjunctivitis and a cold) almost all Friday night, Saturday, I was awake all day. I thought … Read more

Doctor Who – Utopia – The Sound of Drums – Last of the Time Lords – Review (sort of)

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Utopia, The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords was the three-part finale to the Tenth Doctor’s second season, and featured the resurrection of the Master, the Doctor’s greatest foe. I’m not going to do my usual breakdown on these episodes, suffice to say that Utopia, even with its rather pathetic representation of … Read more

The Peace Poles

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There’s a movement, started apparently in Japan after World War II to plant Peace Poles around the world. Notwithstanding the efficacy of this approach towards actually achieving world peace, not too long ago they came to Taiwan. A group of Japanese went to certain important locations around Taiwan and placed these poles. One of which, … Read more

Will this grow a magic beanstalk?

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I’ve already recounted my tale of the Giant Rat of Sogo, in which I was trapped for 4.5 hours in a rat-infested department store, but what I failed to mention were the “magic” rocks. We were in the bedding department, negotiating the purchase of a house-warming gift. The negotiations were in Chinese, so I was … Read more