I think I want this.
To match this.

I love my little Thai dictionary. It has my blood on it. One doesn’t feel one has really used a dictionary until it has one’s blood on it.

NOT LOST IN TSUNAMI STOP DID NOT GO ANYWHERE NEAR PHUKET STOP BRACKET LOOK LIKE I DID THOUGH BRACKET WILL MILK BIKE MISHAP BANDAGES IN HOPE OF SEAT UPGRADE SMILEE STOP LAST MINUTE SHOPPING FRENZY EXCLAMATION MARK FLY HOME SUNDAY COMMA ARRIVE MELBOURNE MONDAY 10:55 STOP BYEE STOP

T he French government is currently selling off bits of l’Imprimerie nationale, a government printing office with roots in the 16th century and doing nothing with the bits they’re required to keep as monuments historiques except boxing them. You can sign a petition to be presented to the President or read the English translation for more ( Read more... )

A nswers to my first poll( are within. )

L ast call for this poll (if you can be bothered). I know you’ve all been holding your breath, so to prevent your heads exploding I’ll reveal the vital answers tomorrow...which is to say later today.

This other poll was obviously just too daunting. Best leave ridiculously long lists of questions to the_phred in future I suppose.

( Poll: Rate the 153 silliest placenames. Yes it’s a wee bit long...but a
question in dire need of answering. )

Poll Some random questions...because I can

Half watching the final of The New Inventors tonight (the only episode I have watched) and caught the end of a reference to some underwear called Stiffies from earlier in the year. Well, I had to research it, didn’t I? And then how could I not share?

All you need to know about Stiffies.

Did I just miss the_phred’s post about this, or (shock, horror!) ( Read more... )

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Why won’t frelling LiveJournal let me post!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been trying for half an hour and the hysterical sobs are fast approaching ( Read more... )