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So not only do I have the same name as a US president, it seems my old family dog, Bo, now has a presidential namesake too

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7995570.stm

In other news, I've had a lovely birthday weekend. Thanks for the well wishes

Not the best photos in the world, but they will do for now - taken by my friend Colin,

( Me on the motorcycle )

Had my first motorcycle lesson today - started off just with the basics... taking off, breaking, gear changes, indicators and using the mirrors properly, then a bit of practice riding around the industrial estate where the school is located ( Read more... )

My favourite childhood book is being made into a film. I've been following the news for a few of years, and been a bit dissapointed by the slow progress - I was beginning to wonder if it would ever come to fruition, but it seems there is now a Trailer out for it ( Read more... )

Fuck that.

I was amused today to read in the papers (as far as I can understand in my atrocious german) that Herr Blocher, of the S.V.P (the political party that last year ran the campaign ads showing all the white sheep kicking the black sheep off the map of switzerland, as a piece of anti-immigration election propaganda) today came out and likened the ( Read more... )

Weekend was a complete writeoff ( Read more... )

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In other purchasing news, yesterday was settlement on the new house i bought in Australia. 3 bedroom place on an island in Morteon Bay. You have to take a boat to get to it. With any luck, there will be a bridge there in a few years, which will do wonders for the property value ( Read more... )