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From a letter of recommendation attached to a mechanic's CV:
Mr A---- has great experience in engineering and penal beating.
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I have a jar of dried baking yeast that expired two years ago. I tested it this morning and found that it can barely summon up a froth. Normally I put any food-related rubbish in the compost bin, but I have a feeling that the warmth and moistness of compost might encourage what little energy remains in the yeast to create a Science Experiment. ( Read more... ) -
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I just found out that Emily Rodda's Deltora Quest books are being made into an anime TV show! It probably won't ever be shown on TV here, and it's probably not going to be in English anyway, but I'm still excited about it.
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Sloth - doesn't surprise me!
Greed:Low
Gluttony:Very Low
Wrath:Low
Sloth:Medium
Envy:Very Low
Lust:Low
Pride:Very Low
Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz -
On gardening and gender
Nine trees, twelve silverbeet plants and two lettuce seedlings planted in the last two weeks. At this rate it'll be a while before I can feed myself to any extent, especially since I can't eat any of the trees. But it feels so good to be doing something in the garden at last!
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Here's a list of authors who have LJs. Note especially Judith Tarr, dancinghorse who wrote that neat story about the Third Crusade that I had from the library a while ago, and dduane, and I'll see who else is on the list when I'm a bit more awake. -
Maths question of the day
slayertatiana is making knickers. She has 209cm of blue knicker elastic and 281cm of brown knicker elastic. Each pair of knickers needs one piece of elastic 69cm long for the waist and two pieces 46cm long for the legs ( Read more... ) -
I bought two things.
The 10kg sack of potatoes I bought is Not the Best Sort. These potatoes take over two hours to bake. I wonder if they mash well. They take up a lot of room in the pantry. It's the right time of year to plant potatoes, but I don't want to grow the two-hour sort ( Read more... ) -
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How long ago did computer people invent the idea of User-Friendliness, and how much longer will it be until the idea produces results?
Who thought it was a good idea to have a key on the keyboard that would stop my number pad working? I always want everything on my computer to work. I already know heaps and heaps about computers--why is it ( Read more... )