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  • Three is company!

    No, don’t worry, I’m not announcing we’re having a baby! We’re having a bunny! That’s right, Keira, my Nabaztag/tag has been with us since before Christmas, but only recently has it become usable. First there were all the server issues…

  • Quote of the day: MySpace and Merlin

    Merlin Mann’s FAQ: Do you have a MySpace page? Only if it’s waiting for me on some kind of ironic eyeball-searing machine in hell.

  • From Bermondsey to Harlow…

  • Lush rumours

    Thought I’d post this to let the girls know… Lush*, who usually make funky soaps and can cause a cloud of girly candyfloss smell to take over a mile ’round every one of its shops, is opening a few spas…

  • College Lecture Prank

  • Weird things that have taken my fancy recently

    Knitting: I don’t know why, I just want to knit something painfully kitsch. I think it’s a mix of watching Ugly Betty, coming across an old blog entry by Katie mentioning crocheting, and just wanting one of those really soft…

  • New plugin: Technorati tags

    Using categories for blog posts is a nightmare: You start off with a generic category name, then you’re tempted to split it into multiple categories, at which point you realise said category contains 428 posts begging to be reorganised. So…

  • If only…

  • Tip for Rayman: Raving Rabbids players

    I’ve been playing Rayman: Raving Rabbids, and I’m loving its complete insanity. However, one minigame, “Bunnies have natural rhythm”, is a bit rubbish. You’re meant to kick four coloured stereos to turn them on, then get rid of the bunnies…

  • Five reasons to use compact fluorescent lightbulbs

    This might seem like a bit of an inane topic to be posting about, but Seth got me thinking tonight. (he does that a lot…) The reason this got me thinking is that we (my husband and I) have swapped…