And this year's Lewes Bonfire photos....
Posted by Jane at 10:24 PM
Toilet Humour
Us Brits are pretty well famed for liking toilet humour. We visited Rachel and Steve the other weekend, and my Godson, Thomas, who is now 4, is obsessed with the words "pooh" and "wee" and the funniest thing he can think of is to call someone "poohy wee-wee head". He'll shout that out and then disolve into laughter for ages. Strange isn't it! The question is tho, is this something that only British children find funny? And if that is the case, what do other Nation's children find really, really funny at 4 years old?
Posted by Jane at 2:54 PM
- i dunno about funny...
but my (hawaii) sisters little girl (who you could probably class as american or english or mixed but is really about 98% pure yank) has a book called "everybody poops"...apparently she was amazed there was actually a book on such a fasinating subject :)
Posted by SpUnKyTh3MoNk3Y on 2002-11-29 17:25:43
- i dunno about funny...
but my (hawaii) sisters little girl (who you could probably class as american or english or mixed but is really about 98% pure yank) has a book called "everybody poops"...apparently she was amazed there was actually a book on such a fasinating subject :)
Posted by SpUnKyTh3MoNk3Y on 2002-11-29 17:25:51
- oops
;)
Posted by SpUnKyTh3MoNk3Y on 2002-11-29 17:26:22
November 25, 2002
I've been a bit coldy and coughy all this week, and so have been tucked up at home for most of it. Some of the time working, some of the time sleeping and taking it easy. One thing I have been doing though, is watching Celebrity Big Brother. It's been good fun at times (apart from watching them sewing that damn patchwork quilt which was just *so* dull) but yesterday our fav left - Sue Perkins. Admittedly, she was our favourite before she went in, but that didn't change during the week or so that she was in the house for. During the "post eviction" interview last night on Channel 4 Davina showed a clip from a breakfast tv show when they'd been doing a vote about Melinda - was she more like Darth Vader (as Goldie had said) or Vulcan (as Sue had said)? The vote said she was more Sith. The thought of some breakfast tv show doing this poll just really made me giggle.
Posted by Jane at 2:45 PM
November 24, 2002
We went to see Moby last night at the Brighton Centre. He was supported by Lamb (who were a bit lame really - a strange blend between Echobelly and Bjork but not as good as either - but they kept telling us that we were a "wicked audience". Which was nice!).
Moby was a surprise. It was a lot punkier and louder than I'd expected, and there were more real musical instruments - for some reason I'd expected a lot of sampled sounds rather than real, live, instruments. He is a pretty manic stage presence, running around the stage and it's no wonder that, as Jeremy put it, "He's a skinny thing". It was a really good concert, even if it did take quite a while for my ears to recover... surely a sign that I'm getting old!?!
Posted by Jane at 5:46 PM
November 22, 2002
Brighton was packed with police yesterday. Back at home, I was flipping through the TV channels trying to catch the local news to see if they had any information (nope) but I found "What the papers say" on BBC2. Their newspaper photo of the year nominations are interesting. I think I'll vote for the "John Major and his lady friends" photo (at the time of writing the "Argentinian handbags" has the most votes, just ahead of "11 September").
Posted by Richard at 11:30 AM
- Photo choice
I tried to vote for "Queen Mother's funeral". Unfortunately the voting page was down when I tried.
It was a tough choice.
Posted by missx on 2002-11-24 21:09:11
I was emailed a job spec today from a company who used to have me on their books after I was made redundant last year - among many other, very detailed, requirements they want "fluently trilingual". But they don't mention what languages! The job is in Brussels so I assume it's English, French and Flemish but.... Could I apply with English, Yorkshire and Hull as my three languages that I can fluently converse in?
Posted by Jane at 3:38 PM
- could it be
english french and geek?
Posted by SpUnKyTh3MoNk3Y on 2002-11-22 15:49:08
- Nooooooooooooooo
english, geek and moose. Doesn't everyone speak moose now ?
Posted by jono on 2002-11-23 00:58:53
November 20, 2002
So, another dose of Celebrity Big Brother is being run on Channel 4. Another celebrity reality tv show. Actually, I find Big Brother a little less forced than the likes of "I'm a Celebrity, Get me out of here". Maybe it's just because it was the original reality tv show over here.
Posted by Jane at 1:20 PM
November 19, 2002
Fortunately, yesterday's journey back from Chesterfield to Brighton was much smoother than last weeks and I got home only 10 minutes late. A miracle!
Yesterday I used my time wisely - I listened to a talk by Tim O'Reilly (him of the O'Reilly books) on "The shape of things to come", I read some more of my current work-related book "Love is the killer App" by Tim Sanders (another good read, this time about the power of networking with other people and helping people out - being a "lovecat"). I also then decided it was time to work through my address book in my Handera, and so started emailing people I hadn't heard from in a while. Some of them have dissapeared off the face of the earth, but I've had some lovely responses from others. A good use of those 4 hours travelling time.
Oh yes, I was also sneezing and sniffing a fair bit as I seem to have become a bit of a snot monster again. I'm taking today off and am sitting at home trying to rest up and recover.
Posted by Jane at 12:44 PM
November 13, 2002
"This promises to be the most spectacular night time display for decades"
I've just been out looking for the Leonid meteor shower, but I saw nothing. Brighton's too bright, there's too much cloud and having an almost full moon can't help. I don't think I've ever seen a meteor shower.
Now, do I set my alarm for 4am to see if the situation has changed? Mmmm... no.
Posted by Richard at 1:00 AM
- Meteors
Hi ya, kids...same-o over here too -- either too bright or cloud cover, couldn't see a thing (bah!). I guess I'll just have to wait for the next century....
Posted by Colin on 2002-11-19 15:31:35
A few weeks ago we took our first snowboarding lessons at the Snowdome. Great fun, but a lot harder than it looks. I've scribbled a few notes on the experience in a report at igloolife.com.
The same weekend we spent near Chesterfield, on the edge of the Peak District, and we took some photos.
Posted by Richard at 11:19 PM
During my journey yesterday I finished reading The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully which is a really well written book. I'm normally not very good at reading these serious, work related books, but I found this to be pretty good. Lots of good advice, and lots of humour.
Posted by Jane at 9:18 PM
- books
Adding humour to a technical book is a very good technique. The best book I've read that does that is Expert C Programming by Van Der Linden.
Posted by missx on 2002-11-16 08:07:15
November 06, 2002
Yesterday was the worst Chesterfield to Brighton journey to date. I took the train again, and decided (very sensibly as it turned out) to get the 3.40pm train from Chesterfield - due to get me in (via a change in London) at around 7.30pm. However, there were problems between Bedford and Luton, so as soon as I got on the train they told us that we wouldn't be going to London, we'd be terminating at Bedford. So, off the train goes, we get as far as Derby and then we sit and wait because "We're sorry but the driver for this train is on a late running earlier train and will be with us shortly". After about half an hour we get moving again. It turns out that the power lines were down between Bedford and Flitwick which is why we couldn't go beyond Bedford. At Bedford we all pile off the train and queue up for a connecting bus. After a 10 - 15 minute wait, I get on a bus and we make our way to Flitwick (25 mins away). At Flitwick they tell us that they haven't seen any trains for 45 minutes and so they'll ferry us on to Luton (35 mins away). We get to Luton, and get on a Thameslink train which is going to Moorgate (via Kings Cross). The screens at Luton say that there is a shuttle service to Brighton running from Blackfriars. Hmmm.... Eventually we get to Kings Cross, and I decide that going to Victoria is the best option, and in fact as I get off the train that is what they are announcing. So.. a quick trip on the underground and finally a train from Victoria to Brighton getting me into Brighton at 10.10pm. Finally... so, a 7 hours 20 minute journey from leaving the Chesterfield Office and arriving back in Brighton. *Shudder*. No wonder I'm knackered today is there!
Posted by Jane at 9:54 AM
- working nekkid in your own front room
is superior in almost every way :P
Posted by SpUnKyTh3MoNk3Y on 2002-11-13 15:49:53
And this year's Lewes Bonfire photos....
Posted by Jane at 10:24 PM
November 01, 2002
We went to the Lewes Bonfire again last night. It really is quite an experience, watching while the different Bonfire Societies parade down the middle of the road. The firecrackers that they throw on the street really make a racket when they go off, oh, and if they catch you on the nose, cheek or leg when they don't half smart! I haven't "processed" this years photos yet, but This is Brighton have some here.
One guy died on his way back from the fireworks last night. He was killed when train surfing (climbing through a window and climbing on the roof of the train) when he hit a bridge. Read more here. Darwin awards anyone?
Posted by Jane at 3:02 PM
Someone posted a link to Googlism for Hull City on the Tigerchat mailing list. This shows amongst other things that hull city is a football club for people with taste. So, there you go... definitive proof!
Labels: hull city
Posted by Jane at 5:23 PM
Next week it's Board X at Alexander Palace in London and so we've launched a competition on Igloo Life to coincide with it. So, go and take a look and see if you can win some free gear.
Posted by Jane at 5:15 PM
