Y'know things that are all the rage? Blogs. Everyone has one; or at least had one before Facebook, Twitter et al diluted the realtime pool.
Since I'm nu-old skool — and watching endless streams of people retweeting the decades old picture of that cat with the lime on its head using bit.ly links has me reaching for the Glock — I figured why not make a blog? The main difference here compared with other people's blogs is that instead of being limited to one topic, you get a little slice of everything all mashed up. Yay, I've joined the SpaceFace / MyBook revolution.
Parking preference
· 80 words (sucks up less than a minute)I’ve seen parent and child spaces, disabled spaces and taxi spaces outside supermarkets but is this one a shade too far?
Is there a wedding on or something?
· 26 words (devours less than a minute)Think maybe I missed something. Certainly the news has kept the event quiet if so.
Stab stab slice I'm better now
· 246 words (eats up about 2 mins)Don’t forget to be aware that you’re self harming today while you search for the razor blade. I won’t forget, because I’m now learned.
Netunity
· 912 words (wastes about 5 mins)When is a community not a community: when it’s a network of people who think they’re a community.
Time o' the signs
· 713 words (eats up about 4 mins)Stop! Give Way! 30! Slow Down! Warning! Speed Cameras! Don’t do that! Think Bike! Pay attention! Arrrrrrrghhhhh too muuuuch!
See me after school, boy
[1 comment] · 722 words (devours about 4 mins)“JENKINS! That’s the last time you call me a useless twat in class. Detention for you. How does next Thursday sound? Oh, that’s football night… OK, how about the following Tuesday?”
Warm and fuzzy stats
· 80 words (devours less than a minute)Floating point arithmetic is the bane of statistics. Golden rule: round, round round.
The changing traditions
· 193 words (eats up less than a minute)Christmas is a time for giving and receiving gifts. And passing ornate pieces of lit fruit wrapped in ribbons and foil. Dangerous stuff.