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September 01, 2007
13:53
One giant leap forward .. is required
» ‎ David

I had a serious case of deja vu yesterday. I had a flashback to the time in 1996 when I parked my car just off the coast road in South Australia and set off to walk over a substantial sand-dune to reach the beach on The Coorong. When I reached the top of the sand-dune, I was horrified to find a series of giant sand-dunes reared up between me and the beach. I had a similar experience yesterday when I looked at the webpage for Civil Procedure and Evidence. The second assessment task for this semester appeared before me. I have to read and analyse a transcript of interview comprising some 509 pages (!) before I start the written task itself. No sand-dune ever looked as formidable as that task rearing up before me.

12:26
For Dangerous Boys
» ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog

The Dangerous Book for Boys by Crazy Boot

This morning I very happily received a couple of presents from Finn and Leila. The first was some Rocky Road and it’s downright impossible to be unhappy about that. The second was a book, The Dangerous Book for Boys, which I have been eyeing off for a few weeks now.

It is written in the style of Boys Own manuals. It is slightly tongue-in-cheek and substantially genuine. In short it is everything a reference book should be. The more often I flipped through it in the shops the more I thought I’d like a copy. In fact I was so taken with it that just yesterday I bought a copy for Finn to give to is Granddad and almost bought a second copy for myself.

Now I know that it’s just as well I didn’t.

Lesson for the day - sometimes holding off on an impulse is just the right thing to do (and I think it might say just that on page 123)
11:37
Lunatic
» ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog

full moon by nadi0

I know I am tired because I can feel the twitch in my eye.

I kind of hope other people’s can’t see said twitch. It’s one thing to be one short step from raving lunacy and another entirely to have people treating me as if I am one short step from raving lunacy.

Thank Trevor there are only three weeks left of this term.

Lesson for the day - it’s a journey.
11:27
Podcasting for Beginners
» ‎ Mark O'Meara: the blog

Podcasting at Penn State by colecamp

I was telling my Dad that there are a number of places that will host a podcast for you.

I have first hand experience with Odeo Studio and it seems quite good for a free service. Another couple of services with free options are Podomatic and SwitchPod.

Another service, this time for US$5 a month is Libsyn which is well featured and used by many prominent podcasts.

These few options are just the tip of the iceberg. Googling “podcast host” will produce pages and pages of results.

Lesson for the day - if you want to produce a podcast you are really only a fifteen dollar headset from Big W away.

7:53
Comment on The Bedtime Routine by Cerserraiggen
» ‎ Comments for Daniel Nate

For most people,discount life insurance falls into that category because it protects a family against a devastating loss of income.

6:09
Party next door’s still swingin’
» ‎ Just Nicky

I just wish they were moondancin’ to Van Morrison.

It’s 5.45am on Sunday morning. Next door’s party is still going.

I went in a little while ago to tell them the music was too loud. I figured being able to hear it when I’m lying on my good ear is a reasonable measure of too loud. There was a lull, but now I can hear the thump-thump again. I might give them another half hour or so before I go and become the crazy lady standing in her dressing gown (well, Mark’s actually, mine’s too tatty) ranting about the bloody noise.

I haven’t met these new neighbours and I don’t want to get off on the wrong foot with them but sleep is a precious commodity in this household and I reserve the right to go all medieval on the ass of anyone who denies me my limited quota of nightly unconsciousness.

These people really don’t want to piss me off. Afterall, we have their Sherrin. At least I think it’s their’s. It hit one of our windows yesterday afternoon. I might become the grouchy neighbour who won’t return your footy. The neighbour from hell.

2:25
When good cameras go bad
» ‎ Joanna's Ramblings

When good cameras go bad pt a

Originally uploaded by jojof

It’s sort of interesting and kinda arty but not really very useful as a camera.

Currently it does this when it first turns on and then i get the venetian blind effect after a while.

In the meantime I have to train myself to take non-macro pictures with the Pentax. It appears that I’ve lost the knack of pointing it at the right thing to get it in focus. Which is kind of amusing but also annoying.

I think i’m quite fond of this whole taking pictures thing.

17:47
Comment on Finn’s Bones by rad
» ‎ Comments for Finn Henry

Nice work, Finn.

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