What am I doing now?

Recently discovered a new bit of technology. Not really a gadget, but more of a geek thing to do but might one day catch on in a big way.

It's called twitter.

What is twitter? It's pretty much a blog but really only for sms type messages. In fact, you can update it via sms messaging if you like and it seems that some of the people on it are doing that. Mostly you update it via the web.

What is it's purpose?
Essentially it's a way of letting people know what you are doing right now. It can also be a form of instant messaging where you can track friends and send each other comments/thoughts.

Who gives a fig what you are doing now?
Well, probably no one, but then again, who gives a stuff about what you write in a blog? Some people do, a lot, some people don't but they read it anyway.

SO if you are interested, look over there -> on the right hand side bar you'll see my latest comments about what I'm doing, or thinking. It really is a mini blog if you like.

By the way, the guy that invented Blogger is also responsible for twitter, look out, Google might just buy that too.

Venice, please.

My next phone.

This will be my next phone.

The new iPhone. iPod, Phone and Internet communications device in one.

Brilliant design.

Apple sure know how to make a sexy device.

England team slammed by British media.

 

Link to England team slammed by British media - News - Ashes Tour 06-07 - theage.com.au

 

Should I be overjoyed?

Should we just wait until after the next test?

Could the Poms resurrect Ian Botham, Mike Brierly and Phil Tufnell to dig them out of this hole.

 

Too late me thinks. The Wombles are gone.

As for the British media, the love to eat their young don't they?

Icebergs head closer to New Zealand

Ships near southern New Zealand have been warned of icebergs after several - some bigger than houses - were reported within 76 kilometres of the coast.

One iceberg, reported by a fishing boat to be 200 metres long and 50m high, was headed toward the South Island's east coast, Maritime New Zealand senior adviser Steve Corbett said.

Others, said to be about the size of houses, were drifting nearby. They were among about 100 spotted south of New Zealand on November 3, being pushed north by winds and ocean currents.

A maritime navigation warning was issued at the time.

Scientists had said earlier that it was not unusual to see icebergs so far from the Antarctic coastal region, where they had broken off the ice shelf - but that they were expected to melt as they drifted toward New Zealand.

Oceanographer Mike Williams said winds from a series of southern storms had probably driven some of the icebergs close to the South Island.

"They're surviving a bit longer than I initially expected and some of them have taken a different route than I initially expected.

"It's highlighted that trying to forecast what icebergs do is actually very, very hard."

It was likely the iceberg seen moving toward the east coast would soon be visible from land, and given its size "it should survive for a while", Mr Williams said.

Marine radio operator John McLellan said ships in the area should have been given accurate information about the icebergs much earlier.

Link to Icebergs head closer - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz

I think this is an attempt by our trans Tasman neighbours to expand their empire. I'm not sure that it's going to work but as usual, global warming is being blamed, but this is not an uncommon thing. This has happened many times over the decades.

Cricinfo - Trescothick's dressing-room breakdown

Marcus Trescothick suffered a breakdown during day two of the match against New South Wales and had to be cared for by the team doctor for two hours before asking for a release from the Ashes tour. Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, had already considered sending Trescothick home when the incident occurred on Monday.

"We decided well maybe the best way to deal with it was bring his wife [Hayley] out," Fletcher told AAP. "And then I was a little bit uncomfortable about that, because was that going to help the problem?"

Fletcher was planning to talk to Trescothick, who scored 8 before being bowled by Brett Lee, after the game about whether he should end the tour before the first Test. "I was pretty uncomfortable about it [sending him home]," Fletcher said. "It was taken out of my hands when Marcus came off the field in the afternoon [on Monday] and there was a reoccurrence of the problem he had in India."

Trescothick flew back to England in the lead-up to the first Test against India in February and he also missed the Champions Trophy in the same country last month before declaring his fitness for the Ashes. "He was feeling pretty upset," Fletcher said of the SCG episode. "He wanted to go back." Trescothick boarded a plane for England on Tuesday and a replacement will come from the team of "shadow" players that is due in Perth this week.

"It was unpleasant in the change room with him," Fletcher said. "The doctor just had to sit and console him for about two hours or so. After a while the doctor spoke to him and said to him it's best if he does go home. I only told the chaps last night after the game."

Fletcher hoped the illness would not force the end of Trescothick's 76-Test career. "I can't say at this stage," he said. "It would be foolish of me to turn around and say anyone's Test career is over."

Link to Cricinfo - Trescothick's dressing-room breakdown

 

Not sure what to make of this. I haven't invested the time to find out why he broke down. Initially, I read that it was a stress injury, but it seems it was more about stress. Wasn't he the winning Ashes captain? What the heck is going on with him.

Anyway, there is only a little over a week to the first ashes test. With all the publicity and ticket scams and hype, I hope the Aussies give the Poms a cricketing lesson. Whether we are over the hill or not, we'll still give the brash, talentless barmy army and good ol' thrashing.

Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager (episode 1)

The real Darth.

Understanding Men Part 1.

Male Restroom Etiquette.

Understanding Men - Male Restroom Etiquette

A friend once taught me about the Male Restroom Etiquette, but that was just word of mouth. Now, here it is in all it's Sims 2 glory, the Male Restroom Etiquette movie.

It explain a lot!

Understanding Men - Part 1

Male Restroom Etiquette.

YouTube has failed to publish this for me today, so I've had to go a little old school.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzO1mCAVyMw

Great use of Sims2 technology.

The 3 things meme

As requested by MelbourneGirl, here is my attempt at the 3 things meme.

1. Three things that scare me

- one of my children dying before I do.

- not being able to provide for my family.

- collingwood not winning another flag in my lifetime.


2. Three people that make me laugh

- Ricky Gervais.

- The guys at work.

- Tony (formerly from work).


3. Three things I hate the most

- the kids that used to call me “spag” when I was in high school. Yes I hold some grudges.

- people that are negative all the time.

- people on the train in the morning who just don’t know how to purchase deodorant.



4. Three things I don't understand

- women. I try, honestly, I do try to.

- how people can cook without using a recipe.

- the internal combustion engine.


5. Three things I'm doing right now*

- Blogging.

- watching ESPN – Minnesota v Boston baseball game.

- hoping I get a call from the bedroom to “stop what I’m doing and come in here and ravish me”.


6. Three things I want to do before I die

- sit in the collingwood coaches box

- see my parent’s homeland again.

- be a grandfather


7. Three things I can do

- tell you who kicked 5 goals in the 1990 grand final.

- be ready for sex at a moments notice.

- fix computers.

8. Three ways to describe my personality

- introverted

- uncomplicated

- romantic (is that a personality?)


9. Three things I can't do

- SEW

- explain how an internal combustion engine works.

- figure out how my works internal processes actually work.


10. Three things I think you should listen to

- Wolfmother!!!!

- I haven’t listened to much music lately.

- Pulp Fiction sound track.


11. Three things you should never listen to

- Abba

- doof doof music.

- gregorian chants.

12. Three things I'd like to learn

- web page coding and design.

- to be a race car driver.

- time management.


13. Three favourite foods

- lasagne

- pizza

- seafood – especially crustacean.


14. Three beverages I drink regularly

- water

- coffee/tea

- wine


15. Three shows I watched as a kid

- hey hey it’s Saturday/cartoon corner.

- get smart.

- the munsters

- The thunderbirds.

(I watched everything on television when I was a kid)


16. Three people I'm tagging

go ahead, tag yourself.

100th post.

This is a milestone post. So how does one celebrate?
How about just listing 100 things I like?
I wonder if I can do it.
This post will continually be updated, not going to try to do it all in one go, also, it will not be in any particular order or degrees of like/love of the person/thing/object. If a photo is required, it will be added.

1. My Family. The people that I share my life with are the most important people to me. I like them a lot. (This is the obvious number 1, despite my earlier rule about no order).

2. My new laptop. Waited three weeks for it to be delivered, but now that it's here, I'm loving it.

3. Collingwood football Club. Was there any question about this?

4. My Ford XR6 Turbo. The beast is in it's 4th year with me and I've enjoyed having it in my garage. It's also a bright blue, which was a lairy change from the dark colours of my previous vehicles.


5. Australian Rules Football. There is no more exciting game in the world than Aussie Rules. Now with the finals about to start, the excitement levels are rising.

6. The TV Show - Lost, Season 1. We've just gone through the full first season on DVD and boy did we enjoy it. It would have been very annoying to watch on regular TV with ad breaks and having to wait a week for the next episode. Roll on season 2 (on DVD).

7. The TV Show - Arrested Development. What a little gem. Subtle comedy but biting. I love the characters, especially GOB. The hopeless magician is just outstanding. How this show can be canned is beyond me.

8. The TV Show - Curb your enthusiasm. Another show, with 5 seasons, which seemed to slip me by, but with the convenience of DVDs and the local blockbuster, we sailed through the 50 shows and while some episode were better than others, overall, it's one of the best comedies on television.

9. The Movie - Pulp Fiction. Tarantino classic. I've watched it many, many times. One of the best movies I've ever seen. Seeing John Travolta in what was really a comeback film was fantastic to see. As far as I'm concerned, there was nothing that went right for him between Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction. Possibly Grease but it wasn't a favourite of mine.

10. The Ashes test matches. I love watching cricket and the pinnacle of cricket is Australia V England. After the last series that the Aussies lost, which I rate as one of the best series ever, we have an exciting series coming up on home soil.

A Million Ways at a Wedding

Could one possibly plan a secret dance routine like this without arousing suspicion?

You tube has about 20 versions, I like this one and the one shot inside a Wal-Mart at 2am. I'm going to check out some more of these.
Ciao.

Kryal Mechanics.

Here's a family snap from our trip to Kryal Castle. It's good to see the local Knights are willing to help the fans get their car going. I imagine their tools might be a tad crude.

I'm just avoiding writing something about the croc hunter. When news came through that Steve Irwin had died, our internet connection at work went into meltdown. We couldn't verify the news, people were calling home to see if they knew. It was quite extraordinary.

This one's for Shez.

One of my mates at work has provided us with many laughs, usually at his
expense.

He complained to me the other day that he was trolling through my blog
posts and noticed that I hadn't written anything about him. I think he was
peeved that I didn't tell any of his life stories here in blog world. To
tell you the truth, there were many, many instances that could have made
great reading. In our usual way, I could have stretched the truth as well
to make the stories more interesting, although some may think they are far
fetched enough as it is.

So here goes, This story is about the time he found a love note under the windscreen wiper of his car at a city car park......

OK, I'm not going to keep going with this, how about you fill in the
blanks. Who was the note from? What happens next?

Nearest correct entry will win a prize*.



*prizes may not be honoured.

** Written with Shez's approval and consent.