Meanwhile, Back In The Office

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:13:49 GMT

The soft ping of notify.wav rouses E@L from dreams of mordant retribution for all the times he'd been out-remembered by someone in a conversational test of obscure trivia, or fuddled up some lame-arse joke, or got the names wrong in an important personal introduction ("Mum, this is my new girlfriend Rachel� err, I mean Suzanna. Rachel, of course, was my ex-girlfriend, whom I am totally over now, TOTALLY!, hardly even remember what she looked like, whether she...

The Tent - HK Rugby Sevens - 9th State Playing

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:33:14 GMT

Be in the mosh-pit with E@L and friends! Rock your socks off peeples! The Tent is the place to be after the Sevens, knocking back jugs of rum and coke, groovin' to the movin' and tripping out to the freaky lights! How old am I? 17 or 51, I forget. At the sevens I tend to forget most things, like where I am staying, who I am, that alcohol causes hangovers, that I am 51 not 17...

eBanking = eNfuriating

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:47:04 GMT

I need to transfer some money to an account in Noosa Heads as my solicitor is running behind on the payments for his new Maserati... And he wants an email of confirmation when the deed is done, preferably in 7 days from... oops, this payment was due last week. Ne'ermind... ~~~~~~ Attempt 1: NAB (Australia) OK, simple. As the invoice is asking for Aussie Dollars, I'll simply transfer it from the funds in my (still active, 10 years later) National Australia...

Sarkozy + Bruni = Bush + ?

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:40:34 GMT

Commenting to Izzy on how unlikely it would be for a US President to divorce and then to live with a pop star, AND REMAIN IN OFFICE...!!! Izzy: ... and she's Italian! Me: Imagine if George Bush divorced Laura and went with someone like a country singer. Izzy: She have to be Canadian. Me: Whatserface on the boat, Celine Dion... Izzy: Avril Lavigne! ~~ E@L GHQ cracking up...

iNteresting iMac oBservation / OneNote Is Excellent

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:51:56 GMT

I still can't comment on my blog from my iMac... Terrific. But if I unplug the network cable from the iMac, plug it into the PC, turn everything on and off a few times, I CAN comment from the PC. Same modem, same cable, same freaking desk. I'll have to go back to wifi with the iMac later. I changed it to the the cable-router last week because the wifi signal was dropping out last week. I need a stronger wireless router, one that will punch through this bedroom wall. It...

Phil O'Shite

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:46:35 GMT

I'm in a meeting room in the Tokyo technical show, scanning on the machine and showing customers what features work on the bug-laden, pre-release software and � and I get this niggling sensation in the underpants region. Without me at first noticing, I'd been becoming a bit hyper and a bit anxious in my delivery and soon I find that I am speaking even more quickly than usual. The Russian Professor has no idea what I am talking about. The room is warm and I am sweating - my jacket is off...

Busy Getting Well

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:13:40 GMT

Still alive, don't panic. I took a few days off last week as I had a lot of podiatrist, physiotherapist and osteopath visits. I'm getting really pushed around by these guys. The podiatrist is doing all sorts of weird things with my inner sole that is throwing me into a strange dysbalanced gait. No change to my outer soul though. The osteopath is trying to give me more calf and hamstring flexibilty and to reduce the cannonball tightness in my gastrocs. Man where do you develop...

Who Should Light The Olympic Flame In The Beijing Stadium?

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:38:04 GMT

Someone who's used to carrying a flame for freedom and democracy in China. Tank Man Bad Photoshop by E@L

Who IS This Serious White Haired Young Man?

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:55:52 GMT

What a cutie-pie!? E@L (with the sun in his eyes, aged maybe 4 or 5.)

DOMS

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:43:00 GMT

Quote: "It was great this weekend, my first one home for almost ever: did some gym work on Saturday and some laps of the pool, and went for another swim today with Izzy... " Unquote. E@L, you total go-overboard whacko! D.O.M.S. Click the link and look it up dudes. Owww! Everywhere hurts like fuck! Tried to...

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