PunkClown Daze
Latest Thang
Rain...rain... I have placed a little sound byte of our
local ambient soundscape for what seems like
forever now...quite
peaceful, but hard to get anything done outside with! Summer will be with us,
eventually....no doubt this would be quite a welcome sound to anyone
experiencing bushfires or drought at the moment...
One
definition of futility...
Bug's back to say hello...and to find his way
out of this box if he can...
Happy Halloween
all!
Comments are going AWOL in hyperspace ~
enetation must be having some hiccups lately, and yes, checking
their forums there have been, in particular the "invisible comments issue" along
with other stuff. Here is a post from one of the enetation admins:...
Posted:
Thu Oct 30, 2003 2:10 pm Post subject: Comment popup problem
Users are
posting the same comment multiple times to a number of comment pages. We suspect
this is because the comments don't always appear as soon as the page reloads but
this is causing problems with the slave database servers on a large scale today.
We will need to perform a full resync of the slave databases tonight.
John
It's an erratic problem, for example, the "
Time Lag"
post, I could read and reply to comments, but on the "
New
Links" post (where 2 comments are meant to be) I can't.... ~ So, if
anyone has left comments, my apologies for #1 - not being able to view them
and/or #2 - not being able to reply! Perhaps I should learn PHP (or whatever)
and build my own comments form thingy....Anyone know of some good
tutorials/ideas regarding this? Stay healthy & happy!
Time
Lag and Synaptic Static ~ The combination of recent time-shifts due
to day-light savings and a recent stint of night-duty (thankfully completed)
where my circadian rhythm has been flipped 180˚ has led to my feeling like I am
under the influence of some mind altering substance...without the giggles, but
most certainly just as
potentially dangerous if I suddenly decided to
hop in my car on a whim and go for a drive somewhere...which I am not going to
do. I'm going to bed instead...People get jet-lagged and shift-lagged...I wonder
if
Dr. Who got T.A.R.D.I.S.* - lagged?
Oh and when the hell
is the sun going to come out in Melbourne? It's coming up to November for farks
sake! (Yes, I have retained the capacity to read a calendar)
*Time And
Relative Dimensions In Space
New
Links ~ If it wasn't for blogging, I would not have been led to
re-evaluate my site layout and design. I'm talking
css here.
For the last few years I was content to use my self-taught HTML to get by, but
with what I have seen in the last few months, I have come to realize that visual
representation of information (which remember, is
not
necessarily
knowledge) and graphic content on the web
CAN be smoother, faster, better looking and contain less calories, as well as
doubling as a handy kitchen accessory that dices, slices, minces and...Oh, but
where was I?
I was looking at
Biroco last night as I often do,
and was admiring the new
gallery there of some
drawings that the author created whilst rising above a depressive state (see the
relevant thread
here)
After perusing the gallery and reading his recent entries, I got curious about
the web resource links he had on his site, so jumped to a few. So useful did I
find these links that I decided to create a new blogroll section and linked a
few of them there ~ not so much "reinvent the wheel" but to attempt to spread
the good word on design and style. I particularly liked the
css zen garden for it's fascinating real
world example of how
form separated from
content can work in aesthetic and surprising ways. I may have a
try at designing a style for that one myself! Any way, regarding the css/web
design links, I shall endevour to update and add to them in the future as I
discover more of the "good dope" Who knows, maybe one day i may even learn from
these resources...Thanks again to Stephen ...um err Joel, uh...the guy who
maintains Biroco...
whoever you are, you're a good bloke!
Keys
to a happy life? via
metamorphosism. I was
reading one of the posts at
metamorphosism last night, from work
(night duty in E.D. occasionally gives one time to blog-browse) and came across
this thread:
The key to a happy
lifePeople often ask me why I'm so happy all the time, so I'll
tell you. The key to a happy life is negative thinking. If you are able to
expect worse than the worst, then anything is a positive surprise. It works like
this:
Taking a shower: Expect boiling acid to squirt out of the showerhead when
you turn it on. That way, when you turn the whatever it's called and freezing
water comes out, or scalding water, or rusty water or just a trickle, or a gecko
you're all, Yay! No boiling acid! read more...
I
made comment - "I have been nursing for over 22 years. I have become very
familiar with death. I have "laid out" more dead bodies than I can remember, not
to mention holding the hands of those who died while they were busy doing it. I
know with certainty that our time on this earth can STOP, suddenly, for a
multitude of reasons, whatever age we are. This is my secret to being happy. For
if today was the last day of my life, how would I like to spend it? In a bad
mood, gazing at the world through a jaded perspective, whining and whinging and
spouting negativism? No...I don't think so. Life is too short to be shitty. Of
course that works well in theory, but what about in practice? Ha! Well, most of
the time it works for me...."
I'm wondering...what are the keys of
happiness for other peoples lives? It often depends on what your circumstances
are, of course. Expectations change depending on what level of basic needs any
individual has fulfilled...Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs states that human beings
are motivated by unsatisfied needs, and that certain
lower needs need to be satisfied before
higher needs can be satisfied. Most of us probably
have our base needs well and truly met, which is why I, for example
"think" I need a faster processor for my
computer or a broad-band internet connection...hang on, wait a minute I really
DO NEED that one! But seriously...
Pat
has written: "Sounds corney but to have a purpose I guess."
Thanks for your
input Pat - I'm not sure if it's that corney, just succinct and to the
point! I think I understood what you mean (I hope?) To have a meaningful purpose
is a definite part of meeting spiritual needs and for giving one a direction in
life I believe. Without a meaningful purpose for existence I suppose one would
feel lost and certainly not achieve happiness.
ZZZZZ
...to
sleep, 'twould be nice to rest my head, but sadly I am far from bed, and far
from wife...I am here, and she is there, probably in her underwear, a random
lewd thought, but quite alright, it's all I have to entertain tonight. Its 3 am
and bloody late or is that early? I just can't wait, to go back home and get
some rest, with a good book fallen open on my chest...
What do you
know? Apparently I am
pi (π)...I was checking out Gary's blog
at
tfs reluctant and one of his
latest
posts intrigued me in it's ability to absorb a few minutes of this
interminably long night. So I followed the link to
"What Irrational Number
Are You?" and found that I am this:
What Irrational Number Are You? |
You
are π
Of
all the irrational numbers, you are the most famous. You have many friends
and fans. Like many people, non-Euclidean geometry makes you feel
uncomfortable. You are involved in so many things that it seems like it
would take two of you to make ends meet.
You
are particularly close to the rational number 22/7. However, you and
e have been called "remarkable."
Your
lucky number is approximately 3.14159265 |
|
I
always knew they were right when they said "
You are what you
eat"
Denizens of the Deep (More Aquarium
Movies)
More
Bloody Jellyfish! ?
Shark!
These
ones are large file sizes, so much apologies if you are on dial-up, like I am,
but I thought they were worth sharing if you like denizens of the
deep
Aquarium Jelly 
The other night, my old place of employment (a neurosurgical ward
in a private hospital) had their annual dinner-dance thingy at
The Melbourne Aquarium
Mrs. PC and I have gone along to the old ward functions the last couple
of years to catch up with (and have fun) with our old friends, who were a great
team to work with. Anyway having a function at the Aquarium is a great idea, as
you can wander around and see all the wonderful fish. I took a couple of video
grabs of the wonderfully alien jellyfish with my digital along with a lot of
other stuff. You can see the Jellies here:
Jelly 1
and here:
Jelly 2
~ Bryn, if you are reading this, Hi! I hope you and those you love are going
well.
Hmmmm... things that irritate. When you go to a site,
in my case a web-ring site I visited recently and
tried to join...only
to be taken to a log-in page that
apparently requires a
username and password (which I don't have, because I haven't
joined
yet...follow me?) Of course I am willing to concede that this could be an
oversight of mine...perhaps I missed a BIG FLASHING box that says:
Register
here before clicking on any of the other links!
I could very well
have overlooked that, and am prepared to feel foolish when I am proved to be
unobservant. But these things
are IRRITATING. On an otherwise well
designed site, why does this happen? I know I'm having a bit of a whinge, sorry,
must have sleep-debt.
Post Script: Ok, the person that runs
the web-ring got back to me and explained that a few things were broken on the
web-ring at the moment and he hadn't had time to fix them because of studying
for his degree at Uni. Now
that I understand, having done (and
still having to do) the
study thing myself...and the thing is the fact
that he got back to me at all regarding the feedback means a lot. I left some
feedback at a
"paying" blog service (I won't say which one)
about a "feature" that seems to be broken, and I still haven't heard back from
them yet...ho-hum. Everyone's busy...
Flash Bulb? ...Like a flash bulb in the darkness. Momentary
illumination then nothing, until the rising pitch screaming I'm getting ready,
yes I'm getting ready, look out! I getting ready to flash you with my brilliance
again. But the picture doesn't always turn out right, does it? The light
sometimes catches what we don't want to see and the flash sometimes blinds us,
leaving after images so strong that we stumble about for a while, as we go
along...
Morning....(Good - I hope) Good morning. At least I
hope it's a good day wherever you may be at the moment. I'm at work (still) with
one patient in the monitored area (the room with all the machines that go
beep) She is waiting for her husband to come to ED and
take her home. She's
CURED mate! At least for the moment. I am
leaving her IV access in until she is almost out the door, however, as I have
learnt from past experience that you just
never know when you may need
it...a few times a patient has collapsed and stayed for another few hours just
when you thought they were going home...life's like that. I've had a few
visitors at my place like that in the past as well...just when you think (or
hope) they're about to go home, they collapse back onto the sofa and ask for
another cuppa...*chuckle*
Rage Boy in Need...
Via
Mandarin Design
goes out a call for help for Chris, I must admit, I don't know the guy and have
only visited his weblog occasionally, but it seems he's in trouble, so I would
hope if I was ever in
that particular boat, people would
perhaps do the same for me. Anyway check it out and see.

Euan Semple set up a
PayPal fund if you want to send
cash to
Chris Locke. Give
whatever you can (if you can) and spread the love.
New
Bird Call: The Grey
Shrike-thrush 
The
other day when at my out-laws, I heard quite a charming bird-call, which I had
heard before, but not taken the time to properly appreciate. I asked my wife
what bird made that call, and she replied "
The Grey
Shrike" I had my trusty mini-disc recorder with me, so was lucky
enough to get a couple of sound-bytes. Later I looked up some information
regarding this bird and included it on the site ~ if interested you can see (and
hear) it here:
Grey
Shrike-thrush
The
Horrific Power of Beauty That quote from one of the Renderosity
regulars,
Azha, in the 2D forum has a certain resonance hasn't
it? It this particular case he was discussing the practice of foot-binding. Why
does it seem to be women that are often the victims of fashion and fads? Female
circumcision, Corsets, Dieting, Cosmetic surgery...I have a feeling it is less
about fashion or aesthetics, rather more about power imbalance...mmmm. Food for
thought, perhaps...
Speaking of Rendo, THANKS
Cynthia and
Pat for popping by, giving feedback and signing my guestbook,
much appreciated. :-)>
Later that
afternoon: Well! Busy day at work! It's the
weekend...always people hurting themselves or getting crook on the weekend -
especially when the sun is out! However, the other day (not the weekend) I
thought it
was the weekend as I triaged a squillion
fractures (or # as we enter them on the computer) Yep, I think I irradiated 50%
of the local populace by sending them for NIX (Nurse Initiated X-Rays).
P.S.
Do you like the little E.C.G. trace that I made in flash and popped into the
post below for a bit of dramatic effect? It's only 1 kb in size!
Go
on, turn up your volume & pop your mouse pointer over it...Oh I
know, small things amuse...but I do like flash, it's got so much
"play
potential"!
Stress Testing ~
A
Thallium Stress Test is performed to determine if
you have had any instances of interrupted blood supply, or ischemia to your
cardiac muscle. They pop you on a cardiac monitor, one of those devices that
give you a continual readout of squiggly lines (that hopefully doesn't
"
flatline" while you're on it, although in my past experience this
usually occurs due to a lead falling off) Then they start the treadmill and
gradually increase the rate and incline so eventually you end up going uphill at
a fair pace, all the while the peaks and troughs on your electro cardiograph
(E.C.G. or
E.K.G in some places) get closer and closer together,
indicating your heart rate is increasing. At a heart rate of about 178 bpm or
so, they inject you with
RADIOACTIVE material (thallium) that
targets your heart muscle cells, going into these cells via the cell membrane's
Potassium Ion pump during the active exercise phase. All this they did to
me...shortly after you get to lie in a couple of uncomfortable positions for
about 30 minutes while a machine takes pictures of your chest and where all the
radioactive targeting material decided to accumulate. It was very strange to
experience this first hand, but the Doctor thought I should to rule out (or
*gulp* in) any cardiac problems, as I had experienced a bit of left neck and jaw
pain, accompanied by an aching left arm the other week. These kind of symptoms
can indicate a "heart attack" is happening (that was why I was flat on my back
at work for a few hours a while back, they popped me in a bed on the monitor and
took some blood tests & ECG's etc. just to be on the safe side) Thankfully
everything has come back NORMAL. So obviously it was just a pulled muscle or
something causing those symptoms. It's nice to know your heart is ok, even
though your brain obviously
isn't! I almost forgot to say, the
best thing about all this being over is...I can drink
COFFEE
again! ;-)>
Wednesday: Cloudy, Sunshine, Wind, Cloud Again, Rain, Thunder,
Hail, More Rain,..Then it got dark... That ends today's sky watch
report. That's often what Melbourne is like in spring-time.
Rieke left a message on
my guestbook, thank you very much Rieke. She is a neighbor of mine you
know...well sort of..one country across to the west! We are all neighbors really
if you look at how small this planet is compared to the rest of the
cosmos...mmmmm. I am currently having cravings for coffee. I didn't realise I
was so addicted to it, but I have this stupid thallium stress-test in the
morning, and you can't imbibe coffee, tea or chocolate 24 hours prior or you
might
explode on the treadmill or
something...
That's right! No
CHOCOLATE either! Ah The
deprivation! Then I spare a thought for those that count themselves lucky to
have a bowl of rice for a meal...and feel quite lucky. But Geeez, I could still
do with a coffee! BTW ~ has anyone else been having trouble viewing blogspot
pages today? I tried to jump to
plato-shrimp from
meg's
blog and got timed out, and trying to connect to this page to reply
to comments (if there were any new) I got timed out as well...things are still
slow (well they're always a bit slow on the modem) ummm, slower than usual
connecting anywhere at the mo, so maybe it's my ISP.
Cause for celebration
today: The youngest used the potty appropriately for the FIRST TIME! (sorry, I
just
had to share)
REBOOT Well, I have had such a pleasant couple of
days, mowing the lawn in the sun yesterday, relaxing with my family (sort of),
unfortunately the children have been a bit sick with a highly contagious foot,
hand & mouth thingy -
yes that's the technical term! It was
no surprise to me then, when the computer decided to have a tantrum and freeze
my OS every five minutes. I'm not sure what latest piece of software I have
installed had thrown the spanner in the works...I suspect it may be the REAL
player I downloaded so I could view some Dr. Who clips from the BBC. It seemed
to all go tits up soon after I installed it anyway...could be a
coincidence...
Why can't sites like the BBC offer formats that
will play on more than one player? - hey,
here's a
thought, even offer their clips in
swf
format?...I mean, according to Macr*media (yeah, I know they have a vested
interest) 97% of all computers have a flash player on board...with real
player...who knows? Another thing, why does every bloody media player that you
install on your system want to take over control of all the bloody media
formats? Leave them the fuck alone I say! *chuckle* OH well...after about 3
hours of fruitless trying to tinker the OS back into shape, I bit the bullet and
restored my C: drive to an earlier (like one month ago) version...I won't be
installing REAL player on the system, just in case...other than that it has been
a GRAND day with the children whilst the better-looking one was doing the work
thing...
and I picked up my copy of
The Matrix
Reloaded so I shall be watching that tonight! Kewwwl....
Meeting with Möe 
Also today I had the pleasant experience of meeting with a fellow
moderator from
Renderosity - a
young chap named Möebius (well that's his online name, like mine is "PunkClown")
he is visiting in Melbourne for a few days (from the Philippines) so we managed
to catch up and meet in
TRW...we managed to fit it a window
inbetween him doing touristy things like Bus Tours down the west coast of
Victoria to see the sea, and Penguin Tours and stuff... He is a really
interesting chap to talk with, and I found we had a lot in common, like our
"Heavy Metal" magazine collection and love of fine art...Here we are in front of
"The Clocks" at Flinder's Street Railway Station, a traditional meeting place in
Melbourne to link up with people....the sun came out, we had a chat, a
cappuchino & a wander around the Ian Potter Museum of Australian Art and it
was good and it was fun! Oh, Mumbo's just rocked up the driveway to visit and
look after the children for the evening whilst the good-looking-one and I eat
out...(
Yay Grandma!) so I probably should go! Cheers!
Oh,
did I mention...
Baloney
Dude? I have been so shift-lagged that I think I left him out of my
thank you list down below, and I really don't want to forget a fellow
Zappa fan! Actually, if I have forgotten
anyone who
has been kind enough to visit the site and leave feedback, my apologies, please
let me know if you want to get a mention! (You know it's something you can put
in your resume "
Also mentioned @ PunkClown's Blog" ...lol)
Anyhows, back to Baloney Dude: I was answering his comment (in the previous
post) about seasons being reversed depending on what hemisphere you are in - and
remembered the probably useless but interesting thing that
Northern
Hemispherians' see the
MOON differently to we in
the Southern hemisphere too...it's "upside down" apparently, although I haven't
viewed this phenomenon myself, being a bit like Baloney Dude and not going
anywhere much. Mrs. PC first noted this moon-thing when she lived in England for
a couple of years, prior to meeting me (ah, those were her carefree days!) At
left is a photograph of the 3/4 phase moon snapped through my 5"
Schmidt-Cassegrain using my old 1.3 megapixel digital...(now defunct) There you
go...as Ryan would say...
word, but I'm going to say
paragraph! I Hope everyone is well!
PunkClown Daze So much to do! So little time! So
far to go! But what a GRAND journey! Thanks to
Ryan ( no, not you Slynky this
guy is called muscle68... I don't know where
you've been lately, let me
know if you're ok ok?)..where was I? Oh yeah...thanks Meli, Cassie, Carol, Jeff,
Varian, Bev, Maia and Akito (again heheh) et al. for dropping in - I really
appreciate it. A very warm and heartfelt thankyou to
Michelle also for
her kind email and patience with the newbie...you were right! Special thanks to
Clive (The Zen
Clown) for leaving a message on my guestbook...and thanks also to
Joel of
Biroco.com for the kind
words and link on his site. I'm glad you like the birds Joel!
Thanks
to everyone really. I am feeling very warm & fuzzy even though
it is freezing. (Sure, it may have something to do with being on a day off now
too..*heh heh*)
:-)>
PunkClown WorkDaze At work. Triage again. I feel
like I have been here for ever. Soft tissue injuries, sprains strains and the
like this morning. The occasional laceration. One guy sliced the end of his
thumb off...
ouch. One ambulance through so far...there will be
more, no doubt about it. Why do feel I am always at work lately? Shift work does
that sometimes...3 days on 1 off, 4 on 1 off...and so weiter...for a couple of
weeks...oop the phone is ringing...someone not happy with their doctor ~ advice:
seek a second opinion! Now a little boy has come through, very vague
and "flat" - apparently he collapsed in school assembly...probability high that
the lad has had an epileptic seizure methinks and is post-ictal, but that is not
for me to say...I'll let the doctors do the diagnosing. :-)>
It must
almost be time for me to have a morning tea-break....
Good
afternoon! Hello all. I am hoping that some of my friends from the
Renderosity 2D Forum pop in to review the new layout of the
site, blog and other stuff.
HELLO 2d PEOPLE! *Waves madly*
About every year or so I spring clean the web site I started 3 years ago (to
teach myself HTML and the like) ~ so this is the 3rd revision. I am using css
style sheets to define a lot of the content for the first time. Today, I have
been checking 39 or so posts in the 2D forum at Renderosity, responding and
updating a few things there (the members are doing some awesome stuff with our
current theme which is "
The Sleep of Reason"), boy are they prolific! Also, I have
managed to get around to putting in some Australian Bird Calls on the "
Other"
page, these seemed to be a popular feature with visitors unfamiliar with some of
the Australian flora and fauna, so I thought I should retain that ~ if you have
never heard a
Kookaburra's
laugh, or a
Bellbird
chiming, then that would be where to do it...I have also popped another page
of Photography in, I hope the carousel code doesn't make people too vertiginous.
I hope everyone is healthy and happy!
addit: Thanks for
visiting Maia, I appreciate the feedback on the carousel thingy! *BIG GRIN*
Morning Sleepy Head Hello all. The enetation
board keeps dropping out on me, so this morning I have only managed to say hello
to
Bryn
from Cape Breton Island who left a message below...Hi Bryn, thanks for popping
in. I will catch up with the other visitors after work tonight. I had an
interesting evening at work yesterday, working in Triage for some of the
afternoon, flat on my back for the other part ~ that's a story for later
(actually a local witch who was disgruntled by our service turned me into
a newt ...but I got better!) I hope everyone is having
a good week so far, we think we may have wood borers in the floorboard after a
stiletto heeled visitor of ours (Hi Cara) made a little dent in the floor that
on closer inspection (and prodding) turned into a sawdusty hole...oh well.
better look into that one (ummm...no pun intended)...take care all!
Very
Very Very Late Well, I really will be going to bed now. I have
just spent the good part of the evening and early hours updating my old website
Planet PunkClown at
least that's what I used to call it, until I went all pretentious for a while
and named it "
The Art of Cameron Stephen"
Phhhrrrrrtttt! I hope not to get so pretentious ever
again... It had been about 1 year since I updated it's look and feel. It has
some of my Photographs, Graphic Art, Some Flash Experiments and the like...work
still in progress. I will be popping the old "Australian Birdcalls" pages back
in soon, they seemed to be popular with many of my visitors...Feedback on the
new look most appreciated if you have time...and thanks to those from Meg's Blog
who have taken the time to wander over here...now I will say a fond goodnight to
those I'm fond of... :-)>
Changed the Latest Thang... ...the other one was far
too irritating. This I have called "The Needs Of The Colony"
Transmogrify
today!
Thanks Gary! I have just come home from work and noticed that Gary
from
TFS Reluctant has left a
couple of comments on the blog...thank you Gary, for taking the time to comment,
and for reminding me to listen to my old Frank Zappa LP's again! I am a bit
embarrassed because, in my caffeine depleted state this morning, I had left a
plea at Meg's blog for people to visit and leave comments here...I guess I was
feeling a bit sad and sorry for myself at seeing all the little
"
comments(0)" underneath most of my posts...of course I
shouldn't expect feedback if my blog hasn't got anything of
substance to feed back on...also there's the little
thing of how are people going to even know about this particular node in the
time-space-web continuum? I also feel as if I have not had anything intelligent
(or particularly witty) to say lately...when I do some random blog-surfing I see
so much intelligent and informative discourse on many subjects and think...now
why can't I write stuff like that? LOL...then I wonder....why have I become so
interested in this blogging thing, and why should I worry if anyone reads this
particular blog or not anyway? Is it pointless to have a blog that no-one, or
very few people read? If a tree falls in the forest etc...? Am I just a pathetic
egotist, shouting "Me me me" into the void?
Addit: Later
that night... um, yes I probably am...(an egotist, hopefully not
too
pathetic) *heheh* Oh...and thanks to you too akito!
Ohh...and a little PUNK
poetry:
I Did Not Know Her
The kettle would have
whistled
But it had lost it's little blower
She said her name was
Mary
But I really did not know her
I had a four-way stereo
I said I'd
like to show her
She said her name was Mary
But I really did not know
her
Oh, I know it's a bit bad & mad, but I found it (along with
that early cartoon of PunkClown in the previous post) when I was going through
some of my old drawings so I thought I'd pop it here for everyone (all two of
you) to shake their heads at...
Sunshine, where are you? 
...Ok, I know I rave on about the weather far too much, but I want to
see
SUNSHINE and Blue Skies please! I am down here in
the cold dungeon typing this and my fingers are turning blue...forgot the gloves
again! Boy am I looking forward to summer...I think I suffer from
S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder) Does talking about the
weather mean I have nothing interesting to say? Probably!
Thanks!
I
would just like to thank
Meg from Mandarin Design
for her excellent tips for use of inline DIV styles to get the nice boxes I have
placed around some of my posts lately, to give this blog a bit of visual
variation & interest, so that at least when the posts are boring, it's ok to
look at!...
but that's not all, there are a heap of
tips, tricks, techniques and other great stuff for all at her site, check it
out! (I've also jumped to some other very interesting sites from her blog as
well)...Thanks Meg!
ACK! Currently my homepage server (not blogspot, just
my local ISP) is down, consequently, no .css linkage, no image linkages, which
is why this page may appear a bit ugly and not very well designed at the
moment...ho-hum. If you are visiting whilst this is happening, please come back
soon, I promise it can look a lot better than this (all those boxes with red x's
are actually pictures) Sorry about that folks! ~ another good reason to upgrade
to a BlogSpot*Plus account...
Oops that was quick! They just fixed
it...
Pony
in the front yard... I just finished typing the last entry when I
hear a whinnying and clip clop of horse shoes on concrete. Mrs PC comes down and
says: "
there's a horse outside!" Ah...it's Misty, our next door
neighbor's pony, and she has somehow gotten out...Samuel, the donkey (and her
best friend) is heee-hawing to her to tell her to get back to where she belongs.
With the aid of a carrot and an apple I catch her and lead her back to her
pal...all's well that ends well.
It's
raining again... Oh well not to worry, I went to the library with the
family and borrowed a book on "Pinball Effect" - which I
think is about
how everything is linked to and influences everything else etc etc...which is
similar to a quantum physics theory that I can't quite remember at the moment,
and a Taschen book on
Rene Magritte, one of my favourite
artists. Then I have spent time in front of the computer, as it is too cold to
go outside (this is my excuse anyway) I've been blog surfing, a bit of graphics
stuff, and not doing any Dalek stuff in flash for the wee'uns...Oops, better
look into that. Eventually I am sure we will have an extended period of clement
weather so I can finish that Cubby-House too!