Boot this

Reading time: < 1 min The burning question: To rip or not to rip: “If bootlegging acts as a safety valve to keep software prices sensible, might that not be such a bad thing after all? “ From the music CD point of view, I doubt I would download MP3s if CDs or tracks were cheaper and easier to buy,…

I got art

Reading time: < 1 min Flickering bulb that was piece of art is mistakenly repaired (via Pete). I got this. I mean, when I saw it the first time it took me a few minutes but I knew it was meant to mean something… then it clicked. Who said watching movies was bad for you? (err.. no-one?)

Why Amnesty?

Reading time: < 1 min When I decided I would take part in this year’s Blogathon I spent some time deciding which charity I would support. Do I help fight illness, protect children, help the starving, protect abused animals? How do you choose one charity over another? By it’s very definition, charity relies on goodwill and generosity, so by choosing…

Shopping

Reading time: < 1 min We seem to have spent most of the weekend (and most of our monthly budget) shopping. We’ve not ‘been away’ on holiday for several years and our wardrobes were in dire need of updating with some ‘holiday’ clothes, so we hit the shops yesterday at 9:15 a.m. and got home around 3pm. Back out the…

BLOGATHON 2003

Reading time: < 1 min OK, that’s it, I’ve signed up. I have joined the madness and will be blogging every half hour for a 24 hour period starting at 2pm on Saturday the 26th of July. I will be donating whatever I raise to Amnesty International, so get your hand in your pocket and … Sponsor me for Blogathon…

Bruce Almighty

Reading time: < 1 min Bruce Almighty Jim Carrey, now there’s a ‘wacky’ guy. And, well I guess that kinda sums up this movie. Carrey is manic, over the top and must be a directors nightmare. The supporting cast play off him well, including a ‘non-Rachel’ Jennifer Aniston, and Morgan Freeman as God (which I think he would be pretty…