Archive for July, 2008 (8 posts)

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New coins

Hey, we’re getting new coin designs!
This is only of interest because I tried to pay with a new 1p in a petrol station recently and the woman took one look at it and said, “I don’t know what this is” and gave it back to me. This struck me as funny because who cares, it’s [...]

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Subverting happy things to make them scary

I don’t know why, maybe I am sick, but I find this edited trailer for Mary Poppins, recut to look like a horror movie, really funny. It might be because I don’t like Disney (some of the films are OK, especially the older ones — I just hate the sickly sweetness, the name, and the [...]

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Blog voices

I read a few blogs now and again, by different people of different nationality and gender. But when I read, the voice in my head that’s reading the words sounds the same, no matter what sex the person is.
I find this quite weird, because obviously when I’m speaking to someone I can hear their voice [...]

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Making progress

One of the most important lessons you can learn while making progress is learning to recognise the progress you’ve already made. Without realising that you’ve made progress, you’ll get discouraged and stop before you reach your goal.
You won’t make progress in the way that you think you will. Progress comes in from the side, and [...]

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I got baptised (again!)

On 29th June 2008 I got baptised. I was baptised when I was about 13, but why not do it again properly?

So anyway, here’s a photo :)

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I just reduced my mobile phone bill

O2 just agreed to change my mobile phone tariff — I’ve cut my bills in half!
I was on about £30 a month, but was after something different. My mobile is knackered, and I wanted 300 minutes and 300 texts — they’ve given me 400 minutes (anytime, any network) and 1000 texts — for £15 a [...]

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