When nuns attack!
She’s a Maverick Nun, who doesn’t do things by the Good Book, and she’s out to avenge the death of, well, Jesus I suppose. It’s like a bad cop movie! BBC NEWS | UK | Da Vinci code nun ‘not genuine’
Author: John
Vernor Vinge – Across Realtime
This is a strange book. It’s actually two, really, and although both are set in the same world with essentially the same technology, they’re several hundreds of millions of years apart and very different in style. The McGuffin (there’s always one, isn’t there?) is ‘The Bobbler’. It’s a device which can create a perfect sphere
Movement – we have movement all around…
Well, in a manner of speaking. The couple who are buying our house have finally accepted an offer on their house, so things on that front won’t be hanging in limbo. We still have no idea how to work it. Basically, we have two options: 1) The easy option. Stay where we are until it’s
Oh dear.
I’ve just realised I haven’t actually completed any games this year. At all. There are a few reasons for this: 1) World of Warcraft 2) I’ve been flitting about and not really playing anything with any real seriousness 3) World of Warcraft 4) Too much other stuff going on 5) World of Warcraft. So there
Pre-departure Seminar
Our agency was holding a pre-departure seminar yesterday, so we went along to see what it was all about. Essentially, it was a chance to speak with some recommended firms who specialise in things like financial planning, overseas shipping, and so on. The main thrust of the seminar, though, was to mingle with other people
An update
Had a few emails form people looking for a progress update. There haven’t been any new posts made for a while because, well, there’s nothing to say. The sad fact about migration to Australia is that there are a few very brief bursts of absolutely frenzied activity and stress seperated with several extremely long periods
Nintendo Urine
Ok, so Nintendo have announced that the console codenamed revolution is going to be called the Wii. I have to say that, much though I’m looking forward to this console being the saviour of gaming, that is the worst name I’ve ever heard heard. I can see it now – people wandering into Gamestation. “Hi,
More delays
According to Adelaide Skilled Processing Center, we have another 6 or 7 weeks before a case officer is allocated. Guh. That’s a while. Absolutely nothing we can do about it, though. Here’s hope they don’t move the goalposts again within that time.
Crates and Boxes
We’re still in the throes of attempting to clear out some of the rubbish we have. As part of the process, I’ve ordered a pile of really useful boxes from, er, reallyusefulboxes.com . As you might expect, they’re boxes and they’re really useful. Ordered a few dirty great big ones for the copious quantities of
Piracy is a Crime
It is, you know. I know this. I know this for a fact. How do I know it? Well, let me explain. You see, I bought the DVD of King Kong from Tesco last night. Unfortunately, before I can watch it, I have to sit through a three minute UNSKIPPABLE ‘Piracy Is A Crime’ FUD-commercial.