Monthly Archives: July 2007

Spotted…

By Val | Published: July 31, 2007
……pinned up in in the local Post Office this morning: FOR SALE Mountain Bike. Used once, 6 months old; Elliptical Exercise Bike, 6 months old; Magnetic Exercise Bike, 6 months old; Phone XXXXXXX Somewhere, I hear the tinkling sound of broken New Year resolutions…….
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Back….

By Val | Published: July 31, 2007
…from the annual Oakleaf Camp. And still dead tired, despite having nine hours solid sleep. But it was mostly fun. What I didn’t like: The unending drumming. If anybody wondered why I never appeared at the fire, that was the reason – I don’t like having to listen to hours of mindless skin-thrashing. Even away [...]
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Busy….

By Val | Published: July 26, 2007
Getting ready for the Oakleaf Camp. We’ve packed the car, now we just have to get our clothing and other bits together, ready for an early start tomorrow. I’m going to be selling some of my greeting cards, and I’ve just printed off and laminated some rather snazzy business cards for myself. I’ve decided [...]
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Second Life: Not So Different

By Val | Published: July 21, 2007
I joined Second Life for about three weeks ago. I’ve not been there all that much – it’s terrifically time-wasting. However, from my POV as an Aspergers person, it is proving quite an interesting experience. For me, being on Second Life has many parallels with my RL experiences. Notably, it is impossible to tell [...]
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Face-Off….

By Val | Published: July 19, 2007
The Slacktavist is one of my favourite US bloggers. Besides doing a sharp and often hilarious weekly takedown of the excreably-written – yet unfathomably popular – Left Behind books, he often comes up with gems like this: Early next month, 425 Wal-Mart stores nationwide will begin carrying faith-based toys from One2believe [...]
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Bored and Deranged…..

By Val | Published: July 18, 2007
For the time being, I’ve got very little computering work to do. I have been thinking about a big new project, but it’s still in the “thinking about it” stage. So I’m faffing with yet another new design for the Oakleaf Circle site. The Oakleaf Camp is the weekend after next, and there’s going to be [...]
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It Ain’t No Fun…

By Val | Published: July 15, 2007
Since turning down the Elfin Diary job, we haven’t got a lot of money to spare. The bills are never-ending and now there’s never quite enough to go round. So, a couple of days ago, when B mildly suggested that it was time I bought myself a new dress, I shouted at him, [...]
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“Psychic Parrot”: Now a Norwegian Blue….

By Val | Published: July 8, 2007
Back in January, the BBC released a disturbingly credulous news report on N’kisi, a parrot that not only had an alleged vocabulary of 950 words, but also exhibited telepathic talents. Well, both the language experts and the sceptics were soon debunking it. Now, according to Language Log, the BBC has quietly retracted the original story: But [...]
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Advice to the Home Secretary….

By Val | Published: July 2, 2007
I know you’ve had a very difficult weekend, but please, before you make another appearance in front of the cameras – do something about the bags under your eyes! There are creams for that, and really, it doesn’t do any good for the country’s morale if you look like you’ve not slept for 48 [...]
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The Execution Channel

By Val | Published: July 1, 2007
The Execution Channel by Ken MacLeod It’s strange how a book you’re reading can fit into the moment. I’d already read several of Ken MacLeod’s books and was impressed enough to grab this one straight away from the library shelf. It’s set in a Britain of the near future, when terrorism has spread widely [...]
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