Stuff...

... to roll down the track now of it's own power. With a little less than 2 weeks to go, it's a good feeling. ~~~ I saw a video today of someone who took a year off and walked 5000km. My questions started with "how could he afford to take a year off?" especially when travelling? Travelling is not cheap, even if you are using the heel-toe express. Just makes me wonder. ~~~ Things at work are getting...

Travelling: Dunhuang and Jiayuguan

... at Jiayuguan Frommers says: To some Chinese, the very name JIAYUGUAN is synonymous with sorrow and ghastly remoteness. The last fortress of the Great Wall was built here by the Ming in 1372, over 5000km from the wall's easternmost point at Shanhaiguan, from which time the town made its living by supplying the needs of the fortress garrison. This was literally the final defence of the empire, ...

I know I was plotting her demise...

... ran out, the MOT expiring shortly afterwards. The slight and occasional clatter from the top end telling me more than I needed to know about how sick the engine truly is ('cos she's had a top end, less than 5000km ago). Another week and I'd've been happy. And I'm used to random bits dropping off a 'zed. It's normal. Usually they're retrievable or they're easy to replace. But today she had to ...

04:41 Past a point,distinction between a high-efficiency gasoline engine and one that uses no gas at all becomes academic. # 04:41 If a car got 5000km/liter, that would be good enough for me. :) # 04:44 RT @eepalmer Found sugar cube & absinthe spoon under pillow. Damn u, Green Fairy, don't u have an Impressionist or Existentialist to bother? # 04:47 @ realphilhendrie : Obaba...

insight

i have been mute here for some time. i have not had any insight or revelations of late. so, i've just been methodically working through various problems. the rear tyre on my bike is worn right down, and needs to be urgently replaced. ive only had it just under a year and half, but the man at the bike store said i'd probbably done about 4000-5000km on it, which is a satisfying thought.

Dear Jimmy, could you fix it for me...

... concubin, on a fait un bout de chemin ensemble... et bête comme je suis je n'ai même pas demandé son adresse mail, je n'ai que son numéro de téléphone mais allez vous en servir à 5000km de distance -_-" bref... bon je reviendrais plus tard, je voulais juste avertir le monde que j'étais de retour, le monde en est bien content j'en suis sûre xD et aussi montrer ceci : C'est pas beau ça...

Observations about stuff and things

..., was really quite good for the first half of the 2008 season, and then wasn't very good the second half of the season. Okay, at this point I can kind of understand. He's 33, he's never had to fly 5000km for a league match before (imagine one match in Madrid and then the next in Kiev), and MLS is a much more physical league than he's used to. But then he goes to Serie A and tears it up? No. Nuh-uh...

Vaginal/VBAC vs C-section

...me want to have a VBAC. Then, on the other hand, the scheduling aspect of a c-section really appeals to my life right now. We are newly posted to a military base, where we don't know anyone, that is 5000km away from my family and we have a 9 month old baby. Knowing "exactly" when to expect this baby would allow my mom to book a flight in advance, so that she can be here to help out the first few...

Quiz AftermathWell the whole quiz thing was a fun experience

... following things hasn't Arkem done:a) Flown 5000km for a game of cardsI don't think ...50 of the stateb) Best player in a 5000km radiusc) So-So he's about a typical...Probably in the top 20 players within a 5000km radiusAnswer: DThis question contains two mistakes. When I say 5000km I really mean 2000km, I'm refering to all..., most of SA and NT but with 5000km we hit the East Coast and possibly Singapore...

"Strange and Mysterious Sounds From The Earth"

... with the Equatorial Pacific Ocean autonomous hydrophone array (which was U.S. Navy equipment originally designed to detect Soviet submarines), and was loud enough to be heard on multiple sensors, up to 5000km apart.  Scientists dubbed it the âœBloopâ (not to be confused with the ✠Boing âœ.) You can hear a very short recording of the sound here .  The recording is short because it...