This is Omar’s blog

If they just acted consistently.

http://www.blairwatch.co.uk/node/2110

1. “In my book, Stalinism and a police state happens when ministers direct and interfere with specific investigations that the police are carrying out.”

2. The attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, changed his mind about whether there was enough evidence to bring corruption charges against the arms company BAE after pressure from Downing Street, legal sources have told the Guardian.

Sweet.

I was reading this > http://www.metafilter.com/76953/Social-Networking-Mobile-Phones-and-Crisis-Communication and I secretly wished I lived somewhere where people had more invested in the political process. Here, it just feels like - “it’s not so bad, really, so why worry”. I wish things were a little sharper. Just the current processes don’t appeal to most people, young people. Or is that just me.

It’s not that I don’t like Xmas, it’s that there are aspects of it I don’t like and parts of it that I’m ambivalent to.

I was in town just not (baskets, shiny pencils, 2 advent calendars and a couple of animal head pencil sharpeners) and as I was wondering around Woolworths I was thinking a couple of things.

1. I don’t know what I want, if anything, for Xmas. I would rather get things I need/really really want. I feel like everything else is just unnecessary. I won’t deny that opening presents is just nice, but really I’d be just as happy with one or two things, that aren’t necessarily expensive, that I need.
2. I’m going to donate money to charity instead of sending cards this year. I don’t really like cards, they’re a waste of paper mostly - especially when they accompany presents.*

Number of pieces of toast burnt to a crisp so you can read this post - 6.

Number of times I put the fork I whisked my eggs with into my mouth - 1.

*I will give the children in my class a card - I’m thinking I’ll make them though. :)

is now

See, I want one. I’d have to wear it alongside my other one though. That would be my concession. Use it to act as a reminder.

Hmmmm

Kate’s right, it is cute. The words just need work, expect other versions to follow…

(click through for a bigger version, if I make it any bigger it messes the template up.)

(also I’ll take the extra it out at some point :S )

I’ve been reading about Howies banging on about Merino for a long long while. Read about all it’s benefits, how wonderful it was and so on and so forth. I took the plunge this month, I bought one of their short sleeve base layers. Mostly before I’ve bought some synthetic ones, that have worked well for circuits if I’m honest. I’ve done the job of not becoming a sweaty mass of cotton that t-shirts become.

I took the plunge and well, I’ve practically lived in them since. They work just as well for circuits, wicking the sweat away from the skin. The best part about them I’ve found though is that I’m practially living in them now (I might have two now…). The short sleeve fits lovely under shirts for work, to the point where I don’t realise I’m wearing it, keeping me warm enough without being too hot.

I’ve taken to wearing the long sleeve one round the house where it’s keeps me nice and warm. They are expensive, cost per use isn’t. Which will eventually be pretty small I think.
(Added bonus, they refuse to smell and I really tried.)

I was going to write about our evening last weekend. I just never got around to it and the pictures tell a better story, apart from the fact it was tipping it down.

I wrote this on Facebook

Location > Vodka Rev > Storyteller > Vodka Rev

Drinks > Cider > Wine > Coffee > Cocktail > Shot > Cocktail > Shot > Shot > Cocktail

Look alike in Vodka Rev > The Office > US version > Angela > http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/angela_kinsey.shtml

To eat > Nibbles > Duck Noodles

That there was tiny little harbour in Gloucester, this can’t be Gloucester I said. I was in this lovely house next to it and the sun was setting and I couldn’t get my cameraphone to focus. There were kids in difficulty in the water and the man over the tannoy said ‘we can’t help’, still he called the harbour the paddling pool which I thought was nice.

http://photojojo.com/content/diy/diy-aerial-balloon-photography/

The url says most of it. Strap your camera to some balloons, take photos on a time-lapse setting, pull the camera back down.

Trying to get Chris involved, I like the idea but he’s an engineer and I hope his help will increase the chance of success!

Just to pick a location!