Sunday afternoon in Sydney Park. *OK, strictly speaking there has never been a previous edition of NTTLS. P.S. If you know it please just provide the initials to prolong the suspense for those who don’t.
fun & hobbies
enjoyment, escapism, making and general lollygagging
Apollo 11: a stroll around the baseball field
NASA recently published an interesting map showing a map of the lunar excursions by Aldrin and Armstrong, superimposed over a standard baseball diamond. Image source: NASA (click link for high-res image) One of my invisible friends took one look and… Read More ›
What way do you see her spin?
I missed this last October, butaccording to the Herald-Sun (in what is till one of their most-emailed stories), whether you see the dancer spin clockwise or anticlockwise indicates which hemisphere of your brain is dominant. I’m curious as to which… Read More ›
Wednesday Quick Pic(k)s
Oohsome has a couple of groovy women’s-bits jewellery up at the moment. Uterus earrings Oestrogen necklace
Ms Fits asks:
Christ. Is there anyone currently involved in federal politics who hasn’t taken drugs? and creates the LOLPols to suit. Sweet (and maybe a little scary).
Marry, shag, or throw off a cliff?
updated to add image Josh Lyman, Sam Seaborn or Toby Ziegler? (or, for those whose preferences run otherwise, Donna Moss, CJ Cregg or Abigail Bartlett?) (Show your work.) Why yes, I am catching reruns of The West Wing on cable,… Read More ›
Blogplug! “Oohsome”.
Some real-life friends of mine have started a new blog project, “Ooh, I’ve got something to show you!” over at oohsome.blogspot.com. From the Welcome blurb: Oohsome has evolved out of almost daily instant message discussions between Acanthus and whoozqueen on… Read More ›
Thursday Quick Pic(k)s
[Via Neatorama] Pretty rainbow cauliflowers! These were apparently selectively bred by European company Syngenta. (Are they as evil as Monsanto?) The naturally-present substances are beta carotene (orange) and anthocyanin (purple), which also happen to be rather good for you. ~~~… Read More ›
iJoyRide
Is anyone really convinced that the iJoyRide mains-powered horse-simulator is an “exercise” machine? The least they could do is market it with a few swap-in attachments and a washable cover. The iJoyRide is a winner in this year’s UK Landfill… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 