Archive for October, 2007

This is the hidden location of Torchwood London.

This is what dominates the skyline in my neighbourhood.

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Gizmo and Sa’am.

Can you imagine us years from today.

Sharing a park bench quietly.

How terribly strange to be seventy.

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And I have the quiz results to prove it.

You Are a Werewolf

You’re unpredictable, moody, and downright freaky.
You seem sweet and harmless, until you snap. Then you’re a total monster.
Very few people can predict if you’re going to be Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde.
But for you, all your transformations seem perfectly natural.

Your greatest power: Your ability to tap into nature

Your greatest weakness: Lack of self control

You play well with: Vampires

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My friend Bibliotech posted a meme a little while ago and I thought I should share one of the answers with you nice people, because it’s an Absolutely and Completely True Story That Never Happened.

What is your fondest memory of Bibliotech?

The French-and-Indian war! The Kittanning Expedition in 1756. Bibliotech kept saying it “ki-TANGGGG” like a Read the rest of this entry »

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The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life.

Funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen the finished array will have 350 6m antennas and will be one of the world’s largest.

The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) will be able to sweep more than one million star systems for radio signals generated by intelligent beings.

Its creators hope it will help spot definite signs of alien life by 2025.

The 21st Century is when everything changes. And you gotta be ready.

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Left brain, or right?

Do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?

If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.

Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.

All I need to do is look away slightly and catch her out of the corner of my eye and she changes direction.

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