Time to tackle to office packing. This will be a little time-consuming, methinks.
And that’s the kitchen packed. Opening a cider. Office and bedroom to go. This’ll be a not-quite-all-nighter, but at an easy pace. Whew.
@lelak Gawd, I hadn’t realised you meant our lives were THAT parallel! Scary. Good luck with your move!
Kitchens take longer to pack. So many fiddly little things to wrap! Possessions are a PITA.
Oh well, back to the packing…
I was referring to the mechanism, not the operator, @stevo_twistie @Cacotopos
Pro Tip: Cider causes a MacBook Pro’s trackpad to become less precise in its operation.
Dear lastminute.com, in what sense is Sydney Central YHA Hostel, at $39 a night, a 5-star establishment?
RT @GreenJ: An hour or two moderating website comments tends to sour one’s view of things. [Ne’er a truer word said.]
Lots of houses have cellars. Especially those built on hillsides. You need to get out more. Or in more, to where the cellars are.
@crispin_harris @senectus Stop, you two. I refuse to be distracted into some strange dungeon adventure. Of either kind.
I used that computer to recover the data from three of the drives, which were RAID. A year or two ago. Then put it in the cellar.
Actually @richardtuffin I should mention that the computer is in Sydney and has to be collected in the next 24 hours. It may not work.
RT @JohnBirmingham: Tomorrow’s blog: “Mendacious, ugly, disgraceful and cringe worthy. Yes Tony Abbott, I’m looking at you.” [smirks]
Does anyone have a use for a Pentium 4 3.4GHz in a mini-tower case with 4 x unknown-sized SATA HDDs [can’t be arsed looking]?
@senectus I don’t know rouge games. Unless you mean Rogue? Either way, I’m in the dark.
@R_Chirgwin Noooooo…! One pint per room is appropriate if I want to FINISH each room tonight.
There are four rooms. I have four pints of cider. I have finished one room. I have opened one pint.
That’s the living room packed in two gentle hours. I think this might actually work. I could even get, what, an hour’s sleep!
Hah! While assembling the cartons for the books, I discover a sign printed on the bottom: “Upside down, Barry!”
@oberonsghost Thanks for the offer, but I think I’ll be fine. My estimate of the timing seems to be about right. Plus it’s very sweaty here.
Oh this is just wrong. Well done, @TonyAbbottMHR! http://twitpic.com/3voi8i
Yay, half of the books and stuff in the living room is in boxes. Tonight’s schedule is possible. Mostly.
@WarWraith Yeah I will definitely be up until after midnight. It ALL has to be done today. Removalists are booked for 0730 tomorrow. Sigh.
Giving people furniture seems to make them happy. It almost makes up for the sweaty work of packing. Almost.
RT @crispin_harris: At the doctor to get high-strength codeine prescription. [So how come HE gets all the fun?]
Home and sweating and continuing the packing. Sigh.
Honestly, journalists are always shocked, stunned, surprised, outraged. Time to up the medication, no?
Dear @abcnews, how is Thorpe’s return “stunning”? Who was stunned? You? You should get out more. This was hardly unexpected.
Would “tar” have worked better than “paint”, given the heat imagery?
Pale, his skin so pale. / Black jeans clench his legs like paint. / Noon sun? Frightening! #hipsterranga
Mobile: Daily Tonka, but with a difference, because I’m in a hurry.
No, I don’t. Ever.
@AndrewPStreet What you saw was probably a satellite flare, or one off the International Space Station: sun reflecting off solar panels.
Yes, I just got the call. I have indeed been bumped for Ian Thorpe. I may be on ABC Radio Darwin 105.7 tomorrow. Swimmers permitting.
Have I been bumped for Ian Thorpe?
RT @anthonybaxter: Google disaster map now has cloud data http://is.gd/1kN6La and cyclone track http://is.gd/sQhCiI #TCYasi Ping @1057darwin
RT @jdub: Tracy from space (via UNSW Faculty of Science), for a more accurate comparison: http://goo.gl/tClP3
Sigh. For meteorlogical advice, always ask an ironman champion. You know it makes sense. [slaps self]
CORRECTION! That is NOT Cyclone Tracy in the image, but Cyclone Monica of 2006. I wondered why it was coming from the east. HT @jdub
On the right, Cyclone Tracy 1974, Australia’s most destructive. On the left, Cyclone Yasi. Eek! http://twitpic.com/3vkyff HT @lukemckenzie
I’m on ABC Radio Darwin 105.7 at 1040 CST / 1210 AEDT talking Egypt and internet and stuff with Kate O’Toole. Stream at http://arseh.at/3vf
Oh, so THAT”S what caused 9/11! At last it’s all so clear. http://arseh.at/3vd
Various IT items to give away in Enmore. Expressions of interest to stil@stilgherrian.com please. http://arseh.at/3vb
@AshleyAngell If no local taker within the hour, I’ll post for free. Stand by. They’re surplus from a big installation I did the other year.
For sale: New Cat6 Ethernet cables, still in packaging. 11 x 0.5m, 9 x 2m, 7 x 3m, 4 x 5m. $75 the lot. Any takers?
Submissions deadline for Parliament’s inquiry into role, potential of NBN is 25 Feb. http://arseh.at/2xh
@RuthEllison Does Yoink also have a free iPhone, for those who don’t have one? ;)
I’d never heard of yoink.com for free stuff, @deanlk, thanks. Mind you, I should be packing, not re-entering data. I do need minions.
“The Prime Minister will be interviewed by Eddie McGuire on Triple M Melbourne.” Poor woman. She has such a shitty job.
Wed plan: Pack the entire house into a cardboard box. Or two. Watch out for random announcements of free stuff being given away.
@bb600 Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t consider the street to be a dumping-ground for lazy people. It’s such a Sydney thing, I feel.
Also available, Sanyo 20” TV analog CRT SD [obviously] model CP20SW1Z with remote. If nothing else, you can film it being destroyed.
RT me: Furniture to give away in Enmore. Expressions of interest to stil@stilgherrian.com please. http://arseh.at/3uu
I must say, the Unhappy Hipsters blog has been rather excellent of late. http://arseh.at/3v3
Wednesday. This’ll be interesting.