Did you guys know that all my pages are not displayed on this main page? For example, I’ve made loads of updates to my lyrics pages; there are now 8 different artists listed, with 22 of the most breath-taking lyrics, and it’s increasing everyday. Have a go!
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Squashed
I’m sitting in K2, feeling the pressure of having to post something here, but not quite having anything interesting to say. Reminds me of someone saying “If you can’t speak well of someone, don’t speak at all”. Have to rush home, weather’s absolutely the pits (well, it has stopped raining) and my new bicycle being a macho off-roader with tyres that would suit a Land-Rover, it doesn’t handle particularly well on smooth, city roads. So I have to be careful when it’s wet, ‘coz then the only parts of the tyres that are in contact with the road can collectively fit under the fingernail of my little finger. That’s front and back tyre both. Had a game of squash with Tracy (hence the title of the post; it all comes together, just be patient) and then a double cheeseburger from Pizza & Co. Ioannis dropped by, and they’ve gone back there for dinner!
Posted by naz on 13 June, 2005
https://nazmania.co.uk/2005/06/13/squashed/
From New Scientist today
Google’s got maps now, check it out here. So far only UK and US though, it seems that the rest of the world just isn’t important to google.
Also, from the funny pages, this
…a can of Morrison’s toilet cleaner tells us that it “cleans, freshens and kills germs”. Edward Williams, who noticed this, is reminded of the oyster in Lewis Carroll’s The Walrus and the Carpenter: “After such kindness, that would be / A dismal thing to do!”
Posted by naz on 9 June, 2005
https://nazmania.co.uk/2005/06/09/google-maps/
Dinner with friends
Tuesday evening, around six-thirty-ish, I get a callback from Ioannis saying that he’s off to Exchange Square, more precisely, the Sinclair’s Oyster Bar, for a pint with his ex-coworker and friend Rob. After ‘much persuasion’, I joined Ioannis and we went there for a couple of pints and a few laughs. Rob’s friend Riz was with us too. Then Ioannis suggests going for a curry to Rusholme, which means the only one restaurant worth considering, i.e. Sangam! After stuffing ourselves with Karahi chicken, lamb and chili paneer, we were politely asked to leave the premises at half-eleven or so, after which Ioannis headed for his bed. But the three of us still had a spark of life left in us, so we decided to hit Oxford Rd and ended up in Revolution. After being shuffled out from there at one, we had to call it a night (but not before checking on the Footage to see if they’d let us in).
Posted by naz on 9 June, 2005
https://nazmania.co.uk/2005/06/09/dinner-with-friends/
Weblog Themes
I really like the Crop Circles theme by Marianne, unfortunately there’s a minor problem with the look of the site; with me having so many links, they run over the top of the contents. Plus, I think this default version has the edge over it in functionality. I’ll try to see if there’s a more appealing theme that’s practical. (I wouldn’t have this problem if my “I.T.Support dept.” had fixed it over the weekend like he promised )
(51 hours later) Problem solved, thanks to “I.T.Support dept.” and miklb. New look weblog is now yours to savour.
Posted by naz on 7 June, 2005
https://nazmania.co.uk/2005/06/07/weblog-themes/
ISOM Awards 2005
Here’s an idea. We need an ISOM Awards ceremony for the end of our academic year. So the main topic for discussion is, what kind of categories should people be nominated for? All suggestions welcome. I’ll start it off by suggesting a “Most Likely to Still be on the Dole in a Year” Award. Once we have a list of awards, we can go about selecting and then voting for the nominees. How about it?
P.S All other weblogs trackback to this so all ISOMers will have a chance to read about it, no matter which weblog they visit.
Posted by naz on 7 June, 2005
https://nazmania.co.uk/2005/06/07/isom-awards-2005/
Trackbacks
See, I’m growing up. This is my first trackback, with congrats to Ioannis on his weblog’s 1st birthday. I learnt about this from a link Ioannis sent me How trackback works. Although, after some more surfing it seems that trackbacks are not without their shortcomings.
Posted by naz on 6 June, 2005
https://nazmania.co.uk/2005/06/06/trackbacks/
Roses are #ff0000
I saw this t-shirt, a geek look at the popular rhyme.
Posted by naz on 6 June, 2005
https://nazmania.co.uk/2005/06/06/roses-are-ff0000/
Vibrant call centre
Our esteemed university’s Career Service has sent me another e-mail with jobs. One of them calls for a “natural-born salesperson” to work in a “Vibrant call centre”. Despite rumours to the contrary, my mother insists that I was natural-born. But as for a vibrant call centre, I’ll believe that one when I see it!
Posted by naz on 6 June, 2005
https://nazmania.co.uk/2005/06/06/vibrant-call-centre/
Bushisms
I’m seriously considering a separate page for him and his ilk. This from New Scientist today
According to a BBC online news item on 12 May, “After the hearing, Det. Con. David Ecuyer of Kent Police said that if the bomb had gone off it would have caused an explosion”
Anybody recognise the P of the USA saying “If we don’t succeed, we run the risk of failure”
Posted by naz on 2 June, 2005
https://nazmania.co.uk/2005/06/02/bushism/
