(Untitled)- January 31, 2008 Have I mentioned that I love my job We have Rock Band :)...http://starjewel.org/archives/001991.php Peculiar Instruments- January 18, 2008 I've already written this once and somehow lost it, so this time is much more brief. Check out this post on peculiar instruments - it includes sounds clips. The only one I'd ever heard before was the didgeridoo. I particular enjoyed the glass armonica, as it sounds like running a wet finger over the rim of a crystal goblet....http://starjewel.org/archives/001990.php Flowers- January 8, 2008 I did a bit of shopping this weekend, to spend some gift cards from the holidays. While I had no gift cards for Pier1, it seems to be where I spent the majority of my money. I picked up some beautiful vases and silk flowers to brighten up the place. (I used to be against silk flowers, but I'm finding that high quality ones look pretty decent.) My favorite are the orange dancing orchids below, but the rest are on my Flickr site....http://starjewel.org/archives/001989.php Jeremy Clarkson: Idiot- January 8, 2008 I used to admire Jeremy Clarkson (host of Top Gear, for those who don't watch BBC), but he just lost a few respect points. Trying to prove his point that identity theft was no big deal, he published his bank details in a newspaper article. That didn't work out so well for him. At least it was a conscientious hacker, as the money stolen was a direct debit to the British Diabetic Association....http://starjewel.org/archives/001988.php |