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Worldwalk
Posted Feb 16, 2007
Last night I finished reading this book called 'Worldwalk', by Steven M Newman. He's a journalist who, back in the 80s, walked around the world in about four years of so (flying or taking a boat across water, of course). He walked from Ohio to New England, flew to Britain, walked around Ireland, Scotland and England, then France and Spain. Then he walked North Africa, Italy, Turkey, India, Singapore, Australia and then across America back to Ohio. He was nearly murdered a couple times. He never spent any money on accomadations, just slept outside, or stayed with people he met. He never once mentioned anything about having a towel with him, though.
http://www.theworldwalker.com/site/biography.html
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You know what makes me really mad?
Posted Feb 9, 2007
My new toothbrush I bought yesterday. Or rather, my mom bought it, but that's not the point. The toothbrush handle is clear plastic, with clear bristles of Medium stiffness. It cost 38 cents. At first I picked out a $1.00 toothbrush, but I changed my mind when I saw the cheaper ones. All this is perfectly fine, it is seemingly the ideal toothbrush, and just my type. The problem is the handle. I didn't notice this in the shop, because of the packaging, but the handle is curved.
This design is probably another one of the bogus selling points. For some reason, maybe this is just an American thing, people are obsessed with designing new toothbrush shapes and features that are supposed to make them work better, but personally, I think it's a load of crap. A toothbrush is a freakin' toothbrush, and anyone who buys $20 toothbrushes is an idiot. And don't me started on electric toothbrushes, or toothbrush commercials. I suppose that people who read this buy these toothbrushes and will get offended, and then I will lose friends, but anyway.
But perhaps a toothbrush isn't a freakin' toothbrush. The one I have is a freakin' stupid toothbrush, because of this curved handle. I admit, it is reasonably comfortable when I hold it... IF I only brush my bottom left teeth. It's horribly awkward and uncomfortable if I brush anywhere else, like the top right teeth, or my front teeth. So their ingenius, innovative toothbrush designs might work really well in one position, but awful in about any other.
A long time ago, I actually did have a more fancy toothbrush that my dad gave me - it was this interesting shape and size, with a much larger head with a couple thousand bristles. One of the features this brand offered was right or left handed toothbrushes. The handle was thick and shaped just right, and it even had a place where your thumb fits nicely. All this was comfortable until you had to turn it over to get to your top teeth.
Anyway, I just ate a piece of delicious, sugary cake, so I should go and brush my teeth.
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I'm building a ukelele
Posted Dec 29, 2006
It's true. Since Christmas I've been busy playing around with all my new possessions. My dad gave me a kit for building a ukelele, and we started on it yesterday. So far all we've done is glueing bits together and so on. My dad is an obsessive intrument maker/professional repairer (is that a word?) - he builds all sorts of funky things from scratch, which he then hardly ever plays once it is finished. I think he didn't even really looked at the intructions, I saw him glance through it for a few minutes, though. Anyway, it should be pretty cool once it is finished.
My sister gave me a set of carved wooden chess pieces she got in South Africa - unfortunatley, one of the rooks is missing. So I have replaced it with an Ewok action figure from my old collection of Star Wars toys. Looks a bit out of place, though it is pretty funny in a way.
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I've eaten way too many Christmas cookies
Posted Dec 25, 2006
Merry Christmas!
Okay, that formality is over with. As I said in the title, I have eaten way too much fudge (choc-mint AND choc-peanut butter), rumballs, pecan cups and the like. I also have had a headache since late morning. Firstly because I was doing a crossword in the car on the way to Grandma's house (car sickness), and then the pain returned later when I was writing with a potent Sharpie.
But it was a good Christmas. Among other things, I got an iPod Nano, carved wood chess pieces from South Africa, season one and two of 'A Bit of Fry and Laurie' and some underwear. And socks. Oh, and a pretty sweet jumper. We also played Trivial Pursuit. This is a family Christmas tradition. I lost, of course. This also could count as a tradition.
Hold the newsreader's nose squarely, waiter, or friendly milk will countermand my trousers!!
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Posted Dec 22, 2006
JK Rowling has released the title of the final Harry Potter book: HP and the Deathly Hallows.
I found this out last night at like, 12:30am 
when I was watching Late Night with Conan O'Brian. He made this joke that went like (and I am paraphrasing):
"So the author JK Rowling has announced the title of her next book in the Harry Potter series: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'. This title won over her other possible title 'Harry Potter is 40'."
I *think* that's how it went. At least that's what I heard. Anyway, I don't really understand that joke. I think I get it, but it's not funny and doesn't really make sense. 
But anyway, there it is.
Apparently she hasn't said when it will be published, or how long it is.
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