Super-busy today - lots of little things. Lots and lots and lots of little things, like clouds of midges - I'm wearing long pants, so I'm more worried about inhaling them than bites, but it's not easy to concentrate.
Hmm. That metaphor kind of got away from me.
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My grandfather and sister have introduced me to the wonders of Frangelica. Sok recommends it on the basis that it's a ingredient of the cocktail "Toblerone", so I may have to look into picking up a bottle in the near future.
Speaking of alcohol - I mentioned that I had picked up a bottle of "Purple Death"[1] when chatting to my mum's mother and my aunt and uncle. The aunt was surprised that it was still for sale, and there was much reminiscing about teenage highjinks.
Later that day, I went to the Four-Square to pick up some Foxton Fizz (creaming soda flavour), and the person who served me asked whether I was a [mum's maiden name]. It was spooky, but kind of cool. They've redesigned the label for Foxton Fizz, by the way - they seem to be competing at the budget end of the market, which I don't think is that great idea, since I would have thought that there was too much competition down the bottom. I mean, I can imagine that there's a big café market for a genuine traditional NZ soda, from the original bottling plant (as well as a fair amount of tourist dollars). On the other hand, I'm not in the biz, so what do I know? :)
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We just had a discussion about the state of our network in the style of the little fluffy guys in Rejected. Unfortunately, I don't think I can convey the hilarity of the moment in text form. :) It reminds me of the first or second Buffy game I ran, when someone made a Homestar Runner joke and everyone got it. Hooray for shared context!
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When replying to Puggle's blog, I realised that my car doesn't have a name. The two that I'm thinking about are "Arthur" and "John", for family-related reasons; but if someone has a suggestion, I'll certainly consider it. Puns and clever allusions will give your suggestion bonus points! ;)
[1] At Jenni's urging - she recommended it on the grounds that it tasted like cough medicine, and that she'd drink it for me. I'm not sure about how this motivated me, exactly, but the bottle is sitting in my cupboard...
Posted by svend at October 22, 2004 3:08 PM