Monthly Archives: March 2006

v for vad-ever

Posted on March 31, 2006 by gee

This post is spoiler-free for the first paragraph. Natalie Portman is hot. The ones after.. probly not going to hurt you but just as a precaution… Natalie Portman is hot. I wasn’t exactly thrilled to be going to see V … Continue reading →

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a giant umbrella

Posted on March 29, 2006 by gee

OK, people, heads up. And I do mean this literally because in a few hours there’s going to be a TOTAL solar eclipse that’s going to take place. According to the AP article: Crowds were anticipated in prime viewing points, … Continue reading →

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the Sorkin Rowling connection

Posted on March 28, 2006 by gee

I recently got ahold of the entire Sportsnight series (all 45 episodes of this sadly misunderstood show) on DVD and I have to say… Aaron Sorkin rules. For the uninitiated, Sorkin, the creator of The West Wing, did a little … Continue reading →

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ticking down

Posted on March 27, 2006 by gee

I seriously need to leave this place already.

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reminisce

Posted on March 26, 2006 by gee

Some days ago a friend asked if I had a copy of a file of hers. I knew for sure I did because of my pack rat nature. I had to go to the beat up, falling apart laptop of … Continue reading →

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comedy in classics

Posted on March 24, 2006 by gee

There I was grading some kid’s comprehension work on Hamlet when suddenly I was overcome by fits of giggles. I was reminded of an episode of The Simpsons where literature classics were retold, Simpsons style. They did Homer’s Odyssey (clever, … Continue reading →

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best. cheer. ever.

Posted on March 22, 2006 by gee

More Commonwealth love. Deal with it. Another reason why i like them Kiwis, besides giving themselves nicknames like the Black Cocks, is the haka. Introduced to the world by and large by New Zealand’s rugby team the haka dance is … Continue reading →

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friendly games, funny names

Posted on March 21, 2006 by gee

OK, somebody explain to me again how the hockey girls beat the South Africans yesterday? I’m still in shock over this. If you look at the stats we had only 2 shots on target the entire match and converted both … Continue reading →

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post dated

Posted on March 18, 2006 by gee

My life is officially over. Someone, while looking at a photo, asked my 15-year-old niece if I was her mother.

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what watching tv with me is like

Posted on March 15, 2006 by gee

Random thoughts while watching the 2006 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony tonight went like this: The opening is quick and painless. GOOD. Fireworks on the river, fireworks from the buildings. Fireworks everywhere! Oh, duckie! A boy and his duck. How cute. … Continue reading →

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bahhumbugging all the way to the weekend

Posted on March 14, 2006 by gee

SPM results day always makes me depressed. And I wish I knew why I loath it so much. Anyway, from the requisite reporting in The Star, Nearly 50% Rise in all 1As Students, according to our Education director general “we … Continue reading →

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Oh, Annie…

Posted on March 14, 2006 by gee

Annie Proulx, author of the Brokeback Mountain short story lit the Academy up with a commentary piece in The Guardian UK. In it she called the Academy voters a bunch of “conservative heffalump … many living cloistered lives behind wrought-iron … Continue reading →

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hits and misses

Posted on March 12, 2006 by gee

I told someone that I couldn’t really say this out loud for fear that gay men will hit me with Manolo leather slingbacks – that so what Crash beat out Brokeback Mountain to win the best picture Oscar? While serving … Continue reading →

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fatuity lives to see another day

Posted on March 9, 2006 by gee

Hah. It works. I’m a genius… at following instructions. And whilst the thing was doing its thing (uploadinglah) I checked this blog’s stats and holy crap I had a traffic surge on March 6th and 7th, like 4x the normal … Continue reading →

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courting disaster

Posted on March 9, 2006 by gee

This is advance warning to you who read my blog (all 7 of you) that I’m going to upgrade WordPress to ver 2.0.1. Things might go wrong cause Murphy’s my best mate and if they do you’ll hear about it. … Continue reading →

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