- Resolution :: Counterpoint
- Happy :: New year
- Bubbly :: Laughing
- Kiss :: Lips
- Leather :: Belt
- Fancy :: Dress
- Pages :: Book
- Stupid :: Acting
- Apologize :: Speak
- Secrets :: Lies
Sunday, December 31, 2006
LunaNi�a.com | Unconscious Mutterings
Friday, December 22, 2006
Dr. Imoto's water crystals
Pics of Dr. Imoto's water crystals
Fascinating series of photographs of how water molecules change when exposed to music, or even a thought.
Fascinating series of photographs of how water molecules change when exposed to music, or even a thought.
Are you looking?
When you are not looking there are waves of possibility, when you are looking there are particles of experience.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Building link-based popularity
The recent post on building link-based popularity from the webmaster central blog has confused me no end.
It seems to say that link baiting (perhaps earned via http://digg.com) will be discounted, whilst it still references Matt Cutts January 2006 article linkbait and linkbaiting, which itself appeared to say that link baiting isn't a bad thing.
However, if you link bait, and get links in, isn't that by their choice? Or is the sudden frequency of those links an indicator that the links shouldn't be counted or the PR earned discounted. It doesn't include the idea that a linker could add rel=nofollow to their links to let search engines know not to pass on any PR.
So the question we face as "web masters" trying to work social networks and improve our PageRank and SEO is, will Google discount links in they feel are from link bait? One day will they punish the receiving site in any other way? I recently had a PR 4 site penalised 30 places (and more), and then a couple of weeks later dropped out of google completely. This was either for duplicate content or for having the content looking too close to the ads (and vice versa). Traffic is now minimal. If google punish you, then it hurts.
Personally, I think gain the links you want! Do what make sense, do what makes sense for your site, for your audience. If you get links in from sites in a similar "vertical" that's great, if you get a link in from sites outside your area, then that may not be counted by google, that's not a problem. Be aware if you have thousands of links in from link farms and bad areas, then you may get punished.
It seems to say that link baiting (perhaps earned via http://digg.com) will be discounted, whilst it still references Matt Cutts January 2006 article linkbait and linkbaiting, which itself appeared to say that link baiting isn't a bad thing.
To sum up, even though improved algorithms have promoted a transition away from paid or exchanged links towards earned organic links, there still seems to be some confusion within the market about what the most effective link strategy is. So when taking advice from your SEO consultant, keep in mind that nowadays search engines reward sweat-of-the-brow work on content that bait natural links given by choice.
However, if you link bait, and get links in, isn't that by their choice? Or is the sudden frequency of those links an indicator that the links shouldn't be counted or the PR earned discounted. It doesn't include the idea that a linker could add rel=nofollow to their links to let search engines know not to pass on any PR.
So the question we face as "web masters" trying to work social networks and improve our PageRank and SEO is, will Google discount links in they feel are from link bait? One day will they punish the receiving site in any other way? I recently had a PR 4 site penalised 30 places (and more), and then a couple of weeks later dropped out of google completely. This was either for duplicate content or for having the content looking too close to the ads (and vice versa). Traffic is now minimal. If google punish you, then it hurts.
Personally, I think gain the links you want! Do what make sense, do what makes sense for your site, for your audience. If you get links in from sites in a similar "vertical" that's great, if you get a link in from sites outside your area, then that may not be counted by google, that's not a problem. Be aware if you have thousands of links in from link farms and bad areas, then you may get punished.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Inside AdSense: Ad and image placement: a policy clarification
Ad and image placement: a policy clarification We've recently received a number of emails from publishers asking how we feel about the placement of images near Google ad units. There's been some confusion on this issue, and so we turned to our policy team to set the record straight.
You can definitely place Google ads on pages containing images -- just make sure that the ads and images are not arranged in a way that could easily mislead or confuse your visitors. For example, if you run a stock photography site with a catalog of thumbnail images, don't line the ads up with the thumbnails in a way that could be misleading. Consider using a full border around your ads or changing your ad colors, for example.
They also give some examples of bad usage:
You can definitely place Google ads on pages containing images -- just make sure that the ads and images are not arranged in a way that could easily mislead or confuse your visitors. For example, if you run a stock photography site with a catalog of thumbnail images, don't line the ads up with the thumbnails in a way that could be misleading. Consider using a full border around your ads or changing your ad colors, for example.
They also give some examples of bad usage:
Webmaster Help Center - What does it mean to opt-in to enhanced image search?
Opt in to the "enhanced image search" within Google Webmaster Tools and then people can use your images within Google Image Labeler, which will improve your site's images labels/tagging.
I expect Google will then begin to use the public opinion / zeitgeist in addition to your own keywords in the alt tags, which must be a win-win for most websites.
It will be interesting to see if more images searches begin to generate to web traffic on sites that opt in to the enhanced image search.
I expect Google will then begin to use the public opinion / zeitgeist in addition to your own keywords in the alt tags, which must be a win-win for most websites.
It will be interesting to see if more images searches begin to generate to web traffic on sites that opt in to the enhanced image search.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings # 202
- Hardball :: "Let's play..."
- Sleepless :: Nights
- Graduation :: Ceremony
- Presents :: Toys
- Toe :: the line
- Lotion :: motion
- Snicker :: Bar
- Eve :: of destruction
- Investment :: opportunity
- Pain :: House of ...
SmirkingLoon.com - Video, Japanese Alarm Service - Weights Applied To Nostrals
SmirkingLoon.com Video Japanese Alarm Service - Weights Applied To Nostrals
Another test, this time without an image.
Another test, this time without an image.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings #201
- Research :: Work
- Chuck :: Jones
- Insert :: Delete
- Bang :: Boom
- Lousy :: crap
- Rehearsal :: Practice
- Critics :: writers
- Memory :: moment
- Squid :: Octopus
- Remove :: Take away
Sunday, December 03, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings #200
- Hello :: Salute
- Flinstone :: Flintstone. Mmmm Betty
- Corn :: Syrup
- Interview :: Vampire
- Deviant :: Art
- Concept :: Art
- Bridge :: Wayne
- Karen :: Carpenter
- Encounter :: Meet
- Biological :: Warfare
Sunday, November 26, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings #199
- Rhyme :: Reason
- Substantial :: earnings
- Instant :: messenger
- Greed :: avarice
- Brad :: Pitt
- Season :: to be Jolly
- Accomplished :: master
- Invite :: beckon
- Sparkle :: glow
- Rainbow :: somewhere over the
Sunday, November 19, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings - 198
- Teacher :: Blank! Teacher!
- Fifty :: Thousand
- Crossword :: Puzzle
- Stuffed :: Animal
- Family :: Portrait
- Purr :: Kitten
- Toad :: in the hole
- Cocktail :: Shaker
- Insecurity :: Anxiety
- Magical :: Fortress
Sunday, November 12, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Nick :: of time
- Focus :: stare
- Police :: Zenyatta Mondatta
- Miles :: From Home
- Earn :: whilst you sleep!
- Twice :: the price
- Razor :: nick
- Personality :: dump
- Dumped :: dropped
- Reliable :: Safe
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Are McAfee Republican?
Sunday, November 05, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings # 196
- Theft :: Snatch
- Storage :: Locker
- Pick :: Select
- Los Angeles :: Angels
- The one :: She's
- Accent :: Raise
- Rivalry :: local
- Process :: compute
- Streets :: of desire
- Museum :: of mankind
Monday, October 30, 2006
Inside AdSense: When AdSense met Blogger (in beta)
Inside AdSense: When AdSense met Blogger (in beta)
At last, instead of jumpng through template hoops adsense becomes plug and play in blogger.
Expect to see a lot more ads around "here" very quickly.
At last, instead of jumpng through template hoops adsense becomes plug and play in blogger.
Expect to see a lot more ads around "here" very quickly.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings #195
- Costume :: Halloween
- Beg :: borrow or steal
- Hottie :: Cakie
- Celebrity :: Squares
- Saturday :: Night
- Buckle :: my shoe
- Doorbell :: ring
- Rude :: Nude
- Absence :: makes the heart grow fonder
- Hyper :: drive
Sunday, October 22, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings #194
- Stuff :: and nonsense
- Block :: quote
- Ingredient :: item
- Flagrant :: disregard
- Dandruff :: hair
- Betty :: Puppy
- Tide :: turned
- Judges :: rules
- Take it easy :: calm down
- Chef :: Cook
Sunday, October 15, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Weeks :: 193
- Cough :: Tickly
- Jail :: bait
- Produced :: Created
- ? :: Question
- Stapler :: Gun
- Next :: Directory
- Perky :: Oooh
- Oxygen :: Air
- Musical :: Genius
Sunday, October 08, 2006
BritBlog
BritBlog is a new article blog I've started on my new US server, BritStreamHosting.com.
It uses WordPress, which I've been meaning to try out for a while, as I like the idea of categories.
I've customised the theme a little and added in support for Adsense, Chitika and social bookmarking.
I've added approximately 230 articles already mostly bought in, though half a dozen or so are entirely new content.
The aim with this blog is purely ad revenue, and I'm interested in how quickly it will become indexed. I've seeded a page though StumbleUpon, which received a little spike of traffic. Other than that there are only a couple of links in.
One from Noogle which has PR 4, and a link through Britstream, which has a PR 5.
It uses WordPress, which I've been meaning to try out for a while, as I like the idea of categories.
I've customised the theme a little and added in support for Adsense, Chitika and social bookmarking.
I've added approximately 230 articles already mostly bought in, though half a dozen or so are entirely new content.
The aim with this blog is purely ad revenue, and I'm interested in how quickly it will become indexed. I've seeded a page though StumbleUpon, which received a little spike of traffic. Other than that there are only a couple of links in.
One from Noogle which has PR 4, and a link through Britstream, which has a PR 5.
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Opinion :: Maker
- Tardy :: late
- Peer pressure :: social niceties
- Grownup :: adult
- ! :: Bang
- Beer :: goggles
- Sit :: up
- Shower :: bath
- Consumate :: ease
- Wasting :: away
Sunday, October 01, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Taxes :: Death
- Hooray :: Yahoo
- Justification :: Rights
- Shocking :: Defending
- Bureaucracy :: Paperwork
- Porn :: Pr0n
- Silly :: Billy
- DJ :: Disc Jockey
- Swing :: Beat
- Anti- :: establishmentism
Friday, September 29, 2006
Official Google Blog: Your inbox for the web
I've been using the Google Reader for a while, and they have just improved the interface.
I tend to use Firefox for some feeds, and google for those with "podcasts" as they will be played within the reader with no need to launch any other software.
Personally, I like to keep the amount of feeds in the google reader low, so I actually read them, most of the ones in the Firefox RSS list are ignored.
However, with the new sharing facility I might see if I can manage a few more in there...
I tend to use Firefox for some feeds, and google for those with "podcasts" as they will be played within the reader with no need to launch any other software.
Personally, I like to keep the amount of feeds in the google reader low, so I actually read them, most of the ones in the Firefox RSS list are ignored.
However, with the new sharing facility I might see if I can manage a few more in there...
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: How to verify Googlebot
Following the post Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: How to verify Googlebot on Webmaster Central, I wrote a guide on how to identify the Googlebot using PHP gethostbyname & gethostbyaddr over on my tips pages.
Sunday, September 24, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Bell :: Jar
- Abuse :: Anger
- Relief :: Pain
- List :: <li>
- Concern :: Compassion
- Absolute :: Zero
- Cling :: Film
- Dump :: Discard
- Terminate :: End
- Wine :: Days of Wine and Roses.
Dr. Razavi's Good to Know Info: How Much Exercise Is Needed for a Healthy Heart?
Dr. Razavi, who I think is a doc over at Google HQ, discusses how much exercise is required to maintian a healthy heart.
Monday, September 18, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Running :: with scissors
- Alternative :: ending
- Cope :: panic
- Lots :: of love
- Sympathetic :: ear
- Barn :: Shed
- Totally :: honest
- Baby :: love
- Undeniable :: truth
- Watermelon :: man
Sunday, September 10, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- True love :: lifetime
- Age :: concern
- Stern :: severe
- Elastic :: rubber
- Rustic :: rural
- Enhance :: increase
- Jackson :: Pollock
- Inherit :: earn
- Devious :: conniving
- Scapegoat :: blame
Sunday, August 20, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Cruel :: Sea
- Jive :: Hand
- Weak :: Poorly
- Understand :: Empathise
- Bum :: bum
- Stairs :: under the
- Tone :: Sound
- Quickly :: Quicker
- Moment :: Fleeting
- Beating :: Up
Monday, August 14, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Kim :: 73
- Designate :: order
- Liner :: ocean
- Weed :: skunk
- Infusion :: tea
- Nutritious :: Healthy
- Favorites :: Links
- Transform :: skew
- 42 :: Skidoo
- Sunday afternoon :: Lazing
Sunday, August 06, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Affair :: 18 Carat Love
- Package :: Holiday
- Warner :: Brothers
- Drop :: Zone
- Balance :: Beam
- Shore :: Seaside
- Confirmation :: note
- Nose :: ears
- Talking :: Nonsense
- Bend ::
Sunday, July 30, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Italy :: Boot
- Honk :: Tonk
- Shades :: Sunglasses
- Tool :: Spanner
- Modern :: Living
- Tension :: Nervousness
- Conservative :: Tory
- Weight :: Loss
- Insurance :: Fraud
- Political :: Party
Friday, July 28, 2006
Sunday, July 23, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Requirements :: prerequisites
- Pizza :: Piazza
- Dating :: Service
- Issue :: Charge
- Sharp :: Point
- Distinguish :: Unique
- Remote :: Control
- Felony :: Crime
- Exercise :: Situp
- Choose :: Life
Friday, July 21, 2006
npw-usa.com
My very good client Natural Products Worldwide, "Gifts for all" wanted a new site for their US wholesale operation.
Happy to oblige I registered it and created a simple logo, which I based on the colours of the American flag. Happily they are delighted with it. Funny how the simple things often turn out the best.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Video :: star
- Fantasy :: fiction
- Homework :: housework
- Crush :: love
- Late :: latte
- Husband :: wife
- Soccer :: football
- Wine :: beer
- Before :: after
- Romantic :: love
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Sunday, July 09, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Face it :: Own Up
- Healthy :: Eating
- Cartoon :: Network
- Device :: Gizmo
- Raider :: Team
- Closer :: Nearer
- Admission :: Price
- Culture :: Vulture
- Stakes :: Poles
- Heartbroken :: devastated
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings - my 4 year old daughter
Special guest star my four year old daughter:
- Face it :: Don't know
- Healthy :: food
- Cartoon :: videos
- Device :: don't know that one - can you do toilet please - Wee wee & poo poo.
- Raider :: Radiator
- Closer :: Closer the bin
- Admission :: D.V.E
- Culture :: People
- Stakes :: sandwiches
- Heartbroken :: A glass of wine is broken
Sunday, July 02, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- That :: Cat
- Fishbowl :: Life
- Church :: State
- All about :: Eve
- Fist :: Figg
- Tagline :: Subheading
- Agree :: Concur
- Leak :: Spring
- Jessica :: Simpson?
- Superman :: Christopher Reeves
Saturday, July 01, 2006
YouTube - Bill Plympton's How to Kiss
Bill Plympton's How to Kiss - Award winning animated short. 1989
YouTube - Bill Plympton's How to Kiss
Bill Plympton's How to Kiss - Award winning animated short. 1989
Friday, June 30, 2006
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
YouTube - Powers Of Ten
Sigh, been removed from youTube, see it on SmirkingLoon.com - Video, Powers Of Ten via Google Video.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Newspaper :: Writer
- Crucify :: Jesus
- Sausage :: Mustard
- Handy :: Andy
- Cloak :: Harry Potter
- Drunk :: fool
- Fuel :: Petrol
- Caress :: Kiss
- Itch :: Scratch
- Vehicle :: Car
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Sunday, June 18, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Voice :: speech
- Us :: together
- Passionately :: loving
- Humbly :: respectfully
- Love songs :: tunes
- Dim :: light
- Calendar :: month
- Careless :: easy
- Block :: wedge
- Goal :: football
Friday, June 16, 2006
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Sunday, June 11, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Band :: Artist
- Tan :: Black and ...
- Mount :: Pleasant
- Arcade :: Fire
- Customize :: Personalise
- Hamburger :: Union
- Solid :: Gone
- Forbidden :: Fruit
- Deter :: Hazardous
- Torment :: Tease
Sunday, June 04, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Fraud :: Fake
- Cure :: Kill
- Slate :: Clean
- Pretentious :: Faker
- Splendid :: Lovely
- Geek :: Nerd
- Blister :: Frostbike
- Pizza :: Base
- Revive :: Rekindle
- Visionary :: Guru
Friday, June 02, 2006
Don't forget
to drink lots of water, and eat too.
Take care of yourself, look ater your tummy please.
Take care of yourself, look ater your tummy please.
Promises
You promised no matter what we'd always be friends; but when it came down to it, you removed your friendship from me. Asking me not to contact you, and blocked me from doing so on our shared space in which you've also removed my review of you, deleted all your posts, unfriended me...
I made promises too, and I've broken those, so I guess it's fair, but it hurts. It really fucking hurts.
Kind of stuffed really aren't I? It leaves this medium alone, and I've no idea if you'll ever come here again.
I guess you'll wander past here and see how I am. Well I'm in pain. I wish you well, good luck fighting your daemons, good luck with everything, I hope you have a long and happy life.
You are beautiful, unique and more than anything I want you to be happy & healthy. You were my very best friend, I can't express everything you meant to me. I wish it didn't have to be so difficult, having to fight your internal daemons and the distance. I wish things could have been different. I wish the people that hurt you, and fucked you up never had, and you could be the incredible person I know you be all the time, not just when your internal pain allows.
Goodbye. Good luck.
I made promises too, and I've broken those, so I guess it's fair, but it hurts. It really fucking hurts.
"Please, please don't contact me via phone, email, regular mail or IM."
Kind of stuffed really aren't I? It leaves this medium alone, and I've no idea if you'll ever come here again.
I guess you'll wander past here and see how I am. Well I'm in pain. I wish you well, good luck fighting your daemons, good luck with everything, I hope you have a long and happy life.
You are beautiful, unique and more than anything I want you to be happy & healthy. You were my very best friend, I can't express everything you meant to me. I wish it didn't have to be so difficult, having to fight your internal daemons and the distance. I wish things could have been different. I wish the people that hurt you, and fucked you up never had, and you could be the incredible person I know you be all the time, not just when your internal pain allows.
Goodbye. Good luck.
Sunday, May 28, 2006
LunaNiƱa.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Bounce :: Redirect
- Wasting time :: Procrastinating
- Utility :: Tool
- London :: Town
- Pregnant :: -sighs- Woman
- Cranberry :: Juice
- International :: Dispute
- Disappointment :: Sigh
- Sponsor :: Advert
- Second :: Aide
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Your blog requires word verification
"Blogger's spam-prevention robots have detected that your blog has characteristics of a spam blog. (What's a spam blog?) Since you're an actual person reading this, your blog is probably not a spam blog. Automated spam detection is inherently fuzzy, and we sincerely apologize for this false positive.
Before we can turn off mandatory word verification on your posts we'll need to have a human review your blog and verify that it is not a spam blog. Please fill out the form below to get a review."
Ah well, at least now someone will read my blog, just the once.
Before we can turn off mandatory word verification on your posts we'll need to have a human review your blog and verify that it is not a spam blog. Please fill out the form below to get a review."
Ah well, at least now someone will read my blog, just the once.
Blergh
That's how I feel.
Too little sleep for too long, plus the ever changeable English weather = one ill boy. Run down, as my mum would say.
Spent last night alternating between hot sweats and freezing cold as the sweat cooled. Nice.
Could someone please bring me a bucket of tea and some toast?
Too little sleep for too long, plus the ever changeable English weather = one ill boy. Run down, as my mum would say.
Spent last night alternating between hot sweats and freezing cold as the sweat cooled. Nice.
Could someone please bring me a bucket of tea and some toast?
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Sunday, May 21, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Yours :: Truly
- Charcoal :: Gray
- Platitude :: Motto
- Graduation :: Ceremony
- Hungry :: Hippos
- Somewhere :: Over The Rainbow
- Nurse :: Night
- Freak :: Superfreak
- Unbelievable :: Amazing
- Walk :: Don't run
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Tips and Tools
I slightly redesigned the Tips and Tools section of my personal website today. It's a bid to get more revenue from the advertising on the tips section.
On the advice of The Modern Gent I've removed the border to adsense and cleaned the page up a little.
A few days ago, when I finally looked at the logs, I noticed that a very old and hardly ever updated page Quotes, Mottos, Catchphrases, Slogans & Cliches was actually getting a lot of hits. I've quickly put some ads on there, and links to appropriate books on Amazon... It already has gained a few clicks. Just goes to show, almost everything can be turned into a revenue stream.
On the advice of The Modern Gent I've removed the border to adsense and cleaned the page up a little.
A few days ago, when I finally looked at the logs, I noticed that a very old and hardly ever updated page Quotes, Mottos, Catchphrases, Slogans & Cliches was actually getting a lot of hits. I've quickly put some ads on there, and links to appropriate books on Amazon... It already has gained a few clicks. Just goes to show, almost everything can be turned into a revenue stream.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Immune :: free
- Together :: forever
- Blank :: slate
- Professional :: misconduct
- Thousand :: pounds
- Penetration :: sex
- Shutter :: speed
- Upside down :: right way up
- Neck :: shoulders
- Unlisted :: unknown
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Complementary Spam
Are spammers trying to get some good karma by sending out spurious nice messages?
All from:
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR: 72.36.223.109
REMOTE_ADDR: 200.65.127.163
Ahhh. I almost didn't mark them as spam and put them straight in the bin.
from: NY
email: gold@canyon-candle.com
comments: Hi. May I aks you who did design for this site? I have my own sites ut I do not like its colors at all. Yours looks much better I guess. Im trying to find someone who are really great designer.
from: NY
email: senseo@coffee-maker.com
comments: Wow. This site is great. I have no words to said more than thanx.
from: Paris
email: bank@location-pnc.com
comments: Nice colors! Good job. thankyou.
comments: This is very interesting site...
email: cigar@box-purse.com
comments: Greetings to all!:) I wish to establish same guestbook. What should I make for this purpose? It works without mistakes?
email: used@honda-goldwings.com
comments: Perfect site! Anything superfluous, all is laconic and beautiful. Thanks!
email: three@eyed-bingo.com
All from:
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR: 72.36.223.109
REMOTE_ADDR: 200.65.127.163
Ahhh. I almost didn't mark them as spam and put them straight in the bin.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Monday, May 08, 2006
Sultan's Elephant
I took my daughter back to her mother Sunday morning and afterwards wondered down to Horseguards to see
The Sultan's Elephant.
It was quite simply stunning. I've never used the word "awesome" before, but that fits the bill exactly.
I believe that given a few more hours I'd have worshipped the thing as a God.
I've a bunch of photos in my flickr a/c
There's also a section on the BBC:
BBC - London - Features - Sultan Section
The Sultan's Elephant.
It was quite simply stunning. I've never used the word "awesome" before, but that fits the bill exactly.
I believe that given a few more hours I'd have worshipped the thing as a God.
I've a bunch of photos in my flickr a/c
There's also a section on the BBC:
BBC - London - Features - Sultan Section
Sunday, May 07, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
# Represent :: Agent
# Mumbling :: fool
# Meetup :: meeting
# Tantalizing :: expecting
# Fake :: fraud
# Dale :: Winton
# Deny :: all charges
# Calories :: counter
# Roll :: rolly polly
# 44 :: 45
# Mumbling :: fool
# Meetup :: meeting
# Tantalizing :: expecting
# Fake :: fraud
# Dale :: Winton
# Deny :: all charges
# Calories :: counter
# Roll :: rolly polly
# 44 :: 45
Sunday, April 30, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Out of place :: Out of sorts
- Helicopter :: Those wizzy tree things that spin...
- Francis :: Mitterand... no that's Francois. Francis Bacon.
- Ryan :: Giggs
- Wedding :: Planner
- Apalled :: Disgusted
- Historian :: Old
- Powerful :: Strong
- Sex symbol :: Sexy
- Uncomfortable :: Embarrassed
Monday, April 24, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Rising :: sun
- Third :: from last
- Disruptive :: child
- Surround :: sound
- Distant :: thunder
- Suction :: pad
- Fried :: egg
- Nuggets :: gold/chicken
- Clip :: money
- San Antonio :: game
Monday, April 17, 2006
reasons to be cheerful...: not about music, not about love
This post not about music, not about love on reasons to be cheerful... made me think about the piece of music that best summarises love to me.
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It's Nimrod by Edward Elgar, taken from his "Enigma Variations". It's a majestic piece of music.
It starts gently, a theme plays and repeats, building and building. It speaks to me of big open skies, long rippling grass in open fields and of coming home. The feeling you get of pride, comfort, peace, of being so happy you can cry, it's a feeling of strength, of having so much you can conquer the world; not with violence but with tranquility.
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It's Nimrod by Edward Elgar, taken from his "Enigma Variations". It's a majestic piece of music.
It starts gently, a theme plays and repeats, building and building. It speaks to me of big open skies, long rippling grass in open fields and of coming home. The feeling you get of pride, comfort, peace, of being so happy you can cry, it's a feeling of strength, of having so much you can conquer the world; not with violence but with tranquility.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Ambition :: Plan
- Meatloaf :: Big Guy
- Celebrity :: Star
- Coach :: life
- Slacker :: Gen X
- Reflection :: Mirror
- Original :: First
- Risk :: Adverse
- Saved :: Freed
- June :: July
Sunday, April 09, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Buck :: Uncle
- Harry :: met Sally
- Play :: chess
- Monstrosity :: Monster
- Nightclub :: Bouncer
- Missing :: you
- Sprout :: vegetable
- Flavor :: taste
- Identity :: crisis
- Saucy :: cheeky
Sunday, April 02, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Desire :: Lust
- Sleep :: Rest
- Lost :: and found
- 2006 :: year
- Pump :: gas
- Space :: universe
- Stuck :: Glue
- Reference:: dictionary
- Birth:: Life
- Hand:: of fate
Sunday, March 26, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Glass castle:: Book
- Preserved:: jam
- Jealousy:: Green
- Territory:: Land
- Coffee:: Cafeine
- Stephen:: Reed
- Slut:: XXX
- Dynamic:: HTML
- Daybreak:: Dawn
- Dew:: drops
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Monday, March 13, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Displacement:: Movement
- Grease monkey:: Firefox Extention
- Vacancy:: Role
- Conquer:: Beat
- Payroll:: Employee
- Personal:: Life
- Housewife:: Wife
- Lateral:: Thinking
- Tissue:: Paper
- Multiplication:: Sums
Sunday, March 05, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Upgrade:: Recovery
- Happy ending:: life
- Stale:: bread
- Tripping:: Up
- Working:: Week
- Explicit:: Sex scene
- Happy place:: inside my head
- Tornado:: warning
- Medication:: drugs
- Muppet:: puppet
Sunday, February 26, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
1 Baby step:: tiny
2 Wasted:: years
3 Reggie:: Kray
4 Pitiful:: Pathetic
5 Acting out:: Deranged
6 Tomato:: Red
7 Bad night:: nightmare
8 Trip:: It's a ...., it's got a funky beat
9 Finance charges:: Criminal!
10 Sport:: Fulham
2 Wasted:: years
3 Reggie:: Kray
4 Pitiful:: Pathetic
5 Acting out:: Deranged
6 Tomato:: Red
7 Bad night:: nightmare
8 Trip:: It's a ...., it's got a funky beat
9 Finance charges:: Criminal!
10 Sport:: Fulham
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Why is stuff so hard to open?
So, I've been up to a computer shop and bought some crap I really don't need and can't afford, and I can't open any of it.
It's all sealed in this double reinforced plastic shells that require a crowbar and a kitchen knife to get anywhere near opening it. This stuff is probably kevlar. It's that bloody impossible to get near the goods that I'm more likely to lose a finger than actually touch the frigging headphones or the little flash drive.
So, I reach for a new pair of scissors to hack away, and I can't even open the packaging for that! I need a pair of scissors to open the pair of scissors.
Infinite loop.
It's all sealed in this double reinforced plastic shells that require a crowbar and a kitchen knife to get anywhere near opening it. This stuff is probably kevlar. It's that bloody impossible to get near the goods that I'm more likely to lose a finger than actually touch the frigging headphones or the little flash drive.
So, I reach for a new pair of scissors to hack away, and I can't even open the packaging for that! I need a pair of scissors to open the pair of scissors.
Infinite loop.
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings:
- Right time:: This is the
- Funeral:: Pyre (The Jam)
- Calculate:: Calculater
- Believe me:: Honest
- Chat:: Talk
- Anniversary:: Waltz
- Let you down:: Disappointed
- Shout:: To the Top
- Sweatsock:: Trainers
- Prayer:: Psalms
Sunday, February 12, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings:
- Unorthodox:: Jew
- Skate:: on thin ice
- Hold on:: tight
- Europe:: England
- Reminder:: Alarm
- Gold:: and Myrrh
- Calcium:: Deposits
- Rated R:: movie
- Saturday night:: is alright for fighting (Elton John)
- Tell:: Kiss and
Sunday, February 05, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Taking sides:: picking
- Couples:: partners
- Right of refusal:: choice
- Marla:: _nothing_
- Mutliple:: personality
- Trinity:: trio
- Sneeze:: a-tish-oo
- Sweatpants:: jogging bottoms
- Steve:: Earl
- Fabulous:: Absolutely
Sunday, January 29, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Long distance:: love affair
- Meant to be:: fated
- Here:: and now
- Endless:: love
- Resentment:: annoyance
- Insipid:: dull
- Bunny:: honey
- Slogan:: logo
- Naked:: nude
- Sarcasm:: wit
Sunday, January 22, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Alone:: against or (Damned Album)
- Science:: she blinded me with (Thomas Dolby)
- Deposit:: £3 - for an oyster card
- Faithful:: lover
- Tender:: lover
- Chocolate:: lover
- Homework:: papers
- Tamper:: fiddle
- Friend:: or foe
- Wire:: radio
Sunday, January 15, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Paralyzed:: still
- Bossy:: boots
- Worth:: self
- Breathing:: calm
- Uneventful:: simple
- Return:: to sender
- Splint:: broken
- Notice:: sign
- Hero:: worship
- Vulnerable:: protect
Sunday, January 08, 2006
LunaNina.com | Unconscious Mutterings
- Better off:: dead
- Girls:: who like boys
- Uniform:: soldiers
- Classified:: adverts
- Hard:: penis
- Kitty:: pussy
- Team:: play
- Massive:: Attack
- Depressed:: sad
- Award:: reward
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