Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
Highlights in Archaeology/Ancient History
Posted by: Ace on: August 8, 2009
I’ve been rather busy lately; as I type, I am in my second week of university, studying archaeology and ancient history. It’s as awesome as I had hoped.
Anyway, I’ve decided I’m going to post some of the more interesting facts, photographs, and quotes from the lecturers every week. So here we go.
Week One.
Ancient History
My favorite [...]
Open letter to an Asian student
Posted by: Ace on: August 3, 2009
Dear male Asian student,
You looked surprised to see the expression on my face the other day. I admit that I looked startled. I didn’t expect you to come out of a cubicle.
This is because the word ‘WOMEN’ across the door means that these toilets are female-only, and men aren’t allowed in there. I feel that [...]
Fandom secrets: Doctor Who
Posted by: Ace on: June 8, 2009
Blue-Tongued Lizard
Posted by: Ace on: April 29, 2009
I saved a bluetongued lizard yesterday. It was near my cat’s food bowl, and presumably had been eating from it (you’d be surprised at how much native wildlife seeks out cat food… brush turkeys, possums…).
Anyway, I knew I couldn’t leave it there, because not only does my cat eat the food in that bowl but [...]
I knew I liked that girl
Posted by: Ace on: February 7, 2009
Or: the tale of the quest for the Roboraptor
Behold. Nemi has a fondness for roboraptors.
From the time I was sixteen, I wanted a roboraptor. They combined two of my great interests, robots, and dinosaurs. How could I resist? But they first came on the market at a RRP of $150.00 AUD, so no chance. They dropped [...]
Nemi!
Posted by: Ace on: February 6, 2009
Things that make me happy, item five (part three of the happiness meme)
I discovered an awesome comic today. It’s called Nemi, and it’s about an irresponsible, slightly antisocial twenty-something goth girl called Nemi Montoya. (Yes, a deliberate Princess Bride tribute.)
It’s a Norwegian comic, and it’s hilarious. Somehow it speaks to the part of me that [...]
General rambling…
Posted by: Ace on: February 6, 2009
Things are somewhat more, er, interesting at home than of late. My mother broke a rib by leaning against the car’s gearstick-thing, which is painful, and means bad news in the bones-density department. It also means I am the Housework Queen for the foreseeable future (read: only person who does any of it) as Dad [...]
A priceless creature
Posted by: Ace on: January 3, 2009
Things that make me happy, item four (part two of the happiness meme)
I’ve just finished an interesting book, “A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth,” by Samantha Weinberg. I’ve always been mildly interested by the coelacanth – how can you not be interested by a creature thatb first appeared some 400 million [...]
Game On
Posted by: Ace on: December 17, 2008
Last week I went to Game On, an exhibition of computer games, consoles and gaming machines past and present, as well as displays showing sketches from the development of games, the impact gaming (and gaming subculture) has had on culture in general.
First up I looked at all the old games and consoles. I played a [...]
Xmas shirt yay!
Posted by: Ace on: December 8, 2008
Don’t you just love the approach of Christmas…the screamign children, the irritating carols… the tireless slog to find presents for people who “don’t know” what they want for Christmas… the crowded stores that have always run out of what you’re after, the drain on your finances, and of course putting up with irritating people on [...]
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