The view to Jura, as painted on a postcard.
posted by Minifigs & Monsters @ 4:02 PM
Friday, September 09, 2005
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Current Listening / Reading / Watching
- Listening: Various albums in my collection... and reviews are at Album of the Day
- Reading: my emails
- Watching: roaches climb the walls... not really
Previous Posts
- Loch Fada.
- Colonsay Backpacker's used to be the Gamekeeper's ...
- The grass is greener on the other side of the fenc...
- Well, I didn't find the church ruins, but I did fi...
- Looking back over the farm at Kiloran.
- The viking burial boat in the Edinburgh museum was...
- Kiloran Bay, looking northward.
- Typical roadside view, northern Colonsay.
- A local inhabitant in the grounds of Colonsay House.
- Pond, Colonsay House Gardens.
I have other blogs
- but this is the one I most regularly update :)
- For pictures and stories of my time in Japan, visit here.
- There are other non-Japan, non-Europe pics at this one.
- For my creative ramblings... you can read lyrics of original songs and parodies here.
- Thoughts of a human amphibian.
- You can also find me on Xanga...
- ...or MySpace...
- ...or LiveJournal...
- ...or MSN Spaces.
Other fun reading material - if I'm not here, these are my haunts
My Favourite Links
In an attempt at some sort of logical order...
- Alastair - my brother for those not in the know - has joined the blogging brigade.
- My cousin Nick
- His sister, my cousin Chrissie
- Movie reviews and recommendations from my second cousin Matt
- And to look up more info on those movies, try the Internet Movie Database
- Clint is just too cool
- Third Day, my favourite band
- Third Day's new blog
- My other favourite band
- Third Day boards - I've met so many cool people here...
- ...like Kara
- ...and Angie
- ...and the Pickle
- ...and many more listed above in "other reading material"
- Scott Adams recently started his Dilbert blog
- This is how I keep in contact with most of my friends and family...
- ...Skype is also cool...
- ...and if they're not online, then this is always handy
- buy cool t-shirts at Threadless
- Koorong - Australia's best Christian bookstore
- MusiChristian.com - my favourite place for cheap CDs
- Xenos, Maris' band
- OnLine Guitar Archive - good source of guitar tab
- Ultimate Guitar - another good source of tab and chords
- My creative blog - read lyrics of originals and parodies
- The Chronicles of Tim the Enigmatic - online fiction
- The Adventures Of Temp Boy - Steve Jackson's livejournal
- Scott Peacock's site
- Pseudogeekism boards - computers, photography, art...
- Keep up to date with the news thanks to the BBC
- I occasionally get updates on Aussie news from Ninemsn
- Another good source of news, the Australian Broadcasting Commission
- FIFA World Cup 2006 - COME ON GHANA!
- The ruling body of the world sport
- Find out what's going on in the cricket at Baggy Green
- Google - not just a one with 100 zeros
- Make your own South Park character
- Learn some basic Finnish
- Cooking for engineers - why use a recipe book when you've got flowcharts?
- So many cool things...
- Jars Of Clay - a fantastic band
- Steven's Archaeology Forum - where you can discuss things found in other jars of clay
- NOVA - this is who I worked for in Japan
- Logan City Council Libraries - my job before that
- Rochedale Baptist Church - my "home" church
- This may be a dead link
- Al wants one for Christmas
Who links to me?
Who Links Here50 Recommended Movies
- Almost Famous - Experience it. Enjoy it. Just don't fall for it. "I'm incendiary, too, man!"
- Amelie - She'll change your life. "It's better to help people than garden gnomes."
- La Cite Des Enfants Perdus - Where happily ever after is just a dream. "C'est moi l'original!"
- Cry Freedom - The true story of the friendship that shook South Africa and awakened the world. "Why do you call yourselves white? You look more pink than white."
- Dark City - They built the city to see what makes us tick. Last night one of us went off. "First came darkness. Then came the strangers."
- Das Boot - When the hunters become the hunted. "All for the Fatherland."
- Delicatessen - A futuristic comic feast.
- Die Hard - 40 Stories Of Sheer Adventure! "The benefits of a classical education."
- Doctor No - His name is Bond; James Bond. "Our asylums are full of people who think they're Napoleon. Or God."
- Doctor Strangelove: Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb - The hot-line suspense comedy. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room."
- Donnie Brasco - In 1978, the US government waged a war against organized crime. One man was left behind the lines. "Forget about it!"
- Donnie Darko - You can never go too far. "I made a new friend today."
- The Fifth Element - There is no future without it. "Mul-ti-pass."
- Finding Nemo - Sea it. "I'm H2O intolerant."
- Gladiator - A Hero Will Rise. "At my signal, unleash hell."
- The Great Escape - A Glorious Saga Of The R.A.F. "Tea without milk is so uncivilized."
- In The Name Of The Father - Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father's name. "I always wanted to be an astronaut."
- Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade - Have the adventure of your life keeping up with the Joneses. "Rats!"
- The (original) Italian Job
- Labyrinth
- The Last Of The Mohicans
- The Last Samurai - "This has been a good conversation."
- Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
- The Lord Of The Rings trilogy
- Lost In Translation - "Nihon ni... nan nen... irun desu ka?"
- Minority Report
- Mission: Impossible
- Monty Python And The Holy Grail
- The Outlaw Josey Wales - "I reckon so."
- Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - "You've clearly never been to Singapore."
- The (original) Planet Of The Apes
- The Power Of One
- The Princess Bride - "As you wish."
- The Professional - "This is from... Matilda."
- The Rock - "I'm only borrowing your humvee!"
- Shrek
- Snatch - "D'ye like dags?"
- Speed - "Shoot the hostage!"
- The (original) Star Wars trilogy
- 10 Things I Hate About You
- The Terminator
- This Is Spinal Tap - "This goes to eleven."
- Time Bandits
- La Totale
- 2001: A Space Odyssey - "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."
- Twin Dragons - Twice the action!
- The Usual Suspects - Five criminals. One line-up. No coincidence. "I'm telling you this guy is protected from up on high by the Prince of Darkness."
- Les Visiteurs - When an 11th century knight and his loyal servant try to go back in time, only one thing will stand in their way. The 20th century.
- X-Men - Join the evolution. "Well, what would you prefer? Yellow spandex?"
- Yellow Submarine - The forces of good! The forces of evil! "It's all in the mind."
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