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Month: January 2003

Net: Two Web Log Awards Won!

January 17, 2003
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[Web Log Awards]Whilst it is still 4 days until the results of the 2003 Bloggies are announced, I have still managed to win two awards for my blog (with some thanks to BlatherBlog)!

Go me! The first one I won when I went over to the awards site was for the “Best Looking Weblogger“. No word of a lie! I haven’t, yet, posted a picture of myself on my blog so obviously I got the award because I’m just so damn good looking it’s known throughout the world 😉

The second (which I had to go through a bit of clicking through screens to actually claim) was for “World’s Best Weblog“! Yippee! Well, with around 310 intelligent, clever and probably damn-good looking daily visitors, what else could my blog be? In fact, in the past 4 days I’ve received praise such as “Your blog makes for interesting reading when I’m in need of a 5 minute break. To be honest it’s the best thing I’ve found lately for random links to new parts of the web &#58-&#41”, “pretty good site” and “interesting reading…Love the (telemarketing) counterscript stuff”.

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Books: Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

January 17, 2003
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[Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix]This entry has been superseded by: Books: Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix II: please reference that page instead

As you may have heard by now, it has been announced the book 5 of the Harry Potter series – “Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix” will be publicly available from the 21st of June (in the UK, Canada and the USA).

You can pre-order a copy now though – Amazon has the children’s edition AND the Adults edition available at half price – just £8.50 each. Obviously you’ve got to wait until June to actually get your copy, but over 60,000 copies already have been ordered it could be a case of demand outstripping supply: so order now!

What can I tell you about the book without falling foul of anything that I may or may not have signed? Well, on the first page of the 768 tome it starts : “The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive. The only person left outside was a teenage boy who was lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four.”.

A later quote which has been widely circulated in the media goes: “Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. ‘It is time,’ he said, ‘for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything.'” but all I’m going to say is that readers will find out the reason Lord Voldemort killed Harry’s parents and something interesting about Harry’s mother Lily and the Dursleys.

There’s a new Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher (much to Snape’s disgust) and she’s a woman, but there’s also the return of Professor “Mad-Eye Moody” (the previous teacher) and Lupin. Oh, and there’s that little matter about the death of a major character – and I think I’d be spoiling the surprise it I stated who it was (but it’s not one of the 3 main characters NOR is it [deleted something that I wasn’t supposed to say])… Finally there’s a new song for the Sorting Hat and a bit more about the Mundungus.

What else can I say at the point? Not much, but maybe in the coming weeks…

Fun: And You Thought Your Job Sucked?

January 16, 2003
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[Colourised elephant pooing into bag]Despite Neil beating me in posting this very funny image, I decided to post it anyway – but with a slight difference.

Yep, it’s in colour! No, I didn’t find a colour version – that picture (click to enlarge) was totally “colourised”/”colorized” by yours truly. Unfortunately, I wasn’t clock-watching so I’m not sure how long it took (around 30 to 45 minutes at a guess), but I hope you like it 🙂

What Neil didn’t tell you, is that he got the link off a fellow ODP editor who posted the link in the internal editor forums – hence why I was a “bit miffed” when he posted about it.

Joke: What is the true health Killer?

January 16, 2003
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[Bottles of wine]Here’s the final word on nutrition and health. It’s a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting medical studies.
The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.

The French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.

The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.

The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.

The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.

CONCLUSION:
Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you