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Introducing Biff! the Lego RoverBot

We built him yesterday and taught him to dance and sing a little tune. Today I programmed him to hunt Small Medium and Large. Also, when his moustache touches things he reverses and turns while singing mary had a little lamb or chitty chitty bang bang.

Here’s a movie of Biff! Kitty Hunter (avi)
I couldn’t wait for daylight to make a better recording because Pieter needed to break Biff into pieces to make a new robot.
He’s gone now :( RIP my little bug.

Check out Bush in 30 Seconds – a political advertising contest to find the ad that best tells the truth about President Bush’s policies. These are some of my favourites:

• What are we teaching our children? by Fred Surr
• Our Future World Leaders Speak by Jamie Moore
• In My Country by Outpost 7
• Do the Math by Bill Freais
• Gone in 30 Seconds by Eric Blumrich

Also, HeavyTV News
“The MPAA has shut us down! So far the studio’s have stated that they ‘refuse to allow internet rentals of movies.’ They clearly wish to monopolize the industry and want to shut down any independent ‘virtual cinema’ operators. Please note that this issue is now before the courts and we look forward to seeing a fair and amicable outcome in due course. Stay tuned!”

Weee! Pieter spoilt me rotten this Christmas. Stuffed into my christmas stocking were a colourful pair of Throx (3 socks – the cure for the missing sock) and pretty long rainbow striped toe socks. You wont find them anywhere else but Sock Dreams. Bsti and Niq also added a beautiful Japanesey Koi wall hanging and sock garters made by Niqis fair hands. Arent they sweet!

Al must have complained to Pieter about my thieving because he also got me the USB christmas tree!! So now I have one for my home PC and Als one for the work PC. Its so beautiful I dont think I will ever put it away. Also Eddie Izzard – Sexie on DVD, so even more reason to save up for a DVD player and a TV that supports new technology. His Sexie tour is totally booked out across the UK. Cant wait to see it. I also got some yummy apple flavoured sour sweets.

And to help me burn those off, the ultimate prezzie Ive always wanted – the V-FIT AMR1 AIRMAG ROWER. Its huge, weighing in at 32kgs and filling up nearly half the lounge, its a seriously sexy piece of machinery. Thank you pieter my little pie eater!! xxxx

Congratulations to our darling friends Bsti & Niq who tied the knot on Christmas Eve! It was all last minute – the venue was booked literally the day before – but it couldnt have been more perfect. They even found a medicine woman for a minister. Love the kissy photo! Cant wait to see more.

Found this festive game on the Chapel:

Mad Santa Claus
Walk from your house towards Santa Claus. Give Santa’s little helpers and other characters a taste of the good old axe.

Merry Christmas everyone!!! Happy holidays. Hope you got the day off work and some lovely presents!! What did you get? I wanna see. Does anyone know of good make-your-own-presents sites or ideas? I used to love making prezzies.

We’ve had the most amazing day. It was the first time in 8 years that Ive spent christmas with both my mom and brother (in the same country). Tomorrow Ill post about all the wonderful toys Pieter got me. But for today you can take a peek at the prezzie I got Pieter – Lego Robotics Invention System 2.0 + The Ultimate Accessories Kit + The Ultimate Builders Set, all wrapped up in the Lego Brick Sports Bag. This might sound like a bit of a geeky present, but Pieter has always wanted a robotic gizmo and is also completely obsessed with Lego (although we didnt have any), so when he saw the fat lego brick bag he got really excited and ripped it open! I cant wait for tomorrow. We’re going to spend all day building robotic arms and kitty chasers!

Check out Lego’s Vision Command. Now thats a cool toy I’d like to get to build something like this Rubik’s Cube Solver. It seems to be sold out worldwide.

Congratulations! I am one of the lucky 1000 people to win a Whiskas Feeding Mat festooned with mischievous dancing mice. I’ll receive my prize in 28 days.

Play the “Whiskas Christmas Quiz” and win one too! (UK)

Cat facts:
• Although cats can’t see in total darkness, they can see six times better than humans at night.
• Kittens should only be taken away from their mother when they’re 8 weeks or older. Otherwise, they may become overly emotionally dependent on their owner.

GM Christmas tree would glow
Frustrated fiddling with Christmas tree fairy lights could become a thing of the past as genetic engineers have proposed a tree which grows its own lights. The idea for glowing pine needles was dreamed up by five postgraduate students at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, as their entry in a biotechnology competition. It is a perfectly possible proposition, as genetic engineers elsewhere have already created glowing mice, silk and potatoes.

DAYS IN A DAY A beautiful flash site to explore till you’ve seen it all.
(thanks to Vampy who finds the best quality links)

Amazing Adventures of the Temp – Episode 1

This is the very first episode of The Temp. In this episode Superman gets seriously injured from a kryptonite accident. He lays in a hospital bed with no other choice than to call The Temp! The Temp then takes over Superman’s responsibilities. But how will he fight crime with out Superman’s powers? Find out by watching The Temp Episode #1

A skinny rapist met his match in an angry, 275-pound prostitute, police said. Adrian Castillo Ramirez, 140 pounds, allegedly tried to sexually assault a 24-year-old Bakersfield prostitute who was nearly twice his weight. But she took his knife, stripped him naked and paraded him in front of other prostitutes, after asking how many of them had ever been forced into sex at knifepoint. Then she tried to take him – still naked – to the police station, reports said.

(Found on pervscan.com. PervScan.com is a “compendium of the latest headlines in sordid behavior. It is not a porn website but an index to the strange obsessions, sexual outrages, and deviant doings that can be found in the news.” which I found on Chapel Perilous)

Nokia’s got cool new toys for Christmas… not least of all, a Digital Pen. This nifty gadget remembers what you write, so you can save and send digital copies of colourful handwritten notes to a compatible phone or PC.

Swedish artist unrepentent about killing animals
A Swedish-based artist who habitually kills animals for use in her work had no intention of giving up the practice, her gallery said yesterday after protests from animal rights defenders.

Johan Beck-Friis, spokesman for the Veterinary Association, said “When animals are killed for purposes of public entertainment, a veterinarian has to be present to ensure that the animal doesn’t suffer. (Edenmont) has used a large number of animals.”

Bjoern Wetterling, who owns a Stockholm gallery currently exhibiting Edenmont’s photographs, insisted that Edenmont had not only followed Swedish laws on the humane slaying of animals, but that her artwork was actually part of the overall fight for animal rights. The full article…

Here is Nathalia Edenmont’s gallery.
(found on geisha asobi)

Hahahah! DUFH gets really wound up and totally cracks me up!
Check out his post Monday December 15. He really knows how to put things delicately…

Aisha! Aisha! (video)
hehe!

Thanks to Bsti’s suggestion, Im snuggled in a blanket listening to Radio Darvish – Persian Traditional Music. There’s something quite luxurious about it. Im off to get a mince pie and make some hot choc to celebrate the occasion.

TEEN GIRL SQUAD by Strong Bad
(found by Shelleopard over at Chapel Perilous )

Spare a turkey’s life. Go veggie for christmas day!
Christmas is a time for compassion – and what better way of spreading peace and goodwill than by making your feast vegetarian so that nothing need die for your day of pleasure! Go on… it won’t kill you to do it for just one day.

To make that choice easier for you, Viva! has created a selection of delicious recipie options for a wonderful three-course Christmas feast. And no animal products are used in any of them.

Download the printable PDF booklet or have it posted to you.

• Find out more about Viva’s campaign against turkey farms.

Don’t know the difference between ’stabbing the cat’ and ‘feeding the ducks’? Don’t know when to take a ‘monkey’s fag break? You need Roger’s Profanisaurus.