Little Apple Dolls

Little Apple Dolls

Saw these dolls today in a local store and thought that they were, well, interesting. And yes, I am a grown man and sufficiently heterosexual to understand that I should not utter this out loud. However I'm writing this on a blog that no-one reads. What's the worst that can happen?

I thought that Eldest daughter would like one of these (and it is her I was thinking of when I saw them). Wifey thinks they are creepy and that eldest daughter would agree with this sentiment. She's probably right (Wifey is often right, and is always opinionated; see blog for details) . The nails are a nice touch. It makes me wonder if Clive Barker maybe missed something: Geisha's in Hellraiser...

Or Dead Or Alive 4 Extra-super-ninja Geisha with nail-apple attack!

Five Corners

The Five Corners Quintet

So these guys are a fantastic Jazz whadjamacallem, quintet that have a thing about the corners rather than the edges. That's fine, I can cope. Their debut album is also available on vinyl which is a rare treat these days, and is presented as a double album (although each side is actually quite short, meaning that you are getting a very high quality package). Beautiful music, beautifully packaged.

Use Fu! And Fight!

We got a flier through the mail this weekend... Or it may have come with the newspaper. Anyways it was on the floor and it looks like this:



And I thought "Cool! We can teach the kids Kung Fu!". Both practical and exotic in the same packaged bundle. That's one up on the neighbor's spawn of Tae Kwon Do. Then I read the reverse:



Now this brings a whole new perspective into play: now I can learn Kung Fu too! In fact, the whole family can train in this most distinguished of the oriental martial arts. We will become the Fu Family! The Family Fu! We'll have a name that is like the Foo Fighters, but we will not fight only Foo nor will we be Foo that fights. We can use Fu to fight.

Naturally, we follow a strict doctrine of peace and will meditate long in order to attain balance. But I'm here to tell you, if there's trouble I will unleash three-fingered fist while eldest daughter invigorates the debate with ultimate malleable bamboo, striking panda claw.

Most of the family already have the proper satin jammies. Eldest and youngest daughter have traditional Chinese costumes, beautifully embroidered, while Wifey is not short of appropriate attire for nocturnal combat. For myself, I fear that I must begin my new career in Kirkland Signature's finest flannel PJs (kitting out the family in satin attire is not without its financial burden you know).

Perhaps by Father's Day I will have gained enough respect with my new skills to warrant a gift of shiny garments.

Not the Good Kind of Redundant

So basically, this blog is, in its current form, redundant. Not only that, but my ideas now appear to be quite primitive and certainly incomplete. All thanks to the already fascinating SkyOS project. I draw your particular attention to the following flash movie:

SkyOS Beta Demonstration

There doesn't appear to be any dialogue, but I recommend sitting in the dark and playing something a bit ambient. Eno perhaps, or for the more adventurous, how about some Husker Du? (Yes Robin, I have finally acquired one of Husker Du's good albums).

So there you have it. After scrabbling around in the dark ages for so long, perhaps the renaissance of modern desktop computing is finally upon us. Apple users: no, MacOS X doesn't count, although I do like the peripherals (I have a nice usb keyboard and I quite like playing with that remote that ships with the iMac -- something to do in PC World while wifey searches for a product to combat RSI).

I shall now revert to type. The future of this blog is uncertain, but is likely to contain a heightened sense of rambling.