Clare's Lair

Saturday, April 20, 2002

Something to look at later

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Posted by Clare at 7:50 PM [+]
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Hooray for those on the Internet who create pages to help in this time of desperate need.

Read Diary of a Nobody - a Victorian classic

and The Friend of Humanity and the Knife-Grinder - still amusing three hundred years later
Posted by Clare at 7:15 PM [+]
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New Admirable Blog

Nice decor!!
Posted by Clare at 6:12 PM [+]
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This Lair does not advocate excessive use of scrollbars

Went back to what used to be Blue Steel today, only to find that it has all changed and isn't the lovely blue dagger thing it used to be. Therefore it has to go from the list of Admirable Blogs. Sorry about that, nothing personal...

Blue Steel is posted up on Blogskins though, as I recall.

Posted by Clare at 2:13 PM [+]
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This is a kind thing to do - how to make your own quiz
Posted by Clare at 10:15 AM [+]
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Tom is: -





which "monty python and the holy grail" character are you?

this quiz was made by colleen

Posted by Clare at 10:11 AM [+]
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Dissertation sickness

Who ever would have guessed it might happen? Three happy years on a college system that supported me to the end, UNTIL the day, just three days before deadline, when it all goes wrong.

Happily typing away. More organised than ever before on a deadline and then the inevitable: half my chapter 2 turns into little squares. Dead. Write half of it again (because at least there is a very very old draft still somewhere else), but first step away from the computer. Find a new computer, away from this appalling network of sin.

Never touch it again.

A night of work beckons ON TOP of all the rest of it. Cheers, Word.

OH happy days.


Posted by Clare at 4:21 PM [+]
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Bush calls Sharon 'man of peace'

Stop laughing, everyone.
Posted by Clare at 9:52 AM [+]
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Another string to my bow - SLG!

As you will see if you visit, it is still being built and I would really appreciate any comments about the design and whether it looks awful on any browsers. In IE4 it fills the page but in Netscape 4 (I think) it looks very small. Why is this?

And, Mr Govt spy, you will be pleased to see that this site is FRIENDLY! :)

Posted by Clare at 8:33 PM [+]
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*paranoia* Somebody from a government computer has been visiting rather a lot, says Sitemeter - have I done something wrong??! */paranoia*

Posted by Clare at 4:38 PM [+]
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Oh well.. 100 people haven't visited this week.. but it was something to aim for. One day!!
Posted by Clare at 6:58 PM [+]
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The magical disappearing target list

* Create a website for Students*
* Finish a Dissertation *
* Write one essay on Victorian London *
* Write another essay on Victorian London *
* Face an Election *

Two down, and I got to see the BBC website at work! It was fascinating, the amount of people they have working there is just unbelievable. It was a very exciting atmosphere, with tannoys announcing newsfeeds from Kabul, Israel, Washington.. everywhere. They edit the BBC site in a fairly manual way, which was a bit surprising. Every e-mail goes through a team before going up on the talkpoint bit, which is understandable but apparently a nightmare after big events. The site also can't cope with major events as everyone logs on.

Read my budget reaction!!

Posted by Clare at 6:35 PM [+]
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The magical disappearing target list

* Create a website for Students*
* Finish a Dissertation *
* Write one essay on Victorian London *
* Write another essay on Victorian London *
* Be BBCi's Student *
* Face an Election *

Hooray! One down, can watch Teachers now :)
Posted by Clare at 11:22 PM [+]
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If just five more people come to this blog by the end of today according to Sitemeter then 100 people will have visited Clare's Lair this week! Come on people - make my day!!
Sure, a good number of them are me on various computers checking that it's still there, but still! 100! And some people seem to have returned, which is very kind. Who are you, oh friendly visitors?
Posted by Clare at 11:05 PM [+]
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The magical disappearing target list

* Write CrimeWatching*
* Create a website for Students*
* Finish a Dissertation *
* Write one essay on Victorian London *
* Write another essay on Victorian London *
* Be BBCi's Student *
* Face an Election *

Yeh.. not much better. In fact, no better at all. But tomorrow is Budget day, and the day when I become the BBC's Student. Should be fun to see how they work. In fact, if you go to BBC News and search for 'student' you get my article about halfway down. I was looking for real student news for Another Project so 'twas quite shock to be there making ridiculous demands for the entire student body.
Posted by Clare at 8:08 PM [+]
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Dammit... just fell victim to my own cunning cut and paste methods. Stupid stupid stupid.
Posted by Clare at 8:04 PM [+]
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A colony of ants that stretches for three housand miles has been found. Would be impressive, but I've lost the link. Anyone read the story? Please e-mail me.
Posted by Clare at 1:31 PM [+]
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This is good -an interview with Ev who started Blogger.
Posted by Clare at 1:29 PM [+]
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So, if you're feeling grumpy on May 22nd and you live in America, you're going to be fined, according to Ananova.
How cheered are you going to feel when someone forces a hat onto you for 'being caught unhappy'? Or will you feel more like killing whoever enforces it on you? Pff.

Posted by Clare at 7:35 PM [+]
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The magical disappearing target list

* Write CrimeWatching*
* Create a website for Students*
* Finish a Dissertation *
* Write one essay on Victorian London *
* Write another essay on Victorian London *
* Be BBCi's Student *
* Face an Election *

See all those capital letters? It's going to be soo hard... :(
Posted by Clare at 7:18 PM [+]
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This site has some quite funny bits in it.

Posted by Clare at 7:13 PM [+]
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Right, of course I should be nurturing my toddler dissertation now, but am I? No, I have been to Sra Blah Blah, which may, after a little more study, become an Admirabe Blog because the background is lovely, and I have done the Monty Python test:





which "monty python and the holy grail" character are you?

this quiz was made by colleen

And I found out What Things People Accomplished When They Were Your Age - a persistant point of angst.

So it must be time to get on with some *proper* work...
Posted by Clare at 4:47 PM [+]
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Because this is one of the busiest weeks of my life and I have the time to spare, I have created another blog. Check it out. Once again it is rather UK-centric which still seems kinda rude when most people reading these things are American.
Posted by Clare at 3:24 PM [+]
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New Admirable Blog

This is from the Bloggies (Bloggy?) nominations for best Australian site. The design and fonts look all calm and there'a a cat at the top - always enough to please.
Posted by Clare at 3:59 PM [+]
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Bloggies

These awards are pretty old now, but all of them seem deserving. Shows how very small this community really seems to be.
Posted by Clare at 3:46 PM [+]
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Readable stories in today's Observer

Report from Jenin

Mowlam attacks Labour government

Beckham to be treated like a horse for world cup fitness

Internet pioneer pays for space travel


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