More ridiculous news. So I heard the court ruled that Men At Work have to pay back royalties for "Land Down Under" - I hope they had some pretty convincing evidence because I don't buy it ( Read more... )

Today is my last day at [censored] and aside from being so busy that when they said I could leave whenever I wanted I actually had to say I still had a couple of things to do, I'm gearing up to switch off my [censored] brain - not that I've ever had to use my brain here ( Read more... )

Happy birthday impeccablesimon!!!

Saw Hancock last night with a couple of friends I haven't seen in ages, it was so nice to catch up finally. I liked the movie - except for the revelation about his past and that (don't want to give it away), it was a bit weird and didn't seem to fit and I didn't buy it because, perhaps, of the acting ( Read more... )

I don't have as much Olympic fever as I would were I back home, but I love the Olympics and thought this was a good day for posting some trivia, courtesy of this website. Oh, and there was a little thing in the paper today about that Chinese gymnast age controversy thing - apparently it stems from an article in a Chinese paper from last year, I ( Read more... )

My brother is in Japan now, in Miyagi prefecture which is where I was, though not the same city. He has a blog which he's using as a diary of his time there and has posted the first 12 days already. Very interesting read, it really transported me back to the place, it sounded so familiar! I had to remind myself I'm no longer there. I kinda wish I'd ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday firefred!! *big hug and birthday wishes ( Read more... )

This entry on the Peaceful Rise blog is really interesting. I can't say that I would have even thought of it myself, but the Chinese government has put up posters on etiquette and how to interact with foreigners during the Olympic Games - including eight "don't ask" questions:

Don't ask about income or expenses, don’t ask about age, don't ask ( Read more... )