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I give you $, and you…?

by Adrian J. Watts on April 18, 2013, no comments

I apparently signed up to receive almost daily emails from a group called Avaaz, who keep urging me to email or call my US congressman or other such silly things – but it knows I’m Australian when the time comes to fork over money! Today they sent me an email about Monsanto, and how “we” [...]

Google+ Pain

by Adrian J. Watts on April 8, 2013, no comments

I had to go on a bit of a hunt earlier to backtrack the source of some strange search terms leading to my site. On the way, I realised my old blog (which has been absorbed into this one) had Google Authorship set up, so if your search brings up a result from that blog, [...]

Let’s… April Tiiiime!

by Adrian J. Watts on April 1, 2013, no comments

Most people who know me, even just through this blog, know that I’ve been experiencing problems with my health which have been particularly troublesome this year and which have led to some other immediate practical concerns. My health is a bit iffy-wiffy at the moment, but not so bad that I can’t try to get [...]

Coke Zero Cherry

by Adrian J. Watts on March 21, 2013, no comments

Study the image carefully. I popped into Not Quite Right today to see if they had discounted Vanilla Coke, as they often do. They did not, but they did have Coke Zero Cherry available – 99c for 600ml or $1.99 for 2L. I figured I’d try it, so grabbed two 600ml bottles. My mum is [...]

Can you believe I willingly read two monthly BENDIS! books?

by Adrian J. Watts on March 19, 2013, no comments

It isn’t a big secret that I’m not a fan of the work of Brian Michael Bendis… generally. I liked Ultimate Spider-Man, but did feel it was a little slow. I also liked a handful of issues during his run on Daredevil. But I haven’t enjoyed any of his creator-owned stuff, or Alias, and I have downright hated his [...]

I winned!

by Adrian J. Watts on March 11, 2013, no comments

For the past year or so I have been having problems with a particular fast food franchise – I’ve been overcharged, had items missing from my order, haven’t received promotional bonuses and had very poor quality food. But the store is convenient. I went there on Saturday to buy a meal as part of a [...]

A new theme for a new year!

by Adrian J. Watts on January 25, 2013, no comments

I update the design of my blog very infrequently; usually only when there has been a major change to the name, premise or direction. However, those who know me well know of my love for old school-looking technology, so obviously when I found the chance to make my blog look like an old computer terminal [...]

How to lose my custom

by Adrian J. Watts on January 4, 2013, no comments

Yesterday I went to a shop to buy my lunch. I get my lunch from this shop every Thursday, but this time I also had a coupon for a free item. I have had the same coupon before (hence my weekly visit) and know the terms. Now, this store had decided to add a condition [...]