Tolkien, a racist?

I went to see The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and it was rather amazing. One thing bugged me about the whole thing though, was Tolkien a racist? I surpressed this thought for a while but the images of the ‘bad’ men with dark skin, wearing turbans and riding on elephants just… Continue reading Tolkien, a racist?

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Merry Christmas 2003

Merry Christmas to one and all! It’s been a fun month so far with all the Christmas parties and dinners I’ve been to. I’m all partied out, yo! On a completely different note, I love bubbles. They bring happiness to so many with such little effort! By far one of the best Christmas presents I… Continue reading Merry Christmas 2003

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F-f-f-freezin'

You know it’s cold when after standing outside for five minutes you can’t even feel your face. Aaah, winter is here! We were forecast some snow today but it seems that Claude will have to wait a little longer to be reincarnated.

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London Dungeons

Ok I admit it. I totally wimped out during our trip to the London Dungeons yesterday. With scenes of torture making up the scenery and a boat ride through Traitor’s Gate to my own ‘execution’, it was enough to have me cowering with fear, my face buried into my friend’s jacket sleeve. Some of it… Continue reading London Dungeons

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Link and Think

Unfortunately, even in this world of global communication some of us far from enlightened on the subject of AIDS and HIV. I know I was until I read up about it, it really is as simple as taking a few moments to increase our understanding. Today is World AIDS Day so I’d like to present… Continue reading Link and Think

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Spammers Beware

You may have noticed that I’ve been getting spammers leaving silly advertisements and other crude messages in my comments recently. I’ve now installed MT-Blacklist which is “A Movable Type Anti-spam Plugin”. It’s a great little plug-in which takes merely minutes to install. I can’t recommend it enough if you’ve been encountering similar problems. Take that,… Continue reading Spammers Beware

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