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Jun. 27th, 2013 01:09 pm- The one good thing to come out of the debacle that is Australian politics right now? Penny Wong as leader of the Senate replacing bloody Stephen Conroy!! (If anyone wants a good summary of events, I recommend Judith Ireland. Yes, fellow Old Girls, that Judith Ireland, but considering I was never friends with her sister I don't care enough to prefer her over any other reporter, I just think that's just a good, clear summary.)
- Strange experience: finding YouTube clips of Arnold Schwarzenegger speaking German. It's like, hey, this famous person whom I've only ever heard speaking English speaks my mother tongue perfectly. It's part "duh, of course he does" and part "this never happens." It's familiarity in all the strangest ways.
- Is it possible to get geekier by the day? Because I'm finding myself listening to "Great Adventures in Wonderland" by The Tables on repeat today. It's all about the game Talisman. Lyrics and background here, free download here (scroll down).
- And while I'm on the topic of geeky music, I also recommend "Mr. Spock", by Nerf Herder (the band best known for doing the Buffy theme song).
- Or for something more mainstream, Queen's song "39" is all about time travel (in the sense that the faster you travel through space, the slower you travel through time).
- "Any board game is only as good as the company of people you play it with." Too true. I have a lot of fun playing games with me, myself, and I. There's a reason I enjoy my own company. Those games are sapped of all fun when played with my youngest sister, who just likes to complain. Basically, if you don't want to have fun, you won't.
- Strange experience: finding YouTube clips of Arnold Schwarzenegger speaking German. It's like, hey, this famous person whom I've only ever heard speaking English speaks my mother tongue perfectly. It's part "duh, of course he does" and part "this never happens." It's familiarity in all the strangest ways.
- Is it possible to get geekier by the day? Because I'm finding myself listening to "Great Adventures in Wonderland" by The Tables on repeat today. It's all about the game Talisman. Lyrics and background here, free download here (scroll down).
- And while I'm on the topic of geeky music, I also recommend "Mr. Spock", by Nerf Herder (the band best known for doing the Buffy theme song).
- Or for something more mainstream, Queen's song "39" is all about time travel (in the sense that the faster you travel through space, the slower you travel through time).
- "Any board game is only as good as the company of people you play it with." Too true. I have a lot of fun playing games with me, myself, and I. There's a reason I enjoy my own company. Those games are sapped of all fun when played with my youngest sister, who just likes to complain. Basically, if you don't want to have fun, you won't.
