Worth1000.com Photoshop contest: Escher Blowout 2, “Photoshopped Escher Images (93 entries)”. Also see the first Escher Blowout.
Stuffed nose?
18 Tricks to Teach Your Body “Soothe a burn, cure a toothache, clear a stuffed nose… […] If your throat tickles, scratch your ear!” I’ve tried a few of these tricks, especially the one to clear my nose, and found them to work.
Happy New Year!
We’ve returned home after an extended stay with the family and the in-laws. I had a lot of school work waiting for me, but was sick for a couple of days. Now all that’s left from the Christmas holidays is three days – and a lot of work…
As usual, it was nice to see families again and to spend some time with old friends over the holidays. We rang in the new year with our usual game of RoboRally and a walk in the woods – in the snow! Snow in Northern Germany is a rare occurence, but we got some 10 to 15 cm between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
Frohe Weihnachten!
As usual, we’re visiting our families and friends for the holidays. Whereever you are, merry Christmas, happy holidays and a happy new year! See you in 2006.
A Christmas Carol
“The Penguin Podcast is a fortnightly episode of book extracts, author interviews and features from Penguin Books UK.”
While I haven’t checked any of their excerpts out, I downloaded their Christmas special: the complete A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It’s offered in five installments. Download the mp3 files here: episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, episode 4, episode 5. Maybe we’re going to listen to them while driving to our parents/in-laws for Christmas.