The Rodeo

I’m 25 today! Hooray!

“Happy Birthday”s:

Ken – 12:00 (and 38 seconds) – Skype
Dave – 12:02 – Email
Jen – 5:58 – Kiss on the cheek
Rohan – 6:07 – Handshake
Matty – 6:10 – Phone call
Amanda – 6:23 – SMS
Callum – 8:26 – Email
Jesse – 8:36 – Phone call
Annelise – 9:21 – Email
Dusan – 9:57 – Next desk over
Karl – 10:24 – Phone call
Sim – 10:57 – MSN Messenger
Dad – 13:13 – MSN Messenger
Craig – 13:29 – Blog
Hogansens – 13:46 – SMS
Brenden – 15:46 – At his desk
Jacky – 15:56 – Yahoo messenger
Nana – 18:45 – Card
Mum – 19:05 – Phone call (from me)
Felix – 20:23 – Email
Dave P – 20:54 – Facebook

RodeoClown: having an OK day!

Matthias Media Couldn’t Help Noticing: Marriage seminar III
“Should we feel free to interrupt the one we are married to because we think we know what they will say?”
I am guilty of this sin, and I’m a hypocrite. I’m sorry Jen.

Man hugs
An introductory video. I can only point out one mistake, there must only ever be three pats, no more, no less. I’m. Not. Gay.

Matthias Media Couldn’t Help Noticing: Marriage seminar I
“Gottman is convinced that he can predict with 96% accuracy the way in which a conversation is going to end up just by listening to the first three minutes of interaction.”
Wise words from Gordon. Sorry Jen.

The Problem with the Bank of Mom and Dad (from Get Rich Slowly)
“[R]esearch indicates that ?the more dollars adult children receive, the fewer they accumulate, while those who are given fewer dollars accumulate more?”.
Think about what you give your kids.

As a Writer, You’d Think He’d Choose His Words More Carefully
Shooting yourself in the foot at an airport. But not literally.

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I was recently offered a small amount of money to place an ad on two of my posts.

Of course I took it

The ads are labelled as such, and are on a couple of older posts.

Not really too important, but it’s always nice when someone emails you and offers you money.

RodeoClown: richer (but not by much)

OK, this might be a little more interesting for the rest of you

Learn more about Scott.

RodeoClown: My name is… Ian.

We played Omaha poker
at lunch today. Win.
I like Omaha poker.

Omaha poker
Played it at lunch today. Win!
I love Omaha

RodeoClown: chaotic

Jesse just fed himself with a spoon.
For the first time ever!

Hooray – one less thing for us to do for him.

RodeoClown: spoon!

If you did, please let me know. I’d love to borrow the tape

Thanks.

RodeoClown: missed it.

Looking for a great new read?
Something sci-fi, but without the cheese?

Go read Crimson Dark.

It looks great, reads great, and is even made by a passing acquaintance of mine (which I didn’t realise until I had been reading the comic for a while).

The story is really starting to pick up now (it’s up to chapter four), but it makes the most sense if you start from the beginning. It’s got a bit of a Firefly feel to it, which makes it worthy of reading by itself, but add pretty explosions, witty banter, and a willingness to treat the readers as real human beings with real human brains makes it a real treat.

Do yourself (and David) a favour, and go read it.

RodeoClown: I mean it! Go read it! (Anybody want a peanut?)