plan of action

Started working on a biz plan today. . .

Well, a couple of them in fact. All tied up with and thanks to a couple of wonderful women I’ve met at different AWC meet ups. Sort of a follow-up (addition to?) my global brainstorming session post from last January.

Anyhow, I’ve found what looks like a good biz plan template online and took the first baby steps this week to start making it more than just something that makes my eyes glaze over by page 3. This means it involves having another real person in the room with me and going through it all together. Bouncing ideas off each other to our mutual benefit. Stuff like that. It’s all looking very positive.

Now I just have to get over feeling so scared.

categories vs tags

What are these tags of which WordPress speaks?

Could someone please explain the difference between categories & tags?

And please don’t forget to type s-l-o-w-l-y and c-l-e-a-r-l-y.

I thank you.

plot scenario generator

I think I’m going to try this with some of my students.

new external hard drive

It’s my latest gadget!

Met up with “J” yesterday (one of the ladies who do more than lunch) and we ended up over at my place. After a bit of vino and chatting she not only showed me how to organise my new iPod but she also convinced me that getting an external hard drive was much better than trying to back stuff up on CDs.

I mean, remember this post? I have not even attempted backing anything up since then. Just the thought of faffing about trying to find the right CD somewhere within the various boxes and then updating it, and repeating this painfully tedious process over and over again … well, nuff said.

And so after a very late lunch Nog and I went out for a walk to Fnac and I found this baby on special offer - 160 GBs for 70€. And it’s so small, just 12cm x 8 cm x 1.5cm. So I could actually carry around all of SB’s data in my handbag or jacket pocket if I wanted to. This is seriously cool.

Gosh, I just get more geeky every day.

despair wear

Fist seen over at SG V’s… who has apparently purchased a couple of t-shirts from Despair Wear™. What fabulously depressing products! I can see that Christmas shopping this year has just become a lot easier.

pale blue dot

An eloquent reminder of the folly of our self-importance.

Taken from a reading given by Carl Sagan in 1996.

random facts

• Domestic cats have thirty muscles in each ear to control the intricate movements they make.

• As a rule, European carousels rotate clockwise, while American merry-go-rounds spin counterclockwise.

• A person of average size and weight burns about 60 to 70 calories each hour just sitting and watching television.

Find any good ones?

~ from mental floss via The Generator Blog ~

lollcats

young @ heart

First seen over at daisyfae’s - these guys are just too good not to share.

Young @ Heart Chorus

what does your birthdate mean?

Your Birthdate: January 7

You are an island. You don’t need anyone else to make you happy. And though you see yourself as a loner, people are drawn to you. Deep and sensitive, you tend to impress others with your insights. You also tend to be psychic - so listen to that inner voice! Your strength: Your self sufficiency Your weakness: You despise authority Your power colour: Maroon Your power symbol: Hammer Your power month: July

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

 

Maroon??? I seriously don’t think so. . .