A little fun and a little news

While browsing language-related blogs, I came across this, which links to this (Trabi Customiser) which the author of the aforementioned blog used to generate this. It looked fun, so I had a go and generated this (and yes, I’m aware of the deliberate irony behind the website, having been to Germany and all):

Incidentally, the reason why I was browsing miscellaneous language-related blogs in the first place is that, what with Language Log having recently moved and been redesigned, I thought it would be a good time to visit all of the blogs in Language Log’s sidebar. Having now looked through all those blogs I can announce that, in my opinion, the best and most consistently interesting one is the Cognition and Language Lab (which I’ve now added to my sidebar).

Now, while I’m here I might as well tell you some of my miscellaneous news.

I’ve signed up for three WEA courses: “Singing For Beginners“, “Great World Thinkers and their Great Ideas“, and “Drawing and Painting in the Botanic Gardens“. I did two WEA courses last year, “Wonders of Ancient Egypt” and “Magic For Beginners“, so this will bring my total to five. I think I’ve picked a healthy variety of topics.

In the near future (early May), I and my family will be travelling to Melbourne by train for my cousin’s 21st, and then flying back. The first of the aforementioned WEA courses starts the day after we get back.

I think I know what I want as regards tiling in my new kitchen, but I’m waiting on some sample tiles that have to be ordered in before I finalise my decision. Should take about a fortnight.

I cut my finger in a pruning accident today. Edit: and now a framed picture has just fallen off the wall and smashed. <sigh>