Saturday, December 07, 2002
: 11:23 AM
Friday, December 06, 2002
Still a bit of Chanukah left, so Chag Sameach and enjoy! 
Let's face it, I just want an excuse to upload images — no point in having the facility if I don't use it.
Having shelled out a few more dollars to the nice folks at Blogger, I am now able to upload images. Do you like my self-portrait at the top of the page?
Listening to Noa, aka Achinoam Nini, an Israeli singer. Love her voice, but I still prefer Chava Alberstein whose voice, for me, contains all the yearning of suffering and exile.
I've seen a few of these quiz results on various blogs, and have at last been lured to the site to take a quiz myself:
What's YOUR Writing Style?
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Apparently I am a freeform writer. Individualistic with a sense for the different and challenging, Walt Whitman and his poetry lacking meter and rhyme is just what the doctor ordered. You're quick to write something that the rest of the world doesn't accept as poetry, quick to separate yourself from the average joe. An author with a true sense of self, you have confidence in your abilities and aren't afraid to show it. :) GO YOU!
Modesty forbids ... [ahem]
MailWasher Finally the easy solution to managing your incoming emails has arrived. And it's free!
How did I exist before Mailwasher? Not only does it filter spam, etc, lots of programs do that, but it bounces your blacklisted mails so the creeps think the address no longer exists. Does it work? Absolutely! The torrent of porno sites etc that poured into one of my e-mail accounts has almost ceased. Respect to Nick, the klever Kiwi who developed this. Download the program if you don't believe me - it costs nothing.
Thursday, December 05, 2002
I spend wa-a-a-a-y too much time playing Parking Fine Paintball
Heartbroken update on 23 January 2003. The paintball game has vanished — it's just a boring old car sales website now. Well, it was always that, but with the addition of the game. SNIFF
Tuesday, December 03, 2002
Well, this "Blog This!" gizmo seems to work, although this is the second time of trying. This link was mentioned in Mensa Magazine (yes, the Hedgehog is a member). Haven't checked it out yet. The spiel that follows is from the site.
Writing Software, books, Research Links and more! This site is designed for Creative Writers of all kinds: novelists, short story writers, screenwriters, playwrights... you name it, if you're doing creative writing, we've got something here for you.
Monday, December 02, 2002
I've gone legit! I've upgraded to Blogspot Plus - look, no ads.
Still listening to Chava: An Image. The lyrics are a poem by T Carmi:
In the waves of the night You know it's a fishing boat Aboard the boat — Hard day working fishermen In the sea Light night-floating fish. The net is spread. The death of one Means life for the other one. It's as simple as that |
You couldn't make it up
Believe it or not, I managed to lose my first post. All that work for nothing. Below is more or less what it said, but I haven't been able to capture that "first, fine, careless rapture".
What's in a name?
Narcissistic is self-evident; there is something quintessentially narcissistic about having a web presence.
Hedgehogs have been around a long time, they're small and round; when threatened, curl into a ball, and get prickly. That about sums me up. The little critturs are even learning, at last, to run from cars. I'm getting there too.
This is my public blog. I also keep an online journal at a secret location [G].
I'm listening to Chava Alberstein's album, Foreign Letters. Her voice is wonderful: warm, smoky, tender, disillusioned. The songs are in Hebrew and Yiddish, and there is one, the title track, in English.
She's also a peace activist. You can hear an interview (interpersed with songs) with her here.
