Saturday 24 November 2007 7 numbered trees

Friday 23 November 2007 7 things I have won

Another submission from regular reader Elephino today, thanks again for your support :D

  1. Wallabies (rugby union) backpack, ball and cap (2007) - entering a Panasonic competition, a secondary prize was won
  2. Top Gear DVDs (this is actually a guess as I'm still waiting for this to turn up, 3 weeks later, and I haven't actually been told what it is I've won) (2007) - blog entry of the week on a magazine's website
  3. Voucher for shoes (2001) - competition on CD case. Never actually got the shoes from the store as they never had any worth wearing
  4. Sauber F1 polo shirt and cap (2000) - for setting the fastest time in an online game in a particular week
  5. BMW.Williams F1 'race board' (this is a track map of the Malaysian race, signed by both of their drivers at the time Jenson Button and Ralf Schumacher) (2000) - for being one of about 12 people getting all questions of a 4 week quiz correct. There was an overall winner selected randomly from the 12
  6. Young Einstein sound track (on record) (~1988) - writing in to a kids TV show to win prizes
  7. Trip to New Zealand for 2 (~1985) - from visiting 6 places in Goulburn and collecting stamps. Only 23 people entered, two of whom were from my family

Thursday 22 November 2007 7 things that fly without wings

  1. Hot air balloon
  2. Helicopter
  3. Blimp
  4. Dart
  5. Spiders
  6. Time
  7. Westlife

Wednesday 21 November 2007 7 words starting with Z

  1. Zareba - A stockade or enclosure of thorn bushes around a village or campsite
  2. Zapateo - A Cuban folk dance
  3. Zo - A Tibetan breed of cattle, made by crossing a Yak with any common cattle
  4. Zol - South African slang for a joint (cannabis cigarette)
  5. Zoism - The belief in magical animal powers
  6. Zythum - An Egyptian beer
  7. Zea - Corn silk

Tuesday 20 November 2007 7 facts about the Queens wedding in 1947

  1. The Queen is the first British monarch to have celebrated a diamond wedding anniversary.
  2. The grave of the Unknown Warrior was the only stone that was not covered by the special carpet in the Abbey. The day after the wedding, Princess Elizabeth followed a Royal tradition started by her mother, of sending her wedding bouquet back to the Abbey to be laid on this grave.
  3. William McKie, the Abbey organist, had been summoned to the Palace four days before the wedding so that Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret could sing the descant to Crimond to him so that he could note it down as no other copy was available.
  4. The two Royal kneelers, used during the service, were covered in rose pink silk. They were made from orange boxes, due to war time austerity, and date stamped 1946.
  5. Trumpet fanfares were introduced for the first time at a Royal wedding in the Abbey. A white flag was waved in the organ loft to signal the fanfare once the register had been signed.
  6. Gifts, kindly made and given by members of the public, included a hand-knitted cardigan, two pairs of bed socks, and a hand-knitted tea cosy.
  7. The cake was nine feet high in four tiers, with painted panels of the armorial bearings of both families, and included the monograms of bride and groom, sugar-iced figures to depict their favourite activities, and regimental and naval badges. The cake was cut using the Duke's Mountbatten sword, which was a wedding present from the King.

Monday 19 November 2007 7 products I wouldn't hesitate to recommend

Update: If anyone has come here from searching Elftone Moonstar please can you comment :)

  1. Red Bull - Quite simply the greatest drink on the planet!
  2. MediaMonkey - I have tried a LOT of music management systems in my time, this is the cream of the crop. Does everything I need and constantly surprises me with its wealth of features and configurability
  3. ACDSee - Have been using ACDSee since V1.0 and it is still the best Image viewer/manager on the planet
  4. IPod Nano G2/IPod Classic - I never really got on with the IPod until the Classic and Nano were released. Fast, effective and a pleasure to use.
  5. Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse - Throw your mouse away and buy one, it's simple
  6. Nagchampa Incense - Consistantly excellent in all its incarnations, sublime aroma and reliable to boot
  7. Elftone Moonstar - The wildcard! Bought in the late 80s, a classic low tech radio alarm clock which we are still using today even though the LED numbers now have their own language, a dear old friend

Sunday 18 November 2007 7 things I didn't know last month

  1. Clownfish can change gender
  2. Red Squirrels are fussy eaters
  3. A 30ft Statue of Anubis was going to be errected outside my office
  4. Set-a-side was being abolished next year
  5. Getting podcasts onto the new generation of IPods can be ittermitant at best
  6. In Scotland, Tesco have their own freight train
  7. ACDSee only costs £25 ($49.99) to buy!