Flora Graham

Monday, August 23, 2004

Party, party, always with the party

If you are in London on September 4th, or you could be, why not come to my party?

Click here for the invite.

Thursday, August 12, 2004

Roller Sheepy

Thanks to Alastair for introducing me to the funniest news story ever.

Hungry sheep on the Yorkshire moors have taught themselves to roll eight feet across hoof-proof metal cattle grids.

Best quotations:

"They lie down on their side, or sometimes their back, and just roll over and over the grids until they are clear.

"They eat plants, flowers and vegetables in gardens.

"It is soul destroying."

- Dorothy Lindley, Conservative councillor.

Happily, it seems that Ms. Lindley has never experienced anything truly "soul destroying."

Because, believe me, this is not it. Maybe she actually meant, "it reenforces one's faith in the massive excellentness of reality." Surely it is worth some veggies to see sheep rolling over eight-foot cattle grids!

Ms. Lindley added: "When you try to move them on they look at you as if to say it is their patch and you are not right in the head."

Perhaps Ms. Lindley would find it useful to read An Analysis of the Forces Required to Drag Sheep over Various Surfaces. Top tip from this research paper: it is easier to drag sheep downhill.

Friday, August 06, 2004

Cue Geek Laughter

From the BBC's RSS feed: a story about a guy named Button who works for some Formula 1 team leads to the comedic geek headline:

F1: Button under fire over move

Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Brick Lane to SPSS by Tube

Not to be outdone by Angus who is in Korea, here's a little photorama of my neighbourhood and trip to work by tube.

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