What the hell is the "Montauk Monster"

An unknown creature that washed up on the beach in Montauk, New York, has been dubbed the "Montauk Monster" and captivated the American imagination.

Looks pretty hoopy...

see it here http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=1808

Awesome Sand Hotel a world first

Awesome Sand Hotel a world first. Built by Weymouth, Dorsets sand man Mark Anderson this is a great feat of sand engineering. Perhaps it should become a semi-permanent fixture...

sand,sculpture,weymouth,dorset,2012,mark,anderson,hotel

World's first sand hotel

Inside Out to launch Dorset's Cultural Olympiad celebrations

Sounds awesome...

Inside Out is to present a special one-off event to celebrate the
launch of the Cultural Olympiad in Dorset in September. The
performance follows on from the dramatic success of Inside Out 2007 and
its programme of extraordinary events in extraordinary places, which
recorded audiences of over 30,000 last September.



Veles e Vents (Wind and Sails) charts the story of a
dangerous sea journey, told through a spectacular piece of outdoor
performance involving drama, sound and explosive pyrotechnics. As with
previous Inside Out events, it is completely FREE of charge to attend
(although voluntary donations will be collected to help make future
events possible).

07 Mar 08

Inside Out independent research findings published

Independent marketing research organisation, MRG, which is based at
Bournemouth University, carried out audience research at Inside Out
2007. Key headline findings concluded that of the overall audience:

• 93% are either likely or very likely to recommend Inside Out.

• 93% rated the performance quality as good or very good.

• 21% defined themselves as regular arts attenders (indicating
  that Inside Out was extremely successful in reaching new audiences for
  the arts)

• 95% supported the use of public funding for this type of event.

• 95% rated the environment/venue as good or very good.

wOW!

That was pretty mad. Just had to go upstairs and stumbled/mis-stepped. A lot of weight went on my bad leg for a millisecond, there was a crunch, and agony. After half a second I realised the crunch and continuing pain were from my foot...

It's amazing, moving my toes, which is often quite unpleasant but very necessary, circulation wise is much better, it wasn't all nerve damage, hurrah.

It must have been partially dislocated and cast in place. It really hurts still but feels strangely "right". Still a bit scary but what a lucky fall, in many ways.

armada down the esplanada - emeraldant

armada down the esplanada - emeraldant
Originally uploaded by theonewhoistall

sorry I've been away for a while, back now...

look at the big queen...

Now 88 Dead Scientists And Microbiologists

Now 88 Dead Scientists And Microbiologists

lickr: A Lions Blog

lickr: A Lions Blog

very interesting/moving insights....

very moving, need sleep...

night

meh

Tag Cow Privacy Warning

I use Tag Cow to autometatag my flickr photos for FREE, which is nice... . Sometimes a bit sketchy but handy, see below...Tag Cow uses Mechanical Turk and state that ALL photos will be visible to tagging "resources". Mechanical Turk uses A.A.I, artificial artificial intelligence, i.e. people. You see where this is heading....

Just so you know,...

my mates are going to laugh when I tell them my photos are autometatagged by aai.... westside!

meh

Geekotagged photo of wan social

Wednesdays small but beautifully formed Weymouth Arts Network social, taken, tagged and uploaded live with my lovely n95... Our current main priority, spookily enough, is to come up with as many contributors for for B-Side as possible...

Google trends top search

quite a juicy one by the look of it

clipped from www.tmz.com Design on a Dime Host Gets XXXtreme Makeover While the network continues to regularly air episodes featuring former host Lee Snijders, we've learned the guy who helped homeowners for more than six years is still giving advice to couples -- but purely of the girl-on-girl variety nowadays. Snijders used the cash he raked in from "DoaD" and his stint as a Disney Imagineer to start his own porn company with porn star girlfriend Jett Angel. You can even catch Lee in several of the reality-style skin flicks manning the camera (or so we've heard).

Weymouth Carnival - Mobility team

In an effort to have a good time and raise some much needed awareness for those of us with mobility issues, (like why aren't there double yellows in front of dropcurbs?) I thought I'd enter the carnival...

I don't know yet if anyone else in a mobility scooter or wheelchair is planning to? I've had four volunteers so far, please let anyone you know who might be interested know. I was thinking an aquatic theme?

There's not long enough for the giant, animated puppets I had in mind this year, though apparently wheelchairs and scooters make excellent bases for these...

Please email me if you or someone you know is interested

Google trends (US) Current no.1 Poveglia (peaked 5hours ago)

When I get the chance I'm going to check out the yanks news and try and work out why some things peak... You'd think this would be a halloween one...

The Spookiest Places - Forbes.com

Italy is full of spooky places, from the cursed Abbey of Lucedio--where, rumors say, the monks became devil worshippers beginning in the 1600s--to the catacombs of Rome. One place--Poveglia Island near Venice--is so scary that no tourists are allowed to step foot on it.

When the plague hit Italy in 1576, thousands of dead bodies and the still living victims were dumped on the island to be buried or left to rot. Centuries later, a hospital was built by a doctor who tortured patients there. The hospital, his office, a church and the crematorium still stand, but no tourists are permitted on the island at any time.

old header

thought it was time for a new one so here's the old one for posterity. A more detailed new header to follow...

I underwent a major adjustment, by two cars, on the 18th December. This is random rantings, discoveries and observations during my recovery. If you have any healthcare experiences you want to tell people about please post as a comment here, or visit http://myhealth-sw.blogspot.com/

Googles current top search

Porsche Girl Nikki Catsouras Faceless Death

Don't look if squeamish! The term "porsche girl" is currently the top Google hot trends (currently US only I'm afraid) Thought I'd occasionally, randomly, post what's hottest here for interest...

Crack Squirrels!

South London squirrels after different kind of stash | UK news | The Guardian

Crack! Squirrels! Terrorising! Residents!

Covered in bees?

Sam just drew my attention to this article, the last line is indeed a classic, as is the headline... But fuck em... they're only bees...

The Canadians should think themselves lucky, at least they're not wearing bee helmets...


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