This blog has moved on.

Thanks for playing, everyone!

I've decided to close this blog and move everything over to my new home at http://kikifu.wordpress.com.
Why don't you stop by and drop me a line? Grab a box or some furniture to help with the move. We'll have cookies and tea once you get there!

Also, there's a new link list, so why not make sure that your name's on there, too, so people can find you?

It's been fun.

Bai-bai!

Reading distractions

I've had Stephenie Meyer's 'Breaking Dawn' for two days now and still have read hardly any of it. And you know why?
Because I can now read manga on my iLiad!
I've been on a manga reading spree this week (in between deadlines, unpacking and food shopping). Life could be worse...

It's a digital world.

I like to think of myself as a late early adopter.
I'm not fast enough to be one of the first to get into a new technology, but I usually get an item just before it takes off amongst the geeky.
Enter the e-reader.
After handheld gaming (you should see our Graveyard of Old Consoles and Handhelds) and iPod, mobile reading and writing was the next step to go.
Laptops always struck me as supremely unsatisfying, and PDAs were just so...meh.
But I'm incredibly excited about my new, shiny iLiad. I have high hopes that it's going to make both my reading and my writing life a lot easier.
It's charging right now, but expect more detailed reviews over the next month as I bring to you
The iLiad Odyssey!

Tweet tweet?

Are you twittering?
If you are, you can follow me at http://twitter.com/kikilon. I'll be updating live from the snow, if I can get reception.
Who else is twittering around here? Who's your favourite person to follow?

Get your board on!

Only a week to go until it's time to hit the slopes for winter fun. I've got my gear, a week's worth of dried food goodies and a DS for the looooong bus trip up into the mountains.
I've got some brand new gear this year (including a helmet and boots!), so I'm excited to try it all out.
Last year was my first year snowboarding (after three years of skiing), and while I didn't lack in enthusiasm, my skill was, well, varied.
But never fear! this year I intend to get the hang of that whole staying-upright thing. No more going face-first down a black run of doom for me. Well, okay, maybe.

This year, we're also joined by a bunch of people from kung fu, so I expect the weekend to be especially made of awesomeness. And soreness.

I've got a week of LOTS of editing work ahead of me, so maybe the next time you'll read from me, I'll be enjoying a metre of fresh, powdery frozen goodness -- face-first!

All you snow bunnies out there, got any last minute tips and tricks I should know about? How do you get your boarding (or skiing, or tobogganing) groove on?

The hidden meaning in your name

Did you know that what name you go by can say a lot about your personality?
Yeah, no duh.
But did you know that the actual *sounds* of your name will give you a clue as well?

This page talks about the consonant sound(s) and vowels in your name's stressed syllable (or only syllable, as the case may be) and what it says about you.

For example, Kiki is unstressed (or stressed on the first syllable, if you want). Not that it matters, since the syllable is KI. K plus short I.
Which means:
'short i' - moves up-up-up, light and a bit tense
'k' - a room where some things are allowed in or even captured, and where other things are definitely not cool. The 'k' is in the know and keeps its secrets. It's the most caring and intimate of letters, but when it's not careful, 'k' gets snobby and cuts people off.

I must admit, I'm liking this.
What's in your name?

Kung Fu Panda

I went to see Kung Fu Panda yesterday with my fellow kung fu peeps.
OMG, it rocked so much! It had everything! Kung fu, buns, a panda... Well, okay, so it's kind of hard to explain, so just take my word for it. If you like martial arts, or pandas, or the idea of China, or just a fun, sweet believe-in-your-dreams story, KFP is for you.
As it says in the opening, it's made of awesomeness.

It made me think about my own kung fu training (something I've been woefully neglecting lately), as well as Enter The Parrot, of course.

So in the spirit of things, I've got to ask: what's your favourite kung fu movie, and why?