Quadrant IV

I’m a bit of a science geek. I wanted to be a biologist for a long while growing up and I still tend to get a little shuddery over sciency things. So when I read that the Royal Society had digitised their catalogue and were opening it up for two months to the gen. pop., I proceeded to tell just about every other science geek I know. And I actually know more than I thought.

So, for two months only, get your fill of science-geek goodness from the last three and a half centuries. Read about Franklin’s electricity, Pavlov’s dogs and oodles of other fascinating experiments from the very people that lived them.

Did I mention I was excited?

I always get a certain thrill out of seeing fellow Australian doing things online.  Face it, we are only ~22 Million people out of billions, and we have a tendency to get lost in the crowd sometimes.  Start thinking closer to home, and the chances of running into someone from the same state is lower still.

So when I discovered Feedmap, I was pretty excited about the prospect of being able to find fellow bloggers in my ‘neighbourhood’.  And find I did!  16 local blogs in my general area, and a bunch more close by.  I’m starting to feel the neighbourly love.

I’m completely entranced by ThinkGeek’s new Wee Ninjas. I want one. Desperately. Now to brave the perils of international shipping to get me one.

[Edit: Shipping to my country is US$23.  I think perhaps I'll wait until I have a few things I want.]

I have heard much about these things in my travels, but have yet to actually lay down the dosh necessary to convince one to share my life.  But I have actually splashed out and purchased a refill.

Yeah, I know, incredibly cheap, but I am terribly fond of my Parker pen and really just wanted to try the Fisher experience without the outlay.

Actually, I wanted a ballpoint refill in brown ink.  And the Fisher Space Pen refill is the only ballpoint refill I can find in Australia that is available in brown ink.  Weird.  So I bought one from my local pen shop, but in the future, I will be ordering from these guys, who are cheaper than my local store.

If I decide I like it.  I’ve been using it for about three hours now and the jury is still out.  It tends to get a little gunky on the end.