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    Which films have you seen lately? Vol. 21: Now in CinemaScope!

    I recently watched Glengarry Glen Ross. It's, uh, a striking film, to put it one way. Alec Baldwin's monologue has been remembered for good reason, but Al Pacino going off at the end was also very good. In another way, it's serving well as a comparison of what not to do when managing an...
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    What are you driving?

    I saw a couple of those Chevrolet monsters in a dealership recently in Christchurch. They're massive. It looks bigger than a minivan. Modern Hilux models are getting to that point where they're just as autobese as them, but my one is rather small in comparison. I do think that my tray is bigger...
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    Random Raves 54: You will succeed. It is inevitable.

    My car only has two seats, which I think was a conscious decision by my parents :) though it has one of those seatbelts in the middle, the car was clearly designed as a two seater vehicle. It's just not comfortable to set nor drive with someone in that pseudo-seat.
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    Random Raves 54: You will succeed. It is inevitable.

    Reappearing for just a moment to tell y'all I passed my restricted driver's license test today. It's a lot of words to say what it really does mean for me: freedom!
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    Comings, Goings and New Arrivals 0x0A: Hasta La Vista, or Welcome Back. I Guess it Depends...

    I only post here intermittently, but in the near future I'm going to need to spend more time on taking uni seriously so I'll be around even less than before. Might pop up every now and then (maybe when I finish reading Tess of the d'Urbevilles), but for now hasta luego everybody.
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    Random Thoughts XIV: Pizza, Pomegranate Juice, and Shreddies

    Pineapple is best deep fried as a fritter. :P
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    Altered maps IZ: gib clay!

    That map is horrendously... horrendous.
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    Guess the map 15: GDP or population?

    Mmm, I was thinking of that, but clearly I didn't take my advice from the last map.
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    Guess the map 15: GDP or population?

    Is it political? Wild punt, time taken to form new government.
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    Guess the map 15: GDP or population?

    Keep in mind the more "war torn" countries are lesser on the scale, not greater.
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    What book are you reading, ιf' - Iff you read books

    To be fair, I went into it knowing only the name of the book and without any preconceptions. I just knew it was Victorian. I might keep going nonetheless. Right now have been too busy with getting ready for uni.
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    What book are you reading, ιf' - Iff you read books

    I started reading Tess of d'Urbevilles but unfortunately bounced off it since some of the descriptions felt a bit... abstract, as much as 19th century prose can get, and it didn't make sense to me... and though I know it got the action going, I went back to the book shop while I was getting a...
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    Altered maps IZ: gib clay!

    Sharif don't like it! Not sure I'd count Waitangi Day as a unification / revolutionary day, unless the "United Tribes of New Zealand" were really that unified (they weren't)... as many people like to point out now, not every Maori chief signed the treaty and everyone interprets the treaty...
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    Guess the map 15: GDP or population?

    Basing it only off the fact that Ukraine is low compared to the rest of Europe, percentage of non-enlisted men in the national army? Does make me wonder about South Korea and other countries with mandatory military service though.
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    Guess the map 15: GDP or population?

    Likely wrong but my first thought was church attendance.
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