Five for Friday no. 34

The 2012 London Paralympics have begun!  Full coverage is on the ABC. See the program online. I watched some of the basketball this morning and it is incredible!

Starting next Wednesday is the annual Brisbane Writers Festival. Check out the full program.

The Campus Satorialist. The style and fashion of over 40 different universities world wide. I suspect none of our Qld unis are going to appear very much. 

Image courtesy of The Campus Satorialist. 

An amazing trick for separating eggs.

Rich Kids of Instagram. Voyeuristic and annoying. Much like reality TV. 

 Image courtesy of Rich Kids of Instagram.

Five for Friday no. 32

Ok, going for a bit of an Olympic theme today.

Best Olympic Closing Ceremony wrap-up ever. Enjoy all the moments and then laugh it up big at no.25. The best of the lot!

And because I can't let it go: the 33 best gifs of the London Olympics.

What if every sport were photographed like beach volleyball. This may be a series of ... interesting ... photographs, but it does, in a strange way, make a valid point. Why is this one sport so objectified?

Rhythmic Gymnastics is my favourite Olympic sport but it is barely shown in Australia. So here are some videos for the uninitiated.

This is the promo video for the Group All Round Final - just to give you a taste.



This is the full reply of the All round group qualification final (long video but Stunning!)

The gold medal-winning individual performance by Russia's Evgenia Kanaeva.

And, finally, the other glamour sport of the Olympics: synchronised swimming.

Five for Friday no. 21

On May 25, it was International Towel Day. A day to honour Douglas Adams, author or The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and other pieces of marvellousness. In honour of their hero, Douglas Adams fans organise events all around the world and carry a towel with them for the day. Here are a list of 10 cult literary traditions.

Towel Day in Innsbruck, Austria.

Some sports that are over-due for a return to the Olympics. I vote for 'Duelling Pistols'


Texting your ex in 5 easy steps.


Google Doodles have an archive. It's pretty nifty.


Firework Fails!