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Skull-A-Day

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We've all seen A Dress A Day (well, some of us have), but have you seen Skull-A-Day ? And that's the little thing they have on their site for people to use to promote them. I believe it is a link.

Which File Extension are You?

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Possibly the worst quiz ever. Oh no wait - most awesome quiz ever. I get confused. Which File Extension are You? I'm sad that I did not get a file extension I've actually heard of. But then, what is wrong with me that I have not heard of this file extension? Everyone must do this and tell me what they got (or post where you know I'll see it). Emergency edit - I have heard of it, but as an I N F file, spelling out the letters rather than saying "inf" which is how I was thinking of it before. (Apparently my brain only recognises sounds, not visual information.)

Chinese New Year Sword Demonstration

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First of all, I had to take these in the dark with a small digital camera and no tripod or anything, so some aren't very good. I tried to take pictures when they stopped moving between actions. On Waitangi Day, it was also the Chinese new year, for the year of the rat. And so the bujutsu club that my Mum and husband are in was asked to do a demonstration again. They do a lot of demonstrations, but afterwards we went for beer, so that's alright. ;) First, this is a bad picture of the area where they did the demonstration, just to maybe provide some more context (but not much). And here's everyone (maybe; there could be someone standing to the side of the picture). The Sensei (Phil) is in the front, talking to the crowd - it wasn't a very big crowd this year for the whole celebration, unfortunately. Two shots of my Mum with the naginata, and Gary with the sword. Two shots of Gary and the Sensei with swords doing a partner exercise of some type. It's quite funny how ma...