Category Archives: Random

Cat(s) rule(s)

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Cat

In my continued efforts at procrastination instead of sorting pictures [yes, I know that post is from April and I haven’t done much since then, shush!] I’ve decided to tackle the much smaller amount of documents, letters, pdf’s and random … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny Stuff, Life in general, My cats, Random | 1 Comment

Ong-Quack

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Cat

It was a beautiful day; I was walking along the rather idyllic lake on the Reading University campus with two of my friend’s kids when the unthinkable happened: Chased by approximately 80 ducks and geese at the Reading Uni lake! … Continue reading →

Posted in Crowdsourcing, Funny Stuff, Life in general, Random, Twitter, Twitter Favourites | 2 Comments

Some spam mail

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Cat

In the past months I’ve noticed Gmail’s spam folder containing several real emails so I’ve made it a habit to check it every other day. At the moment I get about ~200 spam mails a day across twelve different accounts … Continue reading →

Posted in Random, Spam | 1 Comment

Princess makes us a tempting offer!

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Cat

Vishenka and Veronika were already interested and now Princess comes along, too! Dear friend, It can be so that you do not know me but i will introduce myself. I am … I think … i will keep my name … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny Stuff, Random, Spam | 1 Comment

Another tempting offer..

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Cat

So where is this ominous Internet Dating Agency that keeps sharing my email address with desperate Russian women? And I thought Hola was Spanish, what is hello in Russian? Hola my friend!!! This message sent to you from Russian Internet … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny Stuff, Random, Spam | 2 Comments

A tempting offer..

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Cat

Sometimes spam mail doesn’t get filtered properly and ends up in my inbox. Sometimes the emails are hilarious: Greetings from Russian Federation. I am a girl of 28 years. My name is Natalia. My hometown is Vishenka. Its 30 km … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny Stuff, Random, Spam | 7 Comments

A dead Mayor is re-elected..

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Cat

It may be quieter than coin tapping, but waving a banknote under the gaze of the bartender is destined to have the opposite effect on weary bar staff. Just listen to Ms Barua: “People try to wave notes at you … Continue reading →

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It’s not the amount that matters..

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Cat

This woman is a thief; she stole from her employer [Kaiser supermarkets/German] and her job of 30 years was terminated without notice. Yes, she only stole 1.30Euros. That’s about £1.16 or $1.65 or 2.55AUD or 161Yen. Although that isn’t quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Random | 4 Comments

A random story on Xbox Live, ft. Cat and Matt. [Pacman!]

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Cat

Now everyone who knows me knows that I am quite crazy on occasion. So this is what happens when Matt and I send random messages on Xbox Live over a few days whilst playing other games: Cat: BOO :P Matt: … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Pacman, Random, Xbox Live, Xbox360 | 14 Comments

Everyone turning into stalkers?

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Cat

Came across this during my more random internet travels. I use Google a lot. And I have used it to lookup people, find phonenumbers, addresses and such like. Google anyones name and you can see heaps of information on them … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny Stuff, Google, Random | 28 Comments

Firefox

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Cat

I really can’t stand Internet Explorer, so I’m all for Firefox. It’s got the extension, add ons and themes that I want and is just perfect for me. There is an extensive campaign out on the internet of Firefox friends … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefox, Random, Sites | 7 Comments

The impossible battle against cancer

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Cat

This is one of the most depressing things I have seen in a long time. It is a series of pictures by photographer Renée C. Byer that won this years Pulitzer Prize. If you are unfamiliar with the Pulitzer Prize, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in general, Random, Sites | 5 Comments

Swimming elephants

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Cat

I came accross this today, these are photos of an upcoming book, entitled ‘Elephants’, by the artist Steve Bloom. Very beautiful. Cat

Posted in Books, Random | 8 Comments