Due to a few recent events, including not getting paid for six weeks and having $700 worth of stuff stolen, I’ve decided to keep a closer watch on how I spend my money. I’m not promising to be totally stingy, but just being aware of things should help in some way. After much searching I […]
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Hoorah for hair straighteners!
I asked my friend if I could borrow one of her old hair straighteners for a wedding we’re going to next weekend. She said I could have it! Since she has a newer, better one. 😀 I tested it out this morning and it’s great! I think that my hair has a nice natural wave […]
Bacterial DNA transplant
This article reported that the Venter Institute managed to transplant the genome of one species of bacteria into another. The recipient bacteria appeared to become the donor, but they’re not sure quite how it got rid of the recipient’s original DNA. Venter said that they’re not reporting on synthetic life, but this could be a […]
Handy (free) software for Mac
Cruising through i use this I came across some cute and useful looking programs. Image Well is a lightweight program for quickly editing images ready for web publishing. Sidenote is a note-taking program that stays available, but out of your way in case you need to jot something down. I decided not to install this […]
Speed up an mp3
While studying for exams I’ve found it really useful to listen to the recordings that are made of our university lectures. They make the lectures available to download as mp3s for students enrolled in the course. Very handy, especially for the lectures I wasn’t able to get to; it’s quite difficult to learn anything if […]
Bloody Medical Centres
I just spent over two hours waiting to see a doctor. All I wanted to do was get a repeat prescription and I wasn’t organised enough to make an appointment with my regular doctor. The afternoon is over and I only got the supermarket shopping and one load of dishes done. I’d hoped to at […]
