http://racheldorman.co.uk/wp Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:18:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Another list, this time novels - I found this one at the WordRidden blog. It's 1001 books you must read before you die, taken from the book of the same name. The full list is here. I was slightly disappointed to tick off a mere 21 titles (as listed below), with ... http://racheldorman.co.uk/wp/2008/09/06/1001-books/ I came across this fun food meme over at Relly's blog. Here's what you have to do: 1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. 2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. 3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. 4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at ... http://racheldorman.co.uk/wp/2008/09/06/the-omnivores-one-hundred/ Oooh! I really want to play this game! http://racheldorman.co.uk/wp/2008/07/09/type-trumps/ Earlier today I was logged in to my Facebook account, when I noticed the most recent addition to my News Feed: 6 of your friends joined the group: Facebook Will Be Forced to Shutdown in 7 Days! Join and Save it! This roused my curiosity ("Facebook might cease to exist? And this ... http://racheldorman.co.uk/wp/2008/07/05/social-networking-for-sheep/ Today I created a header image for this site, to replace the temporary one I uploaded a few days ago when I first switched to WordPress. I mentioned previously that I'm using the K2 theme. The site admin page includes a tool to upload a new image header (go to the ... http://racheldorman.co.uk/wp/2008/06/10/heading-in-the-right-direction/ I played around with this site a bit over the weekend, so if you've been here before you'll probably notice some changes, to the appearance if nothing else. I've switched from Movable Type to WordPress - for no reason really other than having heard from several people that 'WordPress is better'. ... http://racheldorman.co.uk/wp/2008/06/09/huh-who-moved-everything-around/ It's interesting to look back at my first post of the year and see which promises to myself I've kept (so far), and which ones I've broken. I recently moved house and started a new job, and these changes have clearly had a big impact on my successes and my ... http://racheldorman.co.uk/wp/2008/05/28/equilibrium/ I love the singing dog on the new VW Polo advert. (I'm sure my rabbit sings too, when I'm out of the house) http://racheldorman.co.uk/wp/2008/03/04/well-my-pad-is-very-messy-and-theres-whiskers-on-my-chin/ This year, I resolve to give my health and happiness absolute priority over my work. I will continue (as started late in 2007) to go for regular check-ups at dentist and optician, and to the doctor when I feel unwell. I will set a morning routine for myself: get up at ... http://racheldorman.co.uk/wp/2008/01/01/2008/ Earlier today I was carrying the laptop through the house, tucked under my arm, and I thought to myself: I couldn't have imagined ten years ago that by today I would have not one but several computers in my own house, and they would be so compact and portable, and ... http://racheldorman.co.uk/wp/2007/11/24/evolution-in-hci/