Oh dear

Coming home from Leeds yesterday, I noticed something.
Something I’ve seen many many times, but never really looked at before.

A ‘semi-fast’ train.

What the hell does that mean? I know in train terms it means that it was to go from Finchley road to Harrow on the Hill without stopping, but the phrase is so stupid!

Surely semi-fast just means ‘quick’, or ‘nippy’?

What a silly adjective ‘semi-fast’ is.

joshualee.wordpress.com – A side project [UPDATED]

So, off to Uni next week (Whoah!)

People (mostly family and family friends) are asking me to commit to regular phone calls etc.

Likely? Not really…

So I’ve set up a seperate blog to chronicle my ramble through Uni, which they can all check!

Needless to say, it will contain nothing capable of leading to awkward conversations with readers, and anything ridiculously amazing will also  be posted here!

But for now, I shall be putting much of my Uni-related news on http://joshualee.wordpress.com – enjoy! x

UPDATE: AAH! Realised the link about didn’t work! It does now… x

Status report

So my idea about eating small regular amounts of food instead of 3 meals a day is going… interestingly.

I managed it for an afternoon, and then had a big supper..!

If I’m honest, I still think it’s a fabulous idea if someone really wants to give it a go..

Meanwhile, my weight seems to have been affected – I now weigh just nine stone six… not great!

And interestingly, buying an £8 pair of primark jeans, I had to get them with a 34 inch inside leg – longer than I have normally bought!

Am I still growing? Only time will tell..!

An experiment…

The common practice is to eat three meals a day.
Once soon after awaking
Once between midday and 1.30pm
And Once between around 6 and 9pm

Yet we are always also being told that moderation to the extreme is the best way to stay healthy.

Thus I propose a test, I’ll do it, join me if you can..
Screw three meals a day, with propbable snacking in-between.

For the next few days, I’ll try to have something fairly small and healthy every 90minutes or so.

Updates will follow – good luck – may the moderation be with you…

Just a quickie..

No, not that sort..!

I’ve realised that if you’ve subscribed to this blog using the link on the right hand side of my site that means you receive an email when I update it, you won’t have been able to see the video in my last post..

So, click here to see it in all it’s glory! (you may have to scroll down a bit..)

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What you’ve Really ALL always wanted to see…

So, in my previous post, you got a glimpse at the inside of a mouse ball, and the process I went through to find out.

Well, I thought a video might be more informative, so…!

Something we’ve ALL Always wondered..

So you’re at your computer.
You’re moving the mouse around.
You’re bored.
You look underneath the mouse.
You see that funny switch that, when turned, allows the mouseball to fall out.

You hold the surprisingly solid and heavy rubber ball, roll it about a bit, and then put it back.

But you always wonder..

What is that mouse ball really made of…?

Well, I have answers!

I found a spare mouse ball rolling around in my drawer, and went to work.

Step 1:
Take out the mouse ball from the underside of the mouse:

Step 2:
Carve, with a smooth blade, around the circumference of the ball. The blade won’t go very deep.
Once you’ve gone all the way around, peel one of the domes off:

Step 3: Take out the metal ball, and marvel!

For those not able to perform the procedure themselves, the metal ball is less dense/heavy than it may appear, but does explain why rubber mouseballs feel so heavy for their size!

Also note just how smooth the inside of the rubber is!

You’re welcome.. x