Mr. Inconsistent

Well, Triple J has done well this morning. Their live tracks are something to behold, especially since so many of them are real ‘tingly’ tracks. They’ve made my mornings work fly by, finding out where various Babylonian tablets are living, and how to represent 9/10 as an Egyptian fraction. History of Mathematics – top course.

The one this morning that was a real feel good track was Peaches & Cream by the John Butler Trio. It was one of the CD’s that I listened to when I drove around New Zealand, and its beautiful tracks remind me of the incredible scenery and unforgettable people from that year. Funny how music can do that to you.

I went bowling last weekend, and maintained my title of Mr. Inconsistent – the middle series averaged a full 60 pins lower than the morning one, while the Carlsberg-fuelled afternoon series was back up by 50 pins. Not that I take it too seriously, I still prefer my bowling to be a fun activity rather than a competitive sport. Everyone who has let it dominate them looks incredibly annoyed every week – they’re not even happy with strikes! I got some decent photos as well, which I was quite pleased with, so it was in all, a fun way to spend a Saturday.

Check out mah’ photography skillz.

I’ve started getting back into my reading this week, finally returning to George Martin’s epic A Game of Thrones (though it seems imminent that yet another favourite character is about to be needlessly killed off), and I’ve just bought a 150 year old book which combines Victorian social satire with sound Mathematical ideas of multi-dimensional possibilities. How could I resist? I should point out that the book itself is only a couple of years old – I’ve not starting buying antiques! It was also the inspiration to probably my favourite Mathematical video, The Dot & The Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics. Check it out at the end.

Sheffield is really rather sunny today, which is lovely to see. I’ll have to sort out some football shoes after leaving my last pair in Canberra, though in a cruel twist, my feet are too big for most companies to bother with. I’m heading for the gamble of online shoe shopping I think.

And, as promised,