Bought my ex-girlfriend a birthday present, it seemed like the thing to do. Hopefully it will arrive close to the date (June 17).

Created a project page for OpenClipart.org here on Advogato.org

Nokia has long been the number one computer manufacturer, I'm not sure when I first heard it said but more and more people are realising the same conclusion. It hardly seems like any great predicition though, the really surprising part is how much people use computers (in the form of mobile phones, video recorders and other digital appliances) yet fail to recognise it our the importance of computers. http://www.xent.com/pipermail/fork/Week-of-Mon-20040712/030883.html

Luis, sorry to hear work and Gnome is getting to you but given the kind of relentless work you put into tough thankless bug related task it is only surprising how you have managed it for so long, it not surpisning that has become too much. Your work is appreciated.

I am not a Vegetarian!.
Due to my lack of funds and a generous offer to pay for my meal I was convinced to go to a Vegetarian restaurant. I was resolved to try something different but I am a person that usually pushes the vegatables to the side of the plate, rather than loading it to the brim with all manner of vegatables and salads. To be fair I have had very similar pasta dishes that did not have any meat in them and quite enjoyed them but the mix of the differnt flavours was all a little bit overwhelming, a mini-culture shock. My friend was thoroughly entertained by my over-reactions and daft remarks as I slowly munched my way through the rabbit food. Crazy Hippies!

Nathalie, a very French film. I can hardly believe Emmanuelle Béart is 39, I cannot barely believe they described Gerard Depardieu as handsome but what do I know? I had a feeling all along where the story was going but I always enjoy movies more when I have a free ticket (courtesy of the Irish Times. Free tickets are great, I doubt I would have ever chosen to sit through the ass-numbingly long Nixon (Oliver Stone), or Amistad otherwise). I tried to listen to the words rather than reading the subtitles but the room was packed and I was very close to the screen, right in the second row which meant I had to move my head up and down to switch focus. The translator got a bit carried away, rephrasing when a more direct translation would have been equally if not more effective, in one case he even went so far as to translate fiancée to girlfriend.