I've always used the virtual desktops in linux.

Two things that came to my mind about belly: 1. maybe consider having your body fat % checked? I find most bellies natural, but we're kinda obsessed with the flat look that are obviously held in for pictures in magazines!; and 2. fibre! I don't know what it is about fibre but as soon as I got the fibre going in my…

Why use glue? Use binder clips!!!!

Yeah, great idea! Like a vertical filing cabinet, just slide the trays in horizontally.

I've been using this brand of collapsible water bottles (or bags, as it were) called Vapur ([vapur.us]) for a couple of years now. I like them a lot.

er. yeah, you can. you could leave... and never come back. LOL.

yes, this. I've set the WIN key on my laptop keyboard to "compose" on my ubuntu (6.10).

oh man, yeah, I used to memorise ascii codes, and still do use them on occasion when I do have a full keyboard. I now use http://copypastecharacter.com/, and have also mapped the useless WIN (I use ubuntu) key on my laptop to toggle special characters as well.

there's a price to pay for everything, including citizenship. particularly including citizenship, I think.

that's not pay. that's an allowance. and while it is pretty much indentured servitude, it's not "work" per se, but also considered training for you to be able to effectively defend the nation should the need ever arise.

you must be getting some great education!

or maybe add a little L-shaped bracket at the bottom of the board for the jars to 'rest' on.

Academic articles. Course syllabi for my students (not all of them have laptops or smartphones). Insurance claims. Drafts of my dissertation to read/edit/give to my advisor and committee.

Motorcycle: motorbicycle

I always wear a helmet. When I first started riding as a commuter I didn't, until my phd advisor got on my case for it (she was always asking me where my helmet was, and reminded me I didn't move halfway around the world to do my phd just to waste my brain on the side of the road). So I caved in and bought one and…

Finding something you actually enjoy would be key to this, like many people have said. If you're really having problems finding "exercise" interesting, maybe you're thinking of "exercise" too narrowly. I think it's less a question of "how can I make doing this thing I hate doing more interesting and less boring" than…

Does everybody separate their whites and colours? We wash everything together (two people, once a week at the laundromat, larger machine if doing sheets, etc) in cold water. My clothes are clean. My whites are still white. "Tough" material and clothes we don't care about much, like t-shirts, underpants, socks, towels,…

Something I learnt from a colleague of mine - "FINI-SHIT!" Pretty good slogan to have, I thought.

Still use pidgin, whenever my computer's turned on. A large proportion of my friends don't live in the same country or city I do, so it's a great way to keep in touch on a daily basis. I have an MSN account and two gchat accounts on it. Disabled the ICQ awhile ago as only a fraction of people on my list are still on…

Ah, finally. Brutal workspace reality! Love it. Will not be able to work in it.