Things have calmed down a bit at work – so now I can write a bit.

Firstly, I am going to the wushu nationals in Melbourne at the end of August. Excited and nervous about it, but it’s serving as a useful prod to get myself down to the gym and to practice outside class times. I’m going to be doing Xing Yi (or Hsing I), which is good in a way, because it means I don’t have to push my body to more than in can handle, as Xing Yi is an internal martial art. This means no jumpkicks, cartwheels and so on.

Secondly, the link roundup:
Poseidon.co.jp sells models of guns. Models of guns from anime, to be precise. Now, who wouldn’t want to own a set of Ebony and Ivory (from Devil May Cry). Well, maybe many people I guess, but I’m not one of them.

Something that may be more interesting for many of this site’s readers: The American Apology Shirt. See for yourself.

For more than you every wanted to know about irony -’The final irony‘ from the Guardian.

For far, far more than you ever wanted to know about Looney Tunes cartoons: Looney Laughs, Lists, and Lyrics.