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The first, and what I see as being more natural, is to have the hands in front of the belly and hands at the natural angle that that forces them be at relative to each other.
The second seems to be a more ostentatious style with hands up towards the face in what I would describe as a seal-like fashion. I imagine this type of clap as being practiced by a posh lady at Ascot, or Zsa Zsa Gabor. Well, not any more, she'd probably break her arms at her age, but you know what I mean.
And so, for the first time in a while, a poll:
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Jul. 22nd, 2010 06:02 pmIn other news,
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bunnyphone appears to have been buying shoes. Quel stereotypique erm ness!(no subject)
Jun. 13th, 2010 06:24 pm(no subject)
Jun. 8th, 2010 06:34 pmOut, 1.9 miles, back, 16:30. So an extra 200m in an extra 47s. Hmm.
In other news, I've been pondering for years on the best system to compare albums. Important stuff I know. I've always found it difficult to decide what my favourite albums are, with especial difficulties when trying to rank the albums by a particular band.
I struggle to reconcile the accepted view, my own personal taste, the fact that I may have listened to certain albums too much, and my natural contrariness.
For example, after long deliberations, I settled upon ...And Justice For All as my favourite Metallica album. Most other people think it's Master of Puppets. I appreciate that this is a hell of an album as well, but I probably just listened to it too much when I first bought it.
I prefer Pantera's Great Southern Trendkill for similar reasons (Vulgar Display of Power again has been overplayed), and for Slayer, I swither between South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss, when everyone accepts that Reign in Blood is the daddy of thrash albums.
I suppose on this issue I just don't have the ability to be dispassionate any more. Such is the joy of music and of albums.
Maybe if I ever manage to listen to all of the best of W.A.S.P. that'll give me better perspective on the matter.
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Jun. 6th, 2010 10:24 pmSo what I worked out today was to run for a set amount of time in one direction to see how far I can get, then I run back to the start and try to get back in a faster time. Next time I try to get further and to run back faster.
As for tonight?
Outwards: 15 minutes, somewhere over 3km.
Return: 15:43.
Well that's a start. If I can get somewhere near 4km in that time and down to somewhere near 13 stone, that'll be an improvement, and if I manage to run a negative split, then I might even do an okay time in the 5k at the end of June. Best 5k time? 20:43. Anywhere near that'll be a miracle.
That's only the third change of government in my lifetime, and the second one I remember. I don't like the introduction of fixed terms, I like the threat of dissolution. I suppose that threat won't actually be removed (a 55% vote for dissolution will trigger it I believe), but it's a shame that the debates about when the party in power should call an election will be removed - Brown's travails in 2008 and onwards effectively sprung from his indecision regarding such matters.
Looking at the outcome of the election pragmatically, aside from my disappointment at the loss of seats for left-leaning parties, it's not bad at all:
1) The Tories may be in power, but they don't have a majority.
2) The coalition has allowed the enaction of some Lib Dem policies which were unlikely to get near the statute book otherwise.
3) The coalition also therefore blunts some of the excesses of Tory policy.
4) The removal of some of Labour's more tedious laws.
A couple of things to watch out for too:
a) It's all friendly now, but will Lib Dem Ministers be treated fairly?
b) What happens when the unexpected crises occur? Planning a coalition is fine, but I'm sure events, dear boy will cause friction soon enough.
c) What will Nick Clegg actually do as DPM?
d) What will the effect on supporters of both parties be?
Interesting times.
