My goodness, there are some really fabulous photos of Yun Zi available thanks to the San Diego Shooter. Relaxing Peekaboo! Sitting How adorable is that big ball of fluff? And how soon can I get to San Diego??

The team have launched, and so this is just a note to make sure you check out the photos on the Superleague Formula Facebook album. As you might expect, there are loads of Franck pictures! FKM has also written about his first weekend with the team on his site, available to read (in French) here.

So, here it is. The return of Mitch and his friends. I wanted to write a ten-step story on a different topic but I wasn't inspired by anything else, and I missed Mitch. Marilene sent me a tweet and suddenly the sequel was there in my head, as though it had always been there. So thanks to Marilene, and thanks to you for reading. I hope it's okay! Melissa took …

(Note: I really wanted to call this post 'Don't Cross the Streams' but I knew people would be mad it wasn't about Ghostbusters.) I am so very up to date with TWiT podcasts now that I have even impressed myself! I was just listening to this weekend's episode of This Week in Google, and there was a section of it I found really interesting. About half an hour in, they …

Following the revelations of Whittled Down, I now have information about things I'm adding to Smarter Than Your Average. If you visit the site, rather than a feed reader, you might notice that I've reverted to the old Vigilance theme. I used to use this one in the good ol' days of self-hosting, and I got a familiar sense of wellbeing when I selected it from the Wordpress options. (Incidentally, …

Ah, I know plenty of people have said it before, but it is so good to have regular episodes again. All that waiting to find out what the Doctor was going to do in his next special was not fun. I really didn't think much of this week's story. It had tons of potential, Winston Churchill, a war room, Daleks on our side for once. It all got a bit …

With a little bit more time on my hands, I've had the chance to think about some of my other blogs - and I quite quickly came to the conclusion that I had too many. Who really needs seven blogs? Really? A couple of them were on hiatus, never to be added to again. Some of them have an unknown future, but whatever future they do have, it will take …

Here is what I don't understand. They say that exercise is good for you. "Get moving," they say. So I did. I got and I moved. And now, two days later, I can't move. My legs hurt. I don't think that's quite what they had in mind. (Who's they, anyway?) On the subject of diet and exercise, a new way of using the internet is to humiliate yourself thin. The …

I found Journler a while ago, downloaded it and then never really used it. When I started tinkering around with writing again, I sort of opened it up, but when I went to the site I discovered that development on it has stopped. Support is still there, and it's still available to download, but there is nothing in the pipeline. It's a shame, because whilst I haven't used it extensively, …

I didn't manage to catch this live, which means I've already let myself down a little bit, however, it was worth waiting for. A few thoughts on the latest episode of Doctor Who. It very much reminded me of Gridlock - the episode where there were all those car type things stuck on a motorway type thing. The idea of the human race stuck inside, trying to find a way …

With the invention of the iPad pretty much scrapping any chance of me getting a Kindle any time soon, I've been starting to look at the concept of reading books on the iPod Touch. My first experience came only from seeing the words Doctor Who on an app in a top ten list somewhere. The Enhanced Editions, er, edition of Code of the Krillitanes by Justin Richards. It's one of …

After watching the latest episode of LOST (don't worry, no spoilers here), Mr C and I got into one of those conversations that goes something like - "Was Mr Widmore with Dharma? No, he wasn't there then. Yes he was, he just was with the others instead. But I thought he was in the army. He had an army uniform. But it wasn't his. When was that? Would he recognise …

It was good! I can't quite describe the relief. I think, really, I knew it would be. How could it be anything less than brilliant with Steven Moffat at the helm? So a few thoughts: The Doctor. He did everything right. From his very first words about apples, to his confident showdown with the alien eye thing at the end. I'm still not impressed with the clothes, but they do …

This month seems to have been about introducing new names, or at least bringing back returning faces. We've seen Lillian develop her relationship with Paul and we've seen Kate return... more on that later. I think I'll start where I left off, with Alan sleeping in a tent. The man got a wicked cough - I have no idea how you can act out something like that! I don't know …

The first race of the new season took place at Silverstone this past weekend, and it wasn't really a success for our Franck, although it could have been a lot worse. Things got started pretty well, with GD Bordeaux third in free practice - although the fastest car was up about two seconds on FKM. Qualifying was hit by some wet weather, but I don't know if that directly affected …

Thus, the first Card Week series draws to a close, and it's going back to animals, I'm afraid. These rather cute caterpillar thank you cards appealed to me and were actually the first one I found when searching for a week's worth of cards. Caterpillar Thank You Notes I hope this week of cards hasn't been too self-indulgent, although if I'm honest with myself, the entire premise of Stationery Corner …

The fourth entry for card week takes a completely different turn. It doesn't feature animals - I don't suppose the Pacman family are animals, are they? I love this card for when your geek friends get married. Mr and Mrs Pacman Wedding Card It's quirky, and only a certain type of couple would appreciate it but I know Mr C and I would have if we'd accepted cards for our …

Card Week number three, and we're continuing our animal theme but rather than pigs and cows, we're taking off into the skies. These flying geese look good, I love the colours, and the empty bench. Plus, the simplicity of writing hello in the bottom corner. A great way for a card to break the ice or just to simply say 'hello'. Flying Geese Hello Folded Note Cards It's just occurred …

Doctor Who is crazy popular, and has managed to create an entire universe of TV shows, books, comics, games, and much more. It even has a couple of spin-offs with Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures. Thing is, both of those spin offs are all very well and good, but I can think of a couple of other characters who would be much more interesting. Here's the game. If you …

Words from the man himself about how he came to be racing in the Superleague Formula this year. The story begins thus: OK, I don’t know neither the car or the drivers who will be playing in the field with me... so let’s talk about what I actually know, it will be faster and probably much more interesting for you, guys! So once upon a time... Hehehe, bless. Girondins de …

Part of the BBC's review of what they're doing now and how they want to keep doing it in the future involves looking at their presence on the web. I found an interesting post on the Internet Blog regarding the use of direct URLs on the BBC, and how freaking many of them there are! The plan is to reduce the list and in doing so, it will help them …

The second entrant on our Card Week special is a postcard rather than a greetings card. I have never really been a big fan of sending postcards because I don't like the idea of anyone reading what is written there, and of course, if you send it from a holiday destination, you are likely to return before it does. However, I do like these vintage cards. Vintage Pig/Cow Carte Postale …

A few weeks ago I discovered I had the world's smallest problem. A tiny patch of skin between the knuckles of my little finger and the next one up on my left hand had got a bit dry. Panic! Now, you may remember, if you ever watched the video from my attempt at making mince pies, that I'm not really a fan of putting things on my hands. When it …

Greetings cards and note cards are very personal things. What works for one person may be considered hideous by someone else, and it's all a matter of taste. This week, for five days, I'll post a different card each day, making this the first ever Card Week. They're all from Etsy, and I love them all for very different reasons. Today - Penguins in Love. The first of many cards …

If you are involved in a business, or just have a lot of visitors, then you might require a book to keep track of who has been to see you and when. If I was in charge of choosing such a book, I might be keen on this one from Noble Macmillan. Now, granted, I'm happy that it's purple, but other colours are available. I like how simple it is …

I've never been a huge fan of letter openers, as I am more than likely to injure myself with them. However, I have used them before and they do make life a little bit easier. This one has dual purpose! You open the letter, someone has scrawled some tiny fine print at the bottom of your letter, and thus you flip the opener round and lo and behold - a …

How cute are these? 6cm x 7cm. Nkuku Tiny Journals They've got about 50 pages inside and are so tiny you could carry them anywhere. Equally, they are so tiny, that you could lose them anywhere.

I was talking to my mother today about the fact that both Rob and Felipe both now know about the Felipe Baby song and how I really am quite embarrassed about the whole thing. (If you don't know about the Felipe Baby song, it's not really important to the story.) This conversation followed: Me: I'm flattered, obviously, but it's really embarrassing. Mum: Yeah, but imagine if there were people doing …

I think it's time we had another Etsy edition of Baby Panda Thursday, starting with this rather cute note card: 5x5 baby panda note card I never really have any need for note cards but there are some really nice ones available. Lupe This is similar to the Mr Panda that I bought a while ago, but there's something about the lack of detail on this one that I like. …

There's more news about Franck today, although not directly relating to him, and it has me even more confused about this Superleague thing. The story suggests that FKM is getting a French teammate, but actually, he's not in the same "football team" as he is, but they are the same race team. My investigations reveal that the race team is Barazi-Epsilon, and they provide the means for two football clubs …

I think Online is an unfortunate name for a pen, which is anything but digital, but this one is nice enough to make up for it. I like the three coloured sections, and it's also available in various other shades, so if blue is not your thing, there's plenty of choice. It's also a lot cheaper than the last pen I featured, a bargain at about £20.

Mm, look how delicious this handmade paper is! And from the description: This paper is made from 100% cardboard, paperboard, and scraps of magazine pages that I have collected and recycled myself. I was SO excited when I discovered how to recycle cereal boxes, the clippings from making my paper beads, and the cardboard snippets left over from making journal covers. I'm thrilled to be able to make them into …

I apologise for the multitude of Film Watch posts recently. I've been trying to catch up and sometimes it's just easier to sit down and schedule a load of posts for the following few days. One of my New Year Resolutions was to reach Film Watch 50, and I think that is going to be achieved fairly soon. Perhaps after that I can work on the going outside thing. I …

I don't know if you would technically count this as stationery, but it does fall under the organisation category, so we'll go with it for now. The Empty Your Pockets organiser is one of those things that you don't really need - any box would do - but the efficiency of it appeals to me. Most of my stuff stays in my bag, as you can imagine, but sometimes I …

Dorling Kindersley have released one of their internal videos that was created for a sales conference within the group. Apparently it was such a hit that they wanted to release it externally and give it a wider audience. It's good, although you have to have some patience to make it worthwhile. We found this via the OUseful.Info blog and there are some interesting thoughts over there on how it is …

Ahh, remember the good old days when you had to trudge to school with your calculator and your compass? I was looking at the Helix site and couldn't decide between two maths sets. The Black Case set comes with a highlighter mouse and a calculator which is pretty groovy: But the Oracle Maths set has the full circle angle measure with the really cool windy thing on it: I'm very …

Things I have learnt about Filofax today: It's a brand name, not a thing! Like Hoover. They are actually not as dorky looking as I thought. That they come with accessories! Things that come with your Filofax: Week on two pages diary, five language Ruler-page marker, frosted Coloured 1-6 numbered index World map To do, five language Various colours of ruled paper Name, address and numbers, five language Coloured A–Z …

I've never really understood calligraphy, it seems like a whole lot of effort. The results can be beautiful, of course, but I'm not an expert by any means. I like the look of this Coles Calligraphy Set though. That's an actual feather! I'm pretty sure I would break it within a week of having it, but it's so pretty. It would make a fab gift. As an aside, the website …

The background Viacom is suing YouTube for the copyrighted material that keeps appearing on the video sharing site. Viacom thinks YouTube should do more to stop it happening, whilst YouTube are hoping for safe harbour from the DMCA - meaning they do their best but ultimately can't be held responsible for what users upload. The blog post On the official YouTube blog, a post appeared yesterday with some rather revealing …

So, here are my findings on this bizarre formula. A race weekend consists of the following: Saturday - two 45 minute practice sessions, one hour rookie session, qualifying Sunday - two 44 minute races, the second one with a reverse grid Some kind of Super Final race at the end of the season I'm already confused. Don't let's even talk about qualifying. The benefits of racing in this sport include …

Doctor Who is returning to our screens on the 3rd April, and there is so much stuff floating about that I need a post to make sense of it all. Firstly, the Beeb have released their press pack for the new series. Yay! I can't believe it tells us anything we don't already know, as people have been discussing the debut of Matt Smith and Karen Gillan since, well, forever. …

Now, it's not unusual for a misspelling of Franck's name to occur. Quite often the unusual 'c' is missed out, and whilst grating, it is understandable. Most of the time, when I try and write it spelt the other way, as in Frank Williams, I add in the extra 'c'. This is a much more acceptable spelling mistake, I find. With FKM's new gig in the Superleague Formula, I pointed …

Thanks to F1 Wolf who pointed out this tweet from Adam Cooper (how friend of a friend is this?): Franck Montagny is the latest ex-F1 guy to sign up with the Superleague Formula series. The official Superleague site has the news, and here's the basics. The Superleague Formula was introduced in 2008, as a way to cross over the divide between football and motorsport fans. The teams are all football …

When browsing for pens, a word you don't really expect to hear is "revolutionary." However, that is what Websters Pen Shop have on offer with the Dialog 3. The revolutionary part comes from the fact that this fountain pen has no cap. It twists, in the same way some ball point pens twist, and the nib disappears inside. Some fancy stuff then protects the nib from getting damaged or dirty, …

Let us begin with some awesomely cute pandas. I really love the running panda at about a minute in. Now, this may go against the grain a little but I was recently introduced to the YouTube account Cute Things Exploding. There doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason for the desire to make cute things disappear in a puff of smoke, but naturally, a baby panda wasn't far behind. …

I have mentioned the good stuff from Kikki.K before, but I just wanted to focus in on this book - 365 Days. It's a journal, but it doesn't start at the beginning of the year, you can pick it up and start whenever. I think there are good and bad points about this. Firstly, it's nice not to be tied in to a Jan 1st start. It's good that it's …

Have you seen a new site called Compare My Radio? It's from some lab type people at Absolute Radio, and is currently in Beta, but it's a very clever idea. Their short little blurb says: Compare My Radio tracks UK radio stations' "now playing" information and makes sense of it so you don't have to. The basic premise seems to be to find a radio station that is right for …

I seem to have a bit of a thing for pen holders at the moment, you will have to forgive me. However, I really like this rustic looking wooden pot. Barnwood Pen/Pencil Holder The pot is from old barn wood, sanded and smoothed to have nice round edges.

Well, we're in the middle of another month, so it's about time I debuted a new blog, right? Welcome to Stationery Corner! I don't really know what it is or what it's going to be. At the moment I have just been posting some of the stationery bits and pieces I have found on the internet. Perhaps at some point I will research the history of the pencil and tell …

The Perfect Journal This journal looks really nice, the pages are chunky and I bet they feel good when you hold it. I also like the idea of the secret pocket at the back, although I'm not sure what you would put in it. Some of the notes from the seller: made of natural kraft paper and chipboard embellished with decorative papers great feel heavy creamy pages the design on …