Word is insisting that I change 'X came to slowly' to 'X came too slowly'.
Which really changes the meaning quite substantially...

I'm sure someone's probably thought of this before, but it amused Andy and I for a little while last night ( Read more... )

I'm stealing this idea from John Scalzi, because it took my fancy ( Read more... )

A family of magpies has taken up residence in our garden. Fledgling Magpie seems to have acquired a particular fondness for our driveway. He/she is still fairly grey and fluffy, but able to fly short distances.

Yesterday morning I was woken up by Fledgling Magpie outside our window going peep peep peep peep peep peeeep PEEEEP until Mr Magpie ( Read more... )

Just now I meant to type 'bringing on an early dusk' and what I actually got was 'brining on an early duck'.

Mmmmm salty duck....

Before Nostradamus was a visionary, he was an apothecary (perhaps he imbibed just a few too many of his wares), and he wrote a book of perfumes and medicines. Some kind person has translated it and now you too can make Nostradamus laxative rose syrup. It's probably better for you than the hellbears.

Liam just got up and said:
"That was a really unusual nightmare. It was all about Mario and DOSBox."

Need a diversion from the nail-biting tension of waiting to see if we have gotten our house or not? God knows I do. Anyway, here is something. Be warned, it is a very long video, but it will fulfil all of your geek dreams at once. If all of your geek dreams consist of wondering 'what if C3PO sounded like William Shatner ( Read more... )

Wrong I tell you...

I have this pair of trousers I think of as my 'hobbit pants'. This is because they are brown linen 3/4 length pants that look a lot like what Frodo wears in the LOTR movie. They are also two sizes too big for me and so very comfortable and great in hot weather. I was wearing them last weekend. Then on Sunday afternoon I sat down on the sofa and ( Read more... )