I keep fish. Until today I had three weather loaches, Sixteen White Cloud Mountain Minnows, and a male and two female American-Flag Fish. So called because the males look like the American Flag. They're mostly vegetarian, and the males especially, are renowned for being belligerent arseholes. Compatible tankmates should be "robust enough to survive ( Read more... )

Firstly the decade according to davegodfrey

( It starts of hopeful and goes downhill )

Am I supposed to be anywhere today? I don't remember organising anything...

I've received a voicemail from someone who hasn't given their name "It's me, we're wondering where you are..."

Its not a voice I recognise immediately, and my phone hasn't told me who called. If you don't tell me who you are I can't call you back!

ETA: I now know what its ( Read more... )

Some pillock has created the "Open Source Boob Project". And then thought it would be a good idea to tell the internet. I heard about this from
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Despite the fact that certain of my mates aren't enjoying the ballroom these days I've tried to stick it out, mainly in the hope that if I'm in a good mood I'll have a really nice time there. Trouble is being in a good mood seems to be dependant on the people I'm with. And on the the security not being a bunch of wankers ( Read more... )

I am not too manly to say that I love you all.

1.What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
I went to Scotland.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I can't remember if I made any. This year I shall get a new job.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No,

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No. Everyone ( Read more... )

Being the first in a series of "what I did on my holidays". I went up to Glasgow for the 55th Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, which was great. Possibly the best conference ever (but having only been to two so far I can't really judge). Lots of people I'd known by reputation were there (Dougal Dixon, Darren Naish, Mike ( Read more... )

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Had a panel interview.

2. Did you keep your New Year’s Resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any last year. This year I will learn to read Russian.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes, three of my cousins all dropped sprogs. As did an ex-flatmate's gf ( Read more... )

Ok so flatmate S moved out about two weeks ago. He was the one with his name on every bill bar the interweb / tv (which I pay). Flatmate A came home today to find two men from the electricity people wanting to cut off our power. Which was "nice". So he gave them £200 of a £500 bill (including the non-payment fine). Turns out flatmate S hasn't been ( Read more... )

So anyway some stuff has happenned and I s'pose I ought to comment.

Waterstone's have made it very hard for me to keep money. They've got 3 for 2 on all SF and fantasy books. I now have a big pile of books to read.

Auntie has a spiffing little radio programme called Imagining Albion, about the work of British Sci-Fi writers from H.G. Wells to the ( Read more... )