I've had a rather stressful day today, attending a library conference in Birmingham and coming home by way of London, thanks to a complete idiot at the information booth at Birmingham New Street who assured me that yes, this train did stop at Northampton on the way to London. Note: it did not. So I ended up chugging past Northampton and having to ( Read more... )

Or it would have been, had he not survived.

BBC News: Man broke back in first flight on £300 eBay paragliderThe headline doesn't tell the whole story. This guy bought a paraglider off eBay, and then decided to fly in it, with no instructor, no lessons, no preparation other than watching a few clips on YouTube. And then tethered the thing to his ( Read more... )

Someone has posted a comment to one of my reviews of a book I wasn't hugely impressed with, implying that I didn't enjoy it because it was too complicated for me and perhaps I'd be better off watching mindless television ( Read more... )

I may have been suckered into a new fandom. *headdesk* Hell, it's not even a new fandom, the show's been off the air for ten years, and it only ever had two seasons then!

I blame this picspam. I got me interested. I'd never ever heard of a TV show of The Magnificent Seven before, but once I did...bam. Hook, line and sinker. There needs to be more ( Read more... )

I ordered several books from Amazon a few days ago, and sadly they sent them via HDNL. Woe. When I order several items from Amazon, I usually try and space the order out, order one a day, so they won't send them altogether. Because when they do that, they send them via HDNL instead of Royal Mail. And I hate HDNL. I've not had one good experience ( Read more... )

I just superglued my fingers together.

*facepalms*

Actually, facepalming is probably not a good idea when you have superglue on your fingers.

*headdesk*

There. That'll do it.

It has only just now occured to me that Melina Kanakaredes, who plays Stella in CSI: New York, also played Victoria in Due South.

*facepalms*

How long have I been watching CSI: New York? And it's only just occuring to me? Oh boy.

The number of people on the BBC Have Your Say forums who think they will be safe from swine flu because they don't eat meat is quite staggering. Not to mention worrying. I even read a comment from one person who was suggesting that this is a covert Islamic bioterrorism attack specifically targetting all non-Muslims, because Muslims don't eat pork ( Read more... )

I ran over a pothole on the way home and it really jarred the left-hand side of the car, and now the front tyre is making an odd pulsing hiss, so I think I may have a puncture. The tyre doesn't appear to be deflating much, but I don't really want to risk it. But I, being the useless creature that I am, do not know how to change a tyre. Or rather, I ( Read more... )

*sighs ( Read more... )