Tonight there have been riots across London, including Croydon (where I live). I cycled home at 20:00; that was before it all kicked off, but the police had put up some barricades and lots of shops had closed early. I saw one looter, with a police car parked nearby, and I've seen lots of other people walking past quite brazenly carrying TV boxes. I ( Read more... )

Seasons greetings; I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. I've been making a conscious effort to cut down on the number of cards etc. that I send out this year, but I'm not quite into "bah humbug" mode yet. This year I've been going back to basics, by spending Christmas alone - it's nice and quiet, which is the way I like it ( Read more... )

A few thoughts on recent episodes of Battlestar Galactica...

( Spoilers for Scar and The Captain's Hand )

I've just been watching the Battlestar Galactica episode "Pegasus", and I think it's probably the best one of the series so far.

( Spoilers )

I'm now a few episodes into season 2 of the Battlestar Galactica relaunch, and I have to say that I'm very impressed by it. My initial doubts were dispelled in the original mini-series, and it's gone from strength to strength since then. The only real complaint I had about season 1 was that they had a "spoiler session" at the start of each episode ( Read more... )