No... sorry... I can't do it. Today's news broadcasts deliver good news for a change, but the real headline has to be...

the first FULL trailer for CAPTAIN AMERICA - THE WINTER SOLDIER

- and Blockbuster Season 2014 gets its first salvo in early.

In other news... Following on from last night...

The Grangemouth petrochemical plant is staying open ( Read more... )

Hooray for Greater Manchester Police, for expanding their hate crimes criteria to include "sub-cultures", such as goths. It's a pity it took so long, and took the death of Sophie Lancaster in 2007 to kick society up the arse...

A choice of clothing or preference for a particular type of music does NOT make an individual less than human. EVER.

THIS JUST IN: Oh, holy crap. I'm getting a big slice of back holiday pay this month (or so it seems). If so, I'll be making arrangements for several special events, and probably some other cool stuff as well.

This Week, I Am Mostly Watching a whole bunch of "Let's Play X-COM APOCALYPSE" videos on YouTube. The narrated play-through is moving to its ( Read more... )

I won £63 on the Lottery. Not the greatest event in history, but I take the good moments when I get them.

I think I had something else to report today, but somehow it escapes me at present.

Taking a break from some shopping, and that came about for two reasons - firstly, my knotting work isn't going entirely to plan, and secondly, I've had some good fortune. Nothing world-shaking, but hey, I'm doing a double-header at the movies tomorrow to "celebrate", and until then, there's going to be a whole heap of planning for some "interesting ( Read more... )

Really? Do tell... Yesterday, disaster struck - I managed to screw up the database I was working on, rendering the main table of data impossible to access directly. Hooray for back-ups, however - I only lost half a morning's work, and today, it became clear what caused the error, so I won't be doing that again ( Read more... )

Looks like I might've snagged myself about £60 on the lottery on Saturday, on a "Lucky Dip" I got for PatSat!

It would be even nicer if the Uni were to finally get round to fricking paying me, too.

Say NO to The "Jane Longhurst" Law!

Nothing to report, except that this is the first day of the joyful four years until the next World Cup :P

New Computer Update... Okay, it's not much of an upgrade, processor-wise (1.8 GHz), and every half-hour I find myself wishing it had this or that piece of software installed (latest: UO Automap), but boy does this modem leave the one in the ( Read more... )