( This post is a marathon, not a sprint... )

It seems, from today's xkcd, that Randall's had a pretty good 2017. I was ahead of the game, however:

My first total solar eclipse was in Turkey during March 2006. (That's it, in the icon at the top of this post.) I hope to see another in the USA in August 2024, and again in Spain in 2026.

My first aurorae were in Norway during March 2015. ( Read more... )

Okay, so I have joined the crowd moving over to Dreamwidth. I've copied my LiveJournal archive over and I'm gradually tracking down LJ friends on DW - let me know ( Read more... )

As mentioned to grok_mctanys and others last night:

The Ballad of Russell and Julie :o)

Another one of those "Could you pass the 11-plus?" articles

15/15 correct and answered in 6 minutes. Hooray, I can pass a test meant for 11-year-olds. Go me.

As usual, The Daily Mash has been spot on in getting to the heart of current events, but this week's coverage of the financial crisis screw-up has been particularly brilliant:

Monday:
"Despite the deal, it's important to remember that we must all continue to live in constant, life-shortening fear because of this entirely abstract system we have ( Read more... )

I have given in and signed up to That Facebook:

http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Richard-Jackson/100002414368484

Me actually posting anything myself on there is still unlikely, but if you'd like me to be able to see stuff that you post, please add me as a friend.

I feel dirty.

Okay, there's plenty of epic Lego sculptures out there, but some of these are quite unusual :o)

...so says The Daily Mash. So who's up for seeing Avatar in 3D this Saturday afternoon?

I was thinking one of these showings: 14:00 15:20 16:25 17:35

Any preferences for times? Does anyone know which of these is on Screen 7?

Edit: As the website, helpline and box office are all useless, I will go in tomorrow morning to check (I want to go to ( Read more... )

Thanks to longrat for pointing out this pure unrivalled awesomeness :o)

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