Today I am mostly annoyed at 1. myself and 2. the city council (why do they insist on phone trees where it interrupts you every thirty seconds to thank you for staying on the line so you jump a mile? WHY?), so I am going to blather about television.

Horrible Histories is the best sketch show around right now, people, and it is BACK! Lookit, from ( Read more... )

Apparently it's AUGUST tomorrow, so... booklog. I seem to have managed more books than I thought this month!

( A Dance With Dragons - George RR Martin )

I read more than I thought I did in June! I am quite pleased about this. I do love books.

( The Battle of Little Big Science - Pamela Rentz )

Serious link first:
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I still do not really believe that this is Aiden Gillen. I mean, yeah, it's been kind of a long time since Queer as Folk, and the accreditation all says it's him, but: ACTUALLY NO REALLY WHAT WHAT WHAT. Relatedly, I am still really enjoying Game of Thrones and am now reading the third book. Proper fannishness may be setting in, I couldn't say ( Read more... )

Some stuff:

Maps! Many maps! Of the human condition! Anyone who has pretty much ever visited me would probably be able to guess this would be right up my alley, but oh, maps!

I really like the OKcupid data-wrangling posts, and this one made me laugh more than usual.

I also really like today's XKCD.

I have not yet seen either The Good Wife or ( Read more... )