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Is this how it feels when your word means nothing at all?
Well, no, apparently. Does Gordon actually listen to those petitions on his website?
Someone does, as the proposed rewording of the highway code requiring cyclists to use cycle facilities has been changed to allow cyclists to use their discretion. Feels like a change from the previous powermonger already! -
Dice of Doom??
This afternoon featured a pleasant three hours (or so) spent saving the world from the Cthuloid beasties infesting chrestomancy's place, with the help of lathany, Hanbury and cuthbertcross, with occasional breaks to change dvd/food/nappy for babysaxon. For the first time, Arkham Horror did not take 8 hours, and (as far as I know) did not feature any major rules errors. And highlighted a load of ( Read more... ) -
Vintage games.
I'm trying to spring-clean my desk. Trouble is, I hate throwing things away. I have a number of computer games that I am unlikely to ever play again. So does anyone want ( Read more... ) -
Woz not Was.
For those of you who are interested in computer development and the history of Apple Computers, you might want to listen to the interview with Steve Wozniak on fivelive's Daily Mayo podcasts (about 30 mins worth). It was on last Thursday, so should be available for the next day or so. Also, he has a book out, which (he claims) takes a more in depth ( Read more... ) -
Inevitababble
I rarely find my mood matching that of 'the people' but today's front page of the Sun was practically perfect: An image of the Kim-Jong Il puppet from Team America: World Police, with the headline: 'How do you solve a problem like Korea?' -
Long distance travel.
One of the drawbacks of lab work is that somethings need doing at a certain time. Like cells needing more food/space (or less waste). So when the trains went on strike I had to go in to work. So I cycled. Actually it only took 20 minutes longer than my normal commute (ie 90 minutes), as the Thames valley is flat. But then you have to add another 15 ( Read more... ) -
Ghibli princess ballerina
The recent production run of Studio Ghibli films on film4 allowed me to record the lot, and now I'm watching them in chronological order. The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) is an entertaining slapstick piece, involving counterfeit money, and evil Count, a kidnapped princess and a heroic thief. Makes me wonder whether the Princess Bride drew on it for ( Read more... ) -
Happy Mooseday!
In a bid to keep some connection with my youth, I spent this afternoon cheering on Cambridge United* (with cuthbertcross and babysaxon) in their bid to end a run of eight straight away defeats at high flying Woking. Or I would have been cheering if every sudden noise had not caused babysaxon to start crying. By the end of the game, we were all happy. babysaxon had had her milk and a ( Read more... ) -
Almost Famous
I had a first in my academic life yesterday. One of the lecturers at the mini-conference I was at looked at my badge, and asked 'Do I recognise your name?'. I shrugged but turns out he'd read a paper with my name on it. And remembered the name. He then made a half hearted attempt to find out if I wanted a postdoc position in Manchester. It's nice ( Read more... )