My weekend was spent:

• Making music (fun)
• Taking cat to a Sunday surgery on account of a sudden rush of blood to the urine (cystitis; he's had it before. Not fun, but interesting)
• De-virusing computers and memory sticks (Slen is the prime suspect for this. Not fun, but I don't mind doing things like this with computers)

From the music, I learned that I ( Read more... )

Daily Mail: Religion divides us more than race, say Britons

Religion is something you can choose. Even the most brainwashed, indoctrinated or abused child can be freed from it, given competent care. Whereas I couldn't become un-white even if I wanted to. Fake tanning lotion ain't the same. (More's the pity. On a completely superficial level, I ( Read more... )

A late appearance in the Christmas piccy stakes, entered after the closing date through the power of rampant favouritism. (Hey, I made the rules, I interpret the rules.)

Hrian headshot (600×800, 100KB)

Hrian is a plain grey Canis lupus, at least for part of the time. The colours on this went a lot more red and blue than I intended, making him ( Read more... )

Mourn.

And feel grateful I don't post a maudlin Bagpuss quotation.

Postgate's work was dreamy, safe, surreal, gentle and top-notch in quality terms. Bagpuss was one of my favourites growing up. We won't see his like again. That sort of wonderful, subtle stuff doesn't get commissioned these days.

Scientists in Austria say they have found a basic ( Read more... )

The night before yesternight I dreamed we had a Rottweiler and two chickens. Evidently I was already getting the hens well trained, because I picked one up and she behaved herself.

In general, I've been having more of the non-crazy, stupidly domestic dreams. My head even bores myself. Dreaming I had held a conversation I hadn't, or dreaming I ( Read more... )

That was it, really. *points to icon*

Gift art by Silentstranger, aka maestromorte.deviantart.com, of my Basaltine.

My giant red-eyed doggy. In a choice of outfits!

• Basaltine, NUDE
• Basaltine in his 'doom beast' costume, stage I
• Basaltine in his 'doom beast' costume, stage II

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Race to save world's rarest wolf from Sarah Palin

'Assassin' cells created in lab to target HIV. This is awesome because although they're realistic about the likelihood that the virus will just mutate again, engineering killer T-cells that can recognise more than one form of it is still an exciting step.

Missing dog found in stolen car

Man ( Read more... )

Important news. The First Dog may be a goldendoodle.

Also, there was a bull terrier on the tram and it was awesome and probably against the conditions of carriage but I don't care and it was friendly and I stroked it and it had white spots. If anyone has a spare goldenbernard or rottweiler/alsatian cross, please send it here.

Rare pygmy hippo ( Read more... )

America has a new president-elect, and most importantly, has a new vice president that isn't a drill-hungry wolf-murderess. Well done, our younger siblings, I'm proud of you.

Although baffled that 68% (ref, among others) is a record turnout; seems low to me, although I don't know the typical figures here in the UK.

Live updates are still coming ( Read more... )