Month: October 2008

  • A mountain; a road; some trees

    You tend to pursue many different activities simultaneously. When misfortune does happen, it doesn’t actually dishearten you all that much. You are a thoughtful and cautious person. You like to think about your method, seeking to pursue your goal in the most effective way. You like following the rules and being objective. You are precise […]

  • Convention Season

    This is basically a big old plug for Redemption 09, which is where Loli and I will be next February. Redemption is a science fiction convention run by the nice people who ran last year’s Eastercon, as described here, and which was fantastic. It’s 55 quid for the ticket, and sharing a room will set […]

  • Ad Break

    As I may have mentioned before, I’m an atheist. Which is why I’ve just donated a tenner to help put an advert for atheism on the side of a bus. If you fancy helping out, you can donate here.

  • What Bonekickers Did Wrong

    It’s not what you think. Spoilers follow. If you’ve talked with me about television recently, the odds are that I’ve told you in some detail about my love of the recent archaeological action-adventure show Bonekickers. Each episode kicks off with a bit of archaeology, and ends in madness. For example: In the first episode, our […]

  • I can haz lite?

    Oh, deep joy. The Bible. In Lolcat. Blatantly linkwhored from Stevyn Colgan.

  • Letters from America: I have a new favourite cancelled television show.

    originally sent 4th February 2004— Max Headroom.Ultraviolet.Firefly. And now Keen Eddie. Keen Eddie was a mid-season pickup for Fox last year. That means thirteen episodes. Seven were aired before it was cancelled. It’s also been shown in the UK. (Sky One in a graveyard slot, for those that are interested. Sunday afternoon. Filler material.) All […]