Celebrations Are In Order!

Celebrations are in order! Paul says so!

To celebrate Sian (and others) having completed recent dissertations and other academically-significant projects, the usual crew are cordially invited for curry at Cafe All Spice at 6:15pm, followed by the Ship & Castle (there’s a beer festival on!).

My Footbone Hurts

I dropped a saxophone stand onto my foot this morning and I think I might have broken my little toe. I’ve not broken a bone before, but my foot feels exactly like people who’ve broken bones in their feet have said it feels: a dull pain in the affected area at all times, coupled by sudden, moderate-to-severe pain when pressure is applied. There’s no visible damage on the surface, but it’s giving me a decent limp.

This Year’s Election Manifestoes – A Summary

Courtesy of Private Eye, here’s a quick summary of the main points from the three big players’ manifestoes:

Labour
We’re not Conservative.

Conservative
We’re not Labour.

Liberal Democrats
We’re not Labour or Conservative.

DVI-VGA Adapter

Troma Night tonight could really do with a DVI-VGA adapter, like the one pictured to the right. I have two of them, somewhere. If you were part of the tidy-up squad and you remember seeing it, or if you have one that you can lend to me for the evening, it would be much appreciated.

This Has GOT To Be Anti-Trust/FUD

This screenshot taken from Microsoft Anti-Spyware:

[screenshot removed – later turned out to be a fake]

Yeeaaaeaaeaa-aaah!

“Yeeaaaeaaeaa-aaah! Yeee-aaah! I feel hardcore! Yeeaaaeaaeaa-aaah! Yeee-aaah! Always hardcore!”

Scooter can’t help but make me feel good on a morning where I’ve been made to get up earlier than I’d have liked (listen here).