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To put it in perspective with a quote from the film Plunkett and Macleane: Macleane: Still swinging both ways, Rochester? Lord Rochester: Jamie, I swing every way.

Or all about maximising your space..? In a 258 square feet apartment... http://youtu.be/juWaO5TJS00

It's all about the nature of community? A "town" in Alaska where the majority of the population live and work within the same building that can only be entered through a miles long tunnel... http://youtu.be/naPguX84Amg

Hm, well the doctors are still hemming and hawing a bit, waiting on test results, but they now think that one of the shadows on my mothers lungs are likely to be a tumour, so...potentially cancer. On the upside of things, they're now saying that since the infectious influenza, most of the fluid in her lungs, and such is gone, that she's likely to be treatable as an outpatient. So after about two months in hospital they might release her around Friday... Also, after over 10 years spent as her primary carer and receiving the associated carers allowance and income support, I've been summoned to a "Local Compliance Interview" just to ensure that I am who I say I am, and have been told to bring my passport, drivers license, and bank statements to prove that I'm not independently wealthy and have a job that gives me mucho money. So that looks like it could be interesting.

Hm, have to say I'm not sure what to make of the finale to Galavant. Didn't seem to have the magic or punch of some of the earlier episodes.

Having grown up with a sister who was obsessed with 21 Jump Street when it was on tv, I finally got around to skimming through the movie. While it had some amusing bits - especially the "Tom Hansen and Doug Penhall" reveal, I found most of it rather tiresome. Basically trying to stretch the whole joke about them not looking like high school kids into an excuse for stupid behaviour more then funny. I guess I can only take so much of stupid as funny, and an entire film hinging on that doesn't really work for me.

Since there's always time for Minions.. especially musical ones.. http://youtu.be/icViP-RZDy4

It works so well. Both because who doesn't like watching sword fights? And it's set well to the music... http://youtu.be/n1l5m-h6Ugo

Well, I've spent about 10 hours playing Gat Out of Hell, and just finished it. I have only this to say... Nathon Fillion is the Voice of God....

Sometimes, it's all about enjoying that musical number in the middle of your game... http://youtu.be/OvAJIVSLqK4

Gat Out of Hell. It's both a lot of fun and a bit of a let down. The environment is fresh, and the angel wings flying is really good. They've definitely done something good with that combination. It's full of general, cheesy fun and games, and nice humour. There is absolutely no message, morality, or political edge to it. It's all just good, clean, silly fun. But... there isn't a big push of story to it. Or at least, gameplay wise it's being pushed by you doing random side things, rather than any campaign-centric missions. It's still a lot of fun, and I can see myself spending quite a few hours just poking around, but it lacks something without that. Saints Row was always good at creating interesting, quirky, and generally well written campaign missions, so it's noticeable when that's missing.

I'm just having a short poke at Gat Out of Hell. I have to say, got plenty of chuckles in the first 10 minutes.

And to have the general upfeel... Since who doesn't love Princess Bride? LA Weekly - Cary Elwes Tells Behind the Scene Princess Bride Stories in his Memoir

Eh, it doesn't really matter in the long run. No one really came to the Obs boards to look at ladies, it was just one of those amusing threads that started randomly and kept going with odd diversions of thought and discussion here and there. Along with Oby's wanderings into racial superiority, and poking fun at Woldan's very masculine women.. I don't think anyone took it that seriously, so as the official policy gets turned to tighten up some of the loose regulations, we can expect such things to get tidied out. It's not going to destroy the community, and that's pretty much why folk lurk around and throw things into threads.

So.... io9 - King Tuts Mask Has Been Damaged Telegraph - King Tuts Beard Hastily Glued Back On

Plus that's the World of Darkness for you, that grouped various names together, and mashed up several to create "new ones" Hengeyokai was the generic "China/Japan" term for shapeshifters in the WoD. Kind of like Kuei-Jin was the mashed up name for their Asian specific brand of Vampires. Remember, it was a roleplaying game. They didn't stress that much over Etymology.

Well, the joys of the flu have been spinning around the family for a bit, and I've managed to keep a low grade flu for the last week. The whole "slightly raised temperate, slight headache, general ache, ticklish throat and cough". I'm kind of at the point I'm saying "damn it, just hit me properly so you can clear up. Stop only partially visiting and lingering!" Of course, while I've got this I can't go visit mom in the hospital. Her stay there has been going on hm , about 7 weeks now. They managed a partial bronchoscopy last week, but for various reasons couldn't get all the tests they wanted. The results they did get haven't got them happy, and they're discussing other ways to look at her lungs. The only "good" way they have is to go in from the side, but they don't want to do that since her chest isn't in that great a condition at the moment and they'd end up having to pin one of her lungs to keep it inflated. Or something to that effect - it's always fun to get the partial copy of what doctors say via the sick person. One of the specialists visited her the other day and was all "Well, you're sounding better then you were." Then they listened to her breathing, and promptly went with the "Of course, if you came into my clinic and I heard this, I'd have you admitted to hospital that day, so you'll be here awhile longer."

Heh, that didn't take long.. io9 - First Hobbit Fan Edit cuts Trilogy in Half