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The man got no respect... http://youtu.be/edflm7Hh3hs

Also, can't quite decide if it makes me feel old and having lurked around these forums too long, or slightly warm-hearted that now Ros is actually talking gf and potentially serious relationships instead of crazy parties and hot models....

I think I've only had pheasant once. And it was a rather large bird that technically.. had it's neck broken by the car in front of us right before we picked it up.... The joys of the New Forest.. ; Although plucking the pheasant was not a pleasant plucking.

I just hope she has a MG42 with a thousand rounds and spare barrels mounted on her scooter to carve a path to the cash register. Otherwise its going to take her a looong time to get home if the stores there are as crowded as here. Indeed. The past few years it's been leaving it until a day or two before Christmas and hitting the big 24 hour Tesco at around 1-2am to get the food shopping done.. The midday shopping rush seems to be .. choosing poorly.

Oy Vey. My mother has decided that with the rain having stopped, and the winds have cut back.. she's taken her mobility scooter and gone off to the supermarket to do some Christmas food shopping. Throwing in a "I've got my phone with me, I'll call you to come up and help if I need it". I know proving independence and all that is an important psychological thing to keeping people going, but Christmas eve supermarket shopping. Have to chase the cat down and wash his face, he's got one of those annoying reoccurring problems that a lot of Persian cat's suffer from. Gunky eyes, that cause scabby patched around the cheeks and nose. Trying to get into the Christmas spirit, which is helped by the family Grinch who is giving a continuous stream of muttered commentary to the day. "grumble this, oh whats this clutter, dog get out of the way, oh I was going to do that, moan, my back, groan, im putting this clock here while I'm doing x activity, mumble, got to put water in the cat's bowl, why isn't this tidied away, grumble, my cup of tea is downstairs, where did I put my glasses, moan, bloody hell why is this here? grumble." When asked if he's actually talking to anyone, you get a blank look and "No. I'm just talking to myself." then if it's pointed out just how continuous it is you get the "There's no need to get so emotional" as if you've raised your voice at him. "For 'lo, there is a land called Passive-Aggresiva, and it's King is named....."

I am surprised no-one has mentioned.... Reality Television.

Heh, an interesting bit from an author's review of the new Hobbit:

Heh, and in a follow on to the UK's proposed "Anti-Porn" Legislation... "Go Away Cameron"Chrome Extension bypasses Porn Filter

Isn't that more "Retro Kylie" then "Classic Kylie"? Retro is Neighbours, Classic is a bit further along when she was more pop star then ... hm, I'm wanting to say.."Charlie"? was that her character in Neighbours?

Well I made Game Dev Tycoon, Halo, Half-Life, Wing Commander and Doom in Game Dev Tycoon

There's a time and a place for subtle lighting..and not so subtle. You just don't confuse it with the everyday. And frankly, legs.

Dabbling a little on Max Payne 3 now. Somewhat irritated by the "Rockstar Social Club" thing, it keeps hanging on log in, and the way it's set up you can't even get a proper "exit" to the game unless you log in. So when it sticks like that, you have to manually alt-tab out and force shut it down. Really, stunningly brilliant design there.

So to counter the duckface, let us see... And there's always room for classic Kylie..

It is bloody miserable weather outside, with some amazing winds. And the cat keeps stalking around in that manner of evil intent that cats do so well.

Okay, now this counts as just a little weird, possibly on the edge, but also I found amusing.. Business Insider: Amazon Crackdown on Monster Porn I think what amuses me with this article the most is the "official" response from the publisher of Fifty Shades - "We know nothing about self publishing or erotica."

Hm, there's something decidedly "more-ish" about Game Dev Tycoon. You switch it on to idle away 10 minutes, and find out it's actually 2 hours later and you're just trying to get that damn AAA game to sell well...

Hm, Max Payne 3 is now at 80% off. I think for £2.99 I'll let temptation run. Even if I don't get around to playing anything seriously for a bit.

And now.. You're already over-thinking things... Hm, I really need to find where the Christmas wrapping paper was stashed.

To add in that splash of Weekend random assortment - and to further totally obliviate Wals picture..

"For these are the best years of your life....." It all goes downhill from here..

Since it is the Christmas season... Time for some tawdry and exploitive..

Have to admit, been in an odd mood today. Not exactly Christmas melancholy, but concentration is fairly shot, juggling various small tasks and errands, can't really get in the mood to poke at any games, or read any books. Have to wrap up some presents. Trying to watch a QI episode for some general laughter. "What attachment would you expect to find on a swiss student knife?" "Pot noodle opener?" "Well, it's not like they'd really need a corkscrew if they're a kid." "Maybe not if they're from Europe, but a good British child would."

I'll admit it's been a long while since I read through the Silmarillion, but that's part of what Peter Jackson had said he was doing. Adding in chunks of background information from that to flesh out the story and lay elements that turned up in the LoTR stories.

Something like three 20+ minute action sequences tied together by travelling, panoramic shots of new Zealand landscape and in-depth conversation along with laying plot points for what led up to Sauron's forces being together in LoTR...