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To be fair, she did the original song in mandarin.. so English translation is rarely going to be up to par on lyrics..

Doing a mix of research, reading some papers, and working my way through some Web Design/HTML/CSS online tutorials.. Took a small break for a cup of tea and to watch something; only to have family decide that was the time to settle in about five feet from me, brush the cat and give a running commentary. Every time I hit pause of what I was watching, they'd trail off their talking. I'd wait, see they were silent for a minute so I'd hit play again. Within 5 seconds the running commentary would start up again. I'd pause, they'd slowly trail off. Repeat. Since they couldn't see the screen and I was wearing headphones, it was just amazing how well those silences and talking fit in exactly to me hitting pause and play. And they were talking at just the right volume that it broke into the headphones.

And so Arrow finally dropped the "Ra's Al Ghul" mention into an episode. That was pretty much recognised from Merlyn's backstory of "I met a man who showed me a way...", but now with another guy in that outfit it looks to be the formal uniform of the League of Assassins...

Before she was Skye on Agents of Shields... http://youtu.be/S96Yqzg6JHU

Forgetful Groom Who Made Hoax Bomb Threat at Register Office is Jailed for a Year

So Enter the Dominatrix DLC came out for SR4 today. Just had a quick poke at it before I go back to bed and while the gameplay isn't anything special, it's pretty much just a lot of humour. The "cast" being interviewed by Jane Valderama on what the original Enter the Dominatrix would have been like, and exposure to "deleted scenes" and what was there before it got turned into Saint's Row IV and how they felt about it all. Valderama: "So how come Donnie was cut out of SRIV since he had such a major part in Enter the Dominatrix?" Kensie: "Oh well the producers realised that with Matt, Donnie and myself that there were three high-tech hacker mary-sues and they needed to cut one." Valderama: "Okay, so why was Donnie the one cut?" Kensie: "Matt and I blackmailed the **** out of everyone."

Actually had a full blown bad head today rather then a background headache. Spent most of the day lurking in bed with the curtains drawn and as dark as possible. Somewhat better now, just more with a fuzzy head and that slightly burning sensation behind the eyeballs.. But up for some tea and making sure I actually eat something. Thought I'd check mail and wotnot while I was taking care of that and see if there was anything worthwhile or amusing on the forums today...

For the sheer crazy shoes.. And then just because..

Heh, I always remember my old History teacher getting us to watch The Untouchables to get a feel for what prohibition meant in the US.

Ah-hah! Robert Llewellyn has confirmed there's going to be a new Red Dwarf season.

How about some specs time..?

Well it's miserably grey and pissing it down with rain. I've got a mixture of headache and foggy mind from not so great sleep, and the dog's been dropped around with us again in the hope that with someone present he won't spend a chunk of time trying to gnaw at his tail. On the somewhat balanced side, mom had a hospital appointment with one of the specialists, and for now it looks like she won't have to see the dermatologist for another 6 months... as long as nothing flares up and none of the other issues spike complications. Had a brief catchup with an old friend last night, filling her in on various things in life and other friends, partly on the spate of engagements, marriages, births, etc... and ended up getting the "So when are you going to settle down/get married/have some kids?" line of questioning. Hm, I seem to be friends with a fair few ladies who I can do the "amusing/entertainingly flirt" with that's never serious or crosses a line (because a chunk of them also date my friends), and they all seem to be doing the "why are you single??" question at me of late.

NY Daily News - New Underwear Line Filters Farts

Well to cover another wide array of styles and ladies..

Been trying to read through my old Complete Reference HTML and what's different nowadays. That and various other general research on current web design. I think the last time I made any proper attempt at it was in the days of netscape navigator and IE 4 or 5....

Okay, if we're going to return this to thoughts about what is considered attractive about women...

Heh, for the random funny news.. Muggers Choose Cage Fighter as Victim...

Hm, maybe we should start a new thread "Hopefully Attractive Drinks..." Well stitches have been taken out of the dog, and he seems to be settling down more. Mayhaps one of the stitches was catching him awkwardly or some such. Actually had a surprise call from the vet to find out how he was doing tonight, so that was a nice proactive bit on their part. Juggling around on phrasing on my CV this afternoon. Attempting to update it and make it look nice and shiny. I find I keep wandering off onto twistedly humorous comments and turns of phrase, which I then have to jerk myself back and delete, at least to have it somewhat professional appearing.

And.. The Empire Strikes Back - if it was a 1950's 3d feature.. http://youtu.be/KmTpOQrqoO0

Hm, I really need to get some decent sleep patterns in again... io9 - The Real Reason Sleep Deprivation Can Destroy You

Okay, to provide the daily variety, let us see..

But still, there's got to be a few jokes over it. "We're doing a Government Shutdown because we can't agree on stuff!" "Okay. You're fired. Let's get in a new Prime Minister and get this show back on the road.."