Raithe

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.."

I have to admit, I'm a tad surprised there haven't been more jokey comparisons between the US Shutdown and the '75 Constitutional Crisis in Australia..

Oh the joys of parents who leap first... Tor - Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere Banned in School

Let's go for another splash of variety..

Since we've had the splurge of Star Trek..

Oh, and for Breaking Bad fans, apparently the "Better Call Saul" spin-off is looking like its getting the go-ahead...

Person of Interest - They seem to be upping the sex appeal with Sarah Shahi's angry operative. And I still think when you get down to it, it's really a superhero show more then a spy-type one. Treat the computer as an omniscient hero type, surveillance as a super-power, and the main characters as his good-guy minions...

I would have to say, that the reboot TR wasn't really a Tomb Raider game. What it was was a prequel that establishes why the character becomes the Tomb Raider of future games.. So I'll be curious just how they handle the next TR game, and how well they develop it.

After a thorough examination, the vet can't find anything wrong with the dog (beyond the basic post-biopsy surgery aspect) to explain why he's doing the fairly constant whining keen and painful shifting. The professional opinion is "he's a wimp". So a bit more pain medication and see how it shapes up.

Astronomers note a rather large asteroid on its way...