Raithe

As much as I like redheads, I don't think I'm quite capable of handling a flexible ginger appropriately at the moment....

Well I think I can say, that with the raised temperature yet suffering chills and shivvers, and the half-hour I just spent with my guts in rebellion.. It quite possibly is the blush of flu.

Well I wandered into something a little traditional.. http://youtu.be/yYkg6styqfM

Followed by the wait to strike down on the first pedant to correct the spelling on the course?

I wasn't so stressed by them making Moriarty female, on a certain level it made sense and works with the whole "spider in a web pulling strings" metaphor, and concealing identity behind other people and even then having everyone think you're the wrong sex is great for hiding in plain sight. What annoyed me was the Irene Adler = Moriarty. Adler was always meant to be "The Woman" in Holmes life. The one who was able to keep him on his toes and still ambiguous on which side of the law she was on without being extreme. She was smart, capable and challenged Holmes and the general perceptions of the time. On the flip side, Moriarty was Holmes turned to the dark side. Equal brilliance, but manipulative, the counterbalance to that deductive reasoning. They both sought the game between them for matching wits and not having to deal with someone of "lesser abilities". By turning Adler into Moriarty, or rather a fake persona created by Moriarty, you lose out on those elements of Adler, and pushing it so Moriarty has that kind-of-in-love aspect shifts out the balance of the game-playing between M & Sherlock.

Condolences TN. Loss and grief hits everyone in a different way, I think that's why there are so many different platitudes that flow around during those times. Still have remnants of yesterday's headache grinding away, along with a few other aches and icks. Almost has that onset "flu" type feel, but not quite. Had a cup of tea, been out for a short walk in the fresh air, sorting out some of those odds and ends that need to be dealt with at home. Got to establish a To-Do list for this week and make some attempt at plowing through it, along with trying out the EuroTalk Learn Mexican-Spanish software that arrived over the weekend. A little random pondering on John Hurt's appearance on Doctor Who in the background... can't make up my mind if he was meant to represent the "Final" Doctor or the Doctor during the Time War...

Congrats Hurlshot. Hm, kind of made it out of bed some point past 11am. Okay, closer to noon. Made a couple of cups of tea, pondering on whether to take some ibruprufen and head back to bed for the afternoon. Found out nobody had emptied the dishwasher in the past couple of days so dealt with that before the side gets too stacked up. Sipping cuppa in a darkened room, while trying not to overly think too much. Actually might try watching Doctor Who before any decisions get mae.

Still feeling cruddy. Only made worse today by a general malaise and "ugh" feeling of down/depression. Decided to pretty much say feck it all and ignore the world today. Then of course my sister and mother get into something, no idea what, so they're just sniping at and doing stuff to irritate the other. I can't be arsed to mediate it today, so I'm ignoring that as well.

Not that anyone's told me.. But then maybe they've just been politely not mentioning it.. Hm, on a totally random thing, I think the quote for the day comes from a friend "I'm not saying that the sex was good, I'm saying even the neighbours had to smoke a cigarete after".

For some reason I have a sore throat and thumping head. I kind of feel as if I spent the night smoking half a dozen cigards and throwing back even more glasses of rough whisky. Unfortunatley, I did neither. So I have no clue what's brought this on. Cup of tea and figuring out what I'm capable of poking at this morning..

Heh, for a "party game" not a computer game, but still... Kickstarter - The Princess Bride: Prepare to Die

Seems as if BruceVC already has a copy so if you are still interested Raithe, I can send you the steam activation code. Groovy. I'd appreciate it then mute688.

dang it, beaten to it..

Yeah. I think I'm in the same boat. My current rig is pretty much 6 years old. I mean, it was state of the bleeding art when I got it (and yeah, expensive as get out), so it's still keeping up. Quad core 2.4Ghz, etc... But principle systems are getting a little worn, so if I get some decent money in I really should think about a complete overhaul..

Well there's a few ultranationalists in Japan doing the whole "people talk about forced prostitution by Japan is similar to the talk of wmd's in Iraq. There's a lot of propoganda, very little actual evidence."... All fun and games...

There's a time and a place for e-books of all sorts. But I'll never get rid of my library. I like my dead trees too much. There's something about the texture of the paper, the scent of an old book, and the sound of well-worn pages being turned as you read that just make a full reading experience...

Sitting down for lunch and feeling like something a little silly, so I'm watching some Hanazakari no Kimi Tachi. A truly oddball japanese series about a girl who pretends to be a boy to get into an all boys school so she can help a guy get back on track. Because she feels to blame that he got injured saving her life.. It's.. a little more convoluted then that, but there's a lot of bizarre elements to it.

I got my mother a paperwhite to replace her original kindle this last christmas. So far there have been no problems with the screen. Although the last week or so the battery seems to be acting up and the wifi connection keeps turning itself on or off at various times.

For the amusement value.. Inside the Battle of Hoth - A critique and analysis of the Empire's tactics and strategy through the important and game changing Battle of Hoth...

Sorry to hear bout that TrueNeutral. On other more cheerful matters, I decided to indulge in some decadent sweet tooth type moment. Sliced up 3 bananas, slowly built one layer of said slices, added sultanas, cinnamon, sprinkled sugar.. splashed bacardi rum, added cream. Then repeated, layer after layer until all banana slices were used up. Heated it all up to that point just before the banana slices start to lose their shape.... then added a fresh drizzle of cold cream and ready to sit down and eat...

Mayhaps the amazing lens-flare in the music video caught my eye.. or your levels of Google-fu need more work grasshopper.. That, and I happened to catch io9's post about it as midnight hit here in the UK...

Did you not notice I put that up in the music thread already?

Well, there seems to be a new boxer (the dog) has moved in to a house across the street, and one of the houses out back from ours is doing some construction.. all of which is combining to set the two dogs in this house off a lot. So every 10-15 minutes it seems that I have to stop whatever I'm doing, go downstairs and deal with them getting set off and barking loudly. And of course, the cat has decided to have lots and lots of manic moments. He was a right bastard the other night and decided to stalk my hands as I was doing push-ups, so I'm currently healing up assorted claw scratches. As someone I know says "cat's sharpen their claws with salt and malice, and grow their muscles with pure hatred and pain"... Edit: Hm, and I can never sit through Fiddler in an appropriate manner, ever since I listened to the H.P.Lovecraft Society developed "A Shoggoth on the Roof"....

The First Ever Music Video Made in SPAAACCEEE!! - Also, Commander Christ Hadfield's farewell to the ISS as he's heading back to Earth.

I think a lot of people are treating it more in that "proof of concept" role rather then being seriously dangerous/compromising in it's own right. Although a lot of press do seem to be pushing the sillyness aspect of "oh my god, the sky is faaaalllllling!!!" with it.