My friend Angela's oldest sister, Melissa, had her second child in the wee hours of Monday morning. The labour was very short (they just had time to get her to the hospital). Mother and son are doing well (and no, ladies, I don't remember the weight - I'm a man!)

featheredwings came to visit all of us here in Bath this weekend. It was good to see her again (and I hope to see her at least twice more before the new year).

She turned up late afternoon on Saturday (partly due to drinking with beric) and we promptly went to meet (Nemesis?) Tom (who was also in Bath to catch up with people) in The Raven (formerly known as ( Read more... )

Read the short story that the movie The Thing (or here for the original) yesturday.

Originally called "Who Goes There?" by John Campbell - it's good stuff!

Well, I survived the weekend, which included goth hawkmen(!) (see entropyjim for more details over Entropy's third birthday) and Alan deciding that it would be a good idea to tickle me while my glasses were all steamed up (it isn't!). I caught up with 95% Jon who regaled me with tales of Norway, but evacuated soon after (I don't get on with smoke ( Read more... )

Last night was cool ( Read more... )

It's been one of those days, so I just had to revisit skippy's list

And I now know what Skippy can do with 6 boxes of Fruit Roll-Ups!

And today, I learn that comments can be turned off on LJ (and hence on....)

This may get a little long, so I'll ( hide it behind a cut )

Well, I've had this LJ for quite some time, and I finally have something to say in it ( Read more... )