I got the chapter to my advisor by last Monday like I needed to do. The last few pages I wrote are absolute crap, but I got it done. Tuesday and Wednesday were spent doing everything else for the application for funding for next year. I should hear within 2 or 3 weeks. Here's hoping ( Read more... )

Just a quick drop in "Howdy!" and mini-update ( Read more... )

I'm going to Disney World next week. There are six adults taking one toddler, because my niece is really just an excuse for the rest of us to have fun :) You can get FastPass tickets for some rides and shows so you don't have to wait in line and my mom kept asking me what FastPasses I wanted to try and get. I kept telling her I'd be perfectly happy ( Read more... )

Cabin Pressure Series 5 = 6 Episodes? Me thinks someone in scheduling / website management goofed, perhaps due to being on autopilot, and no one warned them not to get the hopes up of Cabin Pressure fans! ;-)


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I hope all the Americans on the flist are having a Happy Thanksgiving. Mine is a bit crazy and I'll do a real life post in a day or two. Meantime... the BBC Radio 4 Christmas season schedule has been announced so we now have air dates and times for the final Cabin Pressure, Good Omens, and other goodies.

Cabin Pressure
From the main schedule ( Read more... )

My surge protector / emergency battery made a popping noise this morning which was followed by an odd burning smell then I realized my laptop had switched to battery. The surge protector and everything else plugged into it were all working fine and the laptop charger wouldn't respond even when plugged into something else so no idea what caused it ( Read more... )

Hive mind: without details, which of these sounds like it would flow better ( Read more... )

For any Cabin Pressure fans not following John Finnemore on twitter... he's said there will be a complete show CD set which will include a special booklet. First teaser of the booklet's contents is an annotated diagram of GERTI.

G-ERTI diagram teaser: port wing. pic.twitter.com/ax4ghVBqPn

- John Finnemore (@JohnFinnemore) October 31, 2014


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BBC changed their iplayer settings specifically to break download programs like the one I currently use for radio stuff. There's currently a backdoor that still works but is extra work. As long as it keeps working, I don't really mind the extra work. If they manage to close it off, too, I'll be rather annoyed. The sad thing is that I'd gladly ( Read more... )

Swiped from sunshine304 and qwentoozla.
Done this or similar ones before, but it has been a few years so why not give it another go?

1. Open up your music player. Hit shuffle ( Read more... )