Scientists at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina have created a mind-reading implant that gives rats telepathic power! Something that I notice a lot of the reports seem to down play is the fact that when the two rats were paired up they quickly established a rapport involving a kind of sensory feedback. If the second rat failed to find the ( Read more... )

The police came to the house and dropped a nasty little bomb this morning - they're likely to be prosecuting "Stupid Old Man in Big Black People Carrier of DOOM" with 'Careless/Inconsiderate Driving' - because they're in complete agreement that the accident was his fault (personally I'd rather see him charged with 'Dangerous Driving' given that he' ( Read more... )

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Well, on Thursday 7th I came --> this <-- close to an undignified bug on a windshield death. A driver who shall henceforth be known as "Stupid Old Man in Big Black People Carrier of DOOM" (SOMIBBPCOD?) decided to randomly pull out across the dual carriageway I was pootling down on the last leg of the bike commute to work. I smashed into the broad ( Read more... )

First off, why is it called "Marvel Avengers Assemble" in Britain and nowhere else? Do they really think a significant portion of Blighty's movie-going population is going to confuse this in any way, shape or form with the 60s TV series or lame-as-all-hell 90's film?! No! Because most of the people ordering tickets weren't hiding in a cave in ( Read more... )

Got a text from DB this morning announcing Annie-Bear had gone into labor. I stood in my bedroom flailing and generally not wanting to go to work. They went down to Durham hospital and sent the odd update whenever they could but sometime just after 3pm I think things got a bit hairy. Annie-Bear is allergic to several things, most notably penicillin ( Read more... )

So... I found out what was up with the super squeaky-shiny house last week and it turns out I wasn't completely paranoid, which makes a nice change. OCD!Kimeyu had indeed paid a visit, but not because she'd gotten the sack, Game just downscaled her hours after the January sales rush. Elmo apparently had to confiscate a few of her sisters charming " ( Read more... )

So... Last night I totted up my holiday allowance, the monies I currently have left after paying all February's bills and since I'm not going to Glasgow... well I still had enough for a ticket to Asylum 8 and... Oh for the love of Buddah what have I done ( Read more... )

G'ah! Today I realized the "Fight Like A Girl" tour listing for Emilie Autumn is, of course, using American date listings. I went to snag a VIP ticket having been under the impression for a couple of months that the Glasgow gig wasn't until September 3rd. Clicked the link for the ticketmaster site - it's actually March 9th. Noooooooooooooooooooo!

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This is a bit of an over-caffienated epic ramble but I feel like it's all required in order to sit and give myself some perspective on the situation. Or something. Umm. I could probably do with some advice or opinions, I don't gauge social interaction well.

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