Has anyone else noticed that toys for very small children and cat toys are much alike? They are both generally brightly coloured, make noise, and are chewable. And are really unpleasant to step on at 2am.

Small children and cats would be much easier to deal with if they could talk.

Then again, they could talk *back*.

The latest in critical items for the completely kitted out parent....

Pee Pee Teepee

( Chilled by a warmth that is no longer there. )

J found this; it's the first part of an interview with Matt Hills, author of the upcoming Triumph of a Time Lord: Regenerating Doctor Who in the 21st Century.

Triumph of a Time Lord, Part 1

Edited to add Triumph of a Time Lord, Part 2.

H-Net has an emailed announcements page for conferences, calls for papers, seminars, etc. that might be of interest to its subscribers. I thought this particular announcement might be of interest to my flist ( Read more... )

Wendylady’s workplace is right on Sloan Square, where I got off the Underground for the reading room, so it was easy to go see her window display. The big picture shots just don’t show what she did with texture, so I thought I'd try to show it a little with these.

Cut for photos.

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For the Trek fans in my flist:

http://www.christies.com/special_sites/startrek/overview.asp

Gakked from Blues News.

Minutes of the Royal Society written by Robert Hooke found

The Royal Society did buy it.

I *so* want one!

Enigma Machine

I think the parents in my flist will appreciate this!

Ebay Huge Mystery Box Lot!