It's Another Day.

Had to go into work today to finalise some system updates on my laptop. That meant an early start and of course it had to be cold and raining, and of course the beloved canine decided to dawdle on his early morning walk. In other news I picked up my medication yesterday and found that they'd given me a double dose, which handily halves the cost, Something you have to think about when you're on a lifetime's presciption. I can also change which phamacist I collect it from, so I don't have to schelp half way across town every two months.

Here's To You Mrs Chatterley

Today's post brought with it yet more musical goodness. First up was the new edition of "The Word" featuring yet another Beardy Bloke on the cover which, while good, only served to remind me that I haven't finished reading LAST months copy. Fortunatly there are a few gigs coming up which should provide suitable reading time. Today also the arrival of the mighty Pelmet's 3rd record "The Graduate." I would do a review but in all honesty I couldn't really be objective and the biggest fault I can find with it is my own over familiarity with all the songs.

Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged

I have been trying and failing for the last hour to write today's blog entry about the complete and utter futility of everything so that didn't sound like some pathetic narcissistic cry for help. There were far many "I"s amongst the 100 words. So change of plan....

Today has been successfully spent in full Sunday mode. The beloved canine was walked , food was eaten and bad weather avoided. The rest of the time was spent re-reading Calvin & Hobbes cartoons and listening to the latest batch of "acquired" musical goodness. I was intending to call into the office tomorrow in order to complete some required updates for the laptop but that will have to wait 'till Tuesday as I've got to go to the Chemist's to get my prescription. If I can't get off the eye drops, will need to renegotiate exactly where I collect them from.

Good Days Bad Days I've Had One Of Those

Bad start to the day, as I had what the young folk would call an "Epic Fail" by not ensuring that the Pharmacy where I was supposed to be getting my eye drops, would actually be open on a Saturday morning. D'oh! As a result I'm now out till Monday.  However, to cheer things up a little today's post brought the new Terry Pratchett book "Unseen Academicals" wherein the game of football [proper footie, with pointy hats for goalposts] reaches the Discworld. I may well bump that up the list of "unreads" so it's next. A full review on completion.

TV Review - FlashFoward

This has been hailed as the "New Lost" - so much so that there is a nice little in-joke of a billboard advertising Oceanic Airways in the opening scenes.  The plot is nicely "high concept" - every one on the planet falls "asleep" for 137 seconds and has a vision of themselves six months into the future.  Who or what caused this falls to the FBI to discover, while people try to come to terms with what they saw and what it all means about free will or pre-determinacy.We have been assured that, unlike Lost, the writers have an actual "plan" based on how long the show may run, so that there is a definite end point. Sounds promising.

Blog Roll

• Regardless of the motives of his arrest, please remember that Roman Polanski actually RAPED A CHILD.
• That sanctimonious rag The Daily Mail continues to both hate women and trying to scare to dim-witted.
• A second considered viewpoint on the same subject.
• The Word points out why you should pay for you content.
• Music As Free sums up some comments.
• Meanwhile Amanda Fucking Palmer is not afraid to take your money.
• Intelligent Life wonders Is Google Killing General Knowledge?
• And finally just to cheer everyone up news that Ohio has ratified Hang On Sloopy as their official rock song in 1985.

Mad Muppets

Sesame Street was and despite Disney's interference [The Cookie monster eating fruit???] probably still is one of the best children's show on television.  Over the years, anyone who is anyone as been a guest on the show, even managing to make James Blunt kid friendly!  So when I heard about "the Muppets do MadMen" I naturally assumed it was going to be yet another YouTube mash-up.  However this is the real deal and this particular skit works on so many levels - I mean how many kids actually know how advertising works?  Definitely one for the "grown ups" in the room.