Phaedrus

Synchronized swimming has just gone up in my estimation.

Fantastic job, Meg - and congratulations on joining the exclusive five-tiara club!

Well, you're done waiting. Here it is. The Doors - The End http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGmAmJFUvzM

Well, I quite liked Ithaca. So I'll go fo rthe island next door, which is... Argostolion

An entertaining evening! Met up with Lexi and Brennan, who were both great to chat to and awesome in CR in their own ways. Jenny was in, but I'd have had to full-on tackle her to get a dance (damn you, other guys!), and I believe that's frowned upon, so I didn't...

Meeting a new friend from CERB! Also, beer and boobies.

Yeah, right. Blame the dog :) I left a gaseous monstrosity in an elevator today. No dog around to blame, alas. But I got away quickly before anyone else got in, so not as embarrassing as it might have been.

Ithaca! Not the one in NY, obviously.

Ah... mystery solved! I wondered who'd shaved off my luxuriant pubic pelt. But why did you go all the way to the knee on one side, but stop mid-thigh on the other?

Here is a picture. It's kinda dull, but also awesome. It's awesome because it's a Martian landscape taken by the Curiosity rover. And it's awesome that we've got to the point where we can look at this and --not-- be impressed. h/t

Sicily, since we're on non-Greek islands now!

Okay, who's been gardening? I'm pretty sure this wasn't me. Although there are blank bits from a couple of nights last week...

Perhaps someone somewhere has just been watching too much porn? You see that sort of thing frequently there, but I've never heard of it (or had it done) in real life until now.

I've never really seen the appeal of Apple's walled garden, to be honest. I suspect that some people (not all, but some) simply go for a Mac because it's fashionable right now. Also, TEH SHINY!!! But I've never considered a Mac because I don't use a laptop for all that much, so I don't need high-end stuff and I can just save the $$. It should be noted that although Macs are pricy, that's partly because they simply don't cater to the bottom end of the market at all; I don't think a Mac is --that-- much more expensive compared to similarly-spec'd PC. It's certainly not an apples-to-apples comparison to compare a Mac to a $300 laptop. Apple's stability seems largely to be due to their policy of preventing you doing very much with the box; contrast a Windows box where you can do a lot more to customize it. And on the stability front, Windows has become --much-- better over the last few releases. Apple's UI is lovely, but heavily plagiarized. I get the impression that the Mac's multimedia capabilities are a lot better out of the box than on a PC, but I suspect (but don't know) that this matters far less if you're going to buy the software you want for various things. Gaming... I really get the feeling PCs are still the best bet. So, to conclude... I really have no idea :) If it's any help, I just tossed a coin for you and it came down heads...

I've been sadly neglecting this thread. So, my goddess-of-the-day nomination for today is... Sky! She's a wonderful person to spend time with... funny, sexy, smart. And those eyes...

...although with rather more commitment than we're talking about here :) Yes, I'd love to give it a try! But there would have to be lots of humpy-time, 'cos let's face it, I'm sure we've all wondered what that's like from the other side. Also, I want to know what it is about toilet seats that makes them so hard to operate. I've never worked this one out.

...which, obviously, makes me think of Alice in Wonderland. And that reminds me of... this: Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For

Yup. It'd be great if it can happen nicely, but I'm not convinced I'm prepared to risk it. Well, there's a bit of that already. It would be --really-- nice if we could acknowledge what folks put into places like the chat room and the groups, too.

Now that's just irritating. Probably means some guy in a suit somewhere decided to rake in a few more $$$ off the back of the HBO series by making more people pay twice as much to find out what happens next. Well, "A Feast for Crows" and "A Dance of Dragons" are really just the two halves of book four. I wouldn't bet against the last two books getting split, either...

Yep. Although I really want them to stop buggering about and bring out book 5 in paperback. It's been in hardback for ages... For those who want something similar to tide them over... I'd recommend Steven Erikson's Mazalan Book of the Fallen series. Comparable scope and complexity, less swords/more gods and sorcery, if you like that kind of thing, similar risks with getting too attached to characters. And no waiting around for the next book as all ten are available now (although I can't comment on the last few as I haven't got to them yet).