I've felt really icky the last few days, and I've been coughing like I'm going to be sick sometimes. I'm hoping I just need a bit of rest. That said, I meant to head home early today and didn't quite make it. Oh well.

Film this evening was "Source Code (2011)Action, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, ThrillerSource Code" which was surprisingly good, reminding me a little of "12 Monkeys" , but more of a single-scene play, to be honest. Very small cast, story reminiscent of The Outer Limits (1995, SciFi)Science-FictionLike the classic 1960s series of the same name, each episode is a celebration of the human imagination in which humanity's exploration of new frontiers in technology, outer space and the human experience reveal our greatest hopes and darkest fears. Stories on The Outer Limits have explored the consequences of such controversial and thought-provoking topics as genetic manipulation, alien visitation and life after death.The Outer Limits, and a decent ending. Really quite enjoyable!

I also watched the first 'season' of The Guild (2007, RobotKittenGigglebus Entertainment)Comedy/DramaThe Guild is a independent sitcom web series about a group of online gamers. It is written for gamers, about gamers by a gamer. Episodes vary from 3-6 minutes in length, and follow the Guild members' lives online and offline.The Guild mostly because of Felicia Day (the recent Eureka (2006, Syfy)Comedy/Drama/Science-FictionThe sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets.Eureka episode "Eureka4x18
"This One Time At Space Camp"The Astraeus candidates go through their final interviews while Carter and Allison appeal their relationship audit.This One Time At Space Camp" had me laughing as she and Fargo played Dungeons and Dragons, and later when Will Wheaton lamented that she 'Didn't do role playing'). Other than her, it's rather geeky - I don't quite get the whole RPG culture really.

Oh yes, and Alex pointed me at The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon, which at 10 minutes is the longest trailer that I've watched for a film that doesn't exist.

My arm's aching the evening, although I'm not sure why. It's just sore. Oh well.

I've ended up doing some more work today, trying to finish the stuff I started yesterday, despite it being Bank Holiday Monday today. Partly because I'm behind, partly because I've only got a 3-day week this week - as I'm off to Bethany's birthday - and partly because it's quite fun to play with blade systems we have.

This afternoon I watched Doctor Who (2005, BBC One)Action and Adventure/Science-FictionThe Doctor looks and seems human. He's handsome, witty, and could be mistaken for just another man in the street. But the Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living - more of a hobby actually, and he's very, very good at it. He's saved us from alien menaces and evil from before time began - but just who is he?Doctor Who episode "Doctor Who (1963)19x19
"Earthshock"The TARDIS crew arrives on Earth in the 26th Century in a cave system where a military force is investigating the disappearance of a palaentological expedition. Earthshock", which wasn't too bad. It beat the Sylvester McCoy one that I watched last weekend anyhow. The older ones are a lot more drawn out - to be honest, the recent Torchwood (2006, Starz!)Action and Adventure/Drama/Science-FictionCaptain Jack Harkness is a man from the 51st century trapped in the past, finding himself drawn into alien conspiracies as he works for Torchwood. Torchwood is a top secret British government agency whose job it is to investigate alien goings on in the world, and to act as mankind's best interest and last hope for defence, if needed.Torchwood is about as slow as the original Who's.

I've managed just about 1000 words this weekend, mainly because I was doing work-stuff. Oh, and I did spend a little time on getting the CSS right, as I mentioned before. It's still not what I want, but it's quite a bit closer than the diary heading is.

I'm trying to generalise the headings I use in the diary so that they're not quite as broken as they are now, and they can be used for non-fixed width elements. So far as I can tell, the requirements I place on the design are either not possible with CSS, or after lots of faffing, I cannot manage to acheive them.

My most recent attempt fails on just 2 things, which are related - the summary text wraps in to the space below the heading, and the heading background itself doesn't extend down to the bottom of the heading bar (which would prevent the summary from wrapping down there.

It's essentially a two-column layout. However, none of the ways that I've seen to do this actually works in the way that I want - almost every time I come across these things I find that something has to be fixed, which I'm trying to avoid.

I did my big tesco shop today. Previous one lasted about 3 months, so we'll see how well I do off this one. Is it a little sad that I've got a shelf set aside for my Prawn Cocktail Crisps - as they need to last 3 months, a few packets makes sense. And I only eat them at weekends anyhow.

Couple of films today. "Pirates Of The Caribbean- On Stranger Tides (2011)Action, Adventure, FantasyCaptain Jack Sparrow (Depp) crosses paths with a woman from his past (Cruz), and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.Pirates Of The Caribbean- On Stranger Tides" , which was quite fun, if you accept that the plot is secondary. Interrupting that was Doctor Who (2005, BBC One)Action and Adventure/Science-FictionThe Doctor looks and seems human. He's handsome, witty, and could be mistaken for just another man in the street. But the Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living - more of a hobby actually, and he's very, very good at it. He's saved us from alien menaces and evil from before time began - but just who is he?Doctor Who episode "Doctor Who (2005)6x08
"Let's Kill Hitler"In the desperate search for Melody Pond, the TARDIS crash lands in Thirties Berlin, as the time-travelling drama returns for the second half of the series shown earlier in the year. The Doctor comes face to face with the greatest war criminal in the Universe. And Hitler. Old friendships are tested to their limits as the Doctor suffers the ultimate betrayal and learns a harsh lesson in the cruelest warfare of all. As precious time ebbs away, the Doctor must teach his adversaries that time travel has responsibilities. And he must succeed before an almighty price is paid.Let's Kill Hitler" - a slightly odd episode, introducing more of River Song, and also making it apparent that the TARDIS can change its size. Which shouldn't really be much of a surprise as it is bigger on the inside than the outside - spacial dimensions don't mean much to it.

And then there was "Limitless (2011)Mystery, Sci-Fi, ThrillerAn action-thriller about a writer who takes an experimental drug that allows him to use 100 percent of his mind. As one man evolves into the perfect version of himself, forces more corrupt than he can imagine mark him for assassination. Out-of-work writer Eddie Morra's (Cooper) rejection by girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish) confirms his belief that he has zero future. That all vanishes the day an old friend introduces Eddie to NZT, a designer pharmaceutical that makes him laser focused and more confident than any man alive. Now on an NZT-fueled odyssey, everything Eddie's read, heard or seen is instantly organized and available to him. As the former nobody rises to the top of the financial world, he draws the attention of business mogul Carl Van Loon (De Niro), who sees this enhanced version of Eddie as the tool to make billions. But brutal side effects jeopardize his meteoric ascent. With a dwindling stash and hit men who will eliminate him to get the NZT, Eddie must stay wired long enough to elude capture and fulfill his destiny. If he can't, he will become just another victim who thought he'd found invincibility in a bottle.Limitless" which was surprisingly good fun - I was hoping it'd be neat, but wasn't expecting it to be quite the way that it turned out. Neat .

Also had a little play with a new area of the site that I'm putting together. I'm going to try to get the layout and CSS to be a little better than the curent diary.

I've been a little upbeat since the shopping arrived, so I'm trying to stay that way until bed time... which, looking at the time, should probably be around now.

I also discovered a fun little thing today. A film from when I was little had stuck in my mind. Partly because of the many cool spaceships, and partly because it had Hannibal from The A-Team (1983, NBC)Action and Adventure"If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire: THE A-TEAM." These words open one of the most famous TV series of all time. The A-Team was about 4 escaped fugitives from a crime they did not commit: Col. John "Hannibal" Smith, their heroic leader, in charge of making the plans, Lt. Templeton "Face" Peck, the team's conman and womanizer, Cpt. H.M. "Howlin' Mad" Murdock, an insane pilot who acts as a comedy relief, and Sgt. B.A. Barracus, played by Mr. T in his role of a lifetime. Together, they fight evildoers, escape the military, and create catchphrases in the process. A classic for all ages, The A-Team should be watch by everyone.The A-Team in it. I noticed the poster for "Battle Beyond The Stars (1980)Action, Comedy, Sci-FiIn yet another film patterned on _The Seven Samurai_, a band of diverse heroes in outer space are assembled to defend a planet of peaceful colonists from an armada of aggressors. If the special effects look familiar, it is because you've the same space sequences recycled in other low budget SF films.Battle Beyond The Stars" has a flash for the Art Director - a James Cameron... Surprised and amused me .

Allegedly, White Collar (2009, USA Network)DramaWhite Collar is about the unlikely partnership of a con artist and an FBI agent who have been playing cat and mouse for years. Neal Caffrey, a charming criminal mastermind, is finally caught by his nemesis, FBI Agent Peter Burke. When Neal escapes from a maximum-security prison to find his lost love, Peter nabs him once again. Rather than returning to jail, Neal suggests an alternative plan: He'll provide his criminal expertise to assist the Feds in catching other elusive criminals. Initially wary, Peter quickly finds that Neal provides insight and intuition that can't be found on the right side of the law.White Collar has been renewed, too, which is cool. I have a feeling that many other series are starting up again shortly. Mid-September till early October seems to be the time for new series.

After the strange dreams I had recently about being a detective in a world of fairy tales, Grimm (2011, NBC)Drama/FantasyRemember the fairy tales your parents used to tell you before bedtime? Those weren't stories -- they were warnings. Nick Burkhardt thought he prepared himself for the realities of working as a homicide detective until he started seeing things he couldn't quite explain. When his ailing Aunt Marie arrives, Nick's life turns upside down when she reveals they are descendants of an elite group of hunters, also known as "Grimms," who fight to keep the balance of humanity safe from the supernatural creatures of the world. As Nick digs deeper into her past, he realizes that he will have to shoulder the responsibility of his ancestors -- and contend with a larger-than-life mythology of the Brothers Grimm that is now all too real.Grimm and Once Upon A Time (2006, NBC)Action and Adventure/Drama/Science-Fiction/FantasyHeroes is a cult serial saga about people all over the world discovering that they have superpowers and trying to deal with how this change affects their lives. Not only are they discovering what having superpowers means to them but also the larger picture of where those powers come from and what they might mean to the rest of the world.Once Upon A Time will probably be interesting. Coo. The latter has got Jennifer Morrison in it - who was in House (2004, FOX)DramaGo deeper into the medical mysteries of House, TV's most compelling drama. Hugh Laurie stars as the brilliant but sarcastic Dr. Gregory House, a maverick physician who is devoid of bedside manner. While his behavior can border on antisocial, Dr. House thrives on the challenge of solving the medical puzzles that other doctors give up on. Together with his hand-picked team of young medical experts, he'll do whatever it takes in the race against the clock to solve the case.House.

I've also spent another irritating evening trying to get my head around a CSS layout that seems incredibly simple to me and yet I'm just not able to make work.

Oh wow! Vizzini, from "The Princess Bride (1987)Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, RomanceA kindly grandfather sits down with his grandson and reads him a bedtime story. The story is one that has been passed down through from father to son for generations. As the grandfather reads the story, the action comes alive. The story is a classic tale of love and adventure as the beautiful Buttercup is kidnapped and held against her will in order to marry the odious Prince Humperdinck, and Westley (her childhood beau, now returned as the Dread Pirate Roberts) attempts to save her. On the way he meets an accomplished swordsman and a huge, super strong giant, both of whom become his companions in his quest. They meet a few bad guys along the way to rescue Buttercup.The Princess Bride" is in this week's episode of Eureka (2006, Syfy)Comedy/Drama/Science-FictionThe sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets.Eureka episode "Clash Of The Titans".

And "Winnie-The-Pooh (2011) (2011)Animation, FamilyDuring an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin, Pooh convinces Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Eeyore that their young friend has been captured by a creature named "Backson" and they set out to save him.Winnie-The-Pooh (2011)" arrived from LoveFilm today, so I'm going to watch that tomorrow evening! Whee!

I really like bananas. They're yummy and great. So why don't I have a banana ? I'm allowed to have a banana. I like bananas. There are bananas left. Will the banana make me fat ? or will I be chastised for having a banana ? Why won't I have a damned banana?!

Maybe I didn't want the banana after all.

I've had Swinging On A Star going around my head the last few days, because of Out Of This World (1987, Syndicated)ComedyThis show revolved around a teenager, who was a little different from most: she was half alien! She had the ability to stop time. Unfortunately, her father (the alien) wasn't around to guide her, though she could communicate with him. She had a surfer boyfriend -with whom she could not share her secret, though she was often tempted...Out Of This World, which I watched a few episodes of recently. I have a feeling I saw some when I was younger and wanted to see what it was like.

This afternoon, I watched Doctor Who (2005, BBC One)Action and Adventure/Science-FictionThe Doctor looks and seems human. He's handsome, witty, and could be mistaken for just another man in the street. But the Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living - more of a hobby actually, and he's very, very good at it. He's saved us from alien menaces and evil from before time began - but just who is he?Doctor Who episode "Doctor Who (1963)24x05
"Paradise Towers"The vast housing complex known as Paradise Towers, some time in the future. In search of a top-quality swimming pool the Doctor and Mel arrive to find a society on the point of collapse. And the Towers' robotic cleaners seem a bit overzealous too... Paradise Towers", a Sylvester McCoy era episode... It's really bad; sadly the story left a lot to be desired, and spread out over 4 episodes really makes it drag. And then I watched Torchwood (2006, Starz!)Action and Adventure/Drama/Science-FictionCaptain Jack Harkness is a man from the 51st century trapped in the past, finding himself drawn into alien conspiracies as he works for Torchwood. Torchwood is a top secret British government agency whose job it is to investigate alien goings on in the world, and to act as mankind's best interest and last hope for defence, if needed.Torchwood episode "Torchwood4x07
"Immortal Sins"Gwen must fight to protect her family and takes a terrifying journey, covering both miles and decades, as the long history of the Miracle is revealed.Immortal Sins". I'd just said that if there weren't any aliens or any decent Sci-Fi at the end of the series, I'd be really disappointed - and then there was an alien. This was after the gratuitous sex-scene . Such a slow episode, though. I've said it before, but if they're going for tension, they missed the mark. When they do the action, it works, but otherwise it's very tedious.

Covert Affairs (2010, USA Network)Action and Adventure/Drama"Covert Affairs" centers on a young CIA trainee, Annie Walker, mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted for her exceptional linguistic skills, there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after. Auggie Anderson is a CIA military intelligence agent who was blinded while on assignment and is Annie's guide in this world of bureaucracy, excitement and intrigue.Covert Affairs episode "Covert Affairs2x10
"World Leader Pretend"Annie must make a difficult choice after convincing a scientist to defect to the United States.World Leader Pretend", the last episode of the season, was quite good today, too. No word on the series being renewed, but I'd really hope so - it's been quite a fun season, certainly up to the standard of the first.

I played a little Audiosurf again this evening, trying to beat some people who've knocked me off the top of the scoreboard. Last Five, from Londinium, by Archive I managed to regain the top spot although I'm dubious as to whether that's an accounting error on their part, as second place managed to score 2 points, which is impossible, I think - and should never have beaten me.

The other one I had to work at was harder - Can You Save Me, by Power I could not beat. I managed to add 15,000 or so to my score, but still couldn't catch up to the other person. I'll have to try again some other time.

I played Second Love, from Remedy Lane, by Pain Of Salvation and Beyond The Pale, because they're both great, and managed to move to the top of the scoreboard with 165,357 which is a pretty decent score, even for a 10 minute track. And then Falling, from The Perfect Element and The Perfect Element, which are similarly cool. I do like the group, and particular the guitars on all those tracks.

Replacing the duvet covers doesn't seem to have helped my sleeping too much but at least it's more comfortable for me.

I woke up this morning wondering how IRC would be affected by IPv6. Aside from the fact that you can't do the identd check initially (which was never part of the protocol, just a common suggestion, and useless with the many Windows systems that never used it), the core protocol is unchanged. However, CTCP DCC requests (chats and file transfer) would need to be aware of the different address format.

I wonder if I might be ill. I don't feel well a lot of the time, and I'm tired, and I can't face eating much, and I have general difficulty remembering stuff. I think I'm probably just lazy.

On the other hand, thinking back over some of the things I used to do, I'm really not as productive as I used to be - things take me so much longer to do, and I'm not sure I'm doing them as well as I did in the past.

Of course I could just be being overly critical and paranoid .

Really, really, really tired today. Did not sleep at all well last night. I'm think it's probably related to the new duvet cover which I'm not getting on with. It looks so pretty though! I'll give it another night and see how we get on and if I'm not sleeping I'll just have to give up on it . I got to work about half an hour late this morning because I was so sleepy trying to get out of bed. Well, that and I'd woken through the night with bad dreams - one where Caroline was cooking tea, and one where I was trying to strangle someone using just the power of my mind (although I'm not sure who, or why).

Speaking of dreams, I came to the kitchen at work today and someone was doing the maths for how far away the Sun is from the Earth. My instant answer of '8 light minutes' was pretty close. My justification may have sounded a bit odd - I remember it because it was in a dream once. Obviously that's not why I believe it to be true, but that's the reason that I remember it.

On the other hand, my comment that the moon is 3 light seconds away appears to be wrong. It's 1.28 light seconds away, which might be where I got the idea that it's 3 light-seconds - that's about the best-case for getting a response from someone on the moon, because what you say would take 1.28 seconds to get to the Moon; allow for thinking time, and to realise the speaker had finished with their 'beep' (which I think they'd have used?) and then 1.28 seconds for your response to arrive back on Earth. I don't feel too bad for remembering that.

I'm not sure I could do the maths to work out the time from the Sun to the Earth though. Well... maybe I could but I don't necessarily know the conversions - the Sun is 93 million miles away ("Orbitting this at a distance of roughly 93 million miles is an utterly insignificant little blue-green planet whose ape-descended lifeforms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea"), and the speed of light it 300 million metres per second... and then I'm stuck 'cos I don't know how many metres are in a mile.

But anyhow... '93E6 * metres in a mile / 300E6 / 60' = distance in light minutes.

I guess you can cancel some things out there. The millions can go, and 90/6 is 15. And you can multiply together the remaining 10 and 300, so '15 * metres in a mile / 3000'. Hmm. Which would be 'metres in a mile / 200'.

Ok, I give up, let's look up that value... metres in a mile is 1609. So... 1600/200 is 8, so 8 minutes-ish. There was a good dose of rounding there, so that's not too bad.

Wrote 2300 words tonight, which wasn't as much as I'd like, but it was about just one thing so it's not too bad. There are a few more bits I need to write on that subject though. I wanted to refer to a page on drobe, but the picture I wanted was on another site and had been removed - instead I went to Iconbar and found that their report had a similar picture... which was broken. I had a quick guess at where I'd find someone who might be able to fix it on IRC and guessed right - any they fixed it up there and then, which was pretty nice of them.

More amusing, though, was the IRC client I connected with was actually IPv6 enabled and so I appeared to have come from an IPv6 host - and the reverse DNS worked too! I think that's pretty neat really.

More writing today; I've managed about 4500 words, although I'm not really happy with the way it turned out. I'll have to go back over it later, I think.

Managed to watch Torchwood (2006, Starz!)Action and Adventure/Drama/Science-FictionCaptain Jack Harkness is a man from the 51st century trapped in the past, finding himself drawn into alien conspiracies as he works for Torchwood. Torchwood is a top secret British government agency whose job it is to investigate alien goings on in the world, and to act as mankind's best interest and last hope for defence, if needed.Torchwood episode "Torchwood4x06
"The Middle Men"With Gwen, Rex and Esther trapped on both sides of the Atlantic, it's a race against time as Jack goes straight to the heart of the conspiracy.The Middle Men" this evening. It's really going slow, although I did like the bit where Jack confronts the head of PhiCorp with a story about kidnapping his girlfriend. 4 episodes left, so it's going to have to have something more to it if it's going to feel worthwhile.

After having my new duvet cover on last night, I've also decided to swap the pillows over. I'd been keeping the new ones for the guest room, but since there's nobody there and nobody likely to be, I thought 'why bother?', so I've swapped them into my room now. I'm sure that they'll take a little getting used to, but will be better in the long run. Wow, it's an exciting life here!

I also watched Warehouse 13 (2009, Syfy)Action and Adventure/FantasyAfter saving the life of an international diplomat in Washington D.C., a pair of U.S. Secret Service agents are whisked away to a covert location in South Dakota that houses supernatural objects that the U.S. Government has collected over the centuries. Their new assignment: retrieve some of the missing objects and investigate reports of new ones.Warehouse 13 episode "Warehouse 133x05
"3 2 1"Pete, Myka and H.G. Wells track Joshua's Trumpet, an artifact that has eluded three generations of Warehouse agents, which now may pose a threat to a packed baseball stadium.3 2 1", and some of Out Of This World (1987, Syndicated)ComedyThis show revolved around a teenager, who was a little different from most: she was half alien! She had the ability to stop time. Unfortunately, her father (the alien) wasn't around to guide her, though she could communicate with him. She had a surfer boyfriend -with whom she could not share her secret, though she was often tempted...Out Of This World, which I think I remember some of.

Just go away - Don't wanna see your face Just go away - Don't wanna hear your name Just go away - Don't wanna see your face Just go away - I'm not in it anyway [ Go Away, from The Understanding (Bonus CD), by Royksopp ]

Quite amusing - I haven't listened to the Bonus CD, which is a bit remiss of me, but it's actually not too bad.

According to the ex-picsel guys - and Companies House - Picsel UK Ltd's status is currently 'Active - Proposal to strike off'. According to the information on the Companies House website, a company can apply to be struck off if it's been inactive for 3 months or its only activity has been to be to take action to be struck off. Or it can be struck off by the Registrar if the company seems inactive - eg it hasn't filed documents with Companies House. Apparently there's 3 months to respond to the letters that they send and to file the documents. Failure to do so can result in the directors being prosecuted.

Since the company's still active - people are working for it and (presumably) being paid by it - I don't think they could apply for it to be struck off. As such I reckon it's the registrar trying to force them to submit the required documents.

Apparently the accounts were due 17/5/2011. As it's nearly 3 months later, I assume that they give 3 months grace, then start getting arsey. I'm sure that old-Picsel Ltd was overdue by more and wasn't propsed for being struck off. On the other hand, it's possible I guess that someone's brought it to the attention of companies house - not sure if creditors can do that. Alledgedly about 8 people were made redundant recently.

Tired today; not really done much, but I did do some washing, and I've put my new duvet cover on the bed. It's all purple and pretty!

Watched Eureka (2006, Syfy)Comedy/Drama/Science-FictionThe sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this rustic town for years where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) stumbles upon this odd town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded there. When the denizens of the town unleash an unknown scientific creation, Carter jumps in to try to restore order and consequently learns of one of the country's best kept secrets.Eureka episode "Eureka4x15
"Omega Girls"Lupo tries to explain to Zoe what happened with Zane, but the ladies find a bigger problem in town.Omega Girls" today, which was really fun - getting to see Jo and Zoe more. Kinda missed Zoe as she's been away at college this year. The 'Omega Girls' is a reference to "The Omega Man (1971)Horror, Sci-Fi, ThrillerRobert Neville, a doctor, due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people calling themselves "The Family". The plague has caused them to become sensitive to light, as well as homicidally psychotic. They believe science and technology to be the cause of the war and their punishment, and Neville, as the last symbol of science, the old world, and a "user of the wheel", must die. Neville, using electricity, machinery, and science attempts to hold them at bay.The Omega Man" I believe - here the protagonist was the last man alive (and Jo and Zoe were the only ones left in Eureka). I discovered, though, that The Omega Man is based on a book called "I Am Legend (2007)Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, ThrillerRobert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone. Mutant victims of the plague -- The Infected -- lurk in the shadows... watching Neville's every move... waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered... and quickly running out of time.I Am Legend" - I didn't know the two were related. I also didn't know that it had been made before as "The Last Man On Earth" . Coo. At least I learnt something today!

Sucky morning, today. Woke up from being poisoned, with a headache. Had a shower, and went downstairs to find that there was a puddle in the kitchen and water dripping from the ceiling. Started my porridge and went to get dressed - came back and found that it had boiled over in the microwave. Went to work, and looked into the problem I'd had last night being unable to ssh to a machine. My account didn't actually exist. Looked at the nightly tests and found that every branch had build failures due to running out of disc space - on a machine that usually has 45G free.

The day improved, though.

I was just watching a little bit of "Shoot 'Em Up (2007)Action, Comedy, Crime, ThrillerLate at night, in an unnamed U.S. city, a solitary man sits at a bus stop. A pregnant woman runs by, pursued by a man with a gun. With reluctance, the man at the bus stop rescues her and assists with the baby's delivery, while additional pursuers fire at them, including the gang's particularly nasty leader, an intuitive man named Hertz. Our hero, known only as Smith, determines to save the child and find out why Hertz wants the baby dead. At a local bordello, he tries to employ a lactating hooker to watch the child, but things quickly escalate, and this makeshift family is soon on the run. Heavy metal music calms the baby. Why? A laboratory, gun factory, and presidential campaign all figure in Smith's quest for the child's safe deliverance.Shoot 'Em Up" to make sure that the subtitles were right and I had to keep watching - it's an a gunfight around 33 minutes in that just gets sillier and sillier, culminating in an escape and the bad guy saying "Do we suck or is this guy really that good?". It was just so ludicrous it made me laugh out loud a bit.

How odd. The permalink icons don't appear to work for the new-style diary entry headers. They're visible, but there's no link active.

I wrote about 4500 words yesterday for a later diary entry, and another 3000 or so this evening. The worst thing is that I've skimmed over a lot of things and I've still managed to stay in one area rather than drift off into other rambles. I tried making a plan for the other areas I should cover and it's come to about 60 distinct sections, and still skipping a whole load of stuff. I think I may have to trim what I want to say .

Torchwood (2006, Starz!)Action and Adventure/Drama/Science-FictionCaptain Jack Harkness is a man from the 51st century trapped in the past, finding himself drawn into alien conspiracies as he works for Torchwood. Torchwood is a top secret British government agency whose job it is to investigate alien goings on in the world, and to act as mankind's best interest and last hope for defence, if needed.Torchwood today; a very predicable endig with the smoke filling the skies. It seems to have been very drawn out, with very little suspense or action. Children Of Earth wasn't as bad, because we knew it was only going to be 5 days. We're missing a whole lot of Torchwoodness, I reckon. (possible spoilers follow)

Bizarrely, the first review I picked from a google search manages to describe the episode thus: "This week's entry in the Torchwood saga is a brilliant episode, full of emotion and scathing looks at the current state of affairs in the world." Maybe I'm sufficiently jaded that I don't really see it as a brilliant episode - it's a quite lame sci-fi theme to draw on a direct historical parallel, and the concentration camps parallel was telegraphed last week.

New cartoon series of ThunderCats (2011, Cartoon Network)Action and Adventure/Animation/Children/Science-Fiction/FantasyAfter Thundera is attacked by the lizard people, Lion-O leads the ThunderCats on a quest for the Book of Omens, the one artifact that could guide them to victory. But he'll have to face villains like the ancient evil sorceror Mumm-Ra and the dangerous lizard general Slithe. Luckily, he has the Sword of Omens and its amazing powers at his disposal.ThunderCats has started recently. I've seen a little of it - I never really liked the original that much anyhow - and it's not all that much to rave about. I'm also not a target audience though .

Every day is just like the day before, All alone a million miles from shore, All of my dreams I dreamed with you, Now they will die and never come true, An' I keep crying, crying. [ I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine, from Trailer Park, by Beth Orton ]

No telly today - I've still got some things to catch up on, but I was playing a 'new' (to me) game. 'Limbo' is a cute game, entirely in greyscale, with a very filmy look. It's rather neat - a bit like 'And Yet It Moves', and with a little of the quirky feel of 'Blueberry Garden'. And very dark. There's many ways to die - and you do die... a lot. After playing it for a little bit on the desktop, I decided that it would be fun downstairs. On the 40" telly it's very cute .