enjoyment, escapism, making and general lollygagging
Very simple this week, although you can spice it up by reading the question above in a very suggestive tone of voice if you like.
I’m halfway through the fantasy Wicked! (The True Story of the Wicked Witch of the West), revisiting an anthology of Australian SF writers speculating on the future of work in light of recent industrial relations reforms, and also halfway through
Today’s sea otter is from Jim M. Goldstein.
There’s a bukkit caption here waiting to happen, I think
Image Source: Astronomy Picture of the Day (2008-08-02: Eclipse Shirt), image by Phillip Haake
The next eclipse of the sun visible from Australia will be in November 2012 (and only a partial eclipse over Sydney), so I’ve got a while to plan it
I was having a grand old discussion about space-elevators (originally called sky-hooks) with my DBH last night, in particular how Arthur C. Clarke managed to flub some of the construction-tech in Fountains of Paradise, and how Charles Sheffield’s more accurate construction-tech in his almost simultaneously published space-elevator novel was mocked for not being the same as Clarke’s even after Clarke said “hey, actually he got it right”.
Today’s Otterday shot is via “hiker” of Clubsnap. This pair of smooth otters was snapped at the Punggol River in Singapore.
From John Scalzi: Another Entry in the Annals of “People Who Haven’t the Slightest Idea What They’re Saying” Awww, look. Someone’s trying to lecture me on speech and the Internet! A fabulous exploration into what does and what does not… Read More ›
What other feminist funnies do you see around the place that make you smile? Add a link to an image in comments and I’ll use my Super-Duper Admin Powers to reveal it to other readers. For those who wish to… Read More ›
Runners Up: Iz Mouse Gone? Karate cat split entire tree in halves I’m likely to be blogquiet a little while longer – just a fair bit of real life going on (nothing particularly bad or amazing, just life stuff).
What the Foxtrot do others do to cope with the horrendous discombobulation of having a bingo word in Scrabulous but nowhere to put it down?
Hoyden About Town 