fun & hobbies

enjoyment, escapism, making and general lollygagging

Wotcher, orright?

By tigtog on 2007-05-08 • ( 3 )

Which God or Goddess are you like? Your Result: God Zeus You are Zeus. You are fierce and stong, and you like to throw lightning bolts at people who deserve it. You are fearless when it comes to fear,… Read More ›

More weekend silliness

By tigtog on 2007-05-06 • ( 9 )

I’m working on a long post which isn’t coming together quite yet, so I keep distracting myself. Anyway, I found this picture, and frankly I’m astonished. I wonder how many of you can guess who this is? You can probably… Read More ›

I’ve envied Melissa’s fainting couch for long enough

By tigtog on 2007-05-06 • ( 10 )

So I went image hunting and photoshopping. For those who don’t frequent Shakesville, Melissa McEwan (aka Shakespeare’s Sister) occasionally presents certain commenters with an image of a fainting-couch, or uses it to illustrate a post involving a moral panic amongst… Read More ›

xkcd pwns teh internets

By tigtog on 2007-05-02 • ( 4 )

I don’t know why any of us are even bothering to pretend that xkcd is not our new insect overlord (except for Cory Doctorow, who escaped in that bloody balloon). Excuse me. I have to go and save that map,… Read More ›

Friday Fluffy and blogrolling

By tigtog on 2007-04-27 • ( 10 )

My son is officially addicted to I Can Has Cheezburger?, with all those cats-with-slogans postcards that are now generically known as lolcats. He keeps sending me his favourites, which do make me laugh, and is now beginning to ask for… Read More ›

Thursday soapblogging

By lauredhel on 2007-04-26 • ( 11 )

I’ve been making some soap. It’s like magic, cold process soapmaking. Take one jug of super-concentrated lye solution, about the most corrosive, dangerous chemical ordinary people can buy, though in some areas it’s becoming scarce as part of the War… Read More ›