HANGIN' WIF MY PEEPS

What a fun weekend to be out and about with friends and family.

Friday night we shared our recently discovered Curry Restaurant Of Choice with fabbo duo Callisto & Cheshire, in the hopes of a spice-induced entry into the world for little Callicheshbub. No luck, but wine, laughs, conversation, and plate after plate of bloody lovely korma, butter chicken, mango chutney, papadum after papadum..... one day we shall gather you all and crowd out the 16 seat capacity and more.

Finished the night off by coming back to our place and gathering round the table for a game of Give Me The Brain, one of only two Cheapass Games games we own. If there is a funnier game to play in a group, I've yet to play it. We spent as much time bent over with our heads on the table, laughing until tears soaked the cards, than we did fighting over who had possession of the 'brain'. There's a rumour that the Cheapass Games guys may be coming over for Swancon next year. I hope so. I truly hope so.

Having the three Triffkids with us made the night truly memorable. They love being around our friends: they've just never met anybody quite like them, and you can see the kids just soaking up the personality on display. And having a chance to interact in such a wonderfully social atmosphere rewards us all. It doesn't hurt that the kids themselves are 3 of the funniest people I've ever met, and I love hanging round with them.

Then , on Saturday afternoon, we had the utter joy of catching up with Adrian and Michelle Bedford for coffee, where we were able to express our deep envy at the sexiness of Adrian's new book cover, and listen with unconcealed excitement as he hinted about his big writing news. Adrian has honoured us with a mention in the acknowledgements to his newest novel, and we're just happy to know that there will be a time when we can tell people "Oh yeah, we knew him when he was just a folk singer..." :)

Sometimes you forget how lucky you are to have good friends. It's people like Calli, Chesh, Adrian and Michelle who remind you.

SO PROFOUND IT SHOULD BE ON A T-SHIRT

So halfway through the card game, apropos of nothing, Oor Cassie drops this into the conversation:

You know, it's almost impossible to play Cluedo with only two people.

Almost?

DR WHO

Have any aliens sucked as much as the Slitheen? Okay, yes, but have any who sucked as much been given encore screenings, and proven so central to the plot arc of the series?

The Slitheen suck. No more Slitheen. Bring back the bloody Sontarans!

On a sidenote, my personal Badwolf theory: it's the Doctor, and the whole thing is a setup to haunt him for whatever actions in his past he's hiding from the others.

HOW THE HELL DO I RECONCILE THIS WITH BEING HAL CLEMENT?

As if you needed any more prove that these memes are retarded: first I'm a hard SF writer, now this?


FANTASY! - Mystical, magical mayhem! You feel the
urge to write of fantastic worlds that never
were and the beings that might live there. Are
they Lands of Wonder or adventures of Magical
Folly? JRR Tolkien and Tanith Lee are your
guides.

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