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So, I finally went to the dentist, who proceeded to torture me as only dentists know how.
Turns out that I have really bad gingivitis ("the worst I've seen in a long time") so even the scale and polish was an agonising, bloody affair. The anaethetic for my filling then failed to work, so I had it done without anaesthetic. It wasn't so bad compared to having my gums torn apart...

So now I have this thermonuclear mouthwash called Corsodyl which makes me want to puke, and Cerys says my mouth odour is better. Would have been nice if she'd mentioned the odour sooner...

I'm 30 this year.

Holy shit, I'm 30 this year.
30.

Last night we had huge trouble getting Bethan to go to sleep, so at my wits end 2 hours after bedtime I settled her in with Cerys' suggestion that I explain the Large Hadron Collider to her. Talking about the giant loop of particle death led on to the subject of the Big Bang and the beginning of the universe, and she drifted off to sleep with me explaining the origins of carbon and the beginnings of life. Bethan made my eyes bulge at one point, when I asked her "before there was anything, before anything existed yet, what was there?" and she thought about it and replied "Nothing."

So, fast forward to today, and I asked her "When we were talking last night, do you remember what started the universe?" and she responded by tapping her beaker against the side of the big bowl of popcorn she was eating. Thinking it an accident, I repeated the question... and she tapped her beaker against the bowl again, making a loud, resonant "DING!" I responded with "Does this mean you understand string theory?" and she grinned and looked away.

Next time someone tells you everyone is a believer until they get old, or everyone has a little magic until they get old, just remember this: Everyone intuitively understands complex concepts from the world of physics until they get too old and stupid to keep up. Probably around about the age of 5.

Having talked to Cerys about it, I now definitely can't make it to Strom. Spending even the train fare would be inadvisable, assuming work don't get their act together next week, which is a risk I can't afford to take.

I apologise to everyone I'm letting down with this.

On the plus side - 5 day weekend with Bethan!

1 day before the event, and I have £100 left of my overdraft, and no money about to come in.

My isn't this fun.

Wow. Remember the saying "No-one sues in LRP"?

Well, clearly someone does.

In the tabletop game Exalted, which I know a few readers are familiar with, there is a supernaturally addictive pastime called the Games Of Divinity, to which the entire higher pantheon of Creation is hopelessly addicted. I have come to the conclusion that said game consists simply of a series of laptops and a server running a forum.

Jupiter: lol pwned
Invictus, Bitches: I pwns all of you cos I'm in charge
Moon-ho: Hey let's talk about animals
Saturn: FUCK YOU CRAZY BITCH what is it that time of the month again?
Invictus: You all suck so hard

Here's how I feel about politics right now:

victory
instinct over intellect
victory
it erupts from deep inside
history
history is laughing at us
plotting its discovery
victory, victory
blame it on the victory

(Bad Religion, as usual)

I'm currently listening to the "Penny Arcade vs PvP" D&D podcasts (the old ones, not the new ones with Wil Wheaton) and it's actually making me want to play 4th Ed. Quite an achievement, no? I suspect 4th Ed is going to be a sort of "Constantine" thing for me - it's not actually D&D, but if I ignore the fact that it's called D&D and just enjoy it for what it is, it might be kinda good in its own way. Same as Constantine is an OK-ish supernatural thriller type film, and is quite enjoyable if you just pretend it has nothing to do with Hellblazer.

Guess what - I got my WoW account suspended!

Yeah, y'know, my account on a game I don't play any more, suspended for goldfarming or trading or something (it's a very broad accusation - "trading activities"). I've sent a snotty email back demanding to be told what the hell I'm supposed to have done. Not cos I want to play WoW again, just cos I'm not that fond of being accused of doing the thing that actually made me quit WoW in the first place.

It's kind of ironic, I got sent the Lich King trial email just the other day and was actually giving it some thought. Heh.
 

Yet more Aphelion braincheese.


( Aphelion Musings Pt 4 - Skills and Suchlike )

The starlings are back early this year. It's always a beautiful sight, even more so because they fly level with the studio windows. The sheer numbers are just mind-boggling.

S'funny. I was just watching the Four Horsemen videos and although I get a little annoyed at how Christopher Hitchens insistently hogs the speaking role, I keep getting all fanboyish over him. 

I mean, I shouldn't squee over Christopher Hitchens. That's just wrong.

Apparently DoW2 has serious problems with AMD dual-core processors.

Ah well - I wasn't planning on buying it just yet anyway... *sob*

Regarding the Aphelion Musings posts - should I ask Allen for a board on Rule7 to put these and others on? Feedback is always a good thing, after all, and it could stir up some enthusiasm and new ideas.

Yet more space-based braincheese...
( Aphelion Musings, Pt 3 )

Via a long and complicated train of thought, I've just managed to come up with the idea of a Genestealer at a spin-the-bottle game.

Player 1: "Mmm, time to spin the bottle!"
Genestealer: *impregno-snogs*
Player 1: (very flat monotone) "That was very special, you are such a good kisser. I will go into the other room now. Please continue playing."
Player 2: "Mmm, time to spin the bottle!"

So, once again I'm at work, alone, late at night. OK, late-ish - it's certainly not working hours any more, and the Science Park is no less deserted at 7 than at 9.

And an Eldritch Fog has arisen outside.
Seriously, full-on ELDRITCH.

If my dessicated corpse is found tomorrow, you know what happened.

I've just had a sudden mad idea.

A webcomic in which previous episodes slowly change as the plot advances.
Kind of a built-in retconning.

I'd need one hell of an artist to help me pull it off, and fuck knows if I'd ever have the time, but the idea is really appealling.

More space-related meanderings while I wait for a mastering build here at work...

( Aphelion Meanderings 2 - A recap )