Computers, comestibles, and conflict.

I went into town from work yesterday to try to get to the nearest thing to a decent record shop in this town before it closed, but I missed it so I had to go to HMV instead. I did, though, have the very uplifting experience of buying the new throwing Muses album off someone who seems to be almost as sad a fanboy as myself. We chatted for a few minutes - nice bloke - and then I wandered homewards with that, Hersh's solo effort and the Twenty Years Of Dischord compilation that leapt off the racks into my basket as I wandered past. I didn't actually make it home for a fair while, because I was accosted outside Pizza Express by simont, sphyg and several other local computery notables. One pizza and some very odd conversation later I wandered home and didn't put the album on, because by the time I'd read the paper I was too tired to stay up.

( short whinge )

Muses and heroes.

Well, the stereo's back again - there's a dodgy connection in a speaker cable.

And Dennis Skinner's just had heart surgery, so he'll miss today's debate. BBC story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2859277.stm.

Blueprint

The song for the day, if I had a copy handy, would be Nick Lowe's (What's so funny 'bout) Peace, love and understanding. But I don't.

Hence the Fugazi, I suppose. We'll draw a blueprint. It must be easy. It's just a matter of knowing when to say no or yes.

I wish for peace.

In other news, one of my friends here at work suspects that the man in hospital in Manchester with a mysterious serious respiratory illness he seems to have caught in Hong Kong is the father of one of her best friends. I hope he's alright.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2859415.stm

Participatory democracy.

I've just faxed my MP using http://www.faxyourmp.com. Why don't you do the same? It'll only take a moment.

Unfortunately it only lets you send a fax to your MP, rather than letting you fax your MP to somewhere entertaining (the remaining members of the cabinet to the Seychelles for a well-earned rest?), but it's better than nothing.