Thought for the day

A surefire way to make it rain is to dump an unwanted lounge or mattress on the street. No matter how blue the sky, within 24 hours the heavens will unload, leaving said item so waterlogged that even a desperately needy person won't take it. It's a phenomenon I observe regularly in this medium-density neighbourhood.


Bus literature: "The Pefect Thing: How The iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture And Coolness" (2006, new afterword 2007) by Steven Levy. As extensively researched and fascinatingly, playfully told as the rest of his tech-centric library.

Handheld fun: After slaying the evil deities in "Chains Of Olympus" (that final boss was a bitch!), I've moved on to a more cutesy PSP title - "LocoRoco". Who doesn't like rolling smiling blobs around colourful cartoon landscapes to jolly tunes?

What's that noise?: Although I'm grateful to LA for the album, Dream Theater's "Greatest Hit (...And 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs)" (2008) has done nothing to alter my perception of the band as less than the sum of its prog-metal parts.

OK, then what's that other noise?: Surely you recognise the "Doctor Who" theme, sir/madam? It's Big Finish audiobook #65, Scott Alan Woodard's 2005 tale "The Juggernauts", starring the Sixth Doctor, Mel and some fella named Davros...

Don't bother: "30 Days Of Night: Blood Trails" (2007). DVD prequel (comprising seven webisodes) that's short and sour. Sorry, DL.