Games of Thrones reports that filming has finished on the pilot. There is post-production work to do (of course) but HBO are expected to make a decision by March next year. Let's hope they OK it!

Of course that's what you'd do if you had a spare skull laying around home. No? Well that's what artist Wayne Martin Belger did.

Hmmmm .....

The writer will be Dan Abnett, seen here talking about the movie
( right here. )

Got half a dozen sticks from Satay Spot in the Carillion Arcade tonight. I haven't tasted satay like that in years - not a chilli to be seen and no gluggy peanut-based sauce either. Very nice indeed!

The latest episode is here - and it looks as good as ever. Action!FA's strike again!

Goof interview with Brad Meltzer at CBR. He has good things to say abut Jeanty which, on the whole, I agree with. He may not produce photo likenesses but he does get the feel and how. I'm glad the Twilight reveal is coming soon - my money is still on ( speculation here. )

Soap! OK, not technically bacon but still any product that can claim "we've captured the enticing aroma of frying bacon in a bar of soap" has to be cool!

I was eating a packet of salt and vinegar chips this afternoon and got down the chaff at the bottom of the packet. I tipped the packet up to get all those last tasty morsels. Unfortunately, there was a bump (suspiciously shaped just like a launching ramp) about halfway down the bag. Consequently, rather than slide conveniently down my gullet, the chaff spayed over my face. Now my eyes were closed exactly for this eventuality (hey, I'm not entirely stupid, you know!)but what I didn't anticipate was just how many bits were going to go up my nose.

There followed a salt and vinegar inspired sneezing/coughing/spluttering fit for about twenty minutes. The worst of it passed then but the sneezing continued intermittently for about another hour or so. I can still smell salt and vinegar, even as I write, some 9 hours later!

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