Right now... Welcome, my friends, to the tennis match that never ends: Mahut (FRA) vs Isner (USA) at Wimbledon; over EIGHT hours now, at 46 games to 46 in the final set. Insane...
In the news... Northern comedy legend Frank Sidebottom (a.k.a. Chris Sievey) died on Monday, following a battle with cancer. Imagine George Formby with a huge Papier-mache head - kinda like a grown-up Stewie Griffin from Family Guy... damn, the guy was a genius, a mainstay of 1980s alternative TV. Loved the guy...
There's a campaign to get him to Number 1 - now that, I'd love to see. Even more heartwarming, there's also a campaign to ensure he doesn't end up with a pauper's funeral. I just sent £10...
Update! Now 49-48 Isner 49 games all...
Development News... I can genuinely see me completing TDD-606 The Ragged Edge tonight. Writing at home is a struggle, but lunch-time seems to flow a whole lot better - must see if there's something I can do about that. In any case, Chapter 1 posts on Saturday, probably just before "The Big Bang"...
...THREE days to go.
And finally... If that's the worst weather we're going to have 'til next week, I'll be taking photos!
In the news... Northern comedy legend Frank Sidebottom (a.k.a. Chris Sievey) died on Monday, following a battle with cancer. Imagine George Formby with a huge Papier-mache head - kinda like a grown-up Stewie Griffin from Family Guy... damn, the guy was a genius, a mainstay of 1980s alternative TV. Loved the guy...
There's a campaign to get him to Number 1 - now that, I'd love to see. Even more heartwarming, there's also a campaign to ensure he doesn't end up with a pauper's funeral. I just sent £10...
Update! Now 49-48 Isner 49 games all...
Development News... I can genuinely see me completing TDD-606 The Ragged Edge tonight. Writing at home is a struggle, but lunch-time seems to flow a whole lot better - must see if there's something I can do about that. In any case, Chapter 1 posts on Saturday, probably just before "The Big Bang"...
...THREE days to go.
And finally... If that's the worst weather we're going to have 'til next week, I'll be taking photos!