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14

May

I agree the Gentlemen in Buffy were truly scary. I think it’s to do with them being silent, calm, almost polite in their murderous intent. There was no frenzy. And that brutal tranquility is guaranteed to give you the heebie-jeebies. That, and the dead eyes. Which is why Tess Daly and Vernon Kay are so chilling.

13

May

Scott Matthewman: I want to go on holiday with Victoria Wood, I’ve decided. (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)

12

May

While there are many publishers selling PDF’s, no one is doing it with the combination of artistic communication, technological packaging, and author respect that I’d like to see.
PeepCode Press Manifesto. Some great sentiments on e-publishing here.

11

May

Scott Matthewman: Meeting James for the first time since he left to work for Broadcast. (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)

Scott Matthewman: Friday at last. Need sleep. And alcohol. Not in that order. (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)

Scott Matthewman: Seriously impressed with the new Google Analytics. Clean and elegant - and yet, still very un-Google… (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)

10

May

Scott Matthewman: Feeling a bit blue. Maybe pizza and the Daily Show will cheer me up. (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)

Scott Matthewman: Probably not a good idea to try and debug a yahoo maps api application on the train, with no internet… (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)

Scott Matthewman: Made the mistake of watching the new News 24 stream. God, it’s like Blair’s died. Still, at least it cuts down on “news” from Portugal. (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)

08

May

I used to watch Doctor Who and Star Trek, but they went PC — making women commanders, that kind of thing. I stopped watching.
Patrick Moore blames women for falling BBC standards. The whole article makes Moore come across as a festering misogynist, which he may well be — whatever, I’ve lost some respect for him.

Amazing 11 Year Old!!! Video (via wendyboswell)

She needs some training to find her own style rather than mimicking somebody else, but still a phenomenal voice

07

May

Scott Matthewman: Relocating the bedroom aerial. Now have access to twice the Freeview channels, but only half the wardrobe. Not a great swap… (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)

Scott Matthewman: I forgot that Dr Who producer Phil Collinson was originally going to be Alexander in QAF (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)

Scott Matthewman: Given up on BBC Parliament’s 1997 election coverage. Watching Queer As Folk DVDs instead. (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)

04

May

Scott Matthewman: Ugh. Third evening on the trot where I’ve ended up in the pub. Not good. (via Twitter / Scott Matthewman)