And just when I thought August would be my least blogged month for a long time, I come and make three posts on the last day.

Things I saw from the train this morning…

1. A washing line with nothing on it but a single Santa Claus hat.
2. One of my colleagues waiting for a train, on the opposite platform.

Tomorrow I have an all day training course on how to carry out staff appraisals.

Very True Mood: confused

I’m sure you’re all sick of the spoof motivational poster craze. But these four tickled my fancy… (all from RPG Motivational Posters)

Also, in case you haven’t had it pointed out to you by a dozen people already Star Trek Inspirational Posters.

Very True Mood: tired

A meme, via snapesbabe

If I were a Dead Russian Composer, I would be Sergei Rakhmaninov.

I lived in the early Twentieth Century and was well known for my compositional, conducting, and piano skills, yet I am melancholy despite this talent. My famous works include my nearly-impossible piano concerti.

Who would you be? Dead Russian Composer Personality Test

Very True Mood: confused

Last night Lettice and I started sorting out the book mountains and have produced several bags full of books to go to eBay or charity shops. Some of the books I’m getting rid of are amongst those that I’ve entered into LibraryThing. What should I do about them?

Delete them from LT? Add a new tag saying that I’ve disposed of them? If I do the latter, I could also start adding, with a relevant tag, books I borrow from friends or libraries. This (without the tags) is what Lettice is doing, adding books on a read rather than owned basis, but up to now I’ve been cataloguing everything I own and adding ratings as I read them.

So, should a virtual library be just a catalogue of a real library, or should it be something more? I’m leaning towards the something more.

Very True Mood: thoughtful

New from Reaper, a mean look Phorusrhacid.

Obviously, I want. But do I need another?

Very True Mood: content

Via TMP.

photo © displacedminiatures

If you’re planning to be in London at some time during the next two months, have a look at VisitLondon.com/Festivals ‘cos there’s all sorts of stuff going on and ‘cos we’re rather happy with our sparkly little calendar.

In other news, I got a promotion at work today. So I’m a bit chuffed.

Quid pro quo? Sorry mate don’t know what that means. (hides GCSE Latin certificate)

[Update] - I don’t believe it. I get the address of the web site wrong after working on it all last week. Shoot me now.

Very True Mood: cheerful

Now, I like most of what I’ve heard by The Ramones but I never really got into them or bought any albums or made any sort of effort to correct this defficiency until recently. Thanks to the magic of bittorrent I downloaded a bundle of 28 albums. That’s a lot of music. Too much music to get my head round really. So I’m appealing for help. Where should I start, what are the best tracks, the best albums?

Very True Mood: confused

I was in the process of editing some comments I’d made elsewhere into a post on the fandom phenomenon of OTP (One True Pairing) when a thought popped into my head that made me laugh and decide to scrap the whole thing.

I wonder what OTP discussions in Big Love fandom are like?

Very True Mood: amused

Those of you who aren’t rabid fanboys/girls may not be aware that the BBC have posted some publicity shots for next year’s season of Doctor Who, and the first hints about what to expect storywise (spoilers in the press release, obviously, but anyone who counts the following picture as spoiler will just have to get over it).

Fandom, being the lovely, tolerant, open minded, bunch of folks that they are, have gone into one of their periodic meltdowns, complaining about everything from Martha’s hairstyle to the TARDIS looking a bit grey. That blue suit is a bit nasty, though.

Very True Mood: quixotic