And we’re Baaaaaaaaack!
Sorry about the downtime, folks. Well, sorry to those that noticed it.
I’ve been using the time to sit around on my arse vaguely studying. “Vaguely studying” is when you’ve got all the study material in front of you, and occasionally you draw half a concept map, or attempt to summarise some points.
I’d be nervous about the exam but now I’m more anxious about the link between meat-eating and cancer. And I’m insanely excited about the upcoming Doctor Who season finale. And even more excited about the news emerging today concerning the show’s future. Just a quick summary for those who can’t be bothered clicking the link (and a much more reliable way to avoid spoilers:
- Both a second AND a third season have been commissioned. As well as a Christmas special for this year and for the next. That’s 28 new episodes.
- Piper will be back for ALL the episodes of season two.
- Barrowman will be back for SOME of the episodes of season two, and is willing to get naked again. I wish I could have typed that about Piper.
- Nerd news: the director of The Empty Child and the director of The End of the World and The Unquiet Dead will be returning to direct the first two blocks of filming in season two.
- Nerdier news: the director of The Caves of Androzani and Revelation of the Daleks will be directing four stories in season two.
- The Cybermen will be returning for season two! I’d say they were replacing those bloody Slitheen but in a way, they’re replacing the Daleks, who won’t be appearing in season two. They’re expensive.
Andrew
June 15th, 2005 at 7:23 pm
I wouldn’t lose too much sleep over the cancer thing. These are the other things which give you cancer. You will notice that fruit, vegetables, bread, dairy products, salt and vitamins all give you cancer. Even if you could evolve to the stage where you didn’t need food at all and could convert the sunlight directly, you would still get cancer because, of course, the sun gives you cancer (as does the sunscreen you wear to stop you getting cancer from the sun). My personal favourites on the list are left-handedness, not having a twin and, interestingly, careers for women. That’ll teach them to try to leave the kitchen where they belong! Also, both cholesterol and low cholesterol are cancer causers. Had better stop there — I can feel the magnetic fields from my computer giving me cancer as we speak.
Tom
June 15th, 2005 at 8:13 pm
That’s very reassuring. And, may I say, a website with the hugest gap between quality of information and quality of presentation I’ve ever seen.
I feel vindicated by peanuts’ presence on the list. And work’s, for that matter. I would have thought that getting cancer from arsenic would be the least of someone’s problems.
Andrew
June 15th, 2005 at 11:42 pm
And anyway, it would be counter-productive to lose sleep over it since it turns out a lack of sleep also causes cancer. What a surprise!
Tom
June 16th, 2005 at 2:53 am
I heard somewhere that they’ve shown life to be responsible for cancer in many cases. Various people have volunteered for my crazy solution to this problem and I can guarantee you there have been no complaints from the test subjects. They’ve actually been very quiet in general.
Andy
June 19th, 2005 at 8:52 am
I never realised I was in so much danger. It’s good to know that Matt’s keeping cancer away from me.
Arsenic is present in low levels in stuff like fish and dental fillings.
I find the easiest way to find out what gives you cancer is to ask a hippy. Once you get past the underarm hair, no toothpaste and no deodorant that is.