Codeine and crunchy shoulder

Yet another tumble on the bike. Wouldn't you know it...

This is my affliction, and I've been given a bucket full of painkillers to help me rest it.

As a result typing is a very long and laborious process - it's my right shoulder, see? - so it's taken me, oh, 6 hours to write this.

Also in the news: Wikileaks helps give Carter Ruck and Trafigura a bit of a media beating. Nobody likes to see that.

"I pinch..."

Another well-worn path, featuring a delicious crustacean.

This one's a 50-year old lobster, weighing 3.7kg and 75cm long. Holy crap, you wouldn't want to mess with one of these without help. Or rubber bands.

And the picture? It's not the Big Lobster in New Zealand I don't think. I've seen the real one, and had a photo taken of me with it, but I can't find the pic. Yeah, yeah. I know, pics or STFU.

"We were just talking about that..."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/oct/07/saturn-ring-nasa

So where the hell did THAT one come from? How did we not see it before? I mean, it's blimmin' massive!

WTF is that? Part 2

Lunch is a jolly affair normally... plenty of banter with colleagues, the odd food fight, complaints about the canteen... But usually pretty harmless.

So today I was asked to peel an orange by one colleague (the duty normally falls to someone else but he's away in Manchester today, obviously 'avin' it large) and I grudgingly acquiesced. Taking the aforementioned fruit I dug my well-bitten nails in and got peeling.

I noted that it was a bit squishy, had it been lying around for a while? Yes indeed, for a couple of weeks, no less. OK, sayeth I, just be aware that it might not be all that nice.

I became aware that the little ball of citrussy delight was coming apart in my hands. I looked down and saw...

WTF is that?????? SERIOUSLY?

I'm guessing it's a kind of tumour. There were no signs of any insects or anything, although a fungal infection could be possible. I don't have access to microbial culture facilities but whatever it is, it's VERRRYY INNNTERRRESSSSTING!!!!

WTF is that? Part 1

I meant to post this rather interesting thing about geckos and the incredible detaching tail some time ago but never got around to it. Reminded me of snakes, in that if you decapitate one the head retains a biting reflex for a while, and the main body can still lunge. A former colleague of mine and I used to joke about getting hit by a bloody stump... Instead, today my attention was drawn to this rather jolly article on Wikipedia: WTF is that? Seriously?

Seems like the sort of thing you'd find from the stories of HP Lovecraft. If you find a match with any of those creatures, let me know!