Earlier today, I was thinking about the days when we'd watch TV shows that had been released on VHS - how if you wanted to watch the second episode on a tape you had to fast-forward through the first episoded. That just seems so weird now....

Oh, and how much friggin' space a season of TV took up on VHS....

TV shows on VHS? I never watched any I hadn't put there myself. For some reason I'm imagining they were expensive on VHS. Is that my imagination?

Buffy had little sets on VHS. I think the FE still has mine.

ETA: I just realized that the old FE=Favorite Ex now works for the same person with its original ME meaning FE=First Evil. Dude. I'm prescient.

TV shows on VHS? I never watched any I hadn't put there myself. For some reason I'm imagining they were expensive on VHS. Is that my imagination?

I bought seasons 1-3 of Buffy (those actually were just six episodes in each set). Then I bought pirated VHS tapes of seasons one and two to get the ones that weren't in the official set. I don't even remember what the official ones cost... $20? (eta: maybe more like $30?) Anyway, they were expensive on a per-episode basis.

VHS is still alive and well in the film/tv production industry. Too many of our clients can't work with DVD screeners, much as we'd prefer them to.

ION, Nature is funny.

Birdwatchers who gathered to see a rare swallow on the Angus coast were horrified when they saw it being snatched and eaten by a hungry hawk.

Twitchers headed for Lunan Bay as word spread that enthusiasts had discovered a bird so unusual that it was last seen in the area 20 years ago.

However, the red-rumped swallow, which is usually to be found in the southern Mediterranean, did not last long.

A sparrowhawk swooped and snatched the swallow from the roof of a building.

Mike Sawyer, a member of a Dundee group comprising RSPB members, said: "We were absolutely horrified. That's life I suppose."

An RSPB spokesman added: "It's very unfortunate that it was devoured after such a short space of time, and before more people had seen it.

"Sparrowhawks do feed on small birds, and this one was probably not a great student of what is rare and what is not.

"Sadly, it is just one of those things."

That's just..... really horrifically great.

Watch, a sparrow's going to shit on me on my way out of the door.

Still.at.work. Bah. But I think I just unravelled my loop. Yay!

My husband was just telling me about that.

For god's sake, can someone do my laundry?

Ok. Bright shiny spot in my day so far?

I went to order 2 books from Amazon for a total of $32.something. It wound up at $20.something because I had leftover gift certificate. I'll take it!

I have a birthday party tonight, so things may get better.