I would very much like Ben McK to do a guest spot on the Mentalist which calls for many scenes with Simon Baker.

According to my BiL and colleagues in the UK, this is the worst snowstorm to hit London in 18 years. The buses and tube are almost completely shut down and most roads are impassable.

Hee. I got knocked off the internets last night because the SO had a deep and abiding need to rant to every single person in the world about bad officiating. But then it went all crazy in the other direction, too, so I have no idea.

Anyway, very dramatic, fun to watch. But then I was grumpy through two Northern Exposures, so I guess I was bummed indeed at the final result.

Today the van's back in the shop, again, for a completely different problem. But we had AAA tow it, so we're at home, and our boss/friend loaned us a car, so we're not actually stuck. So that's good. But still probably off work, because I don't think driving a borrowed car three hours onto the reservation over some pretty wonky roads is a good idea. Plus I dunno if the drumkit will fit in a Jeep Liberty.

So. Home. Van in shop.

If you go here: Heavy snow in Britain causes travel chaos you can see a slideshow of snow in England and the Continent. "The worst snowstorm to hit London in 18 years" deposited 4 inches, which isn't much by Midwest standards....

"We're not in Russia here," said Guy Pitt, a Transport for London spokesman. "We don't have an infrastructure built for constant snow."

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London Mayor Boris Johnson said the city lacked snowplows.

"You can grit and you can salt it but the snow comes down again," he said. "You can make an investment ... in snowplows for London and then not use them for a couple of decades."

Huh. From the news fuss, I had thought that the Thames had frozen over.

wow ... sounds like London now employs the DC snow removal people.

Well, it's all relative. I mean, if it's 5 times as much snow as they've seen in almost two decades, it's going to be a big deal no matter what the actual amount.

DC, OTOH, gets at least one big snowstorm EVERY FREAKING YEAR, and has no excuse whatsoever.

Best job posting ever!

The NEW MUSEUM is searching for women between the ages of 18 and 40 to take part in an installation by contemporary artist CHU YUN (b.1977, Jiangxi, China)

During the exhibition the museum will present Chu Yun’s artwork This is XX (2006), consisting of a female participant sleeping in a bed installed in the museum.

Women aged between 18 and 40 who are willing to come and sleep at the Museum during its opening hours to the public. Volunteers who can make a long-term commitment and who have current valid health insurance will be given priority.

The New Museum will cover the cost of a visit to each participant’s regular doctor as well as a prescription for a sleeping aid. Participants will have to come to the museum by 11:45 am, consume a sleeping aid, get into a bed installed in the exhibition space, and sleep as many consecutive hours as possible.

Ideally, we expect each participant to sleep for 6 hours.

I know! I thought it was Snowcapalypse: London - but really - not so much.

Best job posting ever!

Oh my. Paid to sleep! Plus free drugs!