I like doomsday preppers a bit more than people that just hoard food supplies because they are doing extreme couponing.

Those extreme things don't have to happen but if a good natural disaster blew through their area they would be prepared for it and that's more likely to happen.

I've recently started watching Boardwalk Empire and I'm really liking it. Brilliant recreation of the era and the characters are all really good and pull you into their struggle. I'm midway through the second season now.

It goes really downhill :(

Really how do you mean? That's unfortunate :/

I will admit that it does kind of slog sometimes with the pacing but there are some really bat **** moments thrown in like

Watched two excellent programmes tonight. Too lazy to use my own brain and words so I'm copyin' 'n' pastin'. Available on BBC iPlayer if you gots it:

Natural World - The Himalayas

Documentary looking at the wildlife of the most stunning mountain range in the world, home to snow leopards, Himalayan wolves and Tibetan bears.

Snow leopards stalk their prey among the highest peaks. Concealed by snowfall, the chase is watched by golden eagles circling above. On the harsh plains of the Tibetan plateau live extraordinary bears and square-faced foxes hunting small rodents to survive. In the alpine forests, dancing pheasants have even influenced rival border guards in their ritualistic displays. Valleys carved by glacial waters lead to hillsides covered by paddy fields containing the lifeline to the East, rice. In this world of extremes, the Himalayas reveal not only snow-capped mountains and fascinating animals but also a vital lifeline for humanity. (R)

Light and Dark

Two-part series in which Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows how, by uncovering its secrets, scientists have used light to reveal almost everything we know about the universe. But in the last 30 years we have discovered that far from seeing everything, we have seen virtually nothing. Our best estimate is that more than 99 per cent of the universe is actually hidden in the dark.

The story of how we used light to reveal the cosmos begins in the 3rd century BC when, by trying to understand the tricks of perspective, the Greek mathematician Euclid discovered that light travels in straight lines, a discovery that meant that if we could change its path we could change how we see the world. In Renaissance Italy 2,000 years later, Galileo Galilei did just that by using the lenses of his simple telescope to reveal our true place in the cosmos.

With each new insight into the nature of light came a fresh understanding of the cosmos. It has allowed us to peer deep into space and even revealed the composition and lifecycles of the stars.

In the 1670s, the Danish astronomer Ole Roemer discovered that light travelled at a finite speed, a discovery that had a profound implication. It meant the further one looks out into the universe, the further one looks back in time. And in 1964, by detecting the cosmic microwave background, the afterglow of the big bang, we captured the oldest light in the universe and saw as far back as its possible to see with light.

I started watching Dexter this week, since they finally put it up on Netflix. I'm already on Season 3 and really enjoying the show so far. Anyone else watch Dexter?

I just finally set up Netflix on my ps3 & I'm watching, or better said revisiting, my ATF mini-series, which has since become solidly identified with this music.





Back in the VHS days I probably watched it a dozen times but I haven't seen it in at least 15 years. Much of it is really choking me up.

I'm not going to spoil it for you haha but you'll see. Al Capone and Chalky are my faves I think.

Started rewatching Breaking Bad today because LiL has not seen the first 3 seasons. I also haven't seen the final season, so this will be fun!

I have been watching Naruto Shippuden, Bleach, Fawlty Towers and Ross Kemp on Gang's mainly this week