Have you put it off because water-proofness is made from whale blubber or something? 
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The rain outside is indeed beautiful.
It seems to have stopped here. Damn.
Quote: AndreaLynne @ November 1 2009, 3:20 AM BSTHalloween was a triumph!!! My 10th Doctor Who outfit went over real big, however nobody knew who I was. They all just thought I dressed up nice. Sir Digby Chicken Caesar was a resounding success. Everyone kept telling my son he made a cute hobo. My daughter was an elegant fairy princess and my 4 year old ran around yelling, "Where be the wenches?!?" He was the swarthiest of swarthy pirates.
Quote: PhQnix @ November 1 2009, 10:55 AM BSTYummy for you! I have to go somewhere with my laptop later. I need to invest in a properly water proof bag.
I keep forgetting where you are today! ... ...*remembers* Oh yeah! There!
I know that looks really weird to everyone else, but I have honestly asked Elliot so many times where he is going today.
Quote: AndreaLynne @ November 1 2009, 3:20 AM BSTHalloween was a triumph!!! My 10th Doctor Who outfit went over real big, however nobody knew who I was. They all just thought I dressed up nice. Sir Digby Chicken Caesar was a resounding success. Everyone kept telling my son he made a cute hobo. My daughter was an elegant fairy princess and my 4 year old ran around yelling, "Where be the wenches?!?" He was the swarthiest of swarthy pirates.
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Quote: Dolly Dagger @ November 1 2009, 12:45 AM BSTI'm not sure of details. Just that it's amongst six short films having a BAFTA screening a week Monday at a central London cinema.
Awesome! Well done!
Robyn is going to have to do some studying now.
I need to do some studying too. Currently learning the basics of cancer. It's quite scary just how simple it sounds.
Quote: Ben @ November 1 2009, 11:35 AM BSTI need to do some studying too. Currently learning the basics of cancer. It's quite scary just how simple it sounds.
The basics of how cancers arise are indeed quite straightforward. The tricky bit to get your head around is exactly how and why they spread and the exact reasons they can kill you. Then it can become rather complex and confusing. For example, the question "Why does cancer kill people?" is quite a difficult one to explain. (Which is why you won't see the health sections of the newspapers trying to take that one on.)
Does cancer affect the blood stream or is it normally a case of putting pressure on a vital organ? I know it depends where it is, obviously but do all non-benign cancers spread?
Quote: Leevil @ November 1 2009, 11:41 AM BSTDoes cancer affect the blood stream or is it normally a case of putting pressure on a vital organ? I know it depends where it is, obviously but do all non-benign cancers spread?
The ultimate way that cancer actually kills is very complex, but it basically comes down to the biochemical and metabolic effects of the numbers of cancer cells weakening the rest of the body and causing the organs to fail. Of course, people can be killed by the anatomical effects of certain tumours, though this is less common. All malignant cancers tend to spread (as indeed do a few benign ones), but at different rates depending on where they are and the type of cancer cells. Cancers tend to spread via the lymphatic system prior to via the bloodstream. Again, the original site of the cancer and the cell type determines the speed and extent of spread. The most important point really is that there are many different types of "cancer" cell, any of which can arise from the same primary location. This is why looking at them under a microscope is so important in terms of choosing treatment and predicting survival.
(This is a cheery subject for a Sunday morning, isn't it? 
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It is, and very interesting. Thanks, Tim.
Robyn is trying to read poetry, but just had her parents call to say they're rushing her little brother to hospital with a rugby injury. 
I had a dream last night I had a new doggy. An old English sheepdog I called Pickles who was so sweet. Then I woke up and was sad.
Quote: Scatterbrained Floozy @ November 1 2009, 11:52 AM BSTRobyn is trying to read poetry, but just had her parents call to say they're rushing her little brother to hospital with a rugby injury.
Oh dear, nothing too nasty I hope. 
Quote: Scatterbrained Floozy @ November 1 2009, 11:52 AM BSTRobyn is trying to read poetry, but just had her parents call to say they're rushing her little brother to hospital with a rugby injury.
Is this Andy?
Oh Scats, I checked out your Devian Art page, the 'Kiss by the Hotel de Ville' is especially great. I like your style. 
Although you missed a contrast opportunity by leaving the psycho looking dude out 
EDIT: In fact there's two of them.