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welsh-nutterwww.welsh-nutter.co.uk November 01 Whats happened to comics.com?Having performed my regular daily visit to a big bunch of online comics, I've just discovered that comics.com has had a total revamp. So far, this does not seem to be for the good. Half of my links no longer work, so now I need to repoint them. Plus, the look and feel of the site is horrid, and the pages took forever to load. I am still unable to work out how to get todays cartoon's up instead of something from early in each strips history. For those of you who are unsure who comics.com are, they are the people who publish Dilbert, Peanuts, Pearl's Before Swine and Get Fuzzy. I expected better of them.
Hopefully they will sort out the bugs soon, or I'll have to stop reading those strips, which would be a shame, as they are some of my favorites... October 11 The end of an eraI suppose this is the end of an era. The Warwick Castle Monkey Massive have finally been disbanded. Jenny & Dave have got married, Sap has moved in with Suze and I'm lodging with Lynch. I know life moves on, and times (and people) change, but I can't help feeling like something has been lost. It's like walking down the corridors of an empty building when all you can remember is a room full of people. Strange days. Strange times... Here's a montage of Jenny & Dave's wedding photo's... February 19 Welsh-nutter: Live on BBC Radio BerksI gave an interview today to BBC Radio Berks about the poor NHS treatments available for sufferers of psoriasis. The interview was prompted by this article from the BBC which claimed, not incorrectly, that NHS treatments for the illness is inconsistent at best between NHS trusts.
As someone who has suffered with psoriasis for many years, I can see how people who suffer can become depressed or lose confidence, and thats without the constant itching, dandruff and flaky skin you have to put up with. A recent survey by the British Association of Dermatologists and the Royal College of Physicians states that 1 in 10 sufferer's contemplate suicide. Thats a scary statistic. The survey also notes that 60% of care units had no access to psychological support. When you look at the previous statistic, this is pretty bad. I suppose that I am pretty lucky in that I am not too easily phased by how other people see me - I do get psoriasis on my face and scalp, and I have had funny looks and rude comments in the past.
In terms of NHS treatment, I've had lots of the "this shampoo will sort it all out" kind of statements, and I've had more useful treatments. It took a whole year on the waiting list for me to get to see a specialist. Ultimately, I've been told I will be using topical steroids for the rest of my life or until the psoriasis simply goes away of it's own accord. In practice I've reached a point where my condition is not much better when I use the steroids, so I just don't bother. A regime of moisturising helps a bit, mixed with Nizoral shampoo for the scalp (does wonders for the dandruff!).
Some useful psoriasis links:
http://www.psoriasis-association.org.uk/ - Psoriasis Association
January 20 TorchwoodThere might be some spoilers here - you have been warned!
I sat down and watched the first episode of the new Torchwood series last night on BBC iPlayer. It genuinely had potential - an interesting plot with some potential for some character development. So what do they do? They get Captain Jack to start snogging his old Flame Captain John (played by James Marsters - Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer), they get Gwen to simper over Captain Jack, they hint at a love triangle between Captain Jack, Captain John and Ianto - and then they get to show how no one can cope if Jack's not about to kill aliens.
And there are some scenes where the main characters try for some convoluted solution to a simple problem. A time bomb is attached to the baddie, who is in turn handcuffed to Gwen. He swallows the key and insists that Torchwood must save him - so they do!!! Come on people, the solution is to shoot the fucker in the head, cut his arm off and if time permits gut him to retrieve the key before disposing of the body in the rift in time & space. Everyone is happy, except the baddie of course, but then again he WAS the bad guy after all.
And yet again, not one Cardiff accent in sight.
Russell T. Davies has the potential for a great Sci-fi Drama series on his hands - yet he insists on unconvincing characterisations, gay encounters at every turn, and worse dramatic scenes than the Bold & the Beautiful and Baywatch combined! Someone needs to remove him and replace him with someone who has a modicum of talent. January 11 Bring on the weekendI could do with the break. I've only been back a week and I'm absolutely knackered! Every day this week in work has felt like a Monday. Too much to do and not enough time to do it in. Still, things should settle down in the next few weeks. From next week on I'm going to try to start back playing rugby again. This break from the game is starting to drive me nuts. I'm bored shitless all the time, and have been apathetic to do something about it. I'll just have to push myself do get off my arse and do stuff. After all, I not only need the exercise, but I think I could probably do with the distractions provided to help destress. |
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