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We Love You, Hemel Hempstead

I could be anywhere in the world in this room, except for the awful comedy programme on BBC 2. This is some show from the seventies. The presenter is an arrogrant prick who is smoking a cigarette in the bits where he introduces the sketches, which aren't funny. Oh yeah, I'm in England, just arrived today. I just purchased two hours of Internet access in my hotel for ten bucks so I could send over a file to the U.Va server. And, I also used Skype to call my wife. It was sunny here today, which I didn't expect at all. Why would I? I'm torn, you know, about wanting to be here and wanting to be in Virginia. Now that I'm here for a week, I can't wait to get back home, but that's only because my family is there. Could we move here someday? I'd love to, but I'm not British. I'm British-American, which can be read as a math equation resulting in something that isn't either. This is why I've always felt like a misfit, not entirely fitting in eithe

Doctor Who to air on Sci-Fi

This is absolutely fantastic! The 27th series of Doctor Who, and the first of the 21st century, will be on Sci-Fi starting in March ! Of course, this is almost exactly one year after it aired all over the rest of the English speaking world. Sci-Fi initially balked, saying the show was too British . Indeed, the show is a celebration of just how cool Britain is in this new century. Yes, the old show is really hard to watch if you have low tolerances for awful costumes and bad acting. Yet, the series began in 1963, and lasted for 26 seasons before it finally got the axe in 1987. There were also a couple of movies in the 1960's starring Peter Cushing as the Doctor, and another on Fox in the 1990's which aired to few households on a summer Friday. The failure of that installment led many to believe the show was dead forever, but an unlikely division of the BBC decided to save it. Yes, BBC Wales announced a few years ago that it would produce a new version, to be directed and shepher

Weird radio program that may be of interest

I'm a huge fan of strange music. So, Barry Fritztravalis' quirky Notes That Were program is right up my alley. I've allowed him to post the program on the Charlottesville Podcasting Network website, though I am not going to link it from the main page. I have a feeling that would destroy business. Here's the latest episode . Barry says he's looking for odd found sounds to use on future shows. He wants yours. E-mail him. If you're looking for a way to annoy people, blast this stuff from your car stereo. If you're intrigued and want to hear more, educate yourself in the joys of Negativland .