News from Europe

Fantastic news - Stratovarius has reunited after Timo Tolkki's recovery from his drinking problem, going insane, being stabbed, etc. Also, Jens Johansson is going to appear with Kamelot on their next album, proving once again that there is only one power metal band in the whole of Europe and it just rotates its members around every few years. Hopefully the reunion will also prevent Timo Kotipelto from making any more songs, because as much as he can sing, he certainly can't write.

Also, I found out I share Glenn Barry's birthday. Sorry, what a stupidly fanboyish thing to say.

News Not From Europe

Today I found myself in the First Circle of Hell (Kirkcaldy) for a hospital visit. I hadn't been in a hospital since I was in primary two, after breaking my arm by falling over in the playground like some sort of moron. This time it was just for the human equivalent of a virus scan, and happily their verdict at the end was "Not dying", which is something of a relief even though it does mean that I still have to take the Software Engineering exam tomorrow.

I hadn't realised, though, that the process itself would be something akin to medieval torture. After the routine of prodding me with various sharp instruments was complete, the nurse thought I was going to pass out because I looked "really pale". I just informed her that I was a computer scientist and therefore never saw sunlight anyway, and that seemed to convince her that I was all right.

Now I have almost exactly ten hours to revise ten weeks of pointless theory.