Total Eclipse of Art

I’ve always had a soft spot for Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart”. It combined traditional Jim Steinman anthemic passion with the best of eighties excess, and managed to be sad and moving at the same time.
Then it became a staple of the end-of-year SFSoc weekend at university, with a mash-up video of classic Dr Who scenes (tragically still not available on YouTube, as far as I can tell), so it also became associated with the bitter-sweet end of term feeling that you were saying goodbye to your friends, even if you were going to see them again in September.
And now I like it even more. Cue the Literal Video Version.

Separated at birth

One of these is Dr Conrad Murray of Los Angeles. The other is Dr Julius Hibbert of Springfield.

I know which I’d rather be right now.

Party excuse

If you find the sidereal calendar just so drearily predictable, there is an alternative. Decimalise!

I am currently 16140 days old. My next centennial birthday is on 23 June this year, when I’ll be 16200 days. Or maybe I’ll just keep my strength for the millennial celebrations on 1 September 2011 when I hit the big 17000.

I may just call it 17 mega-days. I’ll be 17 again but without the spots and hormones.

Spread the joy and work out your own:

http://partysuppliesonline.com/decimal_birthday.htm