http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/ en-us The Uncertainty Division 2006-06-25T14:35:37+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000558.html Uncertain now longer, James and I are now blogging our thoughts on politics, life and (mostly) Doctor Who at our new website Talk To Rex, where you'll also be able to find information about our book (as if you haven't... James Aylett 2006-06-25T14:35:37+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000556.html It's been one of those days when Microsoft Word insists on completing words for me whenever I hit enter, so that I keep looking up to find words (or just randomly inserted dates) that I had no intention of leaving... James Lark 2006-06-22T20:44:10+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000555.html Ministry of Sound, having spent over two weeks being silent and not shipping my order, finally bothered (once I kicked them via email) to send out ... a completely different model. Which costs less than the one I paid for.... James Aylett 2006-06-05T13:56:48+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000554.html Early last month, in an effort to cheer me up, one of my friends sent me a card, inside which was written: I asked the boys at work what to get for a man in the circumstances under which you... James Aylett 2006-06-04T18:26:22+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000553.html In the absence of a real entry from me (due to tiredness brought on by eviscerating my garden - although no actual viscera, unlike last time when I discovered a dead bird in amongst the undergrowth), check out some Internet... James Aylett 2006-06-04T15:19:04+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000552.html At the moment I’m staying in the hilly and damp Cotswolds for the occasion of my brother’s wedding. The place I once called "home". Since I left "home", my parents appear to have invested in a whole load of technology... James Lark 2006-05-30T23:57:31+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000551.html The central line station at Oxford Circus has been lit and decorated to resemble the set of a relentlessly gritty 70s post-apocalyptic nightmare-vision-of-the-future-with-second-world-war-imagery-thrown-in film. The people using the station appear to have taken this onboard and are very much the... James Lark 2006-05-25T00:10:19+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000550.html Although from the performance art scene, she is wary of being lumped in with the trendy return of burlesque that has been catching on in London, at least. "I was aware of it, but not really involved," Palmer explains. "Most... James Lark 2006-05-21T19:55:46+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000549.html A quick word of praise for one of my earliest childhood heroes - yes, going back even before the days of Jason Donovan worship - the great Play School presenter Floella Benjamin. Where is she? What has she been doing?... James Lark 2006-05-21T18:25:04+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000548.html I heard a joke on TV recently - I can't remember where, and it might have been Dead Ringers - that went something like this: While controversy surrounds Victoria Beckham over having a tattoo on her wrist of the date... James Aylett 2006-05-19T13:47:21+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000546.html Laura Branigan: Solitaire. Vive les 80s! Any recommendations for more music from that decade more than welcome. I don't think I'm likely to say this again, but: someone suggest some more Diane Warren...... James Aylett 2006-05-15T14:59:08+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000545.html Russell T: There's a line here I'm not sure about...er...this one: "The bad news is that Thin Jimmy's been arrested" - don't you think that it's a bit, you know...I mean, "Thin Jimmy", it's just a little... Tom McRae:... James Lark 2006-05-14T19:33:28+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000544.html Russell T: So, what sort of person do you see as being the creator of the Cybermen? Tom MacRae: I thought maybe a crippled scientist. Russell T: Okay...I mean, it's an idea, certainly, but hasn't that been done already... James Lark 2006-05-14T19:26:03+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000543.html Russell T: So...you want to write for Doctor Who. Any...er...ideas? Tom MacRae: I could do one about Cybermen. Russell T: Great...er, yes, that's...a start. But any actual...well, ideas? Tom MacRae: (thinks) I thought I could make it the same... James Lark 2006-05-14T18:55:32+00:00 http://uncertaintydivision.org/diary/general/archives/000542.html The Doctor: Come on, Rose, we must hurry! Rose: I know, it's...it's just...I can't stop thinkin' about my borin' family and how they ought to be on my mind the whole time to show I'm a realistic character. The Doctor:... James Lark 2006-05-14T12:33:31+00:00