The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde

Who murdered Humpty Dumpty?
Jack Spratt and Mary Mary of the NCD (Nursery Crime Division) investigate suspected fowl play in the death of Reading's most ovoid figure, while trying to fend off the encroachment of Friedland Chimes... one of the greatest literary detectives since Sherlock himself...

QuizFarm revisited

Just coz it's Friday night and Con's busy playing with his x360 (on-line live - God bless brodband!), I went to play on QuizFarm.com
'Which religion is right for you?' caught my attention first. Apparently, I ought to be a Satanist!

You scored as Satanism. Your beliefs most closely resemble those of Satanism! Before you scream, do a bit of research on it. To be a Satanist, you don't actually have to believe in Satan. Satanism generally focuses upon the spiritual advancement of the self, rather than upon submission to a deity or a set of moral codes. Do some research if you immediately think of the satanic cult stereotype. Your beliefs may also resemble those of earth-based religions such as paganism. Satanism 79% agnosticism 75% Buddhism 75% Islam 63% Hinduism 63% Paganism 54% atheism 46% Christianity 42% Judaism 42% Which religion is the right one for you? (new version) created with QuizFarm.com

Coming as a bit of a surprise to me, I discover that I'm a High School Geek. I didn't think my Nerd credentials rated so highly. Also, I found this quiz a little tricky - should I have answered as if I were still in school, or as if I were in college or as I am now? I made a call and answered as me now - but there were definitely a few throwback questions...

You scored as Geek/Nerd. Haha! ok. go computer geeks! Geek/Nerd 60% Loner 53% Punk 53% Goth 47% Emo Kid 40% Prep 40% Hot 33% Jock 33% Stoner 27% "Ghetto" 0% What Highschool Clique Do You Belong To? created with QuizFarm.com

I tried a couple of other ones too: I'm a Fire Demon; I'm Monica from Friends; and my inner animal is a monkey.

Gold, Silver or Bronze?

Back when I was a carefree DINK (double-income-no-kids) I always swore there were certain things I would never do if I ever had children. No soothers, no sleeping in my bed, no talking about nappy contents.

How quickly my notions fell asunder!

So having been fairly warned, read on at your peril. Baby poo is gross. And there appears to be an unending supply of it. It pours from my childs butt like some perverse fountain of stench. Changing nappies is a thankless and pointless task - I'm only going to have to do it again in 20 minutes...

Anyway, I think I've done fairly well to have held onto that particular rant until 3 months into baby #2... and I've also kept it quite tame, so I think I deserve a medal.

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

I loved this. It had just the right measure of fantasy, reality, terror, creepy, weird and wonderful. London will never be the same for me.