I wanna shake hands with heroes and kiss the girls in centrefolds

If you get chance to walk through Vincent Square at twilight in the near future, take it. The demolition work on its north-west side has somehow only served to heighten its air of a place within a stone's throw of faerie; whether whatever building arises there next will do the same remains doubtful.

Last night I dreamt that I became the new ubiquitous basis for bootlegs, much as 'Get Ur Freak On' was a while back. Whole albums were being bootlegged with me in the manner of 'The Grey Album'. I was unaware of this until I was in a record shop and heard a version of 'I Want Your Love' in which part of the rhythm, track had been replaced with a loop of me saying "peon" in the manner of the "DHSS" backing on 'Wham Rap'. It wasn't very good. Worse, I wasn't making any money from it.

I find I'm increasingly loath to mention other people on here these days. Those who have journals can mention their own takes on events there if they wish, and it seems unfair to mention those who haven't, particularly since many of them have avoided the medium for a reason. It does mean I tend increasingly towards solipsism, though.

For some reason my house has been sent some fabric samples of a dress-type synthetic material in various floral patterns. I'd imagine they're too colourful for anyone I know bar maybe claireybiscuit but anyone who wants them is welcome to them. edit: offer now closed.

The Greatest Living Englishman, exhibit 54,378

http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=17113
"After reviewing the script and casting of HELLBLAZER, Comic Kingpin Alan Moore has done the unthinkable. He's washed his hand of the entire debacle. That's right- he's instructed DC to NOT credit him as the creator of the character. And putting his money where his mouth is, he has instructed that the royalties that he was splitting with his co-creators goes EXCLUSIVELY to the artists, Veitch and Bissette.

Often we hear about an artist upset that his creation has been butchered but this is the first I can recall where the creator asked that both name and money be rejected. Moore is apparently so upset at the desecration done to Constantine by Producer Lauren Shuler Donner that he is stating that he will never support a film project based on his work again. DC Toady Paul Levitz is running around trying to get Moore to change his position, but Levitz is the one who had 30,000 copies of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #5 pulped. The bad PR this move could create in the geek community is of grave concern to Warners and DC."

Text message from my sister:

"I just saw giles from buffy on my street. I didnt say owt tho. I think he wanted my c0ck."
(edited spelling for the benefit of those under the iron heel of Islington Council)