Interesting Links for 16-03-2016

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Who Then Came to Realize That Life Was Meaningless

(tags: comic funny philosophy )

Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford Reunite for Fifth Indiana Jones movie

(tags: movies OhForFucksSake )

The "Preacher" TV series might not be completely awful!

(tags: tv comics )

Maths experts stunned as they crack a pattern for prime numbers

(tags: numbers mathematics )

Taking LSD for breakfast helps you beat Facebook addiction

(tags: lsd anxiety facebook psychedelics )

Whatever happened to the Great British nightclub?

(tags: music dancing uk alcohol )

Miracleman and Medication

Today I got a bunch of stuff done during the morning, but have now headed home to collapse on the sofa, with a head full of cotton wool, as my slightly itchy throat of the last few days has turned into a proper cold. I don't mind feeling a bit sick in the office (and it's pointless staying home to avoid infecting others, considering the amount of couching echoing across our massive open-plan halls), but when my brain shuts down there's no point me being there*.

One positive thing from the last few days is me _finally_ noticing that sugar-free Strepsil lozenges use maltitol - which triggers my IBS, and that's why I've had an upset stomach since Sunday. So I went looking to see what the alternatives are, and discovered benzocaine throat spray, which does a pretty good job of preventing me from coughing, without any of the negative side-effects.

Also, I arrived home to discover that the collected version of Gaiman/Buckingham's "Miracleman: The Golden Age" was in the hands of our neighbours. So I've got that to read. I can't believe it's been 22 years since these comics were last in print, and we might actually get to see how it all turns out...

I have had to cancel going to see "Hail, Ceasar!" tonight, as it's not really fair on other people to cough my way through a performance. But hopefully I'll be up to it tomorrow instead.

*I may do some research for a work problem later, if my brain can manage technical things.

I think I might have terrible taste in comedy

Because I giggled a lot through the second half of this:

"Sausage Party - Official Red Band Trailer" (Watch on YouTube)

I get all of my trailers, by the way, from trailer_spot.

It's never too late

I just phoned my parents after about three weeks of being a bit avoidant. And discovered that my father has, at the age of 73, just seen the Rocky Horror Show live on stage for the first time.

Apparently it was very good, and Rocky's star jumps were particularly impressive.