And all of that, and a few hundred more.

reddragdiva.co.uk is now on the non-deprecated server. (Wait a day if it doesn't work for you.) It's an old version of the site and I've put a banner on it marking it as such; now I just need hawkeviper to return to earth and kick the old server so I can get a database dump off it.

I've decided continuous shooting without flash is this month's personal saviour. ( Here's one I prepared earlier. )

Flash off, highest ISO you have to hand, lightbulb white balance, ask subject to pose, hold down shutter. Some shots will blur, some in different places to others. Your subject's face and body will move subtly. I wouldn't use all of those eight shots, but I'll probably consider two or three highly suitable. And, of course, you can do ( completely silly things. )

The Ixus have had this since the first one; Nikon Coolpix have it on at least recent models. Check if your camera does, then give it a try. This is the sort of useful little trick I really want for the photo guide.

I'm getting to like my Ixus 50 more the more I use and learn it.

Sonny's burning holes into me.

• We had to individually sodomise and kill each villager to save them. Resisting was, of course, an act of war.

• Why national ID cards are stupid.

• Icon of the week.

• If you were on alt.gothic in the late 1990s, don't look here. Curse you, magman, I thought I'd safely recycled those neurons.

• How to fuck your dog. Lovingly. Sincerely.

redcountess is much better today, well enough to listen to music! Except it's too Fucking Hot again. arkady just had a tepid bath and has discovered that ( clubbing gear is perfect for this weather. )

The weather, by the way, is my parents' fault — they're over from Wessstern Australia and brought it with them. We were going to visit them in Southampton today, but there's no way redcountess could have coped; we'll be trying again next week.

I think we need to hit the Dev some time this week on a suitable afternoon. Possibly tomorrow or Tuesday if the thunderstorm they're taunting us with is a happener. I'll let you know.

B-Movie June pics: sneak preview.

B-Movie pics are up in a temporary location (that means don't bother linking). They'll have a stable URL when I finally get hold of the database from the old server and put it back onto the new one. Object or cheer as you will, 8×10s for lucky victims who want one.

(secretlondon and eyeliner297: "O rly?" "Ya rly!")