Happy Movember to all who participated! The Snook updated his fund-raising page with a pic of his final mustache.

It’s officially the first day of summer here in Sydney! You wouldn’t know it from the weather we’ve been having though. The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a “wetter, and perhaps cooler, summer than usual”. *sigh* I suppose at least it’ll be good for my veggie garden.

We were idly watching The Return of the King yesterday while doing other things – me, knitting; Rodd, gaming – when I had a jolt of recognition. “Wait! Stop! Rewind!” I said. “That elf… looks strangely familiar.” We watched the sequence again. “Is that Bret from Flight of the Conchords??” It was! It’s the bit where Arwen is leaving for the Grey Havens and has a vision of her and Aragorn’s child. Bret’s the Elf Escort who tries to get her moving again. I am oddly proud of having noticed that.

Miss Fee sent through this link for the Snook: “Why Homebrew is Better. He kegged his latest beer last night!