By now you should be aware of my situation, I’m stuck in some god-awful four star hotel somewhere in England. Why awful? The internet access here sucks as it costs a kidney to get online. Admittedly I’m going to be billing the company, but still.
As the time online is so limited I can’t really do much. Yesterday evening I repaired the My SQL database as it sensed I was away and threw its toes up. After that I wrote the pop-throwaway Rabid Dog short story. I’m not proud of it, I wanted to write — to paraphrase Bill Hicks.
Tonight I’m going to throw you some interesting links from yesterday, as I haven’t been online today. It’s a mixed bag folks, enjoy.

Mr. Jago robots n hiphop — drawn.ca
Matt Dixon super drunk robot art
Jeremy Forson scary artwork you don’t look at after dark
Link R. Crumb’s “The Religious Experience of Philip K. Dick” - boingboing
Link BBC Radio 4 program about Philip K Dick
Link fleshbot about talking vibrators (NSFW)
iJoy Massage Chair = Real Fun (SFW)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1688149,00.html

..Ziggy, an eight-year-old African Grey, had provided Chris Taylor with years of companionship until the fateful day when he opened his beak to mimic his owner’s girlfriend and squawked out one word: Gary.

Ziggy’s obsession with his latest impression grew and he began uttering “Hi Gary!” every time Suzy Collins’ mobile phone rang. Chris’s suspicions deepened after Ziggy started to make long kissing noises whenever he heard the name Gary on television or the radio.

Things between Chris and Suzy finally came to a head the night Ziggy decided to blurt out: “I love you, Gary” in her voice.

When Chris confronted Suzy about his pet’s obsession, she admitted to having had a four-month affair with Gary, a former colleague…