This is my first attempt at a little comic/one panel cartoon. It’s a doodle that I’ve drawn a few times now, and I thought I’d use it as a practice run.

This was done by drawing the image on paper. Scanning it and making a layer of the black and white lines. Adding colour on a layer behind the black lines, then dropping a photo behind that.

Comments are most welcome.

Researchers were looking for a well known song with the right beat to help people get the pace right when performing CPR. With lovely irony they found that the BeeGees "Stayin’ Alive" is perfect.

Today marks Wasps‘ first Heineken Cup game of the season. They are at home to the French club, Castres Olympique.

Both Wasps and Castres Olympique have had a bad start to the season.

Wasps have played in two competitions. They played Gloucester (away) in the Anglo Welsh competition and lost. In the Guinness Premiership, Wasps have only had one victory. Satisfyingly, that was away at Leicester.

In their respective leagues, Wasps are currently 10th (from 12). Castres Olympique are 13th from 14.

So, from Wasps point of view, this looks like a good match to start with - the teams are on similar form, and the French sides traditionally view the H-cup (as they call it) with less importance than their domestic competition. Josh Lewsey and Danny Cipriani had a spat on the training field this week, which was much publicised - as a result I’m hoping that these two especially will want to show that things are, not ‘business as usual’, but back to the form of previous seasons.

The team will want to produce a good performance on the field, not just because the club sees the Heineken Cup as an important competition, but to raise morale prior to the return of the premiership.

I for one will be shouting myself hoarse!
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Sanctuary, the new Amanda Tapping project, begins in the UK tonight. It will be on ITV4 at 9pm. It will be repeated on Wednesday.

Amanda TappingMajor Samantha Carter on Stargate SG1, stars. The show was made originally for a ‘pay per view’ audience on the web. It was made on a budget using green-screen technology to achieve professional standards. In the US, the Sci Fi channel have commissioned a second series of 13 parts. The first season (which is being transmitted tonight) was originally 8 webisodes - these have been re-shot for television, the first four webisodes make up episode one which will be transmitted tonight..

Seeing this post on the Empire website reminded me of the silliness that is ‘Top Secret’.

Of course I then had to find the Swedish bookshop scene.

Here it is in reversed glory and as it was originally included in the film.