Things the world needs...

...Slinkys made of memory metal.

We use them at work for science lessons (waves etc.) and after a couple of lessons they are usually ruined, tangled and bent so badly that they will never work properly again.

What would be great is a self-repairing Slinky. After each use just shove it in the oven and it returns to its original shape. No muss, no fuss, no messing around trying to disentangle the damned things.

Anyone wants to market something like this, my fee for the idea is half a dozen long slinkys for the school, and a couple for me to play with.

Fanfic Rec. - Big Rock Candy Mountain

rozk recommended this amazing story by basingstoke and it's awesome - a huge AU BtVS / Angel story in which Andrew is a Scooby from the beginning of BtVS Season 1, and things change a lot. Warning - some M/M slash elements.

You can reach it directly at
http://www.ravenswing.com/~bas/slash/andrewcover.html

Automaton Atkins

This is Automaton Atkins, the automaton soldier described in previous entries. The left hand is a grenade launcher, other is a human-style hand. Not sure about the look of the head, I'm thinking of changing it to look like a painting rather than a photograph. Comments gratefully received.