Miss Brown

OK, I admit it. I'm a total sucker for pop culture references in TV shows. Well references that I get anyway. I've mentioned The Middleman a couple of times before and since its first season is coming to an end, perhaps its time for example of why it hits that particular button for me.

So in the most recent episode there was:
A NASA Tech called Mr Lethbridge-Stewart
A Zygon rated quarantine facility
The Peri Perpugilliam treaty
The line "did your boss just call you on your watch about a pan-galactic gargle blaster?"

These are just examples and I probably missed many more than I caught. Not that I expect you to necessarily catch these. Last week it was Die Hard references.

Its fine and sunny right now

"It must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays" - Arthur Dent

"Outlook for Thursday, your guess is as good as mine" - Dave Dobbin

"Niwa statistics confirm the outlook for Thursdays is fine - or at least better, as it has proved to be the least likely day for rain." - article in todays DomPost

That article says that it has rained on 84 days so far this year - that is a bit more than a third. It hints at but does not say what I suspect is that most of those days are in the last three months.

Can I just say that with spring starting on Monday, that I am really sick of the rain. I used to defend Wellington's weather. I suppose I still can - the rest of the country is even wetter.

I know talking about the weather is the default when you have nothing else in common. But some days you just need to say something.