Bill: Subgenii around the world will herald this child's appearance as a good omen for this year's XXXXX-Day, or V-Day, or kill me. They highly value Yeti-like appearance and skills -- unlike the simple folk the child is doomed to live with.

Everyone: Fancy making Friday night a Melbourne International Animation Festival night? It's got everything: Scottish stuff, Heenglish stuff, Pythonian nonsense and some other shit. I seem to remember 'doing' an animation festival with summayouze last year ...! Here is some badly-ripped links. Tickets are moving rather quickly I hear.

FRI 28 Treasury Theatre, tel 9416 4199 to order
6 pm International Program 5
7:45pm My Neighbours the Yamadas (anime feature)
9:45pm Late Night Comedy
11:15pm Monty Python's Flying Circus Animation Collection