Handful of links, Monday plans

From reabhecc:  
Into the cuckoo's nest
Thirty years ago psychiatry was rocked by the revelation that nine sane volunteers had faked hearing voices and fooled thier way on to locked wards. Has diagnosis improved since? Psychologist Lauren Slater repeats the experiment

Also from reabhecc: 3-digit credit card security code scam, be aware

From lanikei:

Animaniacs quotes at IMDb!

Also from IMDb: Jim Cummings, the voice of just about everything from the 80s through today

Bent Out of Shape
Why is it so hard to find the perfect bra? Jessica Seigel explores the bosom of the bra industry. You won’t believe what she finds.

And a link that I'll pass on sight-unseen, because 9MB to download will take me a while at ~3KB/sec: Nintendo Sports Bloopers Update: Excellent! I've played most of those games, too, though on the C64, not Nintendo. :) (Go Summer Games!)

From kitiara: Spiffy lightweight walking-on-ice accessories: YakTrax

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Suppose I should get to postcard-writing and sightseeing-planning, as I have Monday off, wherein I plan to: Mail postcards via AusPOST, take my bike to the shop, and have Jillian act as my personal tour guide for whatever it is I want to see in Canberra. :) (But first, some dinner is in order.)

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Shauna, why oh why did you subject me/us to that, uh, delightful rendition of Oh Holy Night?

Update:: Added 1 photo in Sightseeing, 6 in Wildlife, 2 in Miscellaneous

Burgers, gauze, accidents, business drama

Mmm, my apartment still smells like the hamburgers I made for dinner.

I went down to reception to pick up a couple more gauze rolls--my abrasions are healing, but a couple still want dressing. While there, I caught the tail end of a conversation between Anthony (reception) and a woman (somehow employed by the hotel, I believe related to the restaurant/bar*) dealing with riptides. My interest piqued, their conversation then included me and continued for the next half-hour or more, primarily talking about motor vehicle accidents, and included some advice for treating my own abrasions, before she left and I retreated to my room, bandages in pocket. (It also included discussion of her boss, who's the sort who'll suddenly leave town--for Sydney, or Queensland, or further--on no notice, at any time of day or night, and no one will know where he is until he drives back into town days later. Curious!)

* The Jam Restaurant/Bar has apparently been the source of great drama of late among hotel staff, resulting in a temporary closure of the place and a note distributed to all hotel guests indicating this closure. I have no idea of the details, but apparently it's been rather serious.

Well into volume 4 of Buttercup Festival now, and I still recommend it to all of you with strange senses of humor. :)

Fun in Canberra

Silja (Jillian P) [23:03]:
Oh yeah, and I have been to nearly all the touristy stuff n Canberra, so you should ask me what there is to do, and what is worth doing.
skreidle [23:03]:
that could well work even better
Silja (Jillian P) [23:04]:
Yes. So, shall I list the doable things?
skreidle [23:04]:
certainly
Silja (Jillian P) [23:06]:
Ok.
( 10 Good Things to Do in Canberra )

My vote is currently leading with Questacon, Botanical Gardens, National Museum, and Zoo/Aquarium. I hope to get to most of the listed places before I leave, but I have another month or two to get to those. I also plan to mail a bunch of postcards (that I still need to write out), buy a phone card to top up my phone--can't do it purely online! grr!--and take my bike to the shop, before going sightseeing. I think I'll charge my camera batteries before I go out, too.