[HPFGU-OTChatter] MST3k references and (of course) birds

[storm]

> Aegeus informations:
>
> <<
> MST3k is Mystery Science Theatre 3000. The basic plot
> is that these people are trapped in a spaceship and
> forced to watch bad sci-fi movies, of which they
> comment on incessantly. It's really quite funny.
> Another fun thing to do is MST very bad fics from
> FanFiction.net (though they don't actually do that on
> the show).
> >>
>then Anna indicated:
> Yep, Aegeus and Wanda have done a bang-up job describing
> the indescribable glory of MST3k. I just wanted to add
> a couple of notes about the terminology and the fanfic
> version:
>
> MST3k - the show
> MSTies - the fans
> MiSTing - the act of joking your way through bad art
>
> It really amuses me that MST3k fanfiction should take
> the form of MiSTing, rather than actual stories. It's
> just so much in the spirit of the show. ^^
>
Thank you Anna, Aegeus and Wanda. I did write a e.m last week but the Death!
Eaters appear to have eaten it. Now I am posting again it will no doubt appear
but I won't feel like an idiot, not at all!

On to birds ... FINALLY I have a bird in my aviary ... neither the Magpie (died
before came to me) nor the Raven (stayed with the vet) were the inaugural
tenant. A very large (470 grams) male Kookaburra has done me this honour. He
can't stand. The vet doesn't know why. He loves his mice and doesn't
particularly like me (such a shame because I think he is wonderful <sigh> isn't
it always the way!) It's been terribly cold here today and tonight so the aviary
is wrapped in a tarp to cut the wind. This evening I set up a lamp to try and
keep him warm. Note to self, buy radiator to heat aviary.

Now all you Northern Hemisphere types will laugh when I tell you what 'terribly
cold' means ... about 60 deg F. But a bird has a body temperature of a bit more
than 104 F and it's been more than 75 F until yesterday.

storm and a very large Kookaburra