Is it just me or is the prospect of getting spider silk (now known as BioSteel (TM)) from a goat’s udder both exciting and disturbing. Exciting, because it seems to be the first step towards many of the things I’ve been reading about in sci-fi since I was a wee lad, and disturbing because, well, it’s spider silk from a goat’s udder! Really!

I had one of the best days I’ve had in a long, long time yesterday. Reading and a picnic in the park with Trang, and then hanging at Louise’s and a BBQ at Mal and Elspeth’s. Excellent.