My new toy

At last, after spending about 4 weeks languishing under the bed, i've broken out my new computer toy.

External DVD burner!!!!

Of course, the first thing it burnt was my paycheck (last month's) which clearly explains why people have been asking me whether I've been eating enough recently. But hunger is temporary!! DVDs will last for 7,000 years before they decay!

My intention in purchasing this most useful of computer peripherals is to facilitate the space-efficient archival storage of various audio-visual entertainment material currently residing on my hard drives. Under current data security protocols, having no back up copy of said AV material is likely to result in a critical and distressing situation should aforementioned hard drives decide to begin renditions of the "crunchy noise symphony" and subsequently terminate operations without notice. Thus, the need for additional repository and archival allocation (including the facilities to create such archives) becomes not a frivilous expenditure but, indeed, a compulsory investment that contributes not only to enhancing the existing protective measures against data loss but also contributes in intangible but very cogent ways to the psychological well-being of the primary human inferfacer. i.e... Me!~

Yes, i watch too much "Yes Minister". The late Sir Nigel Hawthorne (bless his departed soul) will always be one of my thespian idols.

So, what do we have here?

It's Vanya, guardian of the computer and my favourite baby polar bear.

He's perched watchfully on the DVD-R drive, keeping it safe from evil dust bunnies and continuing to ensure that the elves working frantically within are suitably motivated to work.

I'm no Willy Wonka who's an Oompa Loompa lover. If any elf starts to slack, Vanya will eat the elf *next* to him or her. That way, there's mutual motivation to be productive, it fosters a constructive, encouraging environment where elves and Polar Bear alike work in concert to produce wonderful DVD works, all for the greater glory of the Empire.

Here's Vanya again, showing his vicious snarl and wicked claws with which he uses to 'motivate' our elven employees to greater heights of productivity. Can you no see the gleaming incisors gaping menacingly from his huge maw? The razor-sharp claws, the mere sight of which cause lesser men to cringe and wet their pants?

Yes, there is no doubt who rules the household, it is Vanya, Undisputed Overord of the Computer Room and winner of the "Most Adorable & Fluffy Baby Plush Toy" award.