Warriors of the Deep

Last night I was watching a Doctor Who story from 1984, called "Warriors of the Deep". It was set on Earth in 2084, where two powerful rival political blocs are locked in a 'Cold War'. The TARDIS materialises in an undersea military base which contains an arsenal of nuclear weapons permanently locked on the opposing bloc. When they arrive the Doctor (Peter Davison) and his friends are immediately assumed to be enemy saboteurs. In fact, there are enemy agents aboard the base, but a far more powerful threat lurks outside: The reptilian Silurians and the amphibious Sea Devils, the original inhabitants of Earth before humanity evolved, have come up with a scheme to wipe out the human race and regain control of Earth. It was a really good story and well scripted, however it does suffer from some unintentionally hilarious special effects (in particular the Silurians' pet sea monster, which looks a lot like a green pantomime horse with a fishy head). I think it was one of the first Doctor Who stories I ever saw when I was about five or six. I was quite surprised by how much I could remember.

I was back at work today, and was still on desk training for the new job at work. There is going to be another big desk move at work over the weekend.

I was also reading the book Non-Fiction by Chuck Palahniuk (it was published in the USA as Stranger Than Fiction). The book is a series of essays where Palahniuk discusses a sex festival, a demolition derby, wrestling, life aboard naval submarines, writer's conventions and psychics, as well as interviews and profiles of people such as Juliette Lewis, Marilyn Manson and writer Amy Hempel. He also writes about his experiences of trying body-building and being kidnapped by a limo driver. It is hugely entertaining.