SpaceSquids Official 500th Post Sexy Fun-Time Time

At long last, I have dragged myself across the 500 post line. An awful lot has happened in my life since I started this blog back in March 2008. I've earned a doctorate, published papers, lost both Dr P and Josh, actually re-entered the world of work (sort of), and so on and so on.

But those particular events are only of interest to me, not my dear readers, so instead of detailing the myriad ways my life has changed, I thought this might be an opportune to cast our minds back over the last 16 months.

1. The first ever post. I think it's reasonably safe to say my blogging style has become more distinctive over the time I've been doing this (distinctive, of course, not necessarily being equivalent to competent), and it feels odd reading this now. Still, it has nostalgia value, especially since not all the information offered is still strictly true.
2. The post with the (second) most comments ever (28 posts, 22 of which aren't mine). I decided to cast aside the actual post with the most comments because it was one of those silly "Guess the tune" things I put up occasionally, and at which you people invariably suck at. This one actually has a point, and makes me long for the days when Galactica was still a journey, and not a destination (specifically, a destination that turned out to be full of shit). The follow-up piece might be worth a look too.
   
3. My favourite link. Over this blog's history I've found or been led to some awesome stuff (the Aliens flash game, the world's most morose sea anemone, the bitch-slapping of Rob Liefeld I still read once a month), but my all time favourite remains the Gardener/da Costa cover of this Woody Guthrie song. I guess I found it at exactly the right time, sitting by the window of my Ljubljana flat and staring out into the city, missing home. Plus, it's just a kick-ass song. Fact.
4. My greatest hits. A selection of some of the posts of which I am most proud:

• How RTD's more infuriating writing habits stuffed up Doctor Who;
• Why Moffat is not necessarily going to be any better unless he picks up some new ideas;
• Random extra sci-fi, regarding whether you can murder a Cylon, and how to deal with your treasured TV show not being cancelled;
  
• My two favourite entries in the Dialogue series;
• Rants on such varied topics as undervaluing mathematics, opposing gay marriage, how not to fix the problems in the teaching profession, and Drake's Equation;
• Analyses of Midnight Nation, Supernatural, and the Hyperion Cantos;
• Proof that some political snark writes itself;
• And lastly, some meditations on the problems I have with Christianity.
  

Right. That's enough wallowing in the past. See you all at post 1000, I hope.