Unintelligent Design

Spent a very pleasant weekend in London visiting the wonderful souldier_blue. Made it to the Dev (briefly), had a very nice Japanese meal in Poppy Hana and did quite a bit of wandering and shopping.

I now need to think about whether I try to plant my newly-delivered plants (quince tree, gooseberry bush, rhubarb crowns) tonight, in the dark, or wait until tomorrow... tomorrow seems like the better option, somehow.

Just heard Kurt Weill's Moritat von Mackie Messerf in German for the first time.

It's the piece from the Threepenny Opera that's perhaps better known - in English, at least - as Mack the Knife.

Have I mentioned how much I like Mack the Knife? :-)

Who's likely to be at Vagabonds this month? 

I may actually make it this time. Possibly. :)

So. That was Whitby - and a slightly shorter one than usual, Thursday night to Monday afternoon. As it turned out, I did get a Spa ticket after all - but only used it for about ten minutes...

My plan for this Whitby was to sleep a bit, eat regular meals and drink not more than two pints a day.

Anyway, here's how it went:

Wednesday
( Still in Coventry, but attempting to be organised. )

Thursday( Transport, the Elsinore and ballroom dancing... )

David Tennant announces that he's leaving Doctor Who before the next season
(but after the upcoming specials)

Since people will be packing today and tomorrow - and some of you will be heading to Whitby on Wednesday - it seems an appropriate time for the usual reminder...

• Don't forget your ticket (if applicable)
• Don't forget your mobile phone charger
• Don't forget your mobile phone
• Don't forget your wallet / money
• ...and don't forger the location / name of the place you're staying. Or the keys, if you've already got 'em.

...some of these things can make for a very interesting Whitby.
If you're going, I'll hopefully see you there. Hope you all have an excellent time - and remember to sleep occasionally, ok?

Feh. I had hoped for a quiet day.

Instead I shall be shambling into town for lunch at Browns, harassing my bank and generally trying to Sort Stuff Out. Not entirely sure this is a good idea, but various things have just gone wrong and this is my last opportunity to fix them before Whitby.

It will, at least, be productive.

The horrible sore throat has now arrived to accompany the muzzy head and general bleah feeling. Not unexpected.

I'm in that happy spot where I'm well enough to go to work, but not exactly at my best when I get there, and evenings are unlikely to be productive. :-(

Aside from that bit, though, life's not bad at all. Counting the days 'til Whitby. :-)

"I don't embrace trouble; that's as bad as treating it as an enemy. But I do say: meet it as a friend, for you'll see a lot of it, and had better be on speaking terms" - Oliver Wendell Holmes

I like that one. It seems fairly appropriate right now, too.

Something is burning. It may be the sky - there seem to have been a lot of fireworks. But the smell was strong enough that I spent twenty minutes searching the house, just in case.

Edit: Eventually I looked out of the back windows and saw the huge fire a street or two away. Not sure whether it was in a road or in the park.