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It's been an interesting weekend so far - and it ain't quite over yet...
We've had ballet, including Pineapple Poll (I didn't quite understand the history of the piece 'til I read Wikipedia - I'd assumed it was an original Sullivan project...). There's been a trip to the Leamington Peace Festival with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
blooddoll3, plus Sunday morning tea with dmh.
(And no,mister_jack, I didn't forget to feed your cats... :)
We've had ballet, including Pineapple Poll (I didn't quite understand the history of the piece 'til I read Wikipedia - I'd assumed it was an original Sullivan project...). There's been a trip to the Leamington Peace Festival with
blooddoll3, plus Sunday morning tea with dmh. (And no,
mister_jack, I didn't forget to feed your cats... :)
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Jun. 11th, 2007 08:18 pmLife is still good. Well, mostly.
The not-so-good bits include boiler malfunctions (first there was water everywhere - now there's no hot water whatsoever 'til Wednesday... and absolutely no water in the kitchen...) and unresolved double glazing issues (still needs one pane replacing).
Other than that, life's not bad at all.
The not-so-good bits include boiler malfunctions (first there was water everywhere - now there's no hot water whatsoever 'til Wednesday... and absolutely no water in the kitchen...) and unresolved double glazing issues (still needs one pane replacing).
Other than that, life's not bad at all.
Slow news day?
Jun. 9th, 2007 09:06 pmCathedral row over video war game - currently the top story on the BBC news site
Manchester cathedral appears relatively briefly, as part of a larger sequence set in Manchester. As for the "virtual shoot-out in the cathedral's nave in which hundreds of enemies are killed", it fails to mention that they're mostly a swarm of dog-sized alien animals...
Sony may well have messed up by featuring the cathedral without permission, but the reporting is also putting a "gun crime" spin on this that doesn't really fit the game itself.
Manchester cathedral appears relatively briefly, as part of a larger sequence set in Manchester. As for the "virtual shoot-out in the cathedral's nave in which hundreds of enemies are killed", it fails to mention that they're mostly a swarm of dog-sized alien animals...
Sony may well have messed up by featuring the cathedral without permission, but the reporting is also putting a "gun crime" spin on this that doesn't really fit the game itself.
Plastic, chemicals and glass
Jun. 6th, 2007 10:44 pmDouble glazing is mostly done now. New front door, new upstairs windows, new french doors at the back - just the front bay windows left (and they should be tomorrow morning).
I've booked tomorrow as holiday, just to make sure it does all get sorted out. Fingers crossed.
I've booked tomorrow as holiday, just to make sure it does all get sorted out. Fingers crossed.
Double glazing, day two..er...one
Jun. 5th, 2007 11:49 pmSo. This is going well...
So. This was supposed to be a two day job. And after two days they've almost finished one of the six windows & doors involved...
- Yesterday they didn't turn up to start the job. Their head office was very apologetic about this.
- Today they turned up, put the french doors in, broke their drillbit and a pane of glass, then went home at lunchtime as the nearest spares were in Loughborough...
So. This was supposed to be a two day job. And after two days they've almost finished one of the six windows & doors involved...
Blank page, revisited (part 2)....
Jun. 4th, 2007 11:31 pm#3 - Pretty much anything people feel like, I guess.
#4 - Probably true. I do have recipes for nettle soup, which I keep meaning to try, but I'm wondering whether it's now too late in the year.
#5 - They are? Oh well. Have fun with 'em, then. They were mostly just gathering dust in the cupboard, after all.
#6 - Only now do I appreciate her true purpose. How could she have been so overlooked in her own time?
#7 - Um. That's a tough one. So... honest answer to a rhetorical question? Occasionally, maybe I have a little confidence in this. Mostly, I don't. History and stuff. Things change, though.
#4 - Probably true. I do have recipes for nettle soup, which I keep meaning to try, but I'm wondering whether it's now too late in the year.
#5 - They are? Oh well. Have fun with 'em, then. They were mostly just gathering dust in the cupboard, after all.
#6 - Only now do I appreciate her true purpose. How could she have been so overlooked in her own time?
#7 - Um. That's a tough one. So... honest answer to a rhetorical question? Occasionally, maybe I have a little confidence in this. Mostly, I don't. History and stuff. Things change, though.
So, this weekend...
I had a very pleasant Sunday lunch at the Bear, my new television was delivered, I actually watched Doctor Who on Saturday and I haven't really had much sleep.
I had a very pleasant Sunday lunch at the Bear, my new television was delivered, I actually watched Doctor Who on Saturday and I haven't really had much sleep.
And I'll leave you with this...
Jun. 1st, 2007 08:08 amToday's Questionable Content, for those who aren't reading it already...
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=895
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=895
"Cogs and springs and metal things"
Jun. 1st, 2007 07:40 amBack to life as normal. Well, what passes for normal in Coventry anyway... but that's a whole different post...
- Listening to Screaming Banshee Aircrew's "When All Is Said And Done", which I picked up at BTV. Hmm. Consistently enjoying this one - "Fishnet Messiah" wasn't bad, but wasn't exactly my thing...
- Full WGT photos/words are likely to appear this weekend. Unless they don't, of course.
- Doctor Who really wasn't bad at all. A memorably nasty villain, too. Definitely looking forward to tomorrow's conclusion
Well, that was unexpected...
May. 29th, 2007 10:20 pmHome from Leipzig. Tired but rather happy.
I've just binned my suitcase. Partly because the wheels had started squeaking in an intensely irritating way, partly because it was getting a bit battered... and mostly because the huge bag of chocolate covered coffee beans inside it had exploded, coating everything with sticky half-melted chocolate...
Sorry,chimera_s, it looks like you won't get those beans. :-/
On the plus side, if that had happened on my way to WGT, it would have been really awkward. As it is, all of the chocolate-coated gothgear needed washing anyway. :)
Full write-up - including quote file and pictures - to follow a little later...
I've just binned my suitcase. Partly because the wheels had started squeaking in an intensely irritating way, partly because it was getting a bit battered... and mostly because the huge bag of chocolate covered coffee beans inside it had exploded, coating everything with sticky half-melted chocolate...
Sorry,
chimera_s, it looks like you won't get those beans. :-/On the plus side, if that had happened on my way to WGT, it would have been really awkward. As it is, all of the chocolate-coated gothgear needed washing anyway. :)
Full write-up - including quote file and pictures - to follow a little later...
