We didn't make it to the bicycle bell concert after our birthday party. Other things I didn't see last week were Dawkins, Death and Dissection - don't get your hopes up, that's two events, not one - and Dr Ben. As hatmandu observed, 'Someone ought to open a university round here!'

But we did have a party, so thank you to all who came. juggzy bought Maltesers to ( Read more... )

Our birthday party is still on for Saturday.

Do bring yourselves; do please take away from our decluttering box some clothes and old books and bike bits and craft stuff...

For those of you who'll be in Oxford on Sunday, we're planning to join the bike bell orchestra (rain permitting).

This year's birthday party: our house, Oxford, Saturday 9 May. I can't do better than repeat j4's invitation from last year:When: Tea/cake/faff from 3pm, proper party from party o'clock. [Last year we wrapped up at 2am.]
Where: HERE. If you don't have our address and/or you want directions, email/comment.
RSVP: would be helpful so we know vaguely how ( Read more... )

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I had the good fortune to attend a charming civil partnership ceremony on Saturday. The invitation came as an encrypted teletype message, for the ceremony was to take place in Bletchley Park. Fortunately the details were repeated in clear.

We were treated to Bernstein and Stevens, a Flanders and Swann tribute act, and though 'Misalliance' was not ( Read more... )

Our flat is at its tidiest and I have spent a sunny Sunday in a state of advanced calm. These are the unexpected rewards of last night's birthday party ( Read more... )

I'm thirty. It's great. I wish I'd got round to it sooner.

j4 generously let my round-number birthday take precedence over hers and continued her tradition of inventive and elaborate cake decorating with this luxury edible CD. Isn't she the best?

We celebrated by dancing to sad songs at Feeling Gloomy, where we were invited on stage for MOAR CAEK. ( Read more... )

This Saturday night I'm going to party like I'm thirty years old, because I will be. (It's j4's birthday, too, but she'll be just twenty-nine.)

As it's worked well before, we'll be indie clubbing. We'll be very happy if you join us. This year: Feeling Gloomy, London, 10 p.m., Saturday, 5 May.

I rushed ( Read more... )

A gentle reminder that Thursday's general election will be followed by our birthday do in London.

There'll be a party in Cambridge on Saturday, too, which clashes with the only time travellers' convention you'll ever need. But a) that's in Cambridge, Massachusetts, so it will start at 3 a.m. BST and b) if you're attending the convention then you' ( Read more... )