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[fanbeatsman]

Hazel and I spent most of last week in London, because she had never really been and had a week of holiday to do something with. We stayed in a very pleasant little hotel, unremarkably comfortable, quiet, and friendly, probably a bit overpriced for what it was but well worth it for the location - about two minutes away from Covent Garden market,

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[galvani]

Your blog wants me to eat pizza.

I may have to eat pizza. How do they target the advertising on these things?

When I grow up I want to be Anissina von Karbelnikoff. Only with more cake and hats. But still with the science.

Sounds like a fun trip... I'm very jealous of you with the Legally Blonde. May have to persuade some cynical london friends to go see it with me. Long time no see, btw, how are you fixed for that tentative plan to visit at the end of Feb?

[fanbeatsman]

I made my own pizza the other day. And lo, it was good. Also fun, what with the kneading and the punching and the fascinated watching of the yeast; I think I could get into the habit of making bread-ly things.

I actually remembered Anissina via thinking of you :D

I am very disappointed that your London people are cynical about Legally Blonde. Doesn't everyone emerge from an English degree running screaming from Dead White Male canonical srs bsns texts and into the welcoming arms of glorious glorious camp pop culture?

I am definitely up for coming to see you; I'm in the later stages of a chunk of work that all needs to be cleared and done by March 5th, so I was thinking that weekend? Friday 5th until the Sunday, prob? If that works for you.

I have watched so much Star Wars over the last few weeks that I have taken to humming the Imperial March everywhere I go. By the time you see me, I may have permanently donned the Vader cape.

[galvani]

Making bread is incredibly therapeutic. Although the few times I've done it, mine has always ended up pretty dense. Apparently you can do it as a corporate team building day, based on the idea that you get to punch things, but in a creative rather than destructive way. And if that's not true and I just made it up, I think we should set up a business.

Tonight I am going to see 'the invention of love'. I'm looking forward to it, but the fact that I can get people to go see this but not legally blonde with me kinda sums up the fact that a) I need to get the hell out of Oxford and b) I REALLY miss you. I think you're the only person I know who would want to see both and consider them equally worthy of analysis

5th march is fine by me, assuming no inescapable last minute weekend work in the lab comes up. I think that's when Alice in Wonderland comes out, if you're interested? I want to see it, despite the Johnny Depp fatigue

DUM DUM DUM dum DA-DUM dum DA-DUM I look forward to seeing the cape...

[fanbeatsman]

Yay, I'd love to go see Alice with you. If nothing else, it'll be thesis-fuel (story mutation ftw) - also, I just imdbed it, and have discovered that Alan Rickman is voicing the caterpillar; HAPPY TIMES.

I find it's not even the punching of the dough that is most satisfying, but the odd whistling noise it makes when the air comes out. It's like the death-wheeze of the yeast.

Today I watched one of the worst films it has ever been my misfortune to sit through, all in the name of research. In the animated film The Clone Wars, the Powers That Be behind the Star Wars franchise for some reason decided it would be a good idea to take a character who, no matter how shitty Hayden Christensen's acting may be and how daft the script is, is a) a formidable pop culture icon, and b) developed in a remarkably tight and well-constructed character arc from cute baby Anakin to LORD VADER, and write him into a story that involves him utterly implausibly spending hours engaging in vapid trailer-oriented banter with and ultimately learning to ~trust~

[galvani]

I KNOW! Alan Rickman caterpillar is going to be awesome