I'm not the sort of person who would normally write a blog post when a famous person dies, even when I'm genuinely sad about it, because I often don't know what to say. But I'm going to do my best to find the words this time, because I owe thanks ( Read more... )

Recently I discovered that at least one person thinks I am any good at writing. I don't even know, but anyway, I decided to pay it forward with a proper recs post, pointing out some things and people who deserve to be pointed out. So here are Fera's Things I Think You Ought To Take A Look At. You may have already seen some of them, as they're not ( Read more... )

Not fandomy, not particuarly good, even, but pleasurable from my point of view, and I could do with feeling like I've achieved something recently, so ( Read more... )

Been meaning to do this for ages. I present to you a picspam of recent events from my fascinating life! I'm sure you've all been eagerly awaiting it, but do try not to explode from excitement. In this post: Green Man festival!

( And I have read the right books, to interpret your looks / You were knocking me down with the palm of your eye. )

Via nuclearsugars: Comment with a theme, quote, inside joke, pairing/fandom, picture, or just your name and I'll make a mini-mix for you to download.

I think this is such a fun idea for a meme, and I would love to make you a mix, so please, if you would like one, leave a comment. \o/

The emphasis is on the second syllable - Lady guh-GAH. Get it right or she will be most displeased.


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★ I suck at posting on LJ of late. I will try and post more, and more often.

★ Haven't done this for a while, but a few weeks ago I ended up seeing a series of really, really brilliant bands, so I decided to share some music! DL links and (probably overly long) explanations under the cut.

( Then she's blessed the rainy night... )

1) Sorry I've not been around much recently. I have been lurking and reading posts, but I've been a bit slack about commenting, and I'm sorry for that.

( Health woes )

1) Belated happy birthday to forest_rose! Sorry I couldn't make it to the ceilidh - hope you had a brilliant time.

2) I have made a Spotify playlist in honour of having finished my MSc! (Sorry it's not downloadable; my hard drive died tragically a few months back after a very short battle with gravity ( Read more... )

So here's a video of a five-year-old Japanese boy playing "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da" on the ukulele.

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*Dies from the adorableness*

♥