It's Mid-Autumn Festival again, and I have been out gazing at the moon - yes, there's the miraculous tree, and there's the Moon Boy lying down under it!But that's as far as I've got by way of recognising the day - no mooncakes, no persimmon, no green tea.  I did bestir myself - partly because there are two children coming this weekend, to cook and ( Read more... )

1. I spent several days avoiding spoilers for Doctor Who; now that I've seen the most recent episode I'm not sure it was all that worth waiting for.  Capaldi acted brilliantly again; the writers gave almost an overdose of clever, effective internal and external cultural refs and nudges; there was a seriously engaging look at the bitterness of the ( Read more... )

So, this helps explain why my internet access has been running so slow all week.  (Though the clip of the shark gnawing a cable is just  from the files, not this week's actual damage being done.)   I've been running slow myself, and the two of us combined - me and the internet - have made the week a wonder of non-productivity.

On the other hand, I ( Read more... )