yum, tastiest lunch sandwich ever: cheese roll+ wholegrain mustard + cheddar cheese + tomato paste + spring onions.

I am in the process of preparing a costume for a "medieval" themed dinner at a conference I'm going to. As many of you know, my fibre sport is knitting, NOT sewing. Unlike nurse_liz and claire_wain the precision necessary for cutting out patterns ( Read more... )

ok, yes, I couldn't resist ( Read more... )

I fear the time has come... yes my friends, it's true. I spent a large portion of this weekend jam-making, swiftly followed by knitting while listening to the radio. Is this balanced out by our listening to a very fine blues band or two on Friday night ( Read more... )

The lovely girl who is our office assistant at the moment (not pregnant, no drama, very chatty) has boob gravity today. When I talk to her, my eyes keep dipping dipping....drawn into cleavage.... can . not . resist . pull . of . rounded . bosoms ( Read more... )

Work is busy busy busy busy. I'm not ignoring you, promise! I haven't defected to that other place where people tell you what they're doing, but don't really keep in touch ( Read more... )

Not Pottermania (well, much, anyway), but ROME.

Why are none of you watching Rome? It is by far and away the best thing on television at the moment. It is full of sexy people, good writing, self-aware plotting, and relatively good historical accuracy (ok, apart from the carrots cabd). If it were sci-fi, all of my geek friends would be sharing the ( Read more... )

Is anyone else on Hotmail? I am always entertained by the adverts for their gossip/life-style magazine pages: "only on MSN: 'My husband is an addicted gambler'". I can never help parsing them as "only on MSN is my husband an addicted gambler", and then thinking "well, that's ok then, be on with you ( Read more... )

Help me friendslist, you're my only hope! I went into Dorothy Perkins today, on my walk around at lunch time hour, and I'm being sucked in. LOOK!! Shift dresses, with patterns! and waist shaping! combined with leggings! And my big clompy boots! IT'S THE NINETIES ALL OVER AGAIN. I LOVE EEEET. Ahem. It is possible that I am beyond help. I didn ( Read more... )

oooh, and before I go to bed, cos damn, it's got late again, how did that happen?

claire_wain, I think you need a pair of these: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45881901/

They'd keep your feet cool in the summer!
N.

it entertains me greatly that the journal "Biologist" has available on it's website "HOT articles" for each edition. You can access the HOT HOT HOT articles if you aren't a member of the Institute of Biology, but none of the other, less HOT articles ( Read more... )