We have returned from a lovely weekend in Brussels, staying with lovely and delightful friends where we did VERY little. I geeked out over french language comics (so many wonderful wonderful things!). Had a culture shock moment while standing in front of a display about erotic bandes dessinees while reading about the difference between the male ( Read more... )

We're off to play in Brussels this weekend, what should we go and see? What should we do?

I think we're planning gentle mooching, eating, drinking, more eating, and more gentle mooching. Is there anything unmissable?

We're doing Eurostar, which I'm looking forward to. Hooray for adventures.
N.

sorry little fish icon, but I have come to the conclusion that fish are BOOOORING. This is possibly because my default open tag for the past 4 days has been http://www.fishbase.org which has loads of really cool, exciting scientific data all reduced down to it's driest format ( Read more... )

( reproduction related )

I had the bizarrest taxi journey of my life this lunchtime. From Leeds station, I give the nice taxi driver the address of where I need to go. I've never been there before, and I don't think he has either. Mainly because he has NO IDEA how to get there. I know this because he basically starts driving around the Leeds Inner City Loop while ( Read more... )

Last day of work before holidaaaaay.... See how effective I will be in the office. Lots of work going to get done, not at all as if I will be making lists of packing ( Read more... )

Wooooo! My replacement US passport has arrived! Without a large bill for taxes, or a summons or anything. Supremely efficient, and much less difficult than I had hoped.

One less worry making thing before my trip.
Rah!

Why does life happen so quickly ( Read more... )

Ooh, life is busy confusing at the moment. Work is, as happens fairly regularly, full of woe, but home and friend life is very good. This messes with my brain, as it can't decide what overall mood we should achieve. At the moment we have settled on cheerfully stoic with periods of rage at work, and just plain cheerful at home ( Read more... )

Have been suffering a little from the annual BLEH of grey skies, too much work, and not enough excercise. Luckily this is relieved by not actually doing a full week's work if I can help it, and planning to be out and about as much as possible.

On the cards so far this year: Gogol Bordello concert in Newcastle, visits to mid-Wales with nurse_liz, kowt and ( Read more... )