Yes, really, as I walked down State Street this evening, somewhere further along there was a bagpiper.
Am at Wiscon, which has started and I have done my first panel on Waves of Feminism (as I confide my dearios know, hedjog skorn utterly the wave theory of feminism, and may have mentioned that It's Orl Moar Complyk8ed).
Have remet with various ( Read more... )

Dept of Health:

The tooth is lots better, although the inside of my cheek is still sore. I felt like an elephant had rolled on me on Friday morning, rang into work and went back to bed, but I was feeling much better on Saturday, well enough to go to a friend's 60th birthday party in one of those areas of N London forgotten by Transport for London ( Read more... )

Oft (actually, 3 times in the number of years I have been posting isn't really that oft, is it?) have I complained about the withdrawal of products that I was fond of. This guy is going even further:
When they changed his favourite soap, Bob Stanley got into a lather - then began a mission to hunt down old stock.

The saga does rather recall to mind ( Read more... )

Have been trying to get some Roger & Gallet Vetyver Soap, which I haven't seen anywhere in the shops for ages.

Tried Fortnum and Mason today, as I was in the area, and they had everything but.

O noez, has it been discontinued?

By ferretting around online I have found somewhere that still appears to have the boxes of 3 in stock (as opposed to single ( Read more... )

Day off, and had a highly successful expotition to the local shops this morning. I not only accomplished the various errands on the immediate checklist (bank/post office/chemists type things - doing bank and postal stuff in my lunch hours has got more and more of a hassle as branches close, or move, and without exception move further away from my ( Read more... )

I.e. back to the saltmines.

However, there have been some pleasing moments. Not only did some personal admin telephoning get done with unwonted expedition, when I popped into the local chemists to get various things, although they didn't have any Kent combs (all of mine are completely AWOL) they did have a box of Roger and Gallet Vetiyver soaps, ( Read more... )

Victory, at least partial, for the users of the British Library. The Government is apparently wary of their collective wrath - this just in:
Dear Supporters ( Read more... )

The scent of Bronnley Lemons Soap first thing in the morning.

Discovering that I can get the train to my meeting this morning from a local station (I would be even more chuffed about this if I'd realised it yesterday).

Finally managing to track down a pair of headphones-as-recommended-as-best-buy-by-Which (since their 'Best Buys' always seem to be ( Read more... )

Memery: Post a quotation from Shakespeare:
( Measure for Measure Act 1 Scene 1 )