Hello world. Well, hasn't it been a long time? I have many things to update you on, but I keep starting posts and then running out of steam before I finish them. Someday I may go into all these things in detail, but for the moment, to sum up:

• Christmas was great.
• Work continues to suck.
• I saw a fabulous version of the Robin Hood legend at the RSC ( Read more... )

It's Burns Night, apparently the time for Americans to smuggle their haggises across borders, as one of the traditional ingredients, sheep's lung, has been ruled as unfit for human consumption by US authorities. I'm not particularly squeamish about meat, although admittedly I am veggie - I used to love liver, yum yum - but I think even my ( Read more... )

Blergh. Doughnuts made with artificial sweetener: why would you do that to me, Greggs? If I wanted diet food, I wouldn't be buying doughnuts. And why was there no warning? "This will taste disgusting, don't buy it, it won't satisfy your doughnut craving at all, and the flavour will hang around all day ( Read more... )

Things I have done recently:

- Discovered a meadow - with cows! - right in the middle of Oxford. Okay, yes, I'm sure everyone else already knew about Christ Church Meadow, and I had in fact seen one of the entrances to it, but I'd never investigated it. Cows! In the city ( Read more... )

Enjoying my Friday night. Sitting here watching Spaceballs for the billionth time (is it bad that I've memorised all the Dinks lines - which consist entirely of the word "dink", said repeatedly?), and drinking a cocktail I've invented. Bombay Sapphire gin, tonic, and a splash of Earl Grey tea mix (two teabags in a little hot water, brewed for about ( Read more... )

I accidentally made an almond version of langue de chat biscuits today. As is the sort of thing that happens with my baking. Although usually my unexpected disasters are a little less delightful ( Read more... )

So, I'm taking over rda_daily for April - eep! Well, it's a friendly place, and... I still feel like I should offer my credentials. I am a co-mod for redial_the_gate (The Light today, woohoo!), and jacksamfriends (deadline 6 April, OMG!), and... oh, you all know me. *g ( Read more... )

I managed to make The Bread That Ate Manhattan this evening. I followed the recipe and everything. I think maybe I left it to rise too long. Still, it'll be lighter that way, which is probably a good thing for wholemeal walnut bread.

( Is it a walrus? Is it a scale model of the Moon? No - Pepper's been baking! )

I was having fun looking at surreallis 's cupboards, so I thought I'd share mine.

( Just as interesting as looking at other people's bookshelves, I think. )

Mondays. Ugh. And LJ keeps screwing with this post. And, oh CRAP, I have just realised I've forgotten to fax my timesheet. *headdesk, deep sigh* So, things for which I am grateful:

- The sandwich my beloved made me, with just the right amount of (English) mustard on it. The sandwiches he makes are not the sandwiches I would make for myself, but I ( Read more... )