Will be away this weekend fencing in Nottingham. D, with his usual brilliance, has managed to mis-organise it in his usual way so no-one knows what's going on ( Read more... )

Opening Ceremony

I was actually travelling down from Birmingham (and out to Hounslow) during most of the opening ceremony, and I only really saw from Iceland onwards.

I loved what they did with the torch, it was perfect. There may have been sniffling. Just yes!

Also just yes, Chris Hoy's face on entering the stadium.

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( Day 1 )

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/frozen-planet/penguin-cam/

Apparently Discovery have a new series 'Frozen Planet' coming on soon. To advertise it, they've put a camera in the penguin enclosure in San Diego. There is a penguin 24/7 livestream. PENGUINS!!

Sorry have been somewhat absent, it's been a mixture of work and RL ( Read more... )

The best thing about being kicked out of the house I'm in at the end of September is that I no longer have to be passively nice even when I want to scream. Idiot housemate has suggested we get a kitten, despite having 1) a hamster and 2) no one in the house 9/10ths of the time. I have told him it is a stupid idea ( Read more... )

Tickets to go see Ed Byrne in November and Henry Rollins (!!!!) in January. All for the princely sum of £32.

Eee!

So I'm bored and watching the TV yesterday, and see that a Poirot is coming on (it turns out to be After the Funeral, which is the one with Michael Fassbender in) so I turn it on. Anyway, I catch the end of the news ( Read more... )

Leicester is awesome ( Read more... )