Too Inane For Twitter!
They're knocking down the building opposite at work. Not surprising really, they're knocking down most of Victoria. However, today we spotted two large digging vehicles at work - on the roof of the building. It's almost worth taking a photo of. It could be something to do with the gigantic jib that I spotted parked in the road behind Billy Elliot today.
Also opposite, our neighbours have moved out leaving their (the landlord's) house empty. So it's goodbye to their kid that always pointed at us and called us 'Man!', his mum and dad and their cute rabbit, Lily. Who will arrive next?
We solved the latch problem on the rabbit's hutch on Monday. Since Si's sister lost a key part of the latch, it's been difficult opening and closing the hutch door. After a trip to Homebase and Wickes, the answer presented itself with utmost simplicity. Why not take the door fasteners off the old hutch and screw them onto the new one? It worked brilliantly and the bunnies have been celebrating by tearing up all the paper and sawdust in their litter tray and spreading it all over the hutch. Silly Rosie and Rufus!
Great weekend doing recording with Brendan, Tim, Ant, Dave T and Phil. The new series of Planet Skaro Doctor Who audios is going to be a treat when it finally pops into completion next year.
We also went to see a play in Arundel, 'My Mother Was An Alien Is That Why I'm Gay?' written by Nigel Fairs. http://www.nigelfairs.com/alien.html Despite starting off as a rather painful love story between a mis-matched gay couple, it picked up rapidly as it went along. I was pleased, because I really don't gel with stories that invite us to laugh at losers. In the end it was excellent and featured the magnificent line when the main character storms off in a strop - 'I'm going to make A QUICHE!'
For similar reasons I didn't enjoy Starter For Ten by David Nicholls. The lead character is so unlikable and downright nasty that it made it an agonising read. There was precious little about University Challenge either, it was all about Brian trying and failing to get off with Alice. Despite some interesting observations about University life, I didn't engage with the characters and didn't find it particularly funny either. Yet there was a glimmer, a few moments that were potentially brilliant. Basically when I got to the end I didn't hate it as much as I thought I would.
And we're really enjoying catching up with 'The Hour', a new show set in the 1950's and starring Ben Whishaw, who does a damn fine impersonation of Matt Smith. It's also deeply cool and entertaining, despite being a bit slow.
Also opposite, our neighbours have moved out leaving their (the landlord's) house empty. So it's goodbye to their kid that always pointed at us and called us 'Man!', his mum and dad and their cute rabbit, Lily. Who will arrive next?
We solved the latch problem on the rabbit's hutch on Monday. Since Si's sister lost a key part of the latch, it's been difficult opening and closing the hutch door. After a trip to Homebase and Wickes, the answer presented itself with utmost simplicity. Why not take the door fasteners off the old hutch and screw them onto the new one? It worked brilliantly and the bunnies have been celebrating by tearing up all the paper and sawdust in their litter tray and spreading it all over the hutch. Silly Rosie and Rufus!
Great weekend doing recording with Brendan, Tim, Ant, Dave T and Phil. The new series of Planet Skaro Doctor Who audios is going to be a treat when it finally pops into completion next year.
We also went to see a play in Arundel, 'My Mother Was An Alien Is That Why I'm Gay?' written by Nigel Fairs. http://www.nigelfairs.com/alien.html Despite starting off as a rather painful love story between a mis-matched gay couple, it picked up rapidly as it went along. I was pleased, because I really don't gel with stories that invite us to laugh at losers. In the end it was excellent and featured the magnificent line when the main character storms off in a strop - 'I'm going to make A QUICHE!'
For similar reasons I didn't enjoy Starter For Ten by David Nicholls. The lead character is so unlikable and downright nasty that it made it an agonising read. There was precious little about University Challenge either, it was all about Brian trying and failing to get off with Alice. Despite some interesting observations about University life, I didn't engage with the characters and didn't find it particularly funny either. Yet there was a glimmer, a few moments that were potentially brilliant. Basically when I got to the end I didn't hate it as much as I thought I would.
And we're really enjoying catching up with 'The Hour', a new show set in the 1950's and starring Ben Whishaw, who does a damn fine impersonation of Matt Smith. It's also deeply cool and entertaining, despite being a bit slow.