It's the Solstice weekend...

[skorpionuk]

... and Col and I are in Curdridge (which is in the middle of Hants if you don't know), visiting Mr grimbol. So far, we have drunk beer, drunk wine, eaten steak, drunk strange vodka, watched Amadeus (which I'd never seen, but very much enjoyed, despite it being very long indeed), slept, eaten bacon, trundled down to Portsmouth to look at ships and the

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[psychokatuk]

Do you have Twilight Watch? If not I could bring it over. You've inspired me to re-read the whole trilogy :o)

[skorpionuk]

I don't - I borrowed the other two as it is, but I so want to buy them all when I can afford to! So if you could lend me Twilight, I'd be very grateful indeed.

Excellent news! I reckon they're well worth re-reading a few times, especially as they're so hard to put down the first time round, and you just want to read them all in one big go.

[cyber_child]

Hey lady :) Could you drop me an e-mail with yours and Colin's number. I don't know if it's Colin's 'department' but I've got SERIOUS issues over a congestion charge fine (paid it on the day, but TFL have no record of it!). I'd really love to see if Colin's got any advice on this!

:)

[skorpionuk]

I've texted you :-)

[cyber_child]

Got it thanks :) I shall probably call Colin tomorrow :)

[altered_state]

following on from text earlier, it turns out to be a whole number of Sally Lockhart stories... not just The Ruby in the Smoke, i may have to get them at some point

oh and of course she had to smoke the opium... of course she did...

[skorpionuk]

Oh cool! They are, overall, not quite as strong as His Dark Materials, but nevertheless very good. I think Casee had some; I'll check with her.

Yes, yes... it was inevitable... but then, when is it ever not?

[fellowmartian]

whenever it was? when was it? was it back when we were discussing going for the 50, or since? i'm finding that having the fifty in a year as a goal is great motivation, even though i'm looking less and less likely to make it...