BBC Radio Four has already aired the six episodes, but they are still up for listening until 29 March. This is not jsut a plain reading of Neil Gaiman's book; it's an all new radio play with voice talents such as James McAvoy, Anthony Head, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sophie Okonedo and Sir Christopher Lee. It's also free for listening even if you live ( Read more... )

Yesrday evening I used one of my cinema vouchers to go and see The King's Speech, which was a wonderful film with outstanding acting. Touching and funny -- and I realised once again how much I've benefited from watching a lot of English-language TV shows and films without subtitles, because when there was a joke or some humour that the subtitler ( Read more... )

I'm home! Actually, I got back yesterday late afternoon, but by the time I had unpacked and cuddled the cat and caught up with everything you lot have written while I was away, I was absolutely knackered and had to go to bed. (The hotel did have WiFi, but it wasn't included in the price, and I was too stingy to fork out the fee ( Read more... )

Right, off to the UK in a few hours. Flying from Copenhagen to Manchester, where I'll meet up with
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Since kitty has had a troubled tummy for some time, I'm now cooking her food myself. I noticed that I was nearing the end of the batch, so I went to City Gross today after school to buy more chicken innards, so I could make up a new batch that will last over my trip. Woe, for City Gross was all out of every single scrap of chicken innards! I was ( Read more... )

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I'm back home, but I haven't had time to catch up on my flist (and not altogether sure I will; it's over week's worth of posts, so I apologise in advance if I don't). I just unpacked and went into the shower, and rang my mum to say that I'm safely home again ( Read more... )

Early tomorrow morning I'm off to the UK, to visit first thedimholt and quantumliquid in Cambridge, and then armillary and emoni in London and also Ruislip Girl. I'll be home again on Tuesday next week. Don't know how often I'll get to check LJ or email ( Read more... )

I had my maths test today, and it went so-so. Ah, well. I'm only doing it for my own sake, so I shouldn't feel any pressure, really. It would be good to pass it, but I don't really need to ( Read more... )

I'm planning a UK trip! The last week in November! This time I will atually try and make it happen. Only Swine Flu can prevent me!

A couple of days visiting thedimholt and quantumliquid in Cambridge and then a few days in London, where armillary and emoni have very kindly offered to put me up. I hope I can drag at least armillary away with me to Oxford to see the Steampunk Exhibition, and if ( Read more... )