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Oswin
He was a character alright, a genuine one off. We gave him a home and he settled into a little space in our hearts. Now that rat shaped space is empty and I miss him. -
The date is SET!
Well Christmas came and went, and I've had some other stuff to deal with too. I hope you all had a good holiday, and I'm sorry if you know all this from elsewhere. I've lost track of who I've told what to and since people are starting to ask questions and what not I think it's better to get all the information in one place so everyone knows the ( Read more... ) -
The Cup Song
Ok, so I'm a few years behind the rest of the world... AGAIN!
The other day a good friend of mine posted a video of a version of "The Cup Song"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UL3VEiR9rgIt got my attention at least partly because it's just the kind of music I like singing, but also because the cup clap beat thing was something I'd not seen before ( Read more... ) -
It WORKS! The Bells, the BELLS, they FLASH!
Some years ago, the Christmas IDENT for BBC 1 was based on a selection of animated Christmas lights. I've been fascinated by such things ever since. I don't have the space to do the kind of enormous display I've seen in some video's from America, but it would be really cool.
It's taken a long time to get things together enough to be able to get my ( Read more... ) -
Lewes Bonfire - From The Outside
If you've found this blog because you are interested in the history and traditions of Sussex Bonfire, then good for you. It's not really the reason I'm writing it, but I'll try to leave you a few breadcrumbs so that you can at least continue to research in the right directions. If you are seeking some kind of secret about how tourists can get the ( Read more... ) -
A Pleasant Sunday
After all the stress of the last few days, weeks and months It was great to be able to relax and forget things for a while yesterday.
It was Sunday, and I was in Hyde park with some friends enjoying the "Radio 2 - Live" "Festival in a Day" event. I really enjoyed the opportunity to chill out and just enjoy a nice Late Summer afternoon and Evening ( Read more... ) -
Application of Laban Principles to Vocal Dynamics
The Laban system is primarily concerned with movement, for expression and analysys it proivides a mechanism for accessing the emotional and muscular tensions in body movement and gestures. I believe that it also offers an opportunity to develop a vocabulary for communicating similar aspects of vocal dynamics. This may be particularly useful in ( Read more... ) -
On the debate of Science versus Religion
I found myself embroiled in one of those “Passionate Differences of Opinion” recently and it's left me thinking. So much so in fact that I've not been able to sleep. Don't get me wrong, I think it's important to HAVE different opinions and discussing them is both healthy and interesting. However, I felt that I did not communicate my particular ( Read more... ) -
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I have seen over the last few weeks, an AWFUL lot of UTTER CRAP being posted to facebook, (as opposed to the usual general crap). In recent days there seems to be a LOT of homophobic rubbish emanating from the narrow minded fools across the atlantic, and generally that doesn't really bother me. If they want to get aerated about "rainbow cookies" ( Read more... ) -
Aftermath
The last few days have been pretty stressful. In addition to the general depressive "stuff" that I have to deal with generally, I have to deal with the imminent eviction and moving in with my parents again, a prospect that I do not relish. The psyche evaluation has been weighing on my mind, and then the other day I received a particularly abusive ( Read more... )