They were talking about Bradford and Bingley and recession and house prices on the news. It's interesting that everyone is very concerned about homeowners (who lets face it have been doing pretty well over the last few years) and forgets other people who live in houses ( Read more... )

Mentioned a while ago ( in a post I just found) that Lola by the Kinks would be absolutely awesome if performed by a drag king with a drag queen providing backing vocals and playing the part of Lola.

The image in my mind was of a drag queen much like Chiwetel Ejiofor in Kinky Boots, partly because his character was called Lola but also because he ( Read more... )

Greco-Roman Mythology in Manga form!!
I have no idea how accurate/watered-down this is, although given it's for kids I can see that it might not contain full details.
I don't care the idea just amuses me. :)

Firstly a question for people familiar with the Edgbaston campus. Does anyone know where the Terrace Huts are ( Read more... )

Have been watching series 4 of West Wing and I now have a question ( Read more... )

Probably should have gone to sleep before now. Oh well will do in a bit, promise ( Read more... )

Have just been researching historical identity fraud. I've been coming up with ideas for some short story competitions and I thought that identity fraud before the internet seemed to be a good topic for short crime fiction. There are some very amusing cases of people attempting to connect themselves with royalty and important clergy but I ( Read more... )

I'm not sure why I feel slightly discontented at the moment. It could be that i still haven't got a job (though I have various options for finding one) and the various helpful websites are proving that they don't deserve this reputation. Possibly it's because Dave has gone to work I have been with him non-stop since tuesday morning. Still he'll be ( Read more... )

Well I'm hoping things went ok, I'm feeling pretty positive now (although that might be the relief of having gotten it done). As I was walking to the train station this morning some jerk in a mercedes beeped at me so I'll assume that my interview outfit (black blouse, black above-the-knee skirt and black boots) was a success. I felt a little out of ( Read more... )