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In his skin-tight trousers and his cherry-red Docs
Strolling into Carnaby Street at 7:15 this morning[*], I was surprised to see a crowd. Large numbers of young persons, standing around. It looked slightly like a meet-up for a college trip, but Carnaby St? At 7 in the morning ( Read more... ) -
She said I think I remember the film
Breakfasts I saw on my way to work this morning ( Read more... ) -
They shout give us our fair share, give us justice
Last week, ChrisC asked me if I wanted to see inside the Supreme Court. He was faffing with a laptop at the time, and I assumed he meant some kind of virtual tour. Around the US Supreme Court.
No, he said, really inside. The UK's Supreme Court.
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A heart of stone, a smoking gun
So, as promised (and with apologies to bibliogirl if it's disappointing):
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Whatever happened to Timothy? I was at school with him, you see
My Christmas present from ebee this year was a voucher for a "Reading Spa". This is a bibliophiliac experience at the lovely Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath. And not, as I first guessed, a spa in Reading ( Read more... ) -
You're not gonna get me through this, are you?
Last year, there was a Lego Christmas tree at St Pancras. I nearly didn't get to see it, because ChrisC only mentioned it by chance, having not thought I'd be especially bothered. Sometimes I wonder if he's met me ( Read more... ) -
Hopes may rise on the Grasmere
Things to be excited about: a radio adaptation of Neverwhere next year. According to Neil Gaiman's blog post, it's got a really interesting cast list ( Read more... ) -
But don't try to talk to me, I won't listen to your lies
Every so often - most recently, yesterday morning - I am confounded by the fundamental bastardliness of inanimate objects ( Read more... )