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I aten't ded.
Seriously, I know all I seem to do on LJ is turn up sporadically and say hello, and then fail to appear again for months. I've been not on internet very much recently and so am a bit behind the times. Hope you are all well, and I miss and love you all. (Sorry for the gushing.)
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Flight of the bumble bees on accordion. (Actually, some of the other videos of him playing things are a bit better, but this one is just hilarious)
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Some Irish news
There are two pieces of news here that I find very interesting.
The first is a pregnant seventeen year old girl, whose baby will die shortly after birth, is not being allowed to have an abortion Now, there are a couple of things to consider here. The first is that abortion is still illegal here. What she is seeking is permission to travel to ( Read more... ) -
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I was watching the end of The Human Footprint tonight on Channel 4 (incidentally, David Tennant needs to be allowed to speak in his own accent more often). There were a couple of bits that shocked me - for example, over 40% of people choose not to read books at all, and there are now more households with two cars than two books. That's just crazy ( Read more... ) -
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On Friday, I had a beautifully early morning (6a.m.) for a test for a Junior Diplomat position. The test was for all those who had applied for the Junior Diplomat position and Administrative Officer. (Gotta love the Civil Service.) Turns out 6000 were sitting the test in various places. And there's only 15 places for Junior Diplomat. Argh ( Read more... ) -
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Number 4 died; she seemed a wee bit dull last night and died at some point during the night. Poor wee critter. It's a bit odd looking at the box and not seeing her - she was the grey one and really stood out.
I watched Persuasion and had mixed feelings. I loved the music and how they really managed to get a palatable sense of regret. I didn't ( Read more... )
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