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Some stuff I saw at Edinburgh!
Starting with notes from the two-man Macbeth since I know someone who's actually interested; more shows under the cut. These are slightly-tidied "notes to self ( Read more... ) -
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It's two years since I posted?!? That seems unlikely but I guess it's true. I occasionally tweet (@Shark_hat) if anybody wants to keep up with me ( Read more... ) -
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Yep, I'm going to stop cross-posting from Dreamwidth to LJ (and what a huge loss that will be for everyone); I'll still read my LJ friendslist.
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I went to Barcelona, because I have worked out that if I have a long weekend somewhere with longer days in February it us a good thing all round, and it was brill. Looked at the Med, and went on a tiny boat trip that got all of about a quarter mile outside the harbour; also looked at cathedrals, alleys, ironwork, gardens, hills, markets, Roman ( Read more... ) -
Wednesday reading, etc
I'm currently reading The Golden City by Kathleen Cheney, which is enjoyable so far (She's a Siren spy! He's half-selkie! They Fight Crime! In 1902 Portugal!), an anthology called Daily Life In Victorian London, and Dave Barry Does Japan ( Read more... ) -
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Blood orange (and lime) marmalade recip-ish
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Am feeling mighty-ish; I have not only worked out how to answer a phone call on my new phone (weirdly non-obvious) but also how to get rid of a "new voicemail!" icon that hung around after listening to the voicemail, and have put a screen cover on without getting bubbles underneath it. Should really go and use the feeling to power necessary chores ( Read more... ) -
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OK so this is not a review of the Reeves and Mortimer tour, ( Read more... ) -
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Hello folks!
I've had a good break so far, including seeing the Christmas "panto nativity" Alternative Comedy Memorial Society gig (photos), getting 14 books for Christmas (so far have only read a 1950s cookbook, Step Aside Pops, You're All Just Jealous of My Backpack, and partway through Ancillary Mercy and This Is Improbable Too- must do better ( Read more... ) -
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So after fucking up the first delivery attempt, John Lewis managed to send a couple of competent washing-machine installers round today and I have a new washing machine, and a new appreciation for not having been burnt to death by the large lump of polystyrene that had been left under the old one for n years; luckily the machine didn't have any ( Read more... )