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Fox encounters

the_hatstand Jun 23, 2015 21:22

I make a point of getting out of the office at lunchtime for a walk around the top end of the lake. It gets me out in the fresh air, enjoying a little leisurely exercise. And it's where I go to feed robins. And I keep my eyes out for other wildlife too ( Read more... )

fox, photography, wildlife

Eleanor Ripley

the_hatstand Jun 05, 2015 17:01

It's been a long time since I perpetrated filk. And then this happened.

I misread "Eleanor Rigby" as "Eleanor RIPLEY" and now I'm thinking how awesome that song would be.
- Abi Brady (@abigailb) June 4, 2015

So of course I had to. Annoyingly I then remembered that her name is actually Ellen Ripley, but then Abi pointed out that her middle ( Read more... )

creative, filk

(Untitled)

the_hatstand Mar 13, 2015 17:38

Terry Pratchett is gone. We knew it was coming. We hoped it wouldn't be so soon ( Read more... )

terry pratchett

Broadband issues

the_hatstand Oct 27, 2013 22:10

I currently don't have broadband at home.

The router I have is a Belkin F5D9630-4. The manual is here (PDF ( Read more... )

Birds' nest and Broadband

the_hatstand Jun 06, 2013 23:28

Question: do birds return to previous nests, or do they build new ones every year ( Read more... )

photography, birds

Hallowed Be Thy Name

the_hatstand Mar 14, 2013 04:00

Clive Burr has died, after a 12-year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He died peacefully in his sleep. He was 56.

( He was kind of a big deal for me back in '82 )

drums, music, clive burr, iron maiden, teenage years

Merlin, Mitch and Bacon.

the_hatstand Nov 24, 2012 21:27

So, Mitch Benn apeared on Merlin tonight. Only a brief walk-on, but enough to make me very happy.

Because, technically, that means I can now claim - via Proud Of The BBC - a Bacon Number of 4.

You may touch me.

update: Apparently the Oracle Of Bacon gives Mitch a Bacon number of 2 for appearing in "Live At Jongleurs" (click "more options" and ( Read more... )

mitch benn, bacon number

Hellooo, Monday.

the_hatstand Nov 12, 2012 09:57

10 mins before my alarm was due to go off the phone rang. Dragged myself out of bed to answer it, only to hear "we're calling from the internet security centre, we'd like to talk to you about your computer." Hung up on them without saying another word and crawled back into bed. Bastards ( Read more... )

birds, mouse

What I didn't like about Asylum Of The Daleks

the_hatstand Sep 08, 2012 17:23

It's almost time for the next episode, so I suppose I should do this while it's still a bit relevant ( Read more... )

doctor who

Of fledgelings and foxes

the_hatstand May 20, 2012 20:12

It's been a while since my last photo post. That one probably had a lot of robins in it too ( Read more... )

photography, birds, wildlife