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[wwidsith]

Hi everyone, sorry I'm posting so late, I've had a bit of a disasterous afternoon. I was trapped in a suburb of Marrakech and couldn't get out. Kamal invited me round for lunch at one o'clock. I didn't get back here till quarter past nine

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[witchsis]

It was like being held prisoner by the world's most affable kidnapping ring.
Somehow that makes me think me of Yemen.

And how the heck, did you get yourself arrested?

[wwidsith]

Really, is Yemen known for its affable kidnappers? I must visit!

(On the mistaken arrest, see below...)

[mimms_1013]

I almost feel I should congratulate you on your day.

Remember this? Nearly ten years ago, from the same country...

PARADISE LOST
It's quiet here on a balmy night
I smell quince on the air as I lie in my bed
And the insects hum as the moon shines down
While the stars shoot overhead

And I feel like I don't have any cares
As I study the earth where the argan tree grew
But my thoughts, unbound by time or space,
Are flying home to you

The setting I'm in is a Paradise
And I want it to catch, but it's passing me by
For I'm thinking of you, lying, thinking of me
Under an English sky.

[wwidsith]

hmm...interesting.. can't believe you have a copy of that! Nowadays I have requited love, and hopefully a better sense of scansion.

[hobnobofjoy]

glad i could help with the more bizarre parts of your day!

(i am of course also taking credit for your being arrested). please explain!

[wwidsith]

oh that...well I was filming in a restricted area, I didn't really think anyone would notice but apparently one of the passers-by worked for the Moroccan secret police - I think they're called the RG or something. He started saying all this stuff very pleasantly with a smile on his face, but when I asked Kamal what it meant I was told that I had just been arrested. I was like ‘Oh - okaaay..’ But fortunately K's cousin is apparently a chief of police (THAT's the kind of thing that makes a good fixer!) and after a while I was told that in fact the arrest had been a mistake, it was a pleasure to have me in Morocco, and I was welcome to buy a carpet from his brother any time.

[hobnobofjoy]

gosh, now that is lucky! knowing my luck i'd turn out to be the next bridget jones and land myself a jail sentence for filming an ilegal carpet or something!

and did his brother have nice carpets?

[wwidsith]

Brothers always do, here..