That thing is due for a resurgence, isn't it?

Early today, early being the time I usually wake up on a week-end, when the church bells ring Vespers and the sun darts its ethereal fingers across the horizon in beautiful shades of violets and reds, or would, if there were any sun fingers to be seen in this blasted country, early today I was making myself a fine cup of chicory ( Read more... )

6 children were struck by lightning in the French village of Thor. I shouldn't laugh about that, should I?

Anyone interested in an art nouveau wardrobe, about 2m20 tall and 1m20 wide? It's made of mahogany, I think, and has a full-length mirror on the door. Will give away for sexual favours or a lemon pie.

I've also got some Ikea Stolmen shelves, customised to a lovely industrial look. I like them. No room for them in the new house, though.

i have ( Read more... )

It is 1892. You are a commoner who married into nobility, but your husband died on the wedding night. Now, the rest of the family wants you out. FATALITY!

Best flash game ever: Victorian slapfight

That's a hell of an obit.

I may well rent a warehouse. Some places have a kind of deal where you get the warehouse for a relatively cheap price, the landlord builds a kitchen/bathroom/whatever he doesn't mind, gives a month or three rent-free, and the tenants build the rest as they please, which is totally awesome in a design-your-own-house kind of way ( Read more... )

I'm moving in July, so I need a new housemate or two! I'll be looking for a spacey 2/3/4 bed house, quite possibly with a garden, somewhere on the Northern Line between Mornington Crescent and Highgate/Hampstead. I expect a rent of £600-700 a month per person, but I can go higher without much of a problem, since I'll need a bit of extra space for a ( Read more... )

just for Anna.

What can I do for my birthday, that doesn't cost much money? It's the last one of my 20s, so I'd like something more than just the pub. All my friends are poor, though, so as fun as skydiving sounds, no dice. No place to rent around London to suitably host a large party either ( Read more... )