Awkward but hilarious conversation with Anthony, lovely guy (quite barmy) from City Church ( Read more... )

Oh look, it's 7am at night again! I just had a lovely 'breakfast' (if I haven't been to sleep yet it's not proper breakfast) in the garden, watching the birds. Went for a bit of a walk around 6, it's a really beautiful time of day. Bit of a shame I'm usually either asleep or frustrated that I'm not yet. I saw an ex-cat on my adventures, which was ( Read more... )

I've spent the last few days battling with some German articles for my dissertation. I'm getting there- I've nearly finished the second (short!) one- but it turns out academic German is quite difficult if you have no prior knowledge of German in any context. I'm sticking with it though, partly because I will need it in future and also because ( Read more... )

If you never hear from me again, seek vengeance on my washing machine. I'm a little frightened of it ( Read more... )

CROSS CROSS CROSS. Stupid boys. Maybe I would actually be better off as a lesbian ( Read more... )

I found an almost completely unadulterated recording of some of my favourite madrigals, sung by Miranda Sex Garden. They usually are completely ridiculous, but this is mostly beautiful. Some NASTY slides, and some ridiculous soprano dominant parts, but there's a recording of Gush Forth My Tears! The only one I've ever found (except their crazy ( Read more... )

I'm on a mad deleting spree. It's very satisfying. I have lots of 'real' things to get rid of too- I think my stuff probably breeds ( Read more... )

I'm listening to Ockeghem's Requiem again, and the end of the Graduale has left me absolutely lost for words. I'd forgotten just how beautiful it is. The last minute or so, when the lower voices enter on 'consolata sunt' and make the texture really rich, is just so profoundly, exquisitely, devastatingly and beautifully sad, but comforting as well. ( Read more... )

It's the hall ball tonight, but as it's ludicrously expensive (and I can't be bothered) all it really means for me is all my furniture is vibrating. We've had an interesting mix of music- currently it's an out of tune 'I must destroy what I love' repeated ad nauseam. Ah well. I am being very uncool and working on my dissertation- I found the chant ( Read more... )

...and a flat! Today is a very good day.