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2016 Reading
2016 Book 2, The Noticeably Stouter QI Book of General Ignorance, read as a book, Christmas gift from Mr B
Edit: the lovely kayoko has reminded me that the main point of a book review is for the potential reader to discover whether or not they might enjoy the book. Which makes this one wholly useless (aside from the bunny anecdote) if you don't know ( Read more... ) -
So, I saw Star Wars... [Spoiler free, but opinionated]
I did not expect to see Star Wars. But when I got home from work just before 8pm because I NEED A NEW JOB, poor old Mr B who has been sick as a dog since Boxing Day, leapt up and said MOVIE NIGHT! And given his state of illness (throaty, chesty, achey horror), I felt I had to go along with this plan ( Read more... ) -
Erised and gardening woes
The hd_erised poll is open! And I am failing at link insertion because my iPad hates me. It's here: http://hd-erised.livejournal.com/62396.htmlRead more... ) -
2016 reading
I have been meaning for some years to keep a list of books I read at LJ. In all likelihood I will get three entries in and then be hopelessly distracted by something else, but I'll give it a stab! Possibly another stab, this seems a very familiar caveat ( Read more... ) -
2015, sorted
Normally, at year's end, I have a lot to say on politics. This year, there is absolutely nothing I can say aside from HOW HAVE WE ALL FOUND OURSELVES SURROUNDED BY SUCH AN ENORMOUS PACK OF TITS?? Honourable exemption for Canada who cleverly voted for someone who is not only a major hottie, but who explained the dominance of women in the cabinet ( Read more... ) -
Merry Christmas you lot!
Peace be with all of you on these days of the year when even politicians remember it's a virtue ( Read more... ) -
What the hell, people?
A ticker just rolled across the bottom of the morning news: 'JK Rowling joins actors in defending casting of black Hermione ( Read more... ) -
Sydney may be trying to kill us, but there is an upside!
Did I mention our house was hit by lightning ( Read more... ) -
I DID IT!!
Last day at work for the year!
Magazines sent on time: all of them!
Stories nailed: lots!
Typos missed: very few!
Collleagues murdered: zero!
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Also …
If your brain needs a little break, run, don't walk, to the nearest Google window and play the Beethoven game! I used it as a test of sight reading skills, but there are little play buttons on each of the music snippets if you don't play anything or sing. Terrific fun and only takes a couple of minutes max ( Read more... )