Robert Morgan passed away shortly before 6:00 EST this morning.

David Barnes, that singularly bestial Portsmouth toff, cruelly tagged me and has therefore bloody well ensured the propagation of this vile slathering brute of a song list ( Read more... )

Mmm, yes, well, it's just another one of those sorts of grey, dank, uninspiring days. Don't get me wholly wrong - I like overcast weather, generally. However, I can't say that it enthuses me with rabid, overpowering joy and the like. Moreover, I've been overwhelmed with large quantities of disheartening news about dying relatives and declining ( Read more... )

I am given to understand by my grandmother that my great uncle, Robert Morgan, has just suffered a massive stroke and is not expected to recover. He is presently sharing a hospital ward with his wife, who suffered a lesser stroke a year or so ago. I visited them both in the summer, and I must confess to have found the experience a painful one on ( Read more... )

Look at this! It's a story I've written. Oh yes. But the cunning bit of it is is that some of you will have seen it before in a one page version that was absolute rubbish. It is still absolute rubbish, but it is now rather longer. (I'll admit now that I simply veered away nervously from my increasingly moody novella in order to fiddle about with ( Read more... )

HAHAHAHAHA. I danced ( Read more... )

GENERALLY SPEAKING, I'm wary of weddings. They always remind me of my own combustibility. Also, I'm allergic to kissing, floral bouquets, and happiness. However, I'm supposed to attend one tomorrow, which means that I have a reasonably good excuse to dress like a classy old wag. Therefore, I will do just that. Black tie, nifty jacket - the lot. Do ( Read more... )

Unable to sleep. Damned imagination.

HELLO ( Read more... )

HE'S GETTING CLOSE. Too close for comfort. Cape Canaveral at last sighting. Blast the man - I'll never get to bed in time. Oh dear, oh dear.

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Mmm. Yes. I felt like basking in puerile mirth.

Merry Christmas.