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Jet lag
Woke. It was dark. Tomos awake. Checked the time. "Here we go again." 3am. Day 4.
Tomos definitely seemed awake-awake. I said "Sh, it's still sleep time," and tried to get him to lie down. He harrumphed at me, scooted over the bed, got down on his own (toddler-sized, blow-up) bed, and glared at me.
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Resolutions
I think September is a better time for resolutions than January.
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Pause
I began reading Persuasion (the next adaptation, chronologically, that I was able to get hold of was the 1971 ITV adaptation of Persuasion; I haven't been successful in finding any of the 1950s or 1960s adaptations anywhere yet...). Then life descended.
First, I'm also supposed to be reading Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped from the Beginning for anti- ( Read more... ) -
Pride and Prejudice - MGM, 1940, starring Greer Garson
I understand there are some people who were introduced to Austen through this film, and as a result have loved it ever since. If you are one of those people, my views may not be to your taste!
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Lockdown and Austen
At the beginning of lockdown I did a post on Facebook saying I'd ordered a set of old BBC adaptations of Jane Austen films, and when they'd arrived LO THEY WERE VHS. What should I do? Return them and try to find DVD copies? Wait for lockdown to end and have them converted? Obviously, I went with, buy a DVD player ( Read more... ) -
What veg*ns eat
So, reviving this, mostly because I'm pretty proud of my creative culinary skillz ( Read more... ) -
Art therapy
Chambers is on a "well-being at the Bar" kick. Last year this involved a mindfulness courses, which probably I would have been interested in, but I missed the first session and then somehow figured that this precluded me from jumping into later ones, and so never went to any. Now we've got pilates. I've done two of three of those, they're quite ( Read more... ) -
Scotland... and Canada
So, Nicola Sturgeon has announced she wants another referendum on Scottish independence, to be held some time between autumn 2018 and spring 2019 -- ie, after Article 50 is triggered but before the finalisation of Brexit negotiations ( Read more... ) -
Surprise!
I did, in fact, get up just before 5.30 and went for a jog (and this despite having forgot to set my alarm). Now on train Birmingham-bound. Oddly alert but have a coffee just in case ( Read more... ) -
A questionnaire!
It's been so long since I've done an LJ questionnaire. I used to do them regularly when I was living in Istanbul. Takes me back. Plus, it's an LJ post. Hey LJ! I'm alive! And it appeals to me because, nostalgia, which is most of what LJ is for me these days ( Read more... )