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Moving day tomorrow!
About ten years ago blufive and I decided that we ought to move from Whitefield in north Manchester, to Stockport (where Gav works ( Read more... ) -
What I did in November...
...Apart from Novacon and getting stranded in Plymouth while attempting to vist my parents in Cornwall:
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Not again!
According to the BBC News website, a gang of armed robbers have stolen "The Scream" from the Munch Museum in Norway.
Story hereIt was stolen a few years ago and not found for several months. It must be one of the most famous modern paintings in the world, not to mention one of the most recognisable paintings EVER. Hardly something you could keep ( Read more... ) -
This weekend has mostly been...
...purple ( Read more... ) -
Busy weekend
Back in January I was prompting for a play at an amateur theatre near work. I had just finished a run in their pantomime - hard work, but fun, and very glittery. One night I spotted a notice asking for volunteers for a "Playathon" in July. Older members explained that this was a show to be staged and rehearsed in 48 hours. In a burst of enthusiasm ( Read more... ) -
Drat!
We had a small power cut yesterday. I only know this because the microwave has no backup battery for its clock. Sadly, the outage was enough to kill our elderly freezer. It has done pretty well - over ten years of faithful service. I think the compressor has died - it sat and made sad buzzing noises, but is now full of semi-defrosted food that we ( Read more... ) -
How Dare They!
I suppose over the last three and a half years I should have had ample opportunity to get accustomed to the boundless arrogance and insensitivity of the Bush regime, but this still struck me as extraordinary:
US demands war crimes immunityThe UN Security Council is expected to vote tomorrow on whether US Peacekeepers should have immunity from ( Read more... ) -
They never had this when I was a kid...
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I finally gave in...
Blufive has been saying I should get one of these for ages. So I finally decided to take the plunge ( Read more... )