I have some American friends coming on holiday to town in roughly a month's time and they are in search of recommendations for good restaurants located in central London. They like good food and good wine and have eclectic tastes, the only major cuisine they don't like is Thai (one of them is allergic to some of the major ingredients ( Read more... )

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As some of you know, I’ve been having a bit of a fight with the Department of Work and Pensions over the last few months. They decided to give me a Christmas gift in the form of cancelling my benefits on the grounds that I didn’t go to a medical interview that they didn’t tell me about until after it was supposed to have happened. I appealed, it ( Read more... )

I am feeling rather sleep deprived at the moment, in a post four day coke/speed binge kind of way, but without the preceding fun ( Read more... )

I found this rather cool animation tracing the history of, well evil.

It's here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6c-umQ_hlc (worksafe)

Soph x

That well known shining beacon of civilisation and modernity, Saudi Arabia, is at it again with... sentencing people to death for witchcraft ( Read more... )

I recieved a mysterious parcel today. Not the latest Harry Potter (I read that a few days ago) but pointy goth boots tres shiny and spikey and unfortunately too small. There was no note so I have no idea who sent them to me nor why. It must be someone I know but it's difficult to think of a candidate as anyone I can think of that might send me a ( Read more... )

The latest flower in my garden, it opened this morning almost while I watched. It's an incredibly camp pink.

Soph x


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A valuable information film...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6336728153219008401&q=genre%3Acomedy

Hi everyone, Liz asked for a suggested list to fill out what got drunk [ahem]. We are quite strong on Champagne anyway so it might be better to get some of the non-Champagne ones. The shops I have listed are ones where I know they are available but most of this stuff is available in supermarkets or decent wine shops all over the place. If you get ( Read more... )