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In other news: Testing times
So, England won the toss and chose to bat.
Cool.
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Happiness is a mad conductor
Despite all the usual little annoyances with the commute this morning, I am much more content than usual on arriving at work. For this I have to thank a mad tube conductor who decided that it was his duty to keep the hundreds of passengers on the Victoria line amused by a non-stop stream of anecdotes and advice ( Read more... ) -
Spread the word.
If you haven't already heard, that is. Probably everyone already knows about Dr Horrible, and I'm likely the last to catch on, or an extremely elaborate (and late) April's Fool joke. But just to pass the news on:
Dr Horrible's Sing-along BlogApparently penned by a very bored Joss Whedon during the big writers' strike, it is the story of the ( Read more... ) -
Thank goodness for test cricket
Nuts. There is, frankly, no way that I'm going to make it up to Notts today for Murdered to Death. This is a great shame, as it's been quite a while since I've seen many of the folk up there for just catching up and chilling. [wah-wah, moan, wah-wah ( Read more... ) -
Doctor Who meme
In response to pathstrider:
Oh, I'm always alright, me.
You're right, it's just about the best.
When you see this, post a quote from Doctor Who on your LJ/Blog/Wotsit. But only if you really want to. -
More photographic updates and other animals
I've got a few of the pictures from Richmond Park and the V&A's Regency evening online now, at the usual place. Sadly, taking photos of fencers in dim light is not a good recipe for sharp photos, so there's only a few of them. Mind you, the ones that did come out despite the motion blur are pretty cool. -
Hulk sulk.
I'm not sure if this film review is a work of genius or an abomination.
It doesn't have the vitriol of some reviews I've seen, and nor does it have the astonishing brevity of some hackjobs,* but it did amuse me greatly.
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Oh, how stale flat and unprofitable ...
For those interested in such things, I've just found a reference to a trumpet marine in a book I'm working on. Curious, I looked up this rather odd instrument and found a lady in Boston who specialises in making historical stringed instruments ( Read more... )