I've noticed a few long-term LJ friends update recently after long hiatuses (hiati?) so figured I'd do the same as I've taken the day off work ( Read more... )

On Friday I got an e-mail from the hamster lady saying, "You can visit on Sunday if you like? There are three hamsters that might suit you ( Read more... )

I was going to make my next post about Brexit. ( tl;dr I was angry but got less angry )

Hey, does anyone have an up-to-date e-mail address for Erestor? I think her Facebook's been hacked and I'm hoping to let her know before the hacker does something poopy to her/friends.

Situation in hand.

So, the last two days have been interesting ( Read more... )

So this week, the MPs are supposed to vote on whether the UK will start bombing Syria ( Read more... )

I quite like poetry. I really ought to both read more and talk about it more ( Read more... )

1. Marmite- love or hate?
Indifferent
2. Marmalade- thick cut or thin cut?
The thicker the better
3. Porridge- made with milk or water?
Milk. Definitely not water.
4. Do you like salt, sugar or honey on your porridge?
Honey, or golden syrup
5. Loose tea or teabags?
Teabags. Especially if it's really nice tea that incidentally comes in teabags
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I was at a conference a few months back and talking to someone (American/Greek nationality, I think) who was ruing the disconnect between people today and the source of their food. She asked a group of us how many generations removed we all are from our last family member in farming. This was an international group, and most people seemed to be 2-3 ( Read more... )

There was a food and drink festival being held near work this long weekend. Part of the event was dragon boat racing; my work colleagues put a team in last year, and did very well, so they decided to give it a bash again this year. So CRI popped along with the intention of staying for an hour or two, sampling some of the food at the food festival, ( Read more... )