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The inevitable....
So i have today to pull together a conference paper, and since yesterday I have been feeling distinctly "off colour".
The inevitability of this is so boring.
ps. Last year I said I would give no papers this year. Then an offer I couldn't refuse came up see here, but as the reasons I said I would give no papers have not actually changed, this is ( Read more... ) -
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And I told myself I could consider stopping at 6 ( Read more... ) -
Needed asap
Three black shirts with collars and cuffs (men's preferred).
Two pairs of black jeans (men's preferred).
These are for cutting up.
If you have things you can donate, the address is 13 Linden Road, London N15 3QB and I'll pay postage in drinks at our next meeting. -
Today
Today is a Worldcon day. There are 100 emails to answer, and files to check. It's the end of April so in particular today is the day I audit the table sales file and send out final notices ( Read more... ) -
A very short note on this year's Hugo nominations.
Particularly as I'm coming late to the party thanks to a blissful week away without my lap top ( Read more... ) -
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Tonight I was told a) that is make a good Head of Department because I was bossy, and b) that I'd make a good Head of Department because I was compassionate.
I think that's a good combination?
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Craft work
So where do I get that green stuff flower arrangers poke flowers into? And what is it called?
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Leaving Eastercon
Is anyone *driving* from Glasgow to either London or Cambridge after Eastercon? We are likely to have a suitcase full of stuff that we won't want to take on holiday with us (Orkney) and will otherwise have to put in left luggage for a week). Offers to drive it south would be gratefully received.
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Chichester
It took us four hours to get to Chichester last night thanks to debris on the tracks, but we made it in time for a short walk and dinner at Amelie and Friends. They handled my gf issues beautifully and I recommend the potato cake (flavoured with truffle) as a substitute for the non-gf chips.
This lapsed Jew is v amused that their signature dish is ( Read more... ) -
May 2nd at the Royal Society
The Royal Society and science fiction ( Read more... )