I've been somewhat busier at work now that the students have started. I seem to be coping with pretending to be an authority on various topics I've had little contact with for over a decade, which bodes well. The next hurdle is writing meaningful exams for a couple of modules ( Read more... )

We saw Terkel in Trouble tonight. It's a totally bizarre Danish film, the English dub stars Bill Bailey, Ade Edmondson and Johnny Vegas. It made me laugh out loud several times - you can't fault a film containing a song whose chorus contains the lines "You're an ugly c*nt and your mummy likes to f*ck horses" sung by one 11 year old character to ( Read more... )

I've been toying with a puzzle to (possibly) use at work and thought I'd try it out on you, my adoring public.
( Look away now if simple arithmetic makes your eyes glaze over )

OK, it'll happen. Meat burning at ours on Sunday afternoon. Any time after noon. It's a school night so we won't be going on into the small hours. Bring stuff to eat and drink.

Arthur, King of the Britons, a walking around production in Heaton Park for the next two weekends. Anyone fancy it next Saturday or Sunday? It seems tickets are only a fiver at the moment...

The notoriously unreliable weather forecast tells me it will be rainy tomorrow but nice on Sunday. I'm considering having some meat burning chez nous, since I finally got round to power washing the patio. I can't promise this will happen until I've told suziehill about my grand plan, of course. Who fancies it?

The Amazing Screw On Head!

Watch it! Tell them to make more!

Friday evening turned into an impromptu gathering at ours spawned by a random comment on Fat Larpers. It was a pleasant evening of conversation and mild drinkage ( Read more... )

(Click here to post your own answers for this meme.)

✓ I miss somebody right now.
× I don't watch much TV these days.
✓ I own lots of books.  (And seem to buy them at a greater rate than I manage to read them)

✓ I wear glasses or contact lenses.
✓ I love to play video games.  (I don't get the time to, though)
✓ I've tried ( Read more... )

Just a reminder for those of you who, like me, have such a huge friends list that my post from last night has scrolled off. Sue and I will be transporting Chris Sharples to Sinclair's for around 6 - 6.30. We'll lounge around, have some drinks and food. If you're going to be coming along much later, ring me first to check we haven't opted for a ( Read more... )