Best thing I've read all year:

"The tendency of the state to seek ever more powers of surveillance over its citizens may be driven by protective zeal. But the notion of total security is a paranoid fantasy which would destroy everything that makes living worthwhile. We must avoid surrendering our freedom as autonomous human beings to such an ugly ( Read more... )

I am considering doing something impetuous and quite expensive which is: going to Edinburgh in eleven hours. And booking everything now.

HA! I have talked myself into it and then out of it and I would go if it weren't so expensive. Gaaaah!

Ah, man, so I never win anything but I was flicking through the itunes upcoming festival London gigs thing the other day and Roots Manuva are playing on Saturday. I wasn't sure if I could make it (I have to work) so I entered for my sis instead. And she WON ( Read more... )

Not usually one for watching a show and then blogging about it but re: Doctor Who -

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

(I just said 'oh my god' more times than is natural, and at a pitch that just SHOULDN'T EXIST.)

Last night I had a dream that I was lying awake in bed all night. The only way I know it was a dream is because it was light while I was lying there awake and I'm fairly sure it was dark last night. (Unless I went to the north of Norway or somewhere else with midnight sun, in which case, THAT'S why I am so tired today.)

Best (worst?) name for a company ever? Schindler's Lifts!

Apparently established 1874. Damn you, Spielberg!

I wonder how he found out that date? Intrepid googling, I expect.

Or possibly the wikipedia entry. Or the Schindler Group about us page. "A fascinating story." It's all in there ( Read more... )

Oh hi, so I suck at updating this thing. Funny, since I usually spout words and words over anyone in the vicinity. Small update: Nan still rather ill, remote family still insane (although fortunately from a distance), I am exhausted and my mouth feels like I have eaten something extremely salty and scalding hot and I have done neither ( Read more... )

My week in films:

Junebug
Amélie
Happy Feet
Pride and Prejudice
The Science of Sleep
Pride and Prejudice (again)
The first hour of A Very Long Engagement. (Which inspired me to start eating toast and honey for breakfast. It's Manech's last meal at one point and it always makes me want toast and honey. I AM A CLASSY LADY.)

Interspersed with:MUCH ( Read more... )

I nearly froze to death yesterday! Oops.

I went to Birmingham to see 1) the German Market 2) my sister's friend Benjamin Tansey (my sister was also there) 3) Hot Hot Heat and 4) Helen. That's turquoise_helen, everyone!

I swanned out of the door at about 3, when in my defense it wasn't THAT cold and I DID have my thermal gloves with me, declaring that I'd be ( Read more... )

Final three:

Gethin, Alesha and Matt.

IF MATT DOESN'T GET CHUCKED OUT IN A MINUTE! NOOOO!

Yes? No?

(I've never got into Strictly Come Dancing before... Good times! Why did no one tell me it was so exciting? Why is the voting public so INSANE? Why why why?)