As a Gentleman and a Scholar, well Gentleman at least. I feel duty bound to inform the community that little_bounce's Orange, Lemon and Tangerine cake should be the subject of weekly worship.

Well, it looks as though the whole gang is back on form and on-line after the end-of-year festivities and travels ( Read more... )

Thai food ( Read more... )

Just in case some of you don't go there, my new email address has been up for a few days.

Friends, Romans, and fellow LJournalists. Should your transplanted organ get unfairly picked on by your supposed suppressed immune system, here's what you can expect (especially with respect to lungs, of course, being my own specialty). Day one you can expect a high fever, over 41C. Day two you can expect a cavalcade of specialists in white ( Read more... )

hi folks. just a very brief note to update you all on my progress ( Read more... )

I received some flowers for my birthday. Very strange they were too. Here's some pictures of some of them:


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It's jigsawpig's fault. After reading his recent posting about forms of popular music, from now and from then, I had an enormous nostalgia attack. His introduction to good rock music happened in the wilds of Africa, whereas mine happened in the grim and misty north of England. I was a boy soldier serving as an apprentice navigational instruments fitter ( Read more... )

I think that this is a fantastic video. John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, and Mitch Mitchell in fine form. Dates from a movie released in 1968 "Rock and Roll Circus".

Another one of those tunes that springs out of nowhere and plagues you all day. Can't even remember where it comes from. Something Scottish? That tune inside my head combined with NatchDan in my ears makes for a very strange aural experience. (Thanks HP for the NatchDan link ( Read more... )