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Camden Lock drained (and you can walk on the canalbed) 10am-4pm this Sunday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24971123
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Three Thursdays in a row
Thursdays 11th, 18th and 25th July all included heading down to London for music and drinks in the evening ( Read more... ) -
22. WGT Sunday - What does a Commodore 64 have 23 of?
The previous night finished with supper at Absinthfrühstück (Absinth Breakfast). Accordingly, today starts in the afternoon, meeting Chris, Colin and Jane at the restaurant India Gate for a mid-afternoon curry. The food was great and in huge quantities, but a two-course meal took two hours. We wanted to be out and watching bands ( Read more... ) -
22. WGT Saturday
My language skills were feeling particularly weak today, perhaps because today is the day that tested them ( Read more... ) -
22. WGT Friday
In the morning I was at the Heidnisches Dorf (Pagan Village), then on an Agra shopping trip.
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Nepal and Naples (and the Amalfi Coast)
I had more spare time than expected before WGT, so looked at where I could use it. Initially I was thinking of trekking in Nepal, but decided on a half-week in Naples (Italy).
It was the week before the main tourist season started, so a little quiet but with space to see the views.
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Looks like a good election for the Apathy Party
Today (it's just past midnight) is local-election day. Of the five candidates, two have not published a 2013 manifesto and one more has a "local" manifesto that's just the national press release with no local references at all (a fact that I initially missed, as I was distracted sanity-checking their figures ( Read more... ) -
Ade's birthday
Last weekend saw Ade's birthday party / gig in Sheffield ( Read more... ) -
Rome Burn's final* gig
Saturday night saw Rome Burn's final* gig, with many old friends in Slimes ( Read more... ) -
Saturday
On Saturday my cousin Will threw a watching-the-Olympics party. He'd planned gold-coloured shots when we won a gold; and his normally sufficient alcohol collection ended up needing improvisation ( Read more... )
