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Linguistics
Interesting experiment - try to speak another language for a night, in the company of a native speaker. I just did (one night a week we're speaking only Japanese.) It's interesting to see what phrases you need to ask about first ( Read more... ) -
Death to all Cyclists
Really, I don't care how environmentally friendly you are. Please see this instructional video for details ( Read more... ) -
The City
(Okay, wierd prose poem thing. Here goes ( Read more... ) -
Tube Wierdos
Practising meditation on the tube this morning - just relaxing and letting myself flow with the rhythms of the tube, the sensations of motion and the sounds of the train moving through the tunnels - when a rather powerfully odorous tramp got on. I don't usually use the word 'tramp' or 'hobo' because I think it dehumanises homeless people, but this ( Read more... ) -
Still Alive
Hello there everyone - I'm still alive. Thank you to those who have been asking after me. Nope, I haven't gone off to Japan without telling anyone, or decided that Livejournal is for losers (or been completely secuced by Facebook ( Read more... ) -
Gladness
Yes... it's one of those things. I still have a sore throat today (and I've infected Mrs. Societyscaresme, who doesn't seem really very happy about that) but on the upside, I have the one kind of sore throat that all those throat medicines ACTUALLY WORK AGAINST: a bacterial sore throat! Not only that, but I have the one kind of sore throat that ( Read more... ) -
Go West, Young Man, Go West
Okay, I'm sick at the moment. The Doctor says I have a bacterial throat infection, which is charming because it means I can talk, but not eat. Eating, or drinking anything at all, of any kind, is really painful. Fuckers. I know I need to force myself to drink, and I have been, but it's annoying. It also means I'll be on @£$T^ing antibiotics on the ( Read more... ) -
Ghosts
Today was a funny day in some ways.
( strange reminiscences and a bit of self pity ) -
Coming
Winter is coming ( Read more... ) -
Third Branch of the Mabinogion
Okay, I have to say this translation of the Mab is far superior to the others I've owned. It has a crisp style and elegant prose -- creating a readable text without over simplifying or dumbing down ( Read more... )