How nice to see some people are using LJ again - I know I'm just as guilty of reading all the time and not writing anything, but there's been good reason for the radio silence. I've had a difficult 13 months and as I use LJ to write about the more serious or reflective side of stuff and FB for just fluffy distraction, I've not had anything I've ( Read more... )

Had a brilliant first night here, including going to d.b.a., a specialist beer bar, then grabbing burrito and enchilada from a tiny cafe, then on to a club which played a crazy mix of stuff but had a brilliant unpretentious vibe - heard New Order, Cure, ABC, some italo-disco type stuff, Whip It, hey Mickey, and just a big old load of interesting ( Read more... )

A large white butterfly just landed on my hand - inside my living room - how odd!
I could feel it's little butterfly feet moving up my finger. Thankfully I got it safely relocated outside :)

Just wondered if anyone was interested in some Cat5 cabling - I've got about 2 boxes, I think there's 30m in each box. No longer needed as I'm moving out to temporary accommodation ( Read more... )

Anyone in south-west Birmingham have recent experience of a good driving instructor or firm? I'm looking to book some refresher lessons - may start off in an automatic just to get some road-sense back, and I'm not looking to pay as much as £20 an hour, but the ones I've found so far below this price only have manual cars. Although that's what I'd ( Read more... )

Thanks to everyone who gave advice regarding the cat & kitten situation - at present they are staying with the mother, and the person who had sort-of assumed responsiblity for them, seems to be being a little more responsible - they've promised to get the two parent cats (only about 8 months old themselves) neutered, and I think they may have found ( Read more... )

For people out there who may be in-the-know (boglin, scarybex, wicked_sky?) - I could do with some advice on finding a satisfactory resolution for some cute but stray cats.

( Please advise me if you can )

In an effort to move towards clearing some space in my house prior to moving, I realise I'll have to make some headway into drinking up my beer and wine collection, currently taking over all available shelfspace in the garage. While this gives me mild panic, as I'm a hoarder and love to know I have beers for any occasion stored, I know I should ( Read more... )

I'm gonna make me some Moorish foods tonight, laced with garlic and harissa, to ward off the impending sore throat of doom :(

Clearly, this throat-malaise is a sure sign that I *must* drink mulled wine at the German Market after class tomorrow night!!

I defrosted something unlabelled from the freezer for tea tonight, and have found it's a homemade Moroccan merguez, chickpea and pepper spicy stew, perfect for a snowy night! I've cooked up a mound of couscous to go with, and am mightly cheered by this turn of events - plenty of harissa kick!