OMG! sirloin steak on friday, and lamb shank today. after dangling precariously from the wagon for many years now, i think i can truly say i've jumped right off. in fact, i guess i've been running alongside and pretending to hang on for some time ( Read more... )

ooh, forgot to say about 'children of men' - it should have been billed as a pam ferris (she of ma larkin fame) action movie. that would have got the boys and girls running to see it! ma larkin with dreadlocks, nose piercing and a nice line in mysticism ( Read more... )

so, for the first time in ages, i went to see a film at the flicks. 'children of men' had been on my 'to do' list which i compiled in the dark days of revision, which means that it was not on at most cinemas. i had expected screen 1 of the odeon mezzanine to be sizeable, but with only 80 seats, the screen took up only a little more room than the ( Read more... )

or is it i'm happy when i cook? is there anything more satisfying than creating something tasty for the ones that you love? this weekend i have made brownies and ginger biscuits, tuna pasta, and a truly scrumptious apple crumble. it is such a simple way of making people (temporarily) happy. so 12 brownie bits will be taken to kingston crown court ( Read more... )

worked out my flexi hours today - i'm almost a week up! have booked 1/11/06 off, but that still leaves a lot of days. had a lovely day in the office today - lovely because it only takes an hour to get to, unlike kingston which is 1.75-2 hours. also managed to catch up with my 84 emails, almost none of which were of any interest. home before 1800! ( Read more... )

hissing down with rain, dark, dismal. fantastic! and what could make it better? cary grant and doris day in 'that touch of mink', billed as an 'adult sophisticated comedy'. 1950s morality, fashion, misunderstandings, lavish lifestyles, and once again CG gets to address the UN. loved the bit where there were trying to think of suitable batchelors ( Read more... )

isn't it wonderful? last night, i had another nostalgic interlude, in which i remembered being sung to by my mother (not nearly as painful or embarrassing as it sounds). the sung was called 'macushla', but i had no idea what the hell it was about, or how it went, i could just hear this word in my head. so being a curious sort, i guessed at the ( Read more... )

well, unsurprisingly, jeremy irons turned out to be a complete luvvy on 'who do you think you are?' He was just not satisfied with having english ancestors, oh no. everytime it was revealed that his forebears were angles not celts his face dropped a mile. you can't choose your ancestors jeremy! you are what you are. why did he have to search for ( Read more... )

after feeling like poo for the past couple of days, i woke this morning feeling like gravity wouldn't let go of me. i felt very flu-ey - hot + shivery, aching limbs, inability to stay awake longer than about 5 minutes - so succumbed to the nagging voice in the back of my throbbing head that said 'don't go into work today'. slept for ages, and still ( Read more... )

yay, look at me i'm free! finished my last exam last wednesday, so now only have to wait for the result in december. i have no doubts that i have passed, and as such, i have no doubts that i will be picking up a first class hons degree in law sometime next year ( Read more... )