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Beltane Stuff
So, yes, Beltane 2008 has been and gone ( Read more... ) -
Cheers!
This is a thankyou to everyone who commented on my last couple of posts... I truly had no idea that anyone was really watching this journal any more!
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Day-to-Day: "Random Notes"
1. I just noticed that Amazon offers delivery to British Forces, wherever they happen to be. You just enter their name, company, etc and the package will go to wherever they happen to be. Apparently this is certainly not the same for US troopers ( Read more... ) -
World: "Dark Days Are Looming..."
Seriously;
The world has gone wrong when a man is committed of sex offences for videoing a beach with children playing on it, whilst an award-winning photographer is held without trial for 19 months by US security forces, UPDATE in England, police ban a photographer from taking photos of the Christmas lights being switched on.
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Day-to-Day: "Early Spring Cleaning"
It has taken myself and my folks all weekend - but - we are nearly finished. I have gotten rid of a lot of clutter, and we are cleaning up in all the cracks and crannies left behind. My flat is looking a lot nicer already :o)
Just got to shampoo / steam clean the carpets now...
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Day-to-Day: "Sixty Thouand..."
My flickr just hit sixty thousand page ("Photostream") views. It's been up for just over nineteen months, so that makes over three thousand views per month. My top two hundred images were each individually viewed an average of 250 times each, which means that means that virtually every visitor has had a look at one of those pictures. -
Day-to-Day: "Piccies..."
I notice that my last photography entry was my visit to the zoo, after I got my new lens, some time ago. This lapse has not been due to any inactivity on my part, quite the opposite...
(Click on any image to see a larger version, on a black background.)
Henry's Cellar Bar
Sony Alpha 100 with 1.8/135 ZA @ 1/20sec, F2.0, ISO 1600
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Cinema: "... ... ..."
3:10 to Yuma Wild west heroics with an unusual twist.
Good (beginning) to okay (end).
Daywatch Sequel to the brillaint Russian good-vs-evil supernatural fantasy film, Nightwatch.
Very good!
Atonement War-time drama about a man convicted of a crime he did not do.
Okay (beginning) to poor (end).
Breach American special agent action flick about ( Read more... ) -
Creativity: "Edinburgh Zoo"
I went to Edinburgh Zoo again... with Alex, Kate, and Sod... I took with me only one lens... can ya guess which one it was?
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Call: "Autumn Equinox Party"
I would like to proudly invite you all to:
The Autumn Equinox Party
The Forest Hall (above the Forest Cafe, Bristos Place
Friday 21st September, 9pm 'til 1am
There will be an ecclectic line-up of live bands, storytelling, and djs - plus - a raffle with some pretty prizes :o)
This is a fund-raiser for the Samhuinn Fire Festival.
It is free entry ( Read more... )