Thursday cakes

Thursday cakes, originally uploaded by tobyaw.

James bought cakes from Fisher & Donaldson today. Mmm.

Thursday cakes

Thursday cakes, originally uploaded by tobyaw.

James bought cakes from Fisher & Donaldson today. Mmm.

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LJ friends on DW

A while ago I wrote a little script to show which of your LiveJournal friends exist on Dreamwidth. I’ve reworked it as a web page; you can try it at:

http://lj-friends-on-dw.filmgold.com/

LJ friends on DW

A while ago I wrote a little script to show which of your LiveJournal friends exist on Dreamwidth. I’ve reworked it as a web page; you can try it at:

http://lj-friends-on-dw.filmgold.com/

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Journal

I’ve mostly been listening to the Manic Street Preachers’ Journal for Plague Lovers this week.

Graze are still sending me a box a couple of days a week. I can’t work out whether it feels like good value, but the contents are nicely presented and I enjoy picking at them (and sharing with Kate and a very enthusiastic Beth).

I have a spare Dreamwidth invitation code, if anyone wants it.

Journal

I’ve mostly been listening to the Manic Street Preachers’ Journal for Plague Lovers this week.

Graze are still sending me a box a couple of days a week. I can’t work out whether it feels like good value, but the contents are nicely presented and I enjoy picking at them (and sharing with Kate and a very enthusiastic Beth).

I have a spare Dreamwidth invitation code, if anyone wants it.

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Spanish practices

Listening to the Home Service a couple of days ago, I heard Nick Robinson refer to some MPs’ behaviour regarding their expenses claims as “Spanish practices”. I’m so used to the BBC being particularly sensitive about the use of language that it made me stop and think, but it appears to be a phrase in common use in reporting about labour disputes. Wikipedia suggests that it might have originated with Sir Francis Walsingham.

Makes me wonder what “Portuguese practices” or “Andorran practices” might be.

Watched last Sunday’s “George Gently” this evening. Enjoyable, and good performances, but frustrating in that everybody appears to be miserable. Were the mid-60s really that dreary?

Spanish practices

Listening to the Home Service a couple of days ago, I heard Nick Robinson refer to some MPs’ behaviour regarding their expenses claims as “Spanish practices”. I’m so used to the BBC being particularly sensitive about the use of language that it made me stop and think, but it appears to be a phrase in common use in reporting about labour disputes. Wikipedia suggests that it might have originated with Sir Francis Walsingham.

Makes me wonder what “Portuguese practices” or “Andorran practices” might be.

Watched last Sunday’s “George Gently” this evening. Enjoyable, and good performances, but frustrating in that everybody appears to be miserable. Were the mid-60s really that dreary?

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