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inulroThings are getting better. I'm still not doing much that isn't work and sleep, and I still can't even attempt to think about finding a new job without my brain refusing to co-operate and being convinced I'm unemployable, but I'm no longer miserable 100% of the time.
Simon Shama's Power of Art was on Rembrandt and set in Amsterdam this week. I haven't been since I was 15 (and for some reason thought it was the Night Watch of which there is only a fragment) and would really like to go back. There's a lot of neat architectural & cultural things to do there, which people forget because of the whole dope thing. As it happens, Eurostar takes just over 5 hours and doesn't cost that much more than going to Brussels.
I also remembered to tape Later with Jools Holland because Muse were playing (I think Later is a fantastic show - there's very rarely any bands on it that make me run out of the room screaming and often really good acts I'd never hear of otherwise, but I have a bad tendency to forget it's on). Muse were, predictably, excellent, but the fun new act for me was Duke Special. I didn't know anybody could sing with that strong a Northern Irish accent; but Jason assures me that just shows I haven't spent enough time in Northern Irish pubs. There's an obvious Dresden Dolls comparison, but not only can he play the piano properly with both hands and all, there's a clarinet player in the band! Really good stuff. The guy from the White Stripes has a new band, The Raconteurs (who have the most migraine-inducing web site ever, so I'll spare you the link), and they weren't bad either. More than a little Thin Lizzy influence there. Must remember to tape it again this week, as Jarvis is on.
The last thing I bought before I realized I'd taken the retail therapy a bit too far & had to stop spending was a pair of jeans. I got too big for my last pair of jeans some years ago & as they're the one thing I have trouble getting to fit, had just put off getting another pair. As it happens, the first pair I tried on in M&S fit perfectly, which was more than a little exciting.
Having jeans that fit doesn't make my life that much more convenient, except when it comes to ferret-wrangling, which I had to do this weekend. Usually they climb up my tights. Last time, I thought I'd be really clever and wear the lovely pink faux-combat trousers I wear to work at the animal shelter. Unfortunately, the combats are a bit loose at the ankles, so I ended up with ferrets climbing my legs instead. Jeans. The only way to deal with ferrets.
I did something verging on creative this weekend. We have some treats left over from Halloween, and I now have Mars bar vodka and Smartie vodka soaking away in the kitchen. I hope it works, as the vodka was even worse than the stuff I normally use to make flavoured vodka.
Simon Shama's Power of Art was on Rembrandt and set in Amsterdam this week. I haven't been since I was 15 (and for some reason thought it was the Night Watch of which there is only a fragment) and would really like to go back. There's a lot of neat architectural & cultural things to do there, which people forget because of the whole dope thing. As it happens, Eurostar takes just over 5 hours and doesn't cost that much more than going to Brussels.
I also remembered to tape Later with Jools Holland because Muse were playing (I think Later is a fantastic show - there's very rarely any bands on it that make me run out of the room screaming and often really good acts I'd never hear of otherwise, but I have a bad tendency to forget it's on). Muse were, predictably, excellent, but the fun new act for me was Duke Special. I didn't know anybody could sing with that strong a Northern Irish accent; but Jason assures me that just shows I haven't spent enough time in Northern Irish pubs. There's an obvious Dresden Dolls comparison, but not only can he play the piano properly with both hands and all, there's a clarinet player in the band! Really good stuff. The guy from the White Stripes has a new band, The Raconteurs (who have the most migraine-inducing web site ever, so I'll spare you the link), and they weren't bad either. More than a little Thin Lizzy influence there. Must remember to tape it again this week, as Jarvis is on.
The last thing I bought before I realized I'd taken the retail therapy a bit too far & had to stop spending was a pair of jeans. I got too big for my last pair of jeans some years ago & as they're the one thing I have trouble getting to fit, had just put off getting another pair. As it happens, the first pair I tried on in M&S fit perfectly, which was more than a little exciting.
Having jeans that fit doesn't make my life that much more convenient, except when it comes to ferret-wrangling, which I had to do this weekend. Usually they climb up my tights. Last time, I thought I'd be really clever and wear the lovely pink faux-combat trousers I wear to work at the animal shelter. Unfortunately, the combats are a bit loose at the ankles, so I ended up with ferrets climbing my legs instead. Jeans. The only way to deal with ferrets.
I did something verging on creative this weekend. We have some treats left over from Halloween, and I now have Mars bar vodka and Smartie vodka soaking away in the kitchen. I hope it works, as the vodka was even worse than the stuff I normally use to make flavoured vodka.
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Date: 2006-11-05 07:32 pm (UTC)Do you like the ice cube trays?
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Date: 2006-11-05 07:36 pm (UTC)What about bicycle clips?
No, I have trouble with the open-plan thing, though at least I'm not writing code these days. I've always had trouble separating out different streams of conversation.
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Date: 2006-11-08 09:32 am (UTC)We're currently toying with going to Poland for a short break next summer.