Root canal fillings : expensive things.

Not, however, painful ones. In my case. Or finished ones. One more appointment, although apparently this was the tricky (and costly) one. I now have bits of (AFAICT) silver (!) wire embedded in my jaw. I do wonder if I picked this up right.
With regard to Song To the Siren, my finding so far are as follows:

This Mortal Coil did one of the definitive versions, which I assume you all know (looks around room under lowered eyebrows). Big Bob Plant's version's not bad (according to the version I've heard) but not  incredibly memorable either. The version by the Czars is actually rather good, and worth a listen if you get the chance. Relatively sparse, controlled and quite straightforwardly musical. Dead Can Dance don't seem to have done a version, although Brendan Perry has and it's pretty much  exactly what you'd expect from him. Also, therefore, worth hearing. Incubus Succubus haven't fone a version, but have a song called Song <EM>of</EM> the Siren. You'll like it if you like them - they're a band of great consistency. True Faith are a trance-influenced pop outfit if their version's anything to go by. Snuff and HMHB do what you'd expect, although HMHB's is less distorted.  Amusing but not amazing. Cul de Sac weren't bad, but I preferred the Czars.

None of these were duets. I am slightly surprised at  this. I'd have thought somebody would.

I saw the old moon in the new moon's arms

I believe that the superstitious regard this as being bad luck. It's not, though.

I noticed it while walking through KB just after leaving work, and a few minutes later I was over taken by my old director of studies, Geoff Bond. I've seen him in passing a few times over the last few months, but we haven't actually had a chat, until tonight. I wasn't sure he'd remember who i was in detail, but he started straight off asking whether I hadn't been in Cambridge and how long I'd been back and wasn't it Finishing that I'd been doing. It was great. I've known since I met him that he's a really good bloke, but I'm incredibly impressed at his recall and sheer friendliness, even after almost eight years.

When I had the Sanger interview coming up, he recommended me a book (Strachan) which had a chapter on the strategies and methods involved in the Project, then of course still in its infancy. I read it on the way down on the train, and the technical half of the interview - with Dave Buck - went across all of those points. The other half involved discussing Feersum Enjinn with JB - that went well too, of course.