Mar. 22nd, 2008

Today

Mar. 22nd, 2008 01:06 am
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I thought that strike thing was a bit daft, but by about midmorning a few people (you know who you are) were being sufficiently ridiculous about breaking it on principle that I decided to join it anyway.

It was a lovely bright day today, if a touch windy. There was a Basque cultural event on the Meadows, with dancers (some of them blokes with really big cowbells tied awkwardly to their backs) but while I was passing there were only a couple of guys playing big xylophones, in a rather interesting style. A couple of monks wandered past as well, in white robes and black cloaks, and a woman in a burqa. All very cosmopolitan.

Phil has for several days been the proud owner of a life-size radio-controlled tarantula. Sadly, the cat isn't too bothered about it, deigning only to be slightly annoyed when people make it run into him.

The Long Blondes were quite fun on Wednesday, although the sound could have been better - down the front, the singer was hardly audible. She had a radio earpiece to monitor from, and I couldn't help wondering if I'd have heard her better from the foldback if there had been more. They seemed otherwise on form, though.

Today.

Mar. 22nd, 2008 06:04 pm
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Last night I also went to the Guildford with Miles and Donnla, until we were chased out by a trad-jazz band. They weren't obnoxious (not even the banjo, actually) but they did make it difficult to talk. We went to the (IIRC) Abbotsford, and discussed Opus Dei and the Society of Jesus, among many other things. I think there was a rough consensus on those two, actually, which I found reassuring.

Another milestone was actually seeing an Ayn Rand book in the UK. I'm pretty sure that's never happened to me before. I'm also fairly sure I wouldn't mind it never happening again.

Today the BFS sent me on a very quick first-aid course. 'Twas interesting. Haven't done anything like that for more years than I care to think. They recommend clingfilm for covering burns, but for what I hope are obvious reasons I would cause many raised eyebrows if I started to carry the stuff around.

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