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December 2003

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love actually

is funny. I think the reviews were a little unfair. It is a good, enjoyable film, and I liked it. 🙂 Incidentally how many productions has Keira Knigtly been in this year? Dr Zhivago, Pirates of the Carribean, Love Actually……

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The King Has Returned

A few minor quibbles but I elsewise I liked the final installment alot – better than the Two Towers (which was in turn better than the Fellowship)…

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Christmas Procession

Started Christmas in traditional style last night – attending carols in Salisbury Cathedral. They do it well – with two *performances* in recent years because of its popularity. The boy choir is off hidden in the quire somewhere, but they…

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Focus on Europe

Looking back over the year, if you want another take on my holiday in Estonia, their is a review of it on page four of the current issue of the BTCV’s Focus on Europe. Just click on the PDF link…

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The Festive Season

And so Christmas has cometh, and I would just like to wish all my lovely friends here the bestest of times over the next couple of weeks (and naturally, beyond…). This is really to say that as of tomorrow I…

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The Festive Season

And so Christmas has cometh, and I would just like to wish all my lovely friends here the bestest of times over the next couple of weeks (and naturally, beyond…). This is really to say that as of tomorrow I…

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My Last Day

Today is my last day ever working for Content Management, the department for which I have belonged for the last four years. Next year, when I return to work to my desk, and my computer, and my (electronic) pile of…

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A Festive Light Too Far…?

I have to drive past this every day to and from work. What’s more, the rest of the (not insubstantial) village is similarly decked out. Hrmm… me thinks they might be having a griswald competition…

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The Twelve Days of Christmas!

  My LiveJournal 12 Days My True Love gave to me… 12 blackberrylusts a-crunching. 11 cogenthoughts a-chuckling. 10 daughterofeves a-groaning. 9 jordaaners a-singing. 8 lekythens a-dialing. 7 moonglades a-chewing. 6 oxfordslackers a-skating. 5 white rachel2205s. 4 grinning shenyas. 3 Korean…

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2003

January Floods. A new building. Kind of shakes you. February Pepper. A new cat in my life March and the backstreets of Bath awaken the photographer in me. April Blood & Fire, a novel reborn. From the pain of the…

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2003

January Floods. A new building. Kind of shakes you. February Pepper. A new cat in my life March and the backstreets of Bath awaken the photographer in me. April Blood & Fire, a novel reborn. From the pain of the…

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Diaries

Just watched a drama about Samuel Pepys whilst making brandy chocolate truffles for Christmas – not the best of dramas – could have done with a bit more diarising and a little less debauchery I thought – but quite good…

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Is this a refridgerator I see before me?

I thought I heard some strange noises coming from outside earlier. Upon coming upstairs to bed, I look out the window to discover a fridge-freezer has mysteriously appeared t’other side of the wall at the end of my garden. Hrmn……

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100 Things

Found in tinyjo… The rules are, take the list, bold the things you agree with and replace those you don’t with things about yourself.

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100 Things

Found in tinyjo… The rules are, take the list, bold the things you agree with and replace those you don’t with things about yourself.

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