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So we're probably putting in for a flat. This means there'll always be a floor for any of you lot while I'm still in Brum. I am trying to be calm about it, but I'm torn between panic and an odd sort of calm, which I think might dissolve into panic at any moment (AC/DC are helping with the avoidance of this).
The second viewing led to me observing on of the most fun game of verbal chess ever. What was actually meant in italics:
Mum's boyfriend: "So, do you have any idea why this hasn't sold yet?" ( Are you expecting us to actually meet your full asking price?)
Seller: "Well, we've had offers but they were insultingly low. We don't need to sell so we just walked away." ( Pretty much, yes. )
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Another funny thing was how different Mum and her boyfriend's memory of the flat were from how it actually was. Like totally different. Not just size of rooms, but things like colour and what state they were in.
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Friend of mine is just back from New York and on the way back she got the surprise of her life when Richard Branson decided to wander through economy class on her flight, checking that everyone was having a nice flight.
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F1
Nico Rosberg will never be one of my favourites but I'm so glad he's finally got a win under his belt.
NCIS
( Spoilers for 'Life Before His Eyes' or episode 200 )
Knitting
So Operation Hat, and the knitting pattern that makes no sense, are finished. Unfortunately, the hat is probably too small for the intended recipient. Therefore, we move on to Operation Bigger Hat. Any tips on how to knit more loosely are gratefully received.
Shakespeare Meme - Day #14: Your favorite fight scene
I've been obvious and gone with the one at the end of Macbeth, as found here
It's the McKellen version, even if I was wrong in blaming Peter Hall for the direction, apparently we're to blame Trevor Nunn. It has the advantage of also show the 'tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow' soliloquy that I mentioned yesterday. It has the disadvantage of showing what I didn't like about that production. Sadly, it doesn't even with the award for worst lit Macbeth I ever saw (via TV), that goes the the Antony Sher one. Which annoys me because they had Harriet Walter as Lady Macbeth and I couldn't see her. And before anyone says, surely it's the words that matter, not the visuals, if I'd wanted to just hear it acted, I've got the Ken Stott radio version on tape, and that's perfectly satisfactory.
( Other Days )
The second viewing led to me observing on of the most fun game of verbal chess ever. What was actually meant in italics:
Mum's boyfriend: "So, do you have any idea why this hasn't sold yet?" ( Are you expecting us to actually meet your full asking price?)
Seller: "Well, we've had offers but they were insultingly low. We don't need to sell so we just walked away." ( Pretty much, yes. )
~~~~
Another funny thing was how different Mum and her boyfriend's memory of the flat were from how it actually was. Like totally different. Not just size of rooms, but things like colour and what state they were in.
~~~~
Friend of mine is just back from New York and on the way back she got the surprise of her life when Richard Branson decided to wander through economy class on her flight, checking that everyone was having a nice flight.
~~~~
F1
Nico Rosberg will never be one of my favourites but I'm so glad he's finally got a win under his belt.
NCIS
( Spoilers for 'Life Before His Eyes' or episode 200 )
Knitting
So Operation Hat, and the knitting pattern that makes no sense, are finished. Unfortunately, the hat is probably too small for the intended recipient. Therefore, we move on to Operation Bigger Hat. Any tips on how to knit more loosely are gratefully received.
Shakespeare Meme - Day #14: Your favorite fight scene
I've been obvious and gone with the one at the end of Macbeth, as found here
It's the McKellen version, even if I was wrong in blaming Peter Hall for the direction, apparently we're to blame Trevor Nunn. It has the advantage of also show the 'tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow' soliloquy that I mentioned yesterday. It has the disadvantage of showing what I didn't like about that production. Sadly, it doesn't even with the award for worst lit Macbeth I ever saw (via TV), that goes the the Antony Sher one. Which annoys me because they had Harriet Walter as Lady Macbeth and I couldn't see her. And before anyone says, surely it's the words that matter, not the visuals, if I'd wanted to just hear it acted, I've got the Ken Stott radio version on tape, and that's perfectly satisfactory.
( Other Days )
