from tallskinnykiwi
i may not be rich but i am laughing all the way to the banquet.
bring on the joy!!!!!
Friday, May 20
Thursday, May 19
make poverty history
this is the link to the new 'click' advert which will be shown of channel 4 (i think). it is really powerful and deeply saddening.
click video
i am well. we are well. i am sooooo pleased that debbie jones is blogging. she is the most amazing woman and mother and friend. i am so inspired by her on an ongoing basis - quite incredible when i look at how quickly i can move from inspiration to inspiration on a daily basis.
friends of mine have been having hard times. two of my friends have each miscarried their 2nd babies last week. one of these friends and her partner are believers, the other friend and her partner aren't.
robin is wonderful and although he has been grizzly with a sticky eye and snuffles he continues to astound me with his beauty and creativity as he explores the world each new day.
currently i am reading 2 books. i shall blog about them soon!
click video
i am well. we are well. i am sooooo pleased that debbie jones is blogging. she is the most amazing woman and mother and friend. i am so inspired by her on an ongoing basis - quite incredible when i look at how quickly i can move from inspiration to inspiration on a daily basis.
friends of mine have been having hard times. two of my friends have each miscarried their 2nd babies last week. one of these friends and her partner are believers, the other friend and her partner aren't.
robin is wonderful and although he has been grizzly with a sticky eye and snuffles he continues to astound me with his beauty and creativity as he explores the world each new day.
currently i am reading 2 books. i shall blog about them soon!
Tuesday, May 3
Tuesday, April 19
Friday, April 15
Sunday, March 20
hard work in london!
well, my trip to london is so much more demanding than i ever imagined. i thought i would be this super flexible mum who could just slip into the fast-paced way of things and take it all in my stride. as it happens, i've been in tears several times, almost come home seveeral times and just wanted to disappear. it is lovely to see shannon and on saturday i spent the afternoon with barnaby which was so good because we had so much time to catch up. but it's hard to work out how to enjoy myself. i ended up buying a cheap buggy because carrying robin in the sling was too much - much harder than expected.
however, i don't want to grumble and complain - look where it got the israelites! they went round and round the desert for 40 years because they just grumbled all the time! went to the bear church today which was great. had been feeling increasingly like God was telling me to visit them this weekend so we did. it's a cafe and gallery during the week and then they use the space as a church on sundays. worth a visit if you're in london.
robin was asleep but he's now awake and down with me and shannon. making a soup in a bit to have for lunch tomorrow and 'the wedding planner' movie is on later. nice chick flick.
going to heathrow airport tomorrow morning to meet andrew jones for a coffee. off to brighton on wednesday to see lucy. can't think of much else to write - my brain is washed out!!
andy has been brewing an awful lot of beer - yummy yummy!!
however, i don't want to grumble and complain - look where it got the israelites! they went round and round the desert for 40 years because they just grumbled all the time! went to the bear church today which was great. had been feeling increasingly like God was telling me to visit them this weekend so we did. it's a cafe and gallery during the week and then they use the space as a church on sundays. worth a visit if you're in london.
robin was asleep but he's now awake and down with me and shannon. making a soup in a bit to have for lunch tomorrow and 'the wedding planner' movie is on later. nice chick flick.
going to heathrow airport tomorrow morning to meet andrew jones for a coffee. off to brighton on wednesday to see lucy. can't think of much else to write - my brain is washed out!!
andy has been brewing an awful lot of beer - yummy yummy!!
Thursday, March 17
thank you
for an amazing birthday. anybody who was involved in being there, keeping secrets, seeing me, eating with me, singing to me, emailing me, texting me and any other things you did, THEN thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!
it was the most fabulous of days with a treasure hunt to find all y presents, 2 different versions of yhappy birthday sung down the phone to me and 2 different groups of people sang happy birthday to me. there was a surprise brunch which was attended by around 10 friends (i am told it would have been many more if people didn't have to work!). i had 4 birthday cakes and only one i made myself! then to the mashouse for dinner - a lovely english restaurant that recently opened in sheffield and after that there was a surprise game of 'settlers of catan' which andy and robin bought me for my birthday. it is a super game.
tomorrow, robin and i are off to london to stay with shannon and then on to brighton next week to stay with lucy (old school friend who was my bridesmaid). can't wait although am a little terrified of navigating london with a baby and also being away for so long with robin and no andy!
we've got to find new web space to blog at but hopefully we'll get some pictures up of my b'day soon!
it was the most fabulous of days with a treasure hunt to find all y presents, 2 different versions of yhappy birthday sung down the phone to me and 2 different groups of people sang happy birthday to me. there was a surprise brunch which was attended by around 10 friends (i am told it would have been many more if people didn't have to work!). i had 4 birthday cakes and only one i made myself! then to the mashouse for dinner - a lovely english restaurant that recently opened in sheffield and after that there was a surprise game of 'settlers of catan' which andy and robin bought me for my birthday. it is a super game.
tomorrow, robin and i are off to london to stay with shannon and then on to brighton next week to stay with lucy (old school friend who was my bridesmaid). can't wait although am a little terrified of navigating london with a baby and also being away for so long with robin and no andy!
we've got to find new web space to blog at but hopefully we'll get some pictures up of my b'day soon!
Friday, March 11
the sun was shining yesterday so i took lots of opportunity to top up my vitamin D levels. today it is raining but at least blogger is working again.
my sister sent me an email today. one of those ones you send to 10 people and it is meant to inspire etc except that i actually think about the statements in the email (something i never used to do) and didn't agree with half of what was said. BUT there was a riddle at the end of the email that i thought i would share with y'all. interestingly i am either a genius or of a shared intelligence with kindergarten kids!
When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten kids got the answer, compared to 17% of Stanford University seniors.
What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?
When asked this riddle, 80% of kindergarten kids got the answer, compared to 17% of Stanford University seniors.
What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?
Wednesday, March 9
yesterday i liked the word 'zany' but couldn't find any conversation where i could slip it in...
cathers and i have invented a new phrase to use if you see a pattern emerging in something. the phrase is 'handing on the rubber baton'. can't think of a good example in which to use it but if you hang out with me and cathers more then you will no doubt hear us using it frequently.
robin is poorly with a nasty cough and cold but at least he can still squeeze out the odd smile which says to me that he just needs cuddles and close time but nothing else.
last night i went to lynn's house. lynn is one of my new mum friends from the group in walkley. she had invited a few of us round and we had wine and great nibbles. i ended up drinking about 4 or 5 glasses of red - lynn just kept on topping me up so i'm not sure exactly how many! it was lush to see these mum's in a different setting and so conversations moved on from babies to other things which was great.
mum came up at half term and transformed our kitchen. everyone who sees it can't believe it's the same room. andy and i are working hard not to de-clutter it again and we are also doing well at washing up, having given up the dishwasher for lent.
yesterday i downloaded a dancer from the nike site who dose some booty-shakin' in the bottom right of my screen. she's becoming a bit irritating so i might delete her - very sad cos in lots of ways she's quite cool, but she only dances for a few seconds and the music is dreadful!
by the way, i do think about blogging a lot and there are many posts written in my head but time is so sparse!
robin is poorly with a nasty cough and cold but at least he can still squeeze out the odd smile which says to me that he just needs cuddles and close time but nothing else.
last night i went to lynn's house. lynn is one of my new mum friends from the group in walkley. she had invited a few of us round and we had wine and great nibbles. i ended up drinking about 4 or 5 glasses of red - lynn just kept on topping me up so i'm not sure exactly how many! it was lush to see these mum's in a different setting and so conversations moved on from babies to other things which was great.
mum came up at half term and transformed our kitchen. everyone who sees it can't believe it's the same room. andy and i are working hard not to de-clutter it again and we are also doing well at washing up, having given up the dishwasher for lent.
yesterday i downloaded a dancer from the nike site who dose some booty-shakin' in the bottom right of my screen. she's becoming a bit irritating so i might delete her - very sad cos in lots of ways she's quite cool, but she only dances for a few seconds and the music is dreadful!
by the way, i do think about blogging a lot and there are many posts written in my head but time is so sparse!
Sunday, March 6
robin has gone mobile
we have finally broken the blogging silence to announce Robin has started crawling properly 2 days ago. since then, he seems more interested in finding things on his adventures than sleeping, and he's pretty determined to get things when he wants them...
one of his top teeth has also just broken through yesterday too, bringing the total to 3 teeth and another reason for unsettled sleep and a lull in our 8.30-9.00am lie-ins.
his skill with technology also seems to be coming along nicely having unlocked bea's mobile and called her voicemail and crawling over and turning the cd player on.
one of his top teeth has also just broken through yesterday too, bringing the total to 3 teeth and another reason for unsettled sleep and a lull in our 8.30-9.00am lie-ins.
his skill with technology also seems to be coming along nicely having unlocked bea's mobile and called her voicemail and crawling over and turning the cd player on.
Sunday, January 30
there just isn't much to say...
which is why we've not been blogging. there's not much time to blog either! there is loads of stuff going on but it's not really stuff to blog about.
robin has just started 'eating' solids. more pushing food out of his mouth whilst making a funny face, but he'll get the hang of it soon enough. he does also have his first tooth which is cool. spiky and rough at the moment and not very visible but time passes so quickly these days. (a lot of good character things start off spiky and rough at first but smooth out as they form - hmmm...)
i'm hoping to start up a singing group for under 2s (maybe under 3s). i need to start finding out info about renting space for a couple of hours a week.
andy now has a start date for his home office job - 14th feb. the start of a great love affair?!!
i am thinking through different ideas for making money. i am considering what it might look like for me to be a proverbs 31 woman.
10 [a] A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 "Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
also God has been talking to me about how he likes to do things 'little by little'. i often feel frustrated because God seems to take so long doing stuff. i know all the good Christian responses to such a frustration, but none have ever offered any comfort, wisdom or promise as i found in Deuteronomy 7:22-23:
22 The LORD your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you. 23 But the LORD your God will deliver them over to you, throwing them into great confusion until they are destroyed.
well, i am about to go and take a bath with robin. we continue to relish (that word used especially for viv, who probably doesn't read our blog anymore anyway!) sleeping with robin and doing things to his own tune, and i suppose there is some rhythm in there somewhere! i feel increasingly more relaxed and confident in my role as mum and watching the adoration robin has for andy is so cool. he beams at him whenever he sees him!
rach - can i have 10 brownie points now?!!
robin has just started 'eating' solids. more pushing food out of his mouth whilst making a funny face, but he'll get the hang of it soon enough. he does also have his first tooth which is cool. spiky and rough at the moment and not very visible but time passes so quickly these days. (a lot of good character things start off spiky and rough at first but smooth out as they form - hmmm...)
i'm hoping to start up a singing group for under 2s (maybe under 3s). i need to start finding out info about renting space for a couple of hours a week.
andy now has a start date for his home office job - 14th feb. the start of a great love affair?!!
i am thinking through different ideas for making money. i am considering what it might look like for me to be a proverbs 31 woman.
10 [a] A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
13 She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
14 She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
15 She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
18 She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
19 In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
20 She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
26 She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
27 She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
29 "Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
also God has been talking to me about how he likes to do things 'little by little'. i often feel frustrated because God seems to take so long doing stuff. i know all the good Christian responses to such a frustration, but none have ever offered any comfort, wisdom or promise as i found in Deuteronomy 7:22-23:
22 The LORD your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals will multiply around you. 23 But the LORD your God will deliver them over to you, throwing them into great confusion until they are destroyed.
well, i am about to go and take a bath with robin. we continue to relish (that word used especially for viv, who probably doesn't read our blog anymore anyway!) sleeping with robin and doing things to his own tune, and i suppose there is some rhythm in there somewhere! i feel increasingly more relaxed and confident in my role as mum and watching the adoration robin has for andy is so cool. he beams at him whenever he sees him!
rach - can i have 10 brownie points now?!!
Monday, January 3
happy new year robin!
we've not had any photos of robin in a while, so here a couple of new ones from new years eve - he's been smiling loads recently.
Sunday, January 2
God help us
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)is seeking input on a new proposed study in which infants in participating low income families will be monitored for health impacts as they undergo exposure to known toxic chemicals over the course of two years. For taking part in these studies, each family will receive $970, a free video camera, a T-shirt, and a framed certificate of appreciation. The study, entitled Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study (CHEERS), will look at how chemicals are ingested, inhaled or absorbed by children ranging from babies to 3 years old.
Please take a moment to follow this link and join tens of thousands of citizens in petitioning the EPA to terminate this study prior to its proposed launch in early 2005.
More information, related newspaper headlines and petition here:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa-alert.htm
Please take a moment to follow this link and join tens of thousands of citizens in petitioning the EPA to terminate this study prior to its proposed launch in early 2005.
More information, related newspaper headlines and petition here:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa-alert.htm
tsunami thoughts...
i've just been here and read some of the stuff. i then went and looked at his pictures.
everything below is not thought out ahead of time - it is all extrovertly processed, or realistically, unprocessed. if you are unhappy about it in any way, please come and talk to me. don't comment online as i won't be able to comment back as well as i could talk it through - thank you.
it's so hard to know what to feel and think. it reminds me of when andy and i returned from honeymoon and we were opening all our amazing gifts. then the phone went and it was dan cooper telling us that a plane had flown into one of the two towers. then while he was on the phone to us the next plae went in. w e stopped what we were doing and rushed to a friends house to watch it all unfold on tv.
then there have been the times that we have been back to my mum and dad's and i've been watching the tv (i tend to watch lots of bbc news 24) and it happens to be when the iranian earthquake happened or the beslan siege. andy and i joked tht maybe we shouldn't go back to my parents' so much cos it has such devastating effects on the world - how arrogant we are! realistically though it seems that God leads us to a place where we can be informed quickly and clearly.
i try and respond in prayer but what can you pray? my head just floods with images and people of different ages and backgrounds and then you think of their families and friends and now i'm hearing that children are going missing - possible abducted, and so i can't help but worry (and hopefully pray effectively) because of the trafficking problems that are worldwide. but maybe these children are being taken in by families who will care for them and pour out love to them.
i want to hold a book and video sale to raise money for the tsunami appeal. hopefully they'll let me set up at the back of church next sunday. maybe people will 'barter-up' to buy some random book which they can then give straight to a charity shop. and what strikes me as so selfish in it all is that it will actually help me with one of my new year's resolutions - to de-clutter.
everything below is not thought out ahead of time - it is all extrovertly processed, or realistically, unprocessed. if you are unhappy about it in any way, please come and talk to me. don't comment online as i won't be able to comment back as well as i could talk it through - thank you.
it's so hard to know what to feel and think. it reminds me of when andy and i returned from honeymoon and we were opening all our amazing gifts. then the phone went and it was dan cooper telling us that a plane had flown into one of the two towers. then while he was on the phone to us the next plae went in. w e stopped what we were doing and rushed to a friends house to watch it all unfold on tv.
then there have been the times that we have been back to my mum and dad's and i've been watching the tv (i tend to watch lots of bbc news 24) and it happens to be when the iranian earthquake happened or the beslan siege. andy and i joked tht maybe we shouldn't go back to my parents' so much cos it has such devastating effects on the world - how arrogant we are! realistically though it seems that God leads us to a place where we can be informed quickly and clearly.
i try and respond in prayer but what can you pray? my head just floods with images and people of different ages and backgrounds and then you think of their families and friends and now i'm hearing that children are going missing - possible abducted, and so i can't help but worry (and hopefully pray effectively) because of the trafficking problems that are worldwide. but maybe these children are being taken in by families who will care for them and pour out love to them.
i want to hold a book and video sale to raise money for the tsunami appeal. hopefully they'll let me set up at the back of church next sunday. maybe people will 'barter-up' to buy some random book which they can then give straight to a charity shop. and what strikes me as so selfish in it all is that it will actually help me with one of my new year's resolutions - to de-clutter.
Friday, December 31
thoughts on harry potter....
actually more about professor snape....
i'm generally not that sharp when it comes to following the subtleties of a story - bea's normally a lot better than i am. but having decided to work through all 5 harry potter books in order, right after each other, i've been trying to figure out snape - whats he about, and i think i'm getting to it.
for a long time i couldnt work out why he seems to be a blatant death-eater (mark an' all) yet dumbledore would trust and defend him.
then, at the end of hp4, when voldemort returns and gathers the remaining death-eaters, the 2 that are missing, are described, as one who has run away (karkarov) and one at hogwarts who wil be killed (snape).
so when voldemort lost it 13 years or previously, and all the death-eaters went into hiding etc, snape obviously found himself taken in by dumbledore at hogwarts.
i'm guessing that having an ex-death-eater that cant go back to voldemort (for fear of death) in the order is a pretty useful thing to have - which i'm guessing is something to do with the secret stuff that snapes been doing since the end of hp4.
which also allows him to hate harry and sirius etc, whilst still being tied to dumbledore ands helping harry with occlumency etc.
but then i s'pose there'll come a point when snaspe really has too choose between dumbledore/ order of the phoenix/ hogwarts etc and being head of slytherin house - its good having him currently positioned in slytherin to stay close to malfoy, crabb etc - keep your friendas close, your enemies closer. snapes is reluctantly in debt to dumbledore.
sorry if all that's obvious to everyone else.
i'm generally not that sharp when it comes to following the subtleties of a story - bea's normally a lot better than i am. but having decided to work through all 5 harry potter books in order, right after each other, i've been trying to figure out snape - whats he about, and i think i'm getting to it.
for a long time i couldnt work out why he seems to be a blatant death-eater (mark an' all) yet dumbledore would trust and defend him.
then, at the end of hp4, when voldemort returns and gathers the remaining death-eaters, the 2 that are missing, are described, as one who has run away (karkarov) and one at hogwarts who wil be killed (snape).
so when voldemort lost it 13 years or previously, and all the death-eaters went into hiding etc, snape obviously found himself taken in by dumbledore at hogwarts.
i'm guessing that having an ex-death-eater that cant go back to voldemort (for fear of death) in the order is a pretty useful thing to have - which i'm guessing is something to do with the secret stuff that snapes been doing since the end of hp4.
which also allows him to hate harry and sirius etc, whilst still being tied to dumbledore ands helping harry with occlumency etc.
but then i s'pose there'll come a point when snaspe really has too choose between dumbledore/ order of the phoenix/ hogwarts etc and being head of slytherin house - its good having him currently positioned in slytherin to stay close to malfoy, crabb etc - keep your friendas close, your enemies closer. snapes is reluctantly in debt to dumbledore.
sorry if all that's obvious to everyone else.
Tuesday, December 21
it only takes a few minutes to make a big difference...
The European Commission is writing an action plan to
improve air quality in Europe. It will include
measures having a direct influence on our day to day
life. The way we move, the way we produce and use
energy, the air quality we want, the price of products
and services are all at issue in this plan. Therefore
your opinion on air pollution and its effects is of
great importance to us. It will help us finalize the
plan.
The questions are of importance to the future action
plan. The links provide you with background
information on where emissions come from, their impact
on health and ecosystems and on how the emissions and
their impacts might evolve up to the year 2020.
This consultation will remain open until 31 January
2005. The results will be published in March 2005.
Your answers will remain totally anonymous, except for
the organisations choosing to give their name.
http://europa.eu.int/yourvoice/forms/dispatch?form=356〈=EN
improve air quality in Europe. It will include
measures having a direct influence on our day to day
life. The way we move, the way we produce and use
energy, the air quality we want, the price of products
and services are all at issue in this plan. Therefore
your opinion on air pollution and its effects is of
great importance to us. It will help us finalize the
plan.
The questions are of importance to the future action
plan. The links provide you with background
information on where emissions come from, their impact
on health and ecosystems and on how the emissions and
their impacts might evolve up to the year 2020.
This consultation will remain open until 31 January
2005. The results will be published in March 2005.
Your answers will remain totally anonymous, except for
the organisations choosing to give their name.
http://europa.eu.int/yourvoice/forms/dispatch?form=356〈=EN
Friday, December 17
a bee in bea's bonnet!
i'm getting increasingly passionate about issues in the world which a lot of society tries to avoid so that they don't ahve to make changes. Well, I have started making changes and ity seems the bug is catching!
a few books:
"not on the label" by felicity lawrence
"take it personally" by anita roddick
"the good shopping guide" by ? (i got mine through Christian Aid and i know that kate hamilton/naomi fennel have a copy)
a few websites:
www.anitaroddick.com
www.takeitpersonally.com
www.christianaid.org.uk
www.oxfam.org.uk
http://www.wateraid.org/
"Human rights are the dignity, stature, humanity, respect, and freedom belonging to all people by right of their birth." -- Dick Gregory
"The unexamined life is not worth living." -- Plato
"if many little poeple, in many little places, do many little things; we can change the face of the earth." -- african proverb
a few books:
"not on the label" by felicity lawrence
"take it personally" by anita roddick
"the good shopping guide" by ? (i got mine through Christian Aid and i know that kate hamilton/naomi fennel have a copy)
a few websites:
www.anitaroddick.com
www.takeitpersonally.com
www.christianaid.org.uk
www.oxfam.org.uk
http://www.wateraid.org/
"Human rights are the dignity, stature, humanity, respect, and freedom belonging to all people by right of their birth." -- Dick Gregory
"The unexamined life is not worth living." -- Plato
"if many little poeple, in many little places, do many little things; we can change the face of the earth." -- african proverb
Thursday, December 16
harry potter and the goblet of fire
i was wondering the other day whilst listening to the goblet of fire at work, and thinking about the prisoner of azkhaban dvd i'm getting and was then wondering who they'd get for playing all the new roles in the new film, and thought i'd see what other people though.
and then i checked the internet and the whole cast has already been confirmed. no big names really - i really thought they'd go to town for mad-eye moody at least. brian blessed was one suggestion i heard. oh well. ralph feinnes is playing "you know who", which'll be good.
am also a bit gutted the guy who directed hp3 isnt doing hp4.
and then i checked the internet and the whole cast has already been confirmed. no big names really - i really thought they'd go to town for mad-eye moody at least. brian blessed was one suggestion i heard. oh well. ralph feinnes is playing "you know who", which'll be good.
am also a bit gutted the guy who directed hp3 isnt doing hp4.
Wednesday, December 8
this mornings walk
whilst slowly wandering around the block this morning at some hour i have little recollection of, all in th effort of sending robin to sleep, i thought i'd take my mp3 player and carry on listening to harry potter to take my mind off the task in hand.
i was on my way back down freedom road when i heard a owl hoot - thinking it was odd enough i should hear an owl hoot whilst listening to harry potter, i looked up and there was one sitting on a tv arial on someones roof. it was just looking around and then flew off after a minute or so.
i'm not sure i've ever seen an owl before, or if i have, i dont remember it.
it certainly was a lovely thing to see this morning, seeing as i really was not in the mood for staggering around walkley when i (and robin!) should have been asleep!
i was on my way back down freedom road when i heard a owl hoot - thinking it was odd enough i should hear an owl hoot whilst listening to harry potter, i looked up and there was one sitting on a tv arial on someones roof. it was just looking around and then flew off after a minute or so.
i'm not sure i've ever seen an owl before, or if i have, i dont remember it.
it certainly was a lovely thing to see this morning, seeing as i really was not in the mood for staggering around walkley when i (and robin!) should have been asleep!
Sunday, November 28
reading at work
have recently started to enjoy my job a lot more - since obtaining the audiobooks for "lord of the rings" and "harry potter: the order of the phoenix", and the use of my mp3 player, i'm quite able to listen to them whilst working without any difficulty, or loss of work rate (they actually speed me up i think).
i'm currently reading (or listening to) harry potter which is getting pretty riviting - at the bit where harry's started learning occlumency from snape. the other cool thing is, as my mp3 player is able to play stuff back through a variety of environmental settings, i'm not only able to have lord of the rings read to me by a proper old boy (as you'd imagine tolkien himself would sound like) but i'm also listening to it in a cathedral!
i've also found hem's new album "eveningland" sounds amazing in an opera house, and "demolition" by ryan adams was made for a concert hall (or possible an indoor arena...) and its always nice to have stephen fry describing harry's antics sitting in your livingroom, as opposed to an office.
i'm currently reading (or listening to) harry potter which is getting pretty riviting - at the bit where harry's started learning occlumency from snape. the other cool thing is, as my mp3 player is able to play stuff back through a variety of environmental settings, i'm not only able to have lord of the rings read to me by a proper old boy (as you'd imagine tolkien himself would sound like) but i'm also listening to it in a cathedral!
i've also found hem's new album "eveningland" sounds amazing in an opera house, and "demolition" by ryan adams was made for a concert hall (or possible an indoor arena...) and its always nice to have stephen fry describing harry's antics sitting in your livingroom, as opposed to an office.
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