Those three weeks went by in a flash!
Jan. 31st, 2011 09:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
livHaven't managed to post anything since I started back at work after the New Year break. During that time I have: jack has been staying with me, which is probably the biggest reason for spending less time on the internet than I sometimes like to.
I have built up a huge queue of posts in my head, including my thoughts about many of the above events, but I also want to post about:
I also have a small logistical problem: there is a sofa. It belongs to my brother's partner. They (brother and SO) want it in the long term. Right now it does not physically fit in their living room. I have no sofa, but I do have plenty of space. My brother and sister-out-law would like to long-term lend me their sofa. Sofa is currently in their flat in Hackney. How do I get the sofa from there to my house in Stoke? I'm happy to throw money at the problem, but, you know, preferably not more than the value of the sofa!
- Visited angelofthenorth in Cardiff
- Hosted khalinche for a truly delightful couple of days
- Made a flying visit to Cambridge for jack's birthday / engagement party
- Heard a fascinating but rant-inducing talk by Simon Baron-Cohen
- Had a visit from my parents, uncle and grandmother
- Heard a really good talk about the Staffordshire Hoard
- Marked dozens of exam papers
- Seen an urban fox
- Helped represent the Jewish community at a whole bunch of Holocaust Memorial Day events
- Saw Star Wars for the first time (only the original film, now called episode IV, as yet)
- Continued going to the gym regularly with
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jack has been staying with me, which is probably the biggest reason for spending less time on the internet than I sometimes like to. I have built up a huge queue of posts in my head, including my thoughts about many of the above events, but I also want to post about:
- Reviews of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel, Stephen King's The Liar and Jo Walton's Among Others
- Finishing the 10-day countdown meme
- Answering deep questions people have been posting about relationships
- Answering the final, giant FAQ about getting engaged, namely: what are the political implications of your decision?
- A retrospective of 2010; I always do that, every year, and although it'll be February by the time I get to it I'd feel bad about not doing it at all...
I also have a small logistical problem: there is a sofa. It belongs to my brother's partner. They (brother and SO) want it in the long term. Right now it does not physically fit in their living room. I have no sofa, but I do have plenty of space. My brother and sister-out-law would like to long-term lend me their sofa. Sofa is currently in their flat in Hackney. How do I get the sofa from there to my house in Stoke? I'm happy to throw money at the problem, but, you know, preferably not more than the value of the sofa!
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Date: 2011-01-31 06:30 pm (UTC)I enjoyed Star Wars much more when I was 13 then I do now, but it is still fun and something you should see.
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Date: 2011-02-01 05:41 pm (UTC)And yes, I can see that Star Wars would make more of an impact when you were young and hadn't seen lots of other films or encountered lots of more sophisticated stories. I'm still quite impressed with how well it stands up, for a film made more than 30 years ago.
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Date: 2011-02-01 06:27 pm (UTC)For those of us who saw it in the theatres at first release, it was a significant life event. I'm not sure there was anything comparable, film-wise, at the time.