random acts of senseless beauty

I’m still feeling poorly, and keep having to sit down after getting a little dizzy… but when you get given this many wristbands to a certain gig happening in North London this evening – well, what’s a girl to do?

Key: Blue + ticket = getting in. Red = getting to the top floor [...]

After a weekend in bed and on the sofa, and a total of around 26 hours of sleep, I thought a trip to church this evening might do me some good.
I took some time to get ready slowly and gently. Even ironed a shirt.
I got half way to the bus stop and [...]

I’m getting a cold. Fast.
I want sympathy.

Seems I’m not the only one who spotted the moment in Revenge Of The Sith that made me think of The Empire that’s trying to run our planet…
(Thanks to Cary for the pic!)

I had a truly horrible day today. Everything that could go wrong at work did go wrong. I lost my high-profile Rount Table guests for next Friday, and then for tomorrow too. Jacqs was ill and we can’t afford replacements these days so I didn’t have the time needed to sor out [...]

I met Alan Fletcher today… that’s Dr Carl Kennedy to you and me.
I don’t remember the last time I was as star-struck, or when my parents were that impressed with my day’s work.
He’s totally lovely and funny – and around gigging with his band. He said that people are turning up at [...]

Today’s fun with a 6 year old involved videos, every conceivable form of public transport, a brilliant tour on a truck that became a boat, more naughty food (damn those golden arches), lots of playing in parks, face painting, badge making and more fish than you could shake a stick at (we found Nemo; again [...]