Anna Condor
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« Reply #1830 on: 19:01:37, 28-05-2007 » |
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Suddenly Badger felt his waistcoat being pawed by an over-excited Stoat "'Ere" she squeaked "hh 'as a birthday and is feeling lonely, let's all us animals go over and surprise him with Tapas and Booze!"
"And how do you propose we get there?" asked Badger.
"On the tandem of course, or Kevin the Taxi"
"We don't have a tandem, it's an exercise bike, and Kevin's Taxi is an old Asda trolley powered by weasels, it just about makes it to the Old Oak Tree"
"Well" replied Stoat, ever resourceful "I'll make him some deep fried earthworms with a caperberry dressing, a dash of balsamic vinegar and garnished with finely chopped coriander and chilli, put it in a tupperware container and hitch-hike up North!"
"Stoat" sighed Badger "Do you really think you'll get a lift on the M1?"
Happy Birthday hh!
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« Reply #1831 on: 19:25:54, 28-05-2007 » |
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And now Word's just crashed in the middle of some reasonably complicated table crunching (which of course wasn't saved) and I'm listening to some REALLY depressing electroacoustic music.
Time to go and make some food.
Girlfriend is arriving tomorrow night. It will be great to see her but I hope she doesn't find humouring me through the last stages of the PhD too much of a trial.
We don't use word over in maths, but I think there's some general policy in our college that says that PhD theses won't be accepted if written up in word, as there have been cases where things have been lost. It sounds like bullshit, now that I've said it, though. Hmm. I hope you have many, many backups! |
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« Reply #1832 on: 19:36:23, 28-05-2007 » |
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Anyone looking forward to seeing a rather bedraggled Bill Oddie and Kate Humble in what will be a most unseasonal Springwatch ? Although I gather it's a lot better in the west of the country ?
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« Reply #1833 on: 19:41:20, 28-05-2007 » |
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Bill Oddie's a bit bedraggled at the best of times - but I like Springwatch. I heard they had to go and film bits in advance because spring happened rather earlier than they expected.
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« Reply #1834 on: 19:50:37, 28-05-2007 » |
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 It`ll all be better when your girlfriend arrives tomorrow! Hope you`re going to have a fab meal a deux..... |
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« Reply #1835 on: 20:17:10, 28-05-2007 » |
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Happy Birthday HH. I had forgotten its KateHumblewatch time-with Judge Deed annual prod to get a TV that I just about resist. I caught a jazz trio standing in the doorway of a pub in the rain, whiuch may mean I revert temporarily to standing outside Radio Rentals looking furtive when somethings' on.
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'...A celebrity is someone who didn't get the attention they needed as an adult'
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« Reply #1836 on: 21:51:49, 28-05-2007 » |
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Yes, Happy Birthday, hh
And good luck with the PhD.
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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh: a time to mourn, and a time to dance
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richard barrett
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« Reply #1837 on: 21:54:47, 28-05-2007 » |
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I'm listening to some REALLY depressing electroacoustic music. Hmmm. Sounds right up my street. What was it? happy birthday too! |
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« Reply #1838 on: 22:02:20, 28-05-2007 » |
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Thank you all.
Anna's post was the tipping point for a big smile.
My thanks to Badger and Stoat. The earthworms are very tasty.
The music was Roland Kayn's Cybernetics III (from AGP38: European Electronic II).
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'is this all we can do?' anonymous student of the University of Berkeley, California quoted in H. Draper, 'The new student revolt' (New York: Grove Press, 1965) http://www.myspace.com/itensemble |
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« Reply #1839 on: 22:04:54, 28-05-2007 » |
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And now Word's just crashed in the middle of some reasonably complicated table crunching (which of course wasn't saved) and I'm listening to some REALLY depressing electroacoustic music.
Time to go and make some food.
Girlfriend is arriving tomorrow night. It will be great to see her but I hope she doesn't find humouring me through the last stages of the PhD too much of a trial.
Word? Arrrgh! Wash yr mouth out with  and water. PS Happy Birthday |
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richard barrett
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« Reply #1840 on: 22:13:48, 28-05-2007 » |
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The music was Roland Kayn's Cybernetics III Too bad! - in the sense that I've had that on LP since 1975 or so... no new discoveries for me tonight then. I'm surprised you find it depressing though, I've never thought of it like that. Actually I'm a great admirer of Kayn's electronic music. |
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« Reply #1841 on: 22:22:23, 28-05-2007 » |
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It could just have been the mood I was in.
I had interleaved the whole LP between Bussotti (RARA Requiem, Frammento, Fragmentations and Le Bal Miro) and Partch (Daphne of the Dunes, Barstow and Castor and Pollux) and had been very impressed by most of the Bussotti and all of the Partch so it could have just been that I needed to give my ears a bit of a break (which have been a lot better even though I had some issues trying to pitch some very simple intervals earlier today).
I will listen again at a later date.
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« Reply #1842 on: 22:43:57, 28-05-2007 » |
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Although I gather it's a lot better in the west of the country ? that was sooo depressing! here i am five minutes walk from surrey not having seen the sun once the whole bloomin day, and there the three of them are in weather which was so perfect it looked like it came out of a computer. dare i mention the truman show? BAH  |
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« Reply #1843 on: 22:48:15, 28-05-2007 » |
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I have a difficult day tomorrow. I have to accompany students on violin (and two violas) doing their exams.
I start at 9.50 and go until 6 o'clock. I think examiner will have a break so I hope to have lunch.
Students are playing usual piece. The most interesting piece is Ravel Pavanne for a dead Princes (for viola), Kabalevsky concerto (II movement), some bits and pieces.
I have a big pile of scores, but I will end up sight reading again because I am too tired to practice.
Good night all. Wish me to survive tomorrow.
It is not all tragic. The violin teacher is very funny man. He has diverse interests. He even can make violins and he made one for his student. He also knows maths, has interest in composing. He is very very clever young man. He built a house for himself like Finish houses with isolation etc.
I like him very much. He is very artistic person.
He knows music very well (contemporary composers included) and he is interesting to talk to. He is usually there to tune violins. Most students tomorrow are his students.
I just have to play well enough not to make students play well.
I will have to go now, but I hope to come back tomorrow.
The weather is better everywhere tomorrow. You are all going to be in Happy room tomorrow.
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« Reply #1844 on: 23:01:11, 28-05-2007 » |
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I hope you have some moments of inspiration t-p. I do feel these exams should be made more fun and pro-active
and your friend seems to feel that way too, as I guess you do facing that pile of sight-reading.
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