Last week we had FIRE. So this week, obviously, we’ll have water. Eau minerale all round, or would you like something more creative?
December 13, 2013
Bar’s Open
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- Comments: 9
- From the sound of it, Pix could do with something large and gin-based (so long as she's no... - Lyle
- According to this site "Water makes up 60 percent of most every spirit, 100 percent of eve... - asta
- Water? Bollocks to that, I'll have a brandy. It's been quite a week. (As an aside, drinke... - Lisa
- Watery drinks? Purple rain is a cocktail, right? Whatever is in it, that'll do me. My wor... - Another Mike
- I was going to suggest an "ocean breeze", but I've seen a few different recipes for it and... - Clair
December 12, 2013
In The Geek Midwinter
On Tuesday Pete and I had an excellent night out courtesy of Reading Skeptics In The Pub, at their very first In The Geek Midwinter festive show. After a day of crazy running around, leaving the Small Boy having tea with his Grandad before heading out to perform in his own Christmas Concert, I caught up with Pete on the train into Reading, and we went to Mission Burrito for tasty filling food and an utterly soulless attempt at flirting on the part of the spotty countermonkey who claimed to remember me from the last time I was in there, which was possibly before he left school. Continue reading
- Comments: 7
- I don't think it was many people. The bloke beside me left (it might have been something I... - Karen
- If it said 9.30 somewhere then that wouldn't help. I had always planned for it to be 10.30... - Ms Gammidgy
- Ah, that's right, it was Santa Fe. Pity, they did some good stuff. Mission looks good tho... - Lyle
- It's a couple of doors down. That was Santa Fe, and is now some chain pub or other. ... - Karen
- Is Mission Burrito in the place that used to do the really good cocktails (and that I thin... - Lyle
December 11, 2013
Swisslet really likes Christmas
“I really like Christmas. It’s sentimental, I know, but I just really like it”.
So says Tim Minchin in his lovely song, “White Wine in the Sun”. I entirely agree, and just like him,
“I have all of the usual objections
To consumerism, the commercialisation of an ancient religion
To the westernisation of a dead Palestinian
Press-ganged into selling Playstations and beer
But I still really like it” Continue reading
- Comments: 8
- Eels - Everything's Gonna be Cool is one of my favourite Christmas tunes of all time. :) ... - Abby
- Oh - I've produced a Spotify playlist for this. Hope this works, but you should be a... - swisslet
- If I was on spotify at all, I might attempt a playlist..... I'll have a look later to see... - swisslet
- Fuck yeah Joseph Spence. - Pete
- This is lovely, I need to clear some space in my head to listen to them all. - Karen
December 10, 2013
A Very Merry and Green Christmas
After 15 months of rampant consumerism that comes with having a baby I am spent. Emotionally, economically and environmentally. This has coincided with Christmas – the time of year we are all encouraged to spend without thinking but this year it is going to be different. Here’s our Christmas preparations with a green hue… Continue reading
- Comments: 4
- I used to be very creative with wrapping paper. I particularly liked getting different col... - Karen
- And don't forget potato prints for the brown paper. Cut out one leaf shape, use a red mark... - asta
- I've done newspapers a few times as well. I like to find an article the person the present... - Abby
- We always try to go for the brown paper christmas wrapping as well (or old newspapers depe... - Clair
December 9, 2013
Sounds like Christmas
Amy tweeted recently:
Salvation Army Brass band. So wonderfully Christmassy. So weird in warm early morning sunshine. Can’t quite process this yet.
— Amy (@Cat_knits) December 2, 2013
and in a wibbly wobbly timey wimey whoosh I was 7 or 8 again, standing in the Town Centre in my home town, playing 3rd Cornet, cringing any time anyone from School walked past. And they did. At least once. Because that’s where everyone did their Christmas shopping, and it’s hard to be inconspicuous when you’re playing Christmas Carols for 4 hours the four Saturdays leading up to Christmas. Continue reading
- Comments: 10
- When I was a child we always listened to the same cassette of Johnny Mathis singing Christ... - Pete
- I'm just on my way back from my work's outing to Trafalgar Square for our annual attempt t... - Clair
- I'm keeping my powder dry here .... I'm writing about Xmas music on the 11th. Suffice it ... - swisslet
- (Cry in a good way.) - Lisa
- Love Carols from King's and John Rutter (from years of singing in choirs) and secretly Mic... - Lisa
December 8, 2013
Jigsaw puzzle family
Posted by Donkey on behalf of Ms Gammidgy.
Despite being over 30 every Christmas up to this point has been spent at my parent’s house, mostly with just my immediate family in attendance. This Christmas marks a landmark moment for me as I host my first Christmas at home. Having accidentally acquired 3 step children (I hate the step mother/ step child tag but it’ll have to do) it’ll be the first Christmas morning with children. My family are coming along to join us, although not till mid-morning so they won’t be subjected to the early morning madness. My Mum has promised to bring my stocking with her – I think this tradition continues mainly to annoy my Dad. My brother may or may not come depending on whether he can think of a suitable excuse to stay at home. Gammidgy juniors will be off elsewhere in the afternoon. Continue reading
- Comments: 4
- (or maybe that's just me?) - swisslet
- Traditions are morphing all around us. I work with a bunch of guys in their early 20s, an... - swisslet
- It's funny a lot of people's Christmases seem to be in a state of flux. It's funny how we ... - Abby
- I was reminded yesterday of a tradition that N's brother has started with his small kids: ... - Clair
December 7, 2013
The Bowie Project: Pin-ups (1973)
After listening to this album for a few weeks, I am disappointed that my review post is going to be so crap, but sadly as far as fodder for The Bowie Project is concerned, this album is nutritionally dearthsome. Continue reading
- Comments: 5
- Your challenge now is only to look when you've written up. I'm enjoying your series, so d... - swisslet
- For fuck's sake, now I feel like a fraud. That guy makes my efforts look half-assed. Which... - Pete
- Just stumbled across this whilst researching record players (for my first ever!) and thoug... - Swisslet
- Diamond Dogs is turning out to be quite the transition album, it's true. - Pete
- hitting an all time low? (sorry) The end of this particular phase of his career is nearly... - swisslet
Meh-rry Christmas, Ebenezer
I begin with a warning: I carefully selected this particular date for my #yulevent post because I felt it was far enough away from Christmas to avoid bringing down the festive mood too much, and that even if that was the result you would still have a fortnight to deck yourself in tinsel and down a pint of Baileys to recover. Which was very considerate of me, wasn’t it? However, if you’re the sort of person who enthusiastically dons a snowman sweater and a pair of comedy antlers on 1 December, has a mince pie for dinner every evening for the entire month and absolutely won’t hear a word said against the “magic of Christmas,” then you might want to look away now. Sorry. I’m sure that someone imbued with the true spirit of the season will write the next post in the series, and we can all forget that this aberration ever occurred. Continue reading
- Comments: 5
- Agreed - though it's surprisingly difficult to plan a Christmas with friends, even in this... - Vaughan
- I think the best festive film is "Trading Places" (set around new year and featuring the b... - Swisslet
- applause And I may now have to rewrite mine a bit, damn you to a Family Christmas in a Be... - Lyle
- I think I might be planning this for a future Christmas. All welcome, except our families.... - Karen
- One of the best Christmases we've had recently was spent with two of our closest friends, ... - Clair