Monthly Archives: June 2008

“a total feminist blogosphere cliche”

(via The F Word Blog) Liking Sarah Haskins may be a cliché but there are fine reasons: she is observant, endearing and funny. More: weddings, yogurt and suffrage. “I’m a form of punctuation that signifies an aside.” “Say more stuff … Continue reading

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Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Teaser from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Vimeo.

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My Wordle

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“The Wedding List” live

Kate Bush, Phil Collins, Pete Townshend, Midge Ure and… At 3.29 you can see why she is bit more covered up at the Secret Policeman’s Third Ball… From the Prince’s Trust Rock Gala (1982)

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“Running Up That Hill” live

Awesome – well Kate is – the drumming is metronomic and the bassist has such 80s hair. Thanks a lot David! From The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987).

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Doctors must love that they finally have an answer for “I don’t know what’s wrong”

Mad Men “Ladies Room” Another good episode although the series doesn’t seem as subtle as I expected it to be: gay Sal still grates and January Jones is being asked to wear her unhappiness like a badge. I’m a little … Continue reading

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You were expecting me to be a man. My father was, too.

Observations on Mad Men “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” I am practically unspoiled regarding Mad Men and so I thought I would blog my random thoughts regarding each episode as we watch them. The first episode was promising though I … Continue reading

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Baking for Adam’s party

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Baking, originally uploaded by moley75. Simple things make nice things: butter, sugar, flour, oats, lemon and … Continue reading

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Museum Steps (1946)

Liverpool in the winter of 1946 taken by Edward Chambré Hardman. This looks like a painting.

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Murdered by pirates, a heart torn out and eaten, meet Victoria…I can’t quite decide which sounds more fun

Stardust What a gem. I bought the DVD on a whim (Play and their damn sales) and after half an hour we all agreed that we were enjoying this very much. I was very disappointed afterwards to read so much … Continue reading

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