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Petition to get Google Earth to update satellite images of Tehran here

Had a most excellent day -- decided to get my act together and go to Yum Cha organised by mynxii and Mr_boo_boo. Thanks to a train drivers' stop work meeting, I plucked up my courage, the keys to black_samvara's car and drove mynxii and myself into the city. I parked! In a single bay! (love to said for getting out and waving me in) Shut up -- it's a big, satisfying deal.

We strolled down to Yum Cha, and sat in the sun while we were waiting for everyone else (N, D, caitlen and ascetic_hedony). I am tickled by being able to call caitlen/L interchangeably. caitlen/L, it was awesome to catch up :) Yum Cha was good, and I ate too much. Then mynxiiimpulse-suggested high tea in Mt Lawley. Again with the managing-to-park! And double win to mynxiifor navigating us everywhere.

The Tea Leaf was excellent. Not as quiet as I would have hoped, but I was deeply charmed by the actual high teas that people who had booked were having: tiers of savories and sweets. I want to go back and do that.

It was also my first actual visit to Planet Books, and I think I'm in love. There was a gleeful phone call to black_samvara ("Modesty Blaise comics! Lots of them! Want?") resulting in her birthday present, and mynxii also ended up buying mine. We win.

Then mynxii and I went dinner shopping, and got back to the car to find the car seriously parked in by the car behind us. Cue careful maneuvering on my part, and concentrated waving on mynxii's part to get us out. *squishes mynxii* We win.

mynxii made a spectacular dinner of lamb, cheese soufflé and roast and steamed veges. prk came over for rose tea, although I was starting to fade before the dumplings were made, alas.

In sum, an awesome, awesome day. mynxii? prk? Right now, dinner is sounding like a similarly awesome way to end a Monday. I could contribute chocolate mousse for dessert? *smiles winningly* <3

Hello! Hi!

I am way late for this, and you probably already know about my wishlist, but either way, it's here. You can probably get some of them locally, or whatever's easier for you :)

The problem with Livejournal(/Dreamwidth :P) is that we all think we are so close, but really, we know nothing about each other.

Hence, I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about.

Then post this in your LJ (only if you want to, obviously) and find out what people don’t know about you.

*melts*
Source here

Echoing 's post: she and I shall be having a combined birthday party on the 19th of June to celebrate our 35th and 25th birthdays respectively.

We're going to make a balloon pit and light up the backyard. We're asking everyone to bring a dessert of some awesome concoction. Dinner will be ... sweet! :)

The Rules
1. You can ONLY answer 'Yes' or 'No'.

2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and asks—and, believe me, the temptation to explain some of these will be overwhelming. Nothing is exactly as it seems.

( Questions under here )

CALL TO ACTIVISM - Many people with disabilities to be excluded from accessible parking under proposed scheme from Hoyden About Town

I've just watched the first three eps of Whose line is it anyway? and oh my god am I in love.

*curses missing the slashgathering* mr_booboo? Anyone? I want some more...

There was a little dark shape in our dim hallway that I assumed was the remains of one of Kenobi's tennis balls until black_samvara turned on the light...



( Is it cane toad? We let it go in the local wetlands... )

Made of awesome.

So, I've just finished watching the bank robbery episode of Leverage. On one hand, the show is contrived, full of plot holes and moments that make me go 'gah! that's not how a professional does it!'

On the other hand, I love this show so fucking much. And I want an icon with Elliot and Parker in it. *dives into episode 6*

(Insert end-of-luch-break rush here)

Ooh, good question. I believe we live out patterns of behaviour, which is slightly different to 'you get what you deserve/it happens for a reason' but is in the same sort of area. We attract whatever fits our worldview, even if we have no conscious idea of what that worldview is. I like to *think* that life teaches you the lessons you need to learn at the right times, but I don't think there's a higher power directing it.

This is gorgeous.

( Youtube vid of 1:40ish under the cut )

This post is a general worship-fest at the feet of the crossposter mechanism that I just put through the works posting my last entry. I'm seriously impressed.

Also, I have three invite codes going to the first three people who comment All gone. Wow, that was fast! I'm keeping the fourth one, it's my hoarding/'but what about the zombie apocalypse?' instinct.

Impulse writing while listening to Jon Hopkins. 260 words.
Disclaimer: Teenage-style-emo, stream-of-consciousness type 'editing', no beta, no claim of sense-making... here for my records.

( Music comes first )

*Or rather, I said: Google, I have these ingredients in the house. What should I do?
Google: Clearly, you should cook this
Me: Sure!

I even guestimated all the amounts, and cooked everything that wasn't pasta in a single saucepan because I was lazy. And it was awesome.