There was a lot of rain and a great deal of lightning. The storm seemed to pass straight overhead. Think the old school across the road possibly took a strike to its steeple!
Legendary #TFIFriday. That’s how you do proper tele (if you ignore the Lewis Boring Hamilton bit—should have just had Shaun on). Bring it back!
Having been introduced to them by their supporting Placebo I’ve been looking out for The Mirror Trap. Happily they have been on their own little tour and saw them play a slightly more compact venue in Our Black Heart over Camden way.
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Subtitle: How the IOP made me feel old!
The IOP AGM is coming up soon. As part of the announcement the usual sort of bumph is mailed out, including a list of candidates for various positions. Among those names, standing for “Vice-President, Science & Innovation”, one is quite familiar. Sarah Thompson was my internal examiner for my PhD, and seeing her name made me realise it is a little over ten years since, as part of a life which seems long ago, I wrote a blog post saying trust me.
I’ve decided there should be bubble wrap condoms
Insanely impressive “found timelapse”