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I'm just back from a long weekend in Melbourne, combining my favourite things - re-enactment and Pros. [livejournal.com profile] byslantedlight was visiting \o/, there was the possibility of an IRL meeting with someone I'd only been in email contact with before, and then there was some talkfest-y stuff that was happening in association with the Timeline Fair, which I hoped wouldn't get in the way of more informal enjoyment *g*. Oh, and Melbourne is a great place to visit, with many interesting things within an easy tram-ride.

900 km of driving (one-way) was too hard, and I didn't want to perform the airport shuttle juggle, so I took the overnight train from Strathfield, arriving early in the morning. Walked from Southern Cross station to a friend's house in West Melbourne, chatted with Rob and Laura for a little while, then left Rob to get on with thesis/seminar/something similar writing and went shopping. Victoria Markets were only five minutes away:
pics and more under the cut )
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So many of my IRL friends are on Facebook, yet it continues to baffle me. I can see no sense in the way things appear on one's wall, for example. A friend on holiday has updated 3 times in the past few days yet her most recent - sent from Heathrow, on her way back to Oz - was actually listed below the earlier two. I've figured out that I don't actually see the updates of lots of friends I want to keep up with - these are the ones who, like me, post something about once a month, if that - but I'm swamped by "share" messages (of varying quality) and rot from people who post 6 times a day. Do Not Like!

I'm surprisingly invested in tonight's RWC semi-final between France and Wales. Go Wales! It would be great to see a Wales vs All Blacks final. I mustn't get ahead of myself though - with Carter out for the rest of the tournament and McCaw injured but playing, tomorrow's game will be tough. Less of the good wishes though, ta mate.
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Oh, LJ was down, so I tried to post to DW but it wouldn't let me, and now LJ is up again I can - hah! Anyway, if you're on DW* and if you have the time (i.e. not stuck at work like me) you can go to this feed I set up and grab the AO3 link for halotolerant's Big Bang story "Orpheus Turns Around". I only read a smidgen last night for reasons that are not germane here: what needs to be said is that this fic is pushing my buttons so hard, I can't wait to get home tonight and read the rest.

/end PSA (and fixed the link, doh)

*and if you're on LJ and getting the crosspost you can go straight to the comm, right?
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I really, really must get back to some sort of active lj life. No excuses, this time I have a completely free long weekend. No committments or distractions. See how long it takes me to post this...

...Right. It's Sunday night, I've got the England/Scotland game recorded and ready to watch, and a post. An actual post :):):)

LJ cut gives you the option of dodging the detail )
Ohhhh, seriously, I think I need to stop there. Let August take care of itself, although I may come back to September soon, since it's only just become last month.

One more moment of stupidity - while I was writing this post I went back into my Inbox to check old messages - and promptly managed to delete the lot! So if I've missed something of yours that I need to reply to, please pm me again *shameface*.
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A brief recap: Months ago, I posted about my search to discover when 'The Professionals' first aired in Australia. Using the State Library of NSW holdings of Sydney TV Weeks I came up with a date in September 1981, but there were gaps in the collection and I received several comments from people who had clear memories of watching Pros earlier than 1981.

The National Library in Canberra has a very good collection of editions from different States, but they don't lend periodicals and Canberra itself is a three hour drive from where I live. I had good intentions, about which I did nothing for months, then I found out that [profile] jaycat would be in Canberra in the week after Easter! Oh, happy coincidence - I had planned to attend a reenactment event near Braidwood over the break, so I wouldn't have as far to travel. I had other excuses - the Ballets Russe costume exhibition at the National Gallery which I thought I'd missed, then found out it had been extended until the end of the month, but that was really just the icing... Pros meetage and research! Whee!

So there we were... )

Warning, this section contains very many DETAILS )

Miscellaneous )
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Copied from [livejournal.com profile] loyseofverlaine, in lieu of the planned but still unfinished catch-up post:

Your result for The Golden Compass Daemon Test...

Multi-Faceted Soul

In a way, you are a truly balanced person. You have a good sense of self, but you have periods of worry and self doubt. You don't like to be alone a lot, but you don't like being constantly surrounded, either. You can be shy in some situations and bold in others. You can tell people how you feel, but you don't wear your heart on your sleeve. You aren't "TOO" anything: You aren't too shy, you aren't too aggressive, you aren't too extroverted, you aren't too introverted. However at any one time you can be any combination of these things.

You tend to adapt yourself to match the situations in which you find yourself. You may be quiet and sensitive with some people, or joking and loud with others. These are all facets of your personality. People tend to perceive you as they want to perceive you. They may even tend to idealize you a bit. Then, when you do something that doesn't fit their concept of who you are (like have an outburst of anger, or a fit of shyness, or make an insensitive joke)they can be shocked and surprised. Does anyone know the real you?

Your daemon would represent your multi-faceted and ever-changing personality, as well as people's tendency to idealize you. He or she would get angry when you did not, be calm and poised when you felt ruffled and anxious, and always be the voice of emotion and reason in your ear.

Suggested forms:
Swan, Elephant, Koala, Panda, Chameleon, Wolf.

Take The Golden Compass Daemon Test at HelloQuizzy

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Livejournal links:
[livejournal.com profile] the_safehouse A place for all Professionals fans (primarily slash-focused)
[livejournal.com profile] discoveredinalj Slash, but gen-friendly comm for seasonal/festive challenges
[livejournal.com profile] pros_pearl A community celebrating the 30th anniversary of 'The Professionals' - slash/gen
[livejournal.com profile] ci5hq Story recs and discussion.
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England 2

Oct. 16th, 2010 12:48 pm
Morning Sunshine





Here am I in London again (Kingston really), eating left-over from the writing week Fruit 'n Fibre out of a coffee cup. It works quite well - they are large cups, and I'm using the juice from the pineapple and a couple of the milk portions that go with the hospitality coffee & tea, because there's no way I'm paying the nearly ten quid the hotel wants for a full breakfast.

I have a charged up oystercard, and was going to visit the Museum of Docklands today, maybe the Wallace Collection as well, but I woke up feeling almost as tired as when I went to bed. Who knew a writing holiday would be so exhausting *g*. So that's tomorrow's plan instead. Probably do some shopping today, I still have some room in my bag.

More trip report and pics under the cut )

England 1

Oct. 8th, 2010 10:46 am
Morning Sunshine
Umm, hello? It's been a while. I owe people emails, and replies to comments (which I'll attend to over the next little while), but first the update:

I am in England! On a train from Stockport to Buxton, actually, and it's sunny outside and beautifully green, with a hint of gold at the edges in Buxton, where it's grey and damp this morning and I'm not quite sure where the bus stops are for the next leg - but I've been here for 1112 days already...
Lots of pictures under the cut )
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A fanfic written for 'The Professionals' [livejournal.com profile] ci5_boxoftricks big bang challenge. Will also be posted to Dreamwidth and AH (in fewer chunks) as soon as I get some sleep.

Title: Acts of Choosing
Author name: KWS
Artist name: [livejournal.com profile] gblvr
Genre: Slash
Characters/Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Word count: 24,945
Warnings: Contains minor, non-explicit mention of child prostitution.



Summary: It’s spring 1979 and union leader Tom Findlay is fighting a losing battle against the authorities and owners who want to shut down the last of the upriver docks. Meanwhile, Bodie and Doyle are investigating a murder, one in which Findlay (an old acquaintance of Doyle’s) is the chief suspect. The Lads discover that there’s more going on beneath the muddy waters of the Thames than meets the eye.

Read more... )
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Reading (Acorn Syndrome)


Very quick update - story was sitting with the Plot Doctor most of last week, sorting out some tangles. I now have a more streamlined outline \o/ and the rest... should be easy, right?
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... because I got home this evening and found one of these waiting for me.

Bless the lad. I've had my P7 since 2002, but it's never been the same since Dustacon '05. One of the batteries has died, and the other is extremely dodgy, so I was looking at half the price of a new camera if I wanted replacements. The new one is extremely sleek and beautiful. Of course we had to test the video function, which involved me reading bits of "The Eye of Argon"# while trying to keep a straight face and not succeeding.

#which I found by first reading this, then this, and finally, this.

Sample dialogue:
"Prepare to embrace your creators in the stygian haunts of hell, barbarian", gasped the first soldier.
"Only after you have kissed the fleeting stead of death, wretch!" returned Grignr.
A sweeping blade of flashing steel riveted from the massive barbarians hide enameled shield as his rippling right arm thrust forth, sending a steel shod blade to the hilt into the soldiers vital organs. The disemboweled mercenary crumpled from his saddle and sank to the clouded sward, sprinkling the parched dust with crimson droplets of escaping life fluid.


Enough silliness *g*. It's far, far too distracting, although I'd be happy for some purple-coloured inspiration right about now. I can always use bleach.

ETA Forgot to mention - a friend of ours is cycling through the UK this summer. Heres what he looks like:
http://peterbreeze.wordpress.com/2010/07/0loke.6/charge/
If you see him, be nice to him. He's a good bloke.

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