Mat Bowles

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Random musings…

It’s been ages since I last listened to music for most of the evening. Radio 4 all the way for me thank you very much. Except today, when the Archers came on (yeah, 30 minutes of each day when I listen to something else), I put a CD on. Well, I hit play anyway. Ministry’s Greatest Fits. I’m not really into Industrial, but I do likes me Ministry. So good, I played it twice. Then I decided on a change. So I grabbed an old Senser album. Anyone out there know what ‘category’ of music Stacked Up is? If any? Not the hugest of shifts, but they’re at least similar. When that was done, I, um, put on some Wagner; the Orchestral highlights of The Ring. Damn fine music. It just finished. Eclectic? Yup, but very cool as well.

Anyway, link time. First of all, my favourite from the Dictionary of Biography I linked to earlier Political Refugees in Britain. Interesting to read how long our tradition of taking all comers in has been about. You’ll need to register to read it, but do it, the whole site is so damn cool it’s worth it. Next up, Boing Boing gives us a plastic Bunny! That should cheer some people up. Last up, we have some very cool, if slightly insane, lego. Serenity. Film is out soon, properly. I think that’s my 3rd or possibly even 4th “must see” films this year, there weren’t any last year that I recall. Maybe I’m getting back into cinema as well.

And so, to bed… (it’s bugging me, what kids show was that line from?)

September 24th, 2005 Posted by MatGB | Uncategorized | no comments

Ooh! Excuse me while I change my plans for the weekend

From

Via The Virtual Stoa and Early Modern Notes, for today, tomorrow and Sunday only the Oxford University Press are offering free online access to the Dictionary of National Biography, one of the finest academic achievements of all time. Truly superb stuff - I don’t think I can over-emphasise just how damn good the DNB is - register for free access and indulge. You won’t regret it.

Forget about tidying, the DNB is very very cool.

Oh, I’m still going to the zoo tomorrow. I just might not do much else…

September 24th, 2005 Posted by MatGB | Uncategorized | no comments