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I really do love last.fm. Based on my musical profile it's currently playing me recommendations. Currently I'm listening to Bizet's 'Carmen' - Habanera. And it got me thinking. I usually say I hate opera. But that just isn't true - I love choral pieces and I love lots of 'bits' of opera but knowing very little about it, I'm not sure what to plump for. Another piece I love is Offenbach's 'Les contes d'Hoffmann' - Belle nuit (Barcarolle).

So, for those of you who are far more educated on such things.... help! Recommend something to me, tell me what your favourite piece is and why, and hopefully I'll learn what to disregard and what to go with!

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People. About 3 weeks ago, I realised with horror that my Samsung phone wasn't charging. I tried a different charger (which was proved to work on another phone) but no cigar. Being me and useless with technogubbins, I'd stored all of my phone numbers on the phone rather than the sim (and no, I don't ever learn!).

As such, although my number is still the same, I have NO IDEA who most of my old texts are from.

This is my (by now regular) plead for anyone who has my number to text me with their name so I can address the issue. Alternatively, comment.

Link to my details here for those of you who don't have me stored anywhere but would like to. If you can't see it, it's because I don't know you!

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A girl can never have too many shoes, right?

Well neither can a man. And if you're looking for some funky gothy cheesey fab winkle pickers, I've found the very place for you.



MLB-Clevistyle on eBay

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My Gran is a little whirlwind of goodness. She excudes it. It's quite sickening how charitable, kind, patient and generous she is. She's always doing something for her latest cause, along with running day centres and lunch clubs, coming up with fund raising ideas which take off globally and so on.

Her latest call to arms is The Big Knit.

If you like knitting, or like 'innocent' drinks, please visit the innocent website here and get those needles clicking! Or go into Sainsburys and buy lots of be-hatted smoothies.

As alas, I can't knit and am not part of any fundraising groups or charities, my input is limited to posting here and encouraging you all to pass it on. Oh, and buying the delicious innocent 'yoghurt, vanilla bean and honey' thickies. Shame really...


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According to The Big Read, the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books on their list. ( So let's see how many I've read; )

27/100. There are a few more I've started and given up on as I've not enjoyed them but I reckon they don't count. I kind of skipped a lot of 'classics' and have started to put together a 'must read' list so this will, I think, help me!

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A very brief jaunt online to wish everyone a joyous Summer Solstice (which is, this year, Friday 20th June).

Incidentally, the BBC has a handy little calendar which I'm putting the link to here for future reference as a couple of the dates have a tendancy to move each year.

Hope you're all well - I know I'm being naughty and not seeing much of anyone but Rich is working this weekend so if any of my Cambridge crew are free, let me know and we can meet up for coffee and giggles.

Em x

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No pubbage for me tonight.

Lack of funds + tired + very busy and stressed with work = unsociable

Have fun for those of you who're going.

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Gah. I am totally useless.

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min_ki is off on a surprise adventure holiday today. As in, she and a bunch of friends all have some time off so they packed, the friends have booked and Debi is joining them at teh airport. Goa apparently but she's not sure... so this is just for her;

Wherever you end up sweetie, have a wonderful time. Safe travels and gimme the goss when you get back!

Your (jealous) sis xx

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I'm online VERY briefly and quickly (we've got an audit today) to say;

HAPPY BIRTHDAY devalmont

Just remember, you're only as old as the woman you feel... I fully expect to be traded in for a younger model in the not too distant future :P.

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Called my 'rents and spoke to my sister randomly today. She told me Dan's website is now up and properly running in addition to his MySpace page.

ONE MAN, ONE DRUM

Please, take a moment to visit the site, read the diary, look at the videos - Dan is dralking (drumming whilst he walks) from John O'Groats to Lands End to raise £12,000 for ProstAid. If you can spare the cash, please sponsor him and / or pass the link on to others you know might be interested. Business sponsorships welcome of course but everything helps.

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Friends, I give you Vampires Suck, a witty web-comic about a Noser named Able and a Toreawhore named Lucius. Obviously, based on V:TM and given it's a comic, it pokes no end of fun at it.

Credit for finding it goes to morticutor. I make no comment regarding our roleplaying days in the historic city of the north and the similarity between Lucius and Zillah, honestly I really don't.... ;P

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It's not often I post links to real worthwhile causes for two reasons. 1) I figure you are all perfectly capable of finding things yourself and 2) who wants anything rammed down their neck?

However, I urge you all to go and visit One Man, One Drum (and for those of you who like me can't access myspace at work, try this article on it instead).

Dan Fowler (who is a total sweetie, single and a bit of a dish, a very talented drummer and a very generous, dedicated one at that) is drumming, 1000 miles from John O'Groats to Lands End. He's doing this to raise money for a very good cause, ProstAid - if you can offer him sponsorship (or your company can) or you can get him some exposure, or even offer him crash space if he's coming through your neck of the woods, please please please get in touch. Even if all you do is pass the link on or do a write-up in the local student rag, it would be very helpful of you!

My Mum is on the case when he hits the Carlisle area but of course, there's lots further to go than that! Any suggestions and help you could give him would be very gratefully received.

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Right you lot,
I NEED YOUR HELP

( End of date kiss? )

Please help me help my lovely sister min_ki? SOMEONE out there will know him, I'm sure!!

Link to this post by copying and pasting the following html code, replacing the word text with whatever you'd like to!:

<a href="http://ebb.livejournal.com/282741.html" target="_blank">text</a>

[EDIT] This will, admittedly, all seem rather stalkery and I only hope if Pete see's this, he'll take it in his stride rather than thinking my sis is demented. But that's why it's important he gets directed to the post so he can decide and then get in touch with her if he wants to. She's done a google (always a good starting point) but of course, it was rather ambiguous and the chances of him having a site which we can find with bad google-fu is remote. However, by using our social network instead there is bound to be a connection - 6 degrees of seperation and all that.

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Remember a while back I posted a link to the best umbrella in the world (and yes, the customer review is by me!)? Well, it's been usurped!. Parasols GALLORE (see this 50s inspired baby, this lace effect umbrella style one, this purlple diamonte trim one and this wonderfully extravagent one, equally gorgeous in the purple for instance) and they do the black umbrella I love (so much that I have 3 of them)...



... in PINSTRIPE.

But the one I'd really really really adore if money were no object?



Not really much competition really. AND you can get a 'bit' which can have real flowers integrated into it courtesy of your local florist... so want a black one with dark red roses for a photo shoot now (utilising an acrylic with strap and a claret handle because what wouldn't go with one or t'other of those).

I'm so pleased it isn't payday yet.

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Dear All

I'm so sorry I've not been online and particularly anywhere near lj recently. Apologies that I've not let you know I needed a break before I took one! Whilst I won't go into the various reasons, I've had a lot going on which has required my energy. If you're privvy to some of my filtered posts you've probably got a good idea what has been the over-riding issue.

For those of you who've expressed concern, things with me are largely fine - life can be a bit of a rollercoaster sometimes and it seems I've had a slightly crazy moment. In short, things at home are fine, job is ok, family are strong and all will be well with time and patience and a bit of assertiveness. Though I do intend to start paying attention and visiting lj more often again, I'm not likely to have much time to properly read your entries and comment for a while.

So, if I've missed anything can you please comment and let me know? And if you've any party invites and the like, a text would be appreciated!

Thanks. :)

Ebb xx

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Comment with the words "Top Ten" or "Top Five", and I will reply with a subject for which you will generate a top ten (or top five) list. Post the list and these instructions in your own journal, if you want to.

( Pretty Things as suggested by Mouse )

( Essential Hair Accessories as suggested by Robin )

( Goffic Things as suggested by Ozzy )

( Actors and Actresses as suggested by Graham )

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I'm yet again a happy _ebb_. Yesterday, utilising Argos vouchers earned by the hubby (with his permission of course!), I bought 4 hanging rails with the intention of finally getting our 'walk in wardrobe' sorted out.

Today, we've spent several hours re-organising the little back room and it is now _ebb_'s wardrobe (with a smattering of devalmonts things but he's going to work on his tomorrow and during the next few days).

Now, this has meant sorting through clothes and re-discovering all kinds of lovely things I'd forgotten I had. It also means that I've realised yet again I'm short of one thing - coat hangers. Particularly skirt hangers.

If you have any spare skirt hangers, can I have them please?

I of course would rather you were in Cambridge and that I could pick them up from you / you wanted to come over for an evening of wine and dvds and bring them with you. Applies to male friends too because I know some of you might have spares too!!

COMMENTS LEFT UNSCREENED but to be honest, the more I can have, the better - I'm not likely to turn any away!

Thanks, and have a nice Sunday peeps.

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Ok. So corset communities.

I've found and joined corset_shoppe, corsetmakers, corsetry, ready_to_wear and tightlacing. Anyone know of any others?

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I've seen this on diasporal_waves's lj and a few others in various different formats. Apologies if you've seen this already.

( Paraphrased from other journals: Petition against Pay As You Go road tax )

Having personally visited the site, it DOES have to be said that this is NOT a government endorsed petition, it is merely hosted on the Downing Street website and signing it is the same as signing a paper petition which is then delivered to Downing Street. Anyone is able to create a petition there (and if you look through the rejected petitions, you'll see some rather amusing ones regarding mice and unicycles).

The government are under no obligation to look at or act upon it but it is, at least, phsyically there in front of them.

I would also add that by writing down your email address, house number and postcode, the writer of the petition is able to contact you at your own address so be aware of this. Only sign if you are comfortable releasing your personal details to some-one you don't know.

I, personally, will not be signing it as I don't feel comfortable passing on my personal details. However, I have privacy issues. Also, I'm not sure from looking at it why you then have to click on a link sent to you via email. It seems a little dubious to me.

Additionally, this information has being going through the rounds on email and should you wish to take a look here, mrmmarc makes some very interesting comments regarding the email and or subsequent lj entries taken from it.

The choice is yours but be aware!

I have an increasing suspicion that this is 'a bit dodgy'.

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This post will NOT involve use of the S* word because everyone else is mentioning it on their ljs. What I WILL mention is earrings.

Not an unusal thing to write about, surely? Well you see, I have a high lose rate of practically everything you can mis-place or forget or leave somewhere. It went through a phase of umbrellas last year (the reason we now have 5 in total these days). This year, much to my despair, it's earrings. However, it's earrings when I'm wearing them and always my right one.

Now, I have lots of pretty jewellery. Partly because I'm a magpie and partly because I've lots of people who know me well and help add to my collection. But all the favourites are rapidly becoming odd ones rather than pairs.

Anyway, I was sat shivering on the bus (after a 30 minute wait in S, utilising one of the many brollies) and went to adjust my hair. What was missing? Yet another earring. I sighed a miserable sigh and shrugged and decided from now on no more hook throughs, it's butterflies all the way! I settled into the journey and resigned myself to it taking forever. I got off the bus and carefully picked my way through the slush, switched off my MP3 player and put up my brollie again. There was a rather odd noise and it wasn't coming from any of my usual sources (there's a tendancy to hear me before you see me due to jingly bracelets and other things). Finally figuring out where the noise was coming from, I looked up into the workings of my brollie and THERE IT WAS. Dangling, as if it had always been there. The missing earring.

I still can't figure out how it go there. But at least I'm back up to two today. And whilst this isn't a par on rainbowskye's usual chaotic and wonderful mix, it did make me 'Huh!'.

Hope you all get where you're going safely today.

*snow in case you're reading this some months later. Seriously, EVERYONE on my flist (well ok, most of them) is mentioning it today.

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huggirl - saw this and thought of you;

Special Edition, Signed Copy of The Last Unicorn

Hope the play went swimingly - call me over the next few days when it's convenient and we'll swap acting tales!

Also thought several others might be interested the dvd. Of course, if you read Neil Gaiman's journal you'll already know all about it so I'll leave it be now.

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Muse
Invincible

Follow through
Make your dreams come true
Don't give up the fight
You will be alright
'Cause there's no one like you in the universe

Don't be afraid
What your mind conceives
You should make a stand
Stand up for what you believe
And tonight
We can truly say
Together we're ( invincible )
Together we're invincible

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This is a very brief public announcement to let you all know;

My parents are now safely on their way back home. Lovely to have them here for a few days!
Our internet access is screwed at the moment so if you want to get in touch, text or call.
I'm back at work. Hence the brief net access to let you know about the above!

Right, off for a coffee and then nose to the grindstone. Happy Monday everyone, I'll keep you updated regarding our net access.