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I'm not sure, my head is mush and I'm trying to find royalty free music videos for a workflow example.

― Ed, Thursday, 8 March 2007 10:32 (nineteen years ago)

My head is now a lot better - a bacon sandwich and a cup of sugary tea is working it's magic as usual.

― Dr.C, Thursday, 8 March 2007 10:34 (nineteen years ago)

I so want a bacon buttie right now.

― C J, Thursday, 8 March 2007 10:48 (nineteen years ago)

I content that a good bacon buttie cannot be had in London, it really needs a breadcake or a barm to contain it all.

― Ed, Thursday, 8 March 2007 10:56 (nineteen years ago)

Either it's a mother's pride special or you get something like the exchange I once had whilst similarly hung over, in Konstam, a great but now sadly defunct cafe:

Ed: Can I have a bacon sandwich please.
K worker: we have a bacon avocado and tomato sandwich, which break would you like it on?
Ed: sourdough, but just bacon.
K worker: we don't have just bacon on the menu, I don't know what to charge you
Ed: Just make me a bacon avocado and tomato sandwich without avocado and tomato
K worker: are you sure
Ed: oh well, I'll have some tomato

― Ed, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:00 (nineteen years ago)

why did you capitulate on the tomato? Wuss.

― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:02 (nineteen years ago)

It was a sunny day, I was late for a meeting, I really needed that sandwich.

― Ed, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:02 (nineteen years ago)

The Great Bacon Buttie Debate : tomato ketchup or brown sauce??

― C J, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:03 (nineteen years ago)

I have always meant to mix brown sauce and tomato sauce together to see if the resultant mixture is nice.

after all, it could be; such experimentation led to Thousand Island dressing.

― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:04 (nineteen years ago)

Brown Sauce is the correct answer. Just so you know. HP obviously.

― Dr.C, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:12 (nineteen years ago)

There is no debate, brown sauce, or possible a really good chutney, but it must be brown

― Ed, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:12 (nineteen years ago)

Who wants to start a waterballoon fight with the sinister picnic?

― Ed, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:14 (nineteen years ago)

Don't start bringing chutney into the debate.

― Dr.C, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:15 (nineteen years ago)

You blessed people.

ATTENTION: somebody e-mail me the details of when and where this evening if they're not to be posted here for public consumption. Also, Ed, if I bring stuff over to prep up there, would that be a problem?

The good Emsk mentions that the cafe in the Tate Modern is good if pricey. Any other places to eat near it or opposite it via the Thames?

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:44 (nineteen years ago)

sent you a mail by the little linky.

Come anytime after 6, prep facilities are available.

around tate modern, the market is on to day so I would wonder round and get some sausage or pie, or cider or whatever takes your fancy. A Mrs King Port Pie and a pint o new forest cider goes down a treat, and there should be plenty of veggy tasties for H.

― Ed, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:48 (nineteen years ago)

Brindisa barbecued chorizo are good too.

― Ed, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:48 (nineteen years ago)

If they have it at new forest cider, get the kingsdown black.

― Ed, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:49 (nineteen years ago)

Good good. At this rate we're only going to get there at 1:30 to 2 pm or so, will the markets still be on? (Are they just around the front entrance or...?)

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:51 (nineteen years ago)

Is the slide installation still there at the Tate Modern? You have to do the big slide if so, Ned. AND POST PHOTOS!

― Dr.C, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:52 (nineteen years ago)

Also, if the sellers there don't have what I need, what's the nearest good market of any sort to where you are at?

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:52 (nineteen years ago)

Oh don't you worry about the photos. My big thing to check out is the Gilbert and George exhibition since I've seen the collection before in general, but that was some years ago and doubtless much has changed.

Also, keeping in mind finally seeing Children of Men yesterday, I have to walk across the footbridge whistling "In the Court of the Crimson King"

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:53 (nineteen years ago)

Markets are to the east of the the tate, well sign-posted and will be on when you get there. I refuse to believe you can't get everything you need there.

― Ed, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:56 (nineteen years ago)

Sweet. It's going to be v. basic but v. tasty and if I'm missing anything I'll ask upon arrival. It's more of a summer dish -- cool temp, no cooking -- but it should go over well.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 March 2007 11:57 (nineteen years ago)

I'm definitely liking these little teaser-tastes of summer we've been getting mornings. Sunshine's bound to be good for my health, I feel.

Today, I must: finish The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 'cause I'm teaching it Monday; read at least 3 papers for my tutorials tomorrow; go to stupid staff meeting to show that, yes, I'm a valuable member of teh department and ohbytheway give me a job for next year.

― G00blar, Thursday, 8 March 2007 12:07 (nineteen years ago)

lol graduate tutor trying to make small talk with me at the urinals. Dude knows one thing about me (I work on Phi1ip Roth), and seems to work up variations on the same question each time we see each other (so, "Does Roth ever come to London?", "What does Roth have to say about academia?", "How does Roth feel about wine with a screw-top?", etc.)

― G00blar, Thursday, 8 March 2007 12:12 (nineteen years ago)

Tell him you only know about Roth's behavior around urinals, then leave.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 March 2007 12:37 (nineteen years ago)

Also, Ed, I get three *widely* varying results for that address you sent when using Mapquest.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 March 2007 12:45 (nineteen years ago)

...though wait, never mind, crosschecking with just the post code confirms it. Off Clerkenwell (I hope).

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 March 2007 12:48 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, to be safe, use just the postcode here.

― G00blar, Thursday, 8 March 2007 12:56 (nineteen years ago)

Indeed, always use the postcode. there are generally no more that 8 addresses in each one.

― Ed, Thursday, 8 March 2007 12:56 (nineteen years ago)

Clarity. Thanks and see you and everyone else in a few hours!

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 March 2007 13:00 (nineteen years ago)

Is there a NedFAP on for this week or what?

― Tom D., Thursday, 8 March 2007 13:17 (nineteen years ago)

Tomorrow, Teh Harrison.

― G00blar, Thursday, 8 March 2007 13:18 (nineteen years ago)

I hope there's a good turn out for the FAP.

― Dr.C, Thursday, 8 March 2007 13:25 (nineteen years ago)

Oh good! There's not been an old-fashioned non-dancing FAP for ages!!

― Tom D., Thursday, 8 March 2007 13:27 (nineteen years ago)

We're in town w/kids to see Mary Poppins tonite.

I'll wave at miscellaneous pubs on the way, just in case...

― Mark G, Thursday, 8 March 2007 13:34 (nineteen years ago)

I haven't been to a proper FAP for about 3 years! I have seen a few people at gigs since, I guess.

― Dr.C, Thursday, 8 March 2007 13:34 (nineteen years ago)

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm DOSA LUNCH.

(am now fighting off post-lunch hangover but still)

― G00blar, Thursday, 8 March 2007 15:11 (nineteen years ago)

Num. Had quail and lentils and aoili for lunch courtesy of some St John catering at the thing I was at. Haven't had quail before - nice but doesn't really repay the effort put in regarding tackling loads of bones. Chocolate fudge brownie thing wonderful though. Cycling back up the hill home far from wonderful. Am going to have to have strong cup of tea to fight off my own post-lunch hangover. We need to fix a time to eat fifty Giraffes treasure hunt ppl btw...

― Nobodysprawn, Thursday, 8 March 2007 16:10 (nineteen years ago)

Hello there!

― Forest Pines, Thursday, 8 March 2007 16:16 (nineteen years ago)

Hello FP!

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Thursday, 8 March 2007 17:37 (nineteen years ago)

Good evening! My lump and I have still not been parted. Another 4 month wait for an operation. Thank god for the NHS, etc. blah blah.

Aaaaahhh, paisley telecaster... the hott hott boy from FoH had one of those, but I have never struck out so quickly in the first conversation in my life. Ah well, as Ed pointed out, if he's not going to take a Hawkwind comparison as a compliment, then he's clearly never going to be my friend.

Have spent the day doing laundry and making nummy curry. I have now soaked my aubergines in water for 20 minutes which seemed to get rid of the bitterness. And got here half an hour before Ed. Sigh. Looking forward to the eating.

― Masonic Boom, Thursday, 8 March 2007 18:06 (nineteen years ago)

And the aubergines and the curry was GRATE.

See everyone at the FAP tomorrow!

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 9 March 2007 01:35 (nineteen years ago)

num nummmmmmmmmm *zzzzzzz*

― emsk, Friday, 9 March 2007 01:38 (nineteen years ago)

I am looking forward to belgium next week. I get to rest.

― Ed, Friday, 9 March 2007 10:27 (nineteen years ago)

Morning all! I have just seen pictures of yr potluck and I am teh jealous.

One tutorial down, three to go!

― G00blar, Friday, 9 March 2007 10:54 (nineteen years ago)

Kate, I have searched these things up and it is friday the 13th of April. Are HDIF going to be in for a shock?

― Ed, Friday, 9 March 2007 10:56 (nineteen years ago)

Are butcher Boy's army of loyal fans going to make tickets difficult to come by on the night?

― Ed, Friday, 9 March 2007 10:57 (nineteen years ago)

Are butcher Boy's ~~army of loyal fans~~ axis of tweevil going to make tickets difficult to come by on the night?

― Ed, Friday, 9 March 2007 10:58 (nineteen years ago)

I'm not at all surprised that Cats on Fire are Finnish.
"so how do you cope with it being dark 24-7 in winter?"
"We sit around. We drink vodka. And we set cats on fire".

― Grandpont Genie, Friday, 9 March 2007 11:05 (nineteen years ago)

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