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I was about to put up some shelves yesterday when I realised that I couldn't find either of our spirit levels. Don't ask me what became of one of them, but the other turned out to be on the allotment with Mr Bsag (vertical carrots, perhaps? I don't know, I'm as baffled as you are.)
Anyway, I wanted to get on with the job and suddenly realised that there are many spirit level apps available for the iPhone. Bingo, job done. You can see the results below (one of the shelves). I'm not sure I would use it to build a house, but it was accurate enough for a couple of shelves.
There's something about going for a walk on a very windy day. Battling the force of the wind, getting buffeted about on the top of an exposed hill, and having your hair whip around your face really makes you feel alive. My Mum has always called this 'blowing the cobwebs away'. Today, that seemed uncannily accurate. I went out feeling bleary and dopey, but came back wide awake and refreshed, despite the grey and less than ideal weather.
I was listening to an album of music played on Medieval instruments (by Sym) and suddenly remembered the music used in the trailer for the BBC Four Medieval Minds series.
Here is Jimi Hendrix's 'Purple Haze' arranged for rackett, tef, shawm, rebec, viol and recorder. The graphics aren't half bad, either. If they made a whole album of covers like this, I'd buy it like a shot.
So, I was watching The Dark Knight last night (which I rather enjoyed), and we got to the bit where the 'Bat Bike' makes it's appearance. As Superhero vehicles go, I rather like the thing, with its gigantic wheels, but I couldn't help thinking the Batman made a poor costume decision.
There he was, vrooming along on the Bat Bike, cape fluttering behind him in the slipstream, dangerously close to the unprotected giant rear wheel. Really, did he not pay attention to Edna Mode when she warned of the danger of capes?
I'm a biologist, an Apple/Unix geek, an audiophile, an avid reader and film buff, and an amateur (in both the inept and unpaid senses) photographer. I lived and worked in Oxford (the one in the UK, for any US readers) for 13 years, which was quite an experience. You can see some of the photographs I've taken around Oxford on my photoblog, Wings Open Wide. Currently, I live in the heart of England—Birmingham, Land of the Brummie.
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