• "money is a system of exchange; it is not a god to be worshipped"
mar 23 2008 ∞
dec 4 2008 +
  • le subjonctif
  • "ne" expressif ("je crains qu'il ne pleuve")
jan 27 2008 ∞
dec 4 2008 +
jan 11 2008 ∞
dec 4 2008 +
  • que vient-il faire ?
nov 8 2011 ∞
nov 8 2011 +
  • happily arranging my lights in a legally roadworthy manner and feeling a bit safer for it
  • discovering cycle lanes just when i think "oh god, a junction" or "look at that traffic jam!"
  • nevertheless, being naughty and cycling home on the pavement on the wrong side of the road when there's nobody around as it's perfectly safe
  • classy waterproofs and high-vis (but not as often as i should)
  • people overcautiously overtaking me as wide as possible
  • deciding to cycle instead of getting the bus, and not seeing that bus for the whole of the journey
  • just about coping with roundabouts, but still getting off and walking sometimes just in case
jan 31 2008 ∞
dec 4 2008 +
  • letter knife
  • tea strainer
  • a pair of toaster tongs (no more burnt fingers)
  • barometer
  • brown brogues
  • a440 tuning fork
  • damson gin
  • old "teach yourself..." books
  • pedal harmonium (not that i have anywhere to put one)
  • oscilloscope
  • milk saucepan
  • pipe
  • pocketknife
jan 10 2008 ∞
dec 4 2008 +
  • PEL
  • FRI
  • TEA
  • ORD
  • FLE
  • WIL
  • NEW
  • SKI
feb 13 2008 ∞
dec 4 2008 +
  • northern irish "ow" as in "now"
  • widest london "noooo!"
  • somerset "ow", as above
jan 25 2008 ∞
dec 4 2008 +