Fantasy Dinner Party

This evening, Chris asked me who I would invite to my ideal fantasy dinner party. We decided that seven guests would be about right, so I started thinking about it. I think I might have a rather odd selection...

Rosemary Sutcliff

I've been reading her books since I was young, and I think that her stories instilled in me a love of and fascination with history. Her books have a beautiful amount of detail and give you a great snapshot of the period.

David Bowie

He's had so many different personas - I'd like to see who the real Bowie really is. Mind you, it could turn out to be very disappointing - what if he's really dull in real life?

Koko

She's a gorilla, she can communicate. Why would I not want to talk with her?
Anyway, she can probably hold a better conversation than an awful lot of adult humans.

Jane Goodall

I'd love to hear her talk about her research, although she may be heartily sick of discussing it in social situations...
Besides, she might like to meet Koko.

Jesus

I believe there was a man of that name, and I think he did some good things. I don't however believe that he was any sort of supernatural being. I'd like to talk to him to try and find out what was really going on.

Octavian/Augustus

Octavian grew up to become the Emperor Augustus. I don't want to invite his grown-up, emperor-ish self, I want to invite him as a teenager. I'd like to see what kind of boy grows up to wield that kind of power and create an empire.
(Quite a bossy one, I suspect.)

Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey is bloody brilliant! He's one of my absolute favourite comedians with a wonderful streak of surreality. Besides, people might confuse him with Jesus, and that would be funny.

I'd hope that all the guests would get along. The only problem would be my being to shy to talk to any of them!

(This isn't any sort of official blog tag, but if anyone would like to create their own dinner party, I'd love to read about it. :) )

More Freecycle Oddness

Here's some funny ones. I can't decide whether number five or six is my favourite. :)

1)
WANTED: PLAYPEN,TRAVEL COT OR DOG CAGE (EH29)
Posted by: "*****_****_********"
Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:21 am (PDT)
hi we are looking for a travel cot, playpen or dog cage asap if anyone
has one of these we would e very grateful
thanks

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2)
OFFER: fireproof jacket
Posted by: "**** ******"
Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:28 am (PDT)
Largish, green jacket. Warm, waterproof, fireproof. Has reflective strips front and back. Good if you work outdoors around combustible things. Or just if you want to look like an oil rig worker.

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3)
OFFER: Barbed wire bum throne with large crack(EH14)
Posted by: "****"
Thu May 1, 2008 7:30 am (PDT)
Bought myself a barbed wire toilet seat, unfortunatly it had to be
replaced as the lid was cracked thus leaving me with nowhere to put my
sandwich when in the bath. The seat itself is fine and dandy, a clever
person may be able to fill and spray the lid so that the jaggy surprise
of embedded barbed wire is concealed. The seat comes with its fittings
and is unused. It may also be suitable for a goth like picture frame or
anybody who needs a template to draw easter eggs. I have to add that
any damage to your crack from the seat crack is your own
responsibility. Sandwich is not included.

(I have no idea what this guy is on!)

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4)
offered; 1 pair cat nail clippers and 1 pair baby nail scissors(eh11
Posted by: "*****"
Sun May 4, 2008 4:28 am (PDT)
Cat nail clippers used a few times but still work great, baby ones
hardly used.
Thank you.

(Ok, so were they using the cat clippers on a baby or the baby clippers on a cat?)

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5)
OFFER: Damaged expresso machine (Stockbridge)
Posted by: "****** *******"
Mon May 19, 2008 1:02 am (PDT)
Tefal expresso machine - the expresso part works fine, but the milk
frother is blocked...by a broken-off wooden toothpick, which turns out
not to be the best thing with which to attempt to clean a milk frother.

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6)
WANTED: bee hive QUICK QUICK OUCH (fort kinnaird)
Posted by: "****.******"
Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:45 am (PDT)
we destroyed a honey bee hive by accident.all the bees are still there
homeless and mad at me.

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There's also been a couple of rather sad listings (both from the same person).

WANTED URGENT drill to put up picture and shelf EH11
Posted by: "****"
Mon May 5, 2008 11:02 am (PDT)
I NEED A DRILL URGENTLY this week preferably as erm friend coming up to stay and i need to put a shelf up ect make it seem im ok so they don't worry


WANTED: white paint, rollers, brushes, wallpaper, wallpaper glue (eh
Posted by: "****"
Mon May 5, 2008 11:07 am (PDT)

i need any of the above so i can fool my friend into thinking im ok, her benifit really i dont want her worrying about me she cant help me anyway... so shel just end up feeling bad

Doctor Who Trailer Maker...

...possibly the most fun you can have on your own!

Here's mine - enjoy!

Edit: Dammit, I don't think most of you can see this. Bugger.

Bleah

Well, I've been feeling thoroughly horrible for the last two weeks now.
First I started a nasty cold (which I also gave to Chris and my dad). Combined with quitting smoking, I have a revolting cough that gives me a terrible headache.
I've pulled a muscle in my back, which is going to be fun, considering that I have two samba gigs in the next four days, and I now appear to have some sort of stomach upset too.
Somebody shoot me, please?