h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

As you can see - I'm still rubbish at smilies

Regretfully there remains absolutely bugger all of any interest to relate

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You have to stop winding me up - I can't take it!!!

(As you can see, not only can I not do smilies but I can't do expletives either!!!)

I thought it was just my normal self-deprecating humour

Normal??? What's normal? And, who wants to be normal???

I've finally walked on the blinking eye and also had a look round the Sage. Both are brilliant.
Odd walking along the Quayside now that there's no longer parking. I can remember when there was nothing between cars/pedestrians and driving/falling into the river. That was in the days before clean rivers when you could see condoms floating at lunchtime and had to have your stomach pumped if you fell in.
I'm struck by how odd that last paragraph must sound

But then, as I said earlier, what's normal

Normal for me

They only got rid of the Quayside car park in the last six months or so: I'm not sure where the Sunday market goes now, but it's made my ride home from the Rowing Club a lot safer.

The Tyne's been pretty clean since the Graphite Works at Lemington closed down...

... bits of it were fluorescent green before...

Not sure what you're saying there!

Just got back from Midlands. Attended an outdoor performance of The Tempest at MAC at Cannon Park on Friday evening. Heavy rain throughout the first half :o)

All adds to the fun!

I saw Archaos, the French alternative circus act there when I lived in Brum.

Not too familiar with The Tempest: only its adaptations (Forbidden Planet, Return to the Forbidden Planet) so I'm not sure how much scope there was for appropriate weather matching the dramatic moment.

Rain would probably do as general scene-setting though

They were an unusual group - lots of humour and adlibbing. To give you an idea - one third of the audience was waves (with sound and actions), one third was seagulls and the third i was in was wind. Every time someone mentioned 'tempest' on stage...you get the picture

Sounds great: most of the really worthwhile/memorable shows involve the audience somehow: I went to a production of Rocky Horror in London that totally missed this point: they banned rice and water pistols, seriously damaging the experience...

I've always wanted to go to Rocky Horror but always been afraid i'd miss out because I didn't know words/actions!
I can't beleive I'm saying this but it was too hot to sit out today

Yes; I was quite glad of the breeze on my bike

You should go see Rocky next time it's around: dressing up isn't actually compulsory, and the rest is fairly easy to pick up: someone will always be willing to help out.

Plus there's a cheat guide on the DVD

Just back from Midlands and it's freezing here! I have an innate distrust of cyclists - I hope this doesn't offend you I'm still toying with the idea of a motorbike but the traffic is still rather scary.

Puzzles rather than offends: we're a fairly straightforward bunch

You could always get a pair of Zaphod's peril-sensitive sunglasses, or just shut your eyes...

Hmmm...a bit like reversing the car into a tight space then

I keep seeing cyclist on the road - whippet thin with cord-like leg muscles and leather-look skin. I like my blokes with a bit of meat on them

Oh and they seem to be wearing odd clothes and hats :D

Anything to be visible

I thought it was more to do with wind resistance...aren't the flashing lights to do with visibility

For all the good they did me >

But I'm getting over it, honest

Was it at night then?

Have you seen anything of the tall ships?

(Ve have vays off mayking you tokk!) lol