Friday, March 26, 2004
Bowie in tribute to Mark and Lard
I'm quite emotional about Mark and Lard leaving Radio 1 - only because it means they're not doing a show together any more. Really it's my gain - I haven't been able to listen to them while they've been on in the afternoon, except on the odd day off. Mark will be back in June, with a night-time show on Radio 2. It'll be lovely having him back on nights. I will miss Lard though.
Lads, if you only knew how many nights you sustained me through coursework deadlines, how you comforted me as I worked till 4am, covered in glue, ink and bit of fabric. You got me into so many of my favourite bands - Divine Comedy, Tindersticks, Kenickie, Gorky's, Belle & Sebastian - you cost me a bluddy fortune! You got me funny looks from strangers every time I waved at the Palace of Glittering Delights as I passed on the bus going down Oxford Road...
Best bang a tune on.
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I'm quite emotional about Mark and Lard leaving Radio 1 - only because it means they're not doing a show together any more. Really it's my gain - I haven't been able to listen to them while they've been on in the afternoon, except on the odd day off. Mark will be back in June, with a night-time show on Radio 2. It'll be lovely having him back on nights. I will miss Lard though.
Lads, if you only knew how many nights you sustained me through coursework deadlines, how you comforted me as I worked till 4am, covered in glue, ink and bit of fabric. You got me into so many of my favourite bands - Divine Comedy, Tindersticks, Kenickie, Gorky's, Belle & Sebastian - you cost me a bluddy fortune! You got me funny looks from strangers every time I waved at the Palace of Glittering Delights as I passed on the bus going down Oxford Road...
Best bang a tune on.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2004
The fabulous Cast Off Knitting Club For Boys And Girls is all over the press at the moment, as they're hosting a Friday night knit-in at the V&A. It was a joy to watch one of them teaching BBC Breakfast's Bill Turnbull to knit. Here's what The Independent had to say, and a few other knitty links:
Knitty
Hat
Knitted Elvis Wig Pattern
Knitty
Hat
Knitted Elvis Wig Pattern
Monday, March 22, 2004
You wanna live like common people?
My two penn'orth on We Are The People: Postcards from the Collection of Tom Phillips at the National Portrait Gallery (and a link to the catalogue).
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My two penn'orth on We Are The People: Postcards from the Collection of Tom Phillips at the National Portrait Gallery (and a link to the catalogue).
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Friday, March 19, 2004
In which I am a not-very-glamourous assistant...
All for love of the 24 Hour Museum's kids' site, Show Me, a bit of Blue Peter-style research and production, then a spot of modelling, during which our photographer asked, 'Can you make your hands look like a child's?...'
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All for love of the 24 Hour Museum's kids' site, Show Me, a bit of Blue Peter-style research and production, then a spot of modelling, during which our photographer asked, 'Can you make your hands look like a child's?...'
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Something to make you smile, if you're familiar with Tate Modern's recent Weather Project: Secret diary of an art gallery attendant
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Monday, March 15, 2004
'Stacy's mom has got it goin' on...'
My two new favourite things:
1. My new knitting dolly, an impulse buy at Hove Museum yesterday. I'm knitting cords out of wool, thread, string, ribbon... owt which might work. Now I've just got to find something to do with the end product.
2. My copy of Stacy's Mom by Fountains of Wayne. They looked so old on CD:UK next to all the teenyboppers but powerpopped the others out of the water. And I'd like to get to know the lead singer better. He intrigues me...
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My two new favourite things:
1. My new knitting dolly, an impulse buy at Hove Museum yesterday. I'm knitting cords out of wool, thread, string, ribbon... owt which might work. Now I've just got to find something to do with the end product.
2. My copy of Stacy's Mom by Fountains of Wayne. They looked so old on CD:UK next to all the teenyboppers but powerpopped the others out of the water. And I'd like to get to know the lead singer better. He intrigues me...
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'Madam, life without you was like... a broken pencil.'
'Explain?'
'Pointless...'
;)
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'Explain?'
'Pointless...'
;)
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Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Things I didn't expect to happen today:
A tuning fork to be placed between my cheeks (yes, those cheeks) so that my chiropractor (first time I've been to one) could assess if my sacrum is fractured (it isn't)...
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A tuning fork to be placed between my cheeks (yes, those cheeks) so that my chiropractor (first time I've been to one) could assess if my sacrum is fractured (it isn't)...
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Thursday, March 04, 2004
Reasons to be cheerful: 1, 2, 3...
1. I've just started a History of Costume course at Brighton Museum and I'm really enjoying it. I get to talk about clothes for three hours a week!
2. I made it to the Quentin Blake exhibition at the Gilbert Collection at Somerset House and it was wonderful. Filled me with joy. And now I want to buy the catalogue and his Drawing for the Artistically Undiscovered. I used to be able to draw and I need to pick up a pencil and knock the rust off.
3. The new series of Black Books starts 11th March!!!
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1. I've just started a History of Costume course at Brighton Museum and I'm really enjoying it. I get to talk about clothes for three hours a week!
2. I made it to the Quentin Blake exhibition at the Gilbert Collection at Somerset House and it was wonderful. Filled me with joy. And now I want to buy the catalogue and his Drawing for the Artistically Undiscovered. I used to be able to draw and I need to pick up a pencil and knock the rust off.
3. The new series of Black Books starts 11th March!!!
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Wednesday, March 03, 2004
Some reviews I've written recently in my capacity as unofficial texiles/Christianity/sparkly things correspondent at work:
Brilliant : contemporary lighting design at the V&A, London
Boys Who Sew: male textile artists at the Crafts Council, London
Presence: Images of Christ for the Third Millennium (series of UK exhibitions and events)
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Brilliant : contemporary lighting design at the V&A, London
Boys Who Sew: male textile artists at the Crafts Council, London
Presence: Images of Christ for the Third Millennium (series of UK exhibitions and events)
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Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Nothing quite so becometh a gentleman as a damp muslin shirt - is it not so, Miss Johnson?
"Saturday 13 March, Chertsey Museum: Undressing Mr Darcy
Explore the hidden world of men's Regency fashion. (Nearly) all will be revealed when historical costume experts remove the layers as Mr Darcy undresses for the night. (Suitable for adults only.) Cost £10, or £8.50 for Friends of Chertsey Museum. (Price includes morning coffee/afternoon tea.)"
...but not a cold flannel?
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"Saturday 13 March, Chertsey Museum: Undressing Mr Darcy
Explore the hidden world of men's Regency fashion. (Nearly) all will be revealed when historical costume experts remove the layers as Mr Darcy undresses for the night. (Suitable for adults only.) Cost £10, or £8.50 for Friends of Chertsey Museum. (Price includes morning coffee/afternoon tea.)"
...but not a cold flannel?
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