Now that summer is here, it’s time for theatre at the Shakespeare’s Globe in South Bank. The Globe is supposedly a fairly accurate reconstruction of the original Globe theatre, using authentic materials such as green oak; however there are some concessions to modernity such as wheelchair access and fire exits. The plays are only performed [...]

I released this on Saturday 14 May 2005 at Tate Britain, Millbank in London, England on the floor of the Art Now video installation exhibit. The person who found it journalled after reading it but remained an Anonymouse. Journal entry 3 by AnonymousFinder(3,205/5) from n/a, n/a n/a on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Enjoyable if slightly [...]

It was day one of the tennis today and I finished work at a reasonable hour so I jumped in the Tube and headed for Wimbledon. Grounds admittance tickets are available at the gate and are quite cheap – especially after 5pm when they become £10. This doesn’t get you into the centre court but [...]

The main thing to say about the weekend is that it was sunny and very hot. I know that the folks back home will scoff when I say it was hot and, no, it wasn’t quite up to Australian standards in terms of heat. All the same, it was definitely nudging up to mid-thirties and [...]

On Friday, Natalie and Kimberley a nd I took the day off work and caught the train up to York for Royal Ascot. (The racecourse at Ascot is under repair). It has been said before but Ascot is all about the hats. And the Pimms. And the horses. But mostly about the hats. My hat [...]

The UK Government is pushing ahead with plans to introduce ID cards. I am opposed to this because I see it as yet another infringement of civil liberties that will do nothing to solve the problem of terrorism. I don’t believe in the argument that if you do nothing wrong you’ve got nothing to worry [...]

The UK and Australia are similar enough that sometimes I forget that there is quite a bit of cultural difference. For example, this article from The Times about how the Government is planning to relax the rules prohibiting the mention of God or religion in civil marriage ceremonies. Apparently pre-1996 it was either a church [...]

Articles have started appearing in the newspapers about Royal Ascot – see this report from the Indy about all the excitement up in York. I’m starting to get quite excited myself! I’ve just discovered that Australians can apply to go into the Royal Enclosure at Ascot through the High Commission and also to Royal Garden [...]

I released this on Sunday 12 June 2005 at the Buddhist Pagoda in Battersea Park in London, England, UK. The person who found it joined BookCrossing and left this journal entry: Journal entry 3 by codrington(0/0) from london, Greater London United Kingdom on Sunday, June 12, 2005 Picked up today – Sunday, 12th June at [...]

It is Sunday afternoon and my boyfriend has gone off to see Sin City with Cam. I saw this a few weeks ago at a special preview session organised by Empire magazine. To sum it up in two (or three) words, ‘stylish and violent’. It’s a fantastic film actually but quite gruesome so I only [...]