Abbeys, geeks, unicorns
Sep. 2nd, 2010 10:04 amTuesday, Nava and I walked to Port Meadow and walked through the mud, photographing horses, cows, Canadian geese, fallen trees, and a ruined abbey.
Wednesday, I went to the pre-launch of the Oxford Girl Geek Dinners and drank an elderflower and mint cocktail at Café Coco and met girl geeks (and boy geeks), and then went to the Jam Factory with some boy geeks.
On Saturday, I walked to the town centre, through Cuckoo Lane, and past where Joe Pullens' tree once stood, and then down through Headington Hill Park, and past the water pistol stencil art in St Clements, and onwards, over Magdalen Bridge, and down Deadman's Walk, where bodies were once carried to the Jewish cemetery, and I saw the plaque there for the first English aeronaut, James Sadler. I looked briefly inside the very crowded Alice's Shop, and then found myself at Turn Again Lane, and then Penny Farthing Place. I ate some sushi, and then visited the O3 art gallery after that and saw paintings of people based on photographs, but made somehow more pink. (Summer Show by Rona.)
On Sunday, I began to explore the University Parks and saw the Tree of Heaven and the Genetic Garden. I also read some of Mountain Man Dance Moves: the McSweeney's Book of Lists in Waterstones, which always amuses me, especially the lists related to unicorns.
I drank coffee with five other women wearing glasses, at a meet up for
theladiesloos meet. When the meeting dispersed, I briefly visited the Ashmolean Museum and couldn't find Guy Fawkes' lantern, but I did find an octopus netsuke.
(This was a few weeks ago now, but I am trying to post more, so have posted it anyway.)
Wednesday, I went to the pre-launch of the Oxford Girl Geek Dinners and drank an elderflower and mint cocktail at Café Coco and met girl geeks (and boy geeks), and then went to the Jam Factory with some boy geeks.
On Saturday, I walked to the town centre, through Cuckoo Lane, and past where Joe Pullens' tree once stood, and then down through Headington Hill Park, and past the water pistol stencil art in St Clements, and onwards, over Magdalen Bridge, and down Deadman's Walk, where bodies were once carried to the Jewish cemetery, and I saw the plaque there for the first English aeronaut, James Sadler. I looked briefly inside the very crowded Alice's Shop, and then found myself at Turn Again Lane, and then Penny Farthing Place. I ate some sushi, and then visited the O3 art gallery after that and saw paintings of people based on photographs, but made somehow more pink. (Summer Show by Rona.)
On Sunday, I began to explore the University Parks and saw the Tree of Heaven and the Genetic Garden. I also read some of Mountain Man Dance Moves: the McSweeney's Book of Lists in Waterstones, which always amuses me, especially the lists related to unicorns.
I drank coffee with five other women wearing glasses, at a meet up for
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(This was a few weeks ago now, but I am trying to post more, so have posted it anyway.)