If there’s one thing I was looking forward to in the law exam, it was the entertainment to be found in the questions themselves. They are, very simply, sheer ingenuity.
Sometimes I wonder if Zen set the questions as such just to steer us off course – strike out the unimportant bits and all the dialogue [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2006’
Getting creative
Lord Mayor's Show
A tradition that dates past nearly 800 years… the Lord Mayors' Show which this year took place on Saturday:
Parading past St Paul's Cathedral
256 Field Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Navy (HMS Illustrious)
Pikemen from the Honourable Artillery Company
Bandsmen from Safran Zunft – Basel
The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers handing out… fruits
More photos to come.
Overheard
I can’t believe it’s Imperial students who’re talking. Yes, they’re Imperial ‘cos one of them had that red lanyard dangling ’round his neck.
Student 1: “So John Howard is the Prime Minister of..?”
Student 2: “New Zealand, I think”
Student 1: “Oh. Really? I thought he was Australia.”
Student 2: “Yeah, New Zealand’s part of Australia.”
I mean… whadda… I [...]
A fish… is a fish, was a fish… eventually… something else…
The Science of Discworld III: Darwin’s Watch. Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen (2006):
Seen from outside, and even more so from within, the process of scientific research is disorderly and confusing. It is tempting to deduce that scientists themselves are disorderly and consued. In a way, they are – that’s what research involves. If [...]
Sir David in the mangroves
Ok, coast clear now?
So… Sir David Attenborough was in Singapore, at Sungei Buloh, no less! He and his crew… at my favourite nature reserve for a film shoot for the BBC's new Life in Cold Blood series. A pity I missed this golden opportunity. I think I'm not meant for the honour of meeting [...]
Guy Fawkes
Penny for the Guy? Fireworks shoot at Battersea over the chilly Thames on Saturday; didn't meet the photog-who-shoots-the-Queen from last year. They changed the position of the launches! The fireworks used to be right above the bridge. This year… they’re a bit too low and hidden for my liking. Bah.
Climate change rally
My camera never stops clicking. The past weekend: The "I Count" & People and Planet carnival, the largest environmental rally the UK has ever seen. It was quite a big thing within my department too; a group did set out, but unfortunately Xi and I didn't manage to contact them while we were there, 'else [...]
The Imperial Collection
I covered a charity fashion show last night – again, a first in my photographic exploits. Kinda exhausting to shoot under pressure, what with horrid lighting, the need to do split-second technical tweaks and expectations from other people… but nevertheless I think I have some decent shots. Wouldn't call them superb, but as long as [...]
The Stern Review
This comprehensive report on the economics of climate change can be downloaded in full on the HM Treasury website.
What you might prefer to read with regards to what it has to say.
