honey, i got rhythms i haven't used yet

got Spaz the reissue of Journeys by DJ's 70 Minutes of Madness : Coldcutas a gift.

...my only possible summation, after listening a few times, is the same as it was the first time through. the phrase most aptly descriptive of Coldcut is, "our record collection pisses all over yours." seriously. i doubt you'll get a word of sense out of me other than that; it's that good.

for more sensible reviews, try here and also here.

also, "A Message From Our Sponsor" is ace. creepily, presciently ace.

i could teach you, but i'd have to charge.

happy holidays, if you're of a mind. ^^

if only i could listen

via xrrf:

Lauren Laverne to take over Zoe Ball's slot on XFM in the new year.

i really do wish i could hear this, but just the thought that she's got her own regular show makes me quite happy indeed. i'm also greatly entertained by Ball's description of Laverne as "a ballsy, up-for-it northern lass." XDXD

also, apologies for the nonexistence---we've been indulging in loads of roughage lately and hope to soon show some evidence of regularity soon.

words, words, words

Melanie (one of the bridesmaids) took a bunch of lovely photos at the wedding which you can see here. (warning: Shutterfly won't work v. well in Opera, particularly if you want to view their slideshows.)

unfortunately, i didn't get to take many photos at all, as was too busy running around. ^^;;; i'm sure more will turn up as time goes on, however.

it was really lovely, though. don't know how to describe the ceremony...it had pagan and other elements mixed together and was very nice. the community centre it took place in is on the edge of a forest preserve, and the building had a v. woodsy feel to it---the nicely burning fireplace was also a lovely touch. theme was autumnal, and the decorations reflected it nicely. am even more glad Melanie took such nice photos, so you can see what everything looked like. :)

reception afterward took place in the same room, and was a buffet-style meal that was quite good. there was also an open bar, which was also quite good. and there was also the infamous keeki, which i was pleased turned out fairly well. also pleased we had guessed correctly in thinking that the cake topper would be what it was, since it was meant to be a surprise to everyone, so i didn't know till just before putting it on the cake Saturday evening. :)

as for the keeki itself, the bottom two tiers were 14" in diameter and were pumpkin keeki filled with cognac truffle filling. the 9" tier was a modified black forest keeki, which had a raspberry filling layer instead of the more trad cherry (on request of the bride + groom). top tier was poundkeeki filled with more cognac truffle filling. frosting was white chocolate cream cheese, which of course was coloured green so it could be a pumpkin mountain as planned. the pumpkins you see were solid white chocolate painted with Dust, and the acorns were real acorns coated in acrylic glaze to seal them and make them sparkly and shiny (but really, not so edible).

have a few making-of photos which i'll post at a later date. for now, signing off. ^^