enchantedengland:
Hidden in the centre of London, the ruins of St-Dunstan-in-the-East, a church built in the eleventh century and severely damaged during The Blitz. The ruins were repurposed into this Victorian gothic dreamscape of a public garden, crawling with Virginia creepers and creepily atmospheric. This is a brilliant example of the beauty of beautiful decay. I would’ve stayed here all night but they close at 7 pm or dusk, whichever comes first.
The park is open all year long and free to the public. St Dunstan’s Hill, EC4, tube stations Cannon Street and Bank (image london123 flickr)
Easily my favourite place in The City - venture here on a weekend and it’s generally always deserted.
enchantedengland:
bluepueblo:Medieval Castle, England photo by timwalker
enchantedengland: I think this looks like Ludlow Castle in Shropshire, which is probably not a good guess but one of you will know. It’s a GWUK game.
It’s Gwrych Castle, near Abergele, Conwy in Wales - a very beautiful place (though please don’t ask for a pronunciation!)
Though as a Shropshire lass, Ludlow will always be my favourite.
So…I’m actually really worried about posting this.
Friday before last I skipped out on work for he afternoon and went to London zoo - and ran into Michael Fassbender and girlfriend Nicole Beharie at the llama pen. Perhaps due to my sheer surprise at suddenly being stood next to Fassy, I didn’t do/say/propose anything - though I couldn’t resist a couple of very blurry snaps with my Blackberry after they walked away.
(I really hope when I posted this that anyone who read it believed that my intentions were respectful and non-stalker-ish.)
The chances of running into fassbender at all in a city this size was so minuscule, that I was simply happy it had happened at all. And I felt certain that I wouldn’t do anything differently, though of course the chances of ever running into him again….
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Ok - these photos really are bad. I only had my blackberry…
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Real terrible quality, borderline stalkerish photos to follow..
itsthecherries:
takma-rierah:
I have the go-ahead to post, so here it is!
http://archiveofourown.org/works/298803/chapters/624156
I will also have it up on FFN and LJ shortly, but this is much easier than coordinating them!
I haven’t finished the new chapter yet, but so…
Definitely realistic - though obviously when this is set is very different to modern practices (eg. I’d never pour cultures directly down the sink, for example without thorough disinfection - I usually add Virkon and leave for a couple of hours - but I guess health and safety is always going to be different in dystopian Utopia!)
Also, this x 1000 000 - It was a good strategy not to expect much to start with, to enjoy the process and be pleasantly surprised if something worked.
And the proteins I work with get very temperamental when kept north of zero for too long. If I know I’m not going to be using something for months, it goes in the -80, but I generally store everything at -20, in 50% glycerol, which avoids the problem of repeated freeze/thawing ;)
That being said - I work with enzymes, where I need to preserve activity. If activity isn’t an issue, a protein could be kept at 4 degrees for a week or two without much problem ;)
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takma-rierah:
I have the go-ahead to post, so here it is!
http://archiveofourown.org/works/298803/chapters/624156
I will also have it up on FFN and LJ shortly, but this is much easier than coordinating them!
I haven’t finished the new chapter yet, but so far…Charles and I seem to be running parallel lives - and I’m not even a proper biochemist/biologist. Running SDS gels (I have a handy table above my bench to tell me how much of everything to add - I never remember)! The smell of cultures! And I’ve just started learning how to do Partial Edman Degradation. And I have a student - though mine is called Brian and is sickeningly enthusiastic….
Also, for shame Charles - proteins never last at 4 degrees! I spend enough of my time hunting for samples with my head stuck in the -80 to know ;)
Let’s just hope that’s where the similarities end though - as much as I enjoy reading your Erik, I don’t know how I’d feel coming home to find him waiting for me…
takma-rierah:
Still need a London consultant? I’ve been in the depths of west Wales (Castles!) but I’m currently listening to Big Ben chiming from my flat and more than happy to hand over any (perhaps paltry)…
Well…umm….If I was looking for a Secret Lair of Evil in London I’d probably go to:
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subtilior:
Run, do not walk, to read the Father Charles series - by Yahtzee.
It’s a splendid portrayal of 1) an ex-religious, 2) a loving relationship coming to terms with the culture of the time, and 3) Vietnam, on the front line and at home.
In three parts - ongoing.
1) Sacrament
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Love this series - I was completely hooked on Paralyser too. And The Attempt and Enigma both broke my heart into pieces. Yahtzee is always worth the read.
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