August Getaway

[liadnan]

Tumtitum. Making one of my thankfully extremely rare appearances in a criminal court tomorrow morning, acting on behalf of my own Borough Council. As a council tax payer I'm horrified by my fee.

Work beginning to slacken off: on Friday last everywhere seemed as busy as ever, by Monday about half as busy and by next Monday I suspect half of the remaining half will be sunning themselves somewhere. Bastards: I have another week and a bit to go.

Just returned from the proms: superb Janacek Glagolitic Mass and Hukvaldy Songs preceded by an uninspiring Schubert 8, Kurt Masur, LPO, Czech Phil. Chorus of Brno. Rather more worth the effort than Sunday's Elgar violin concerto and Dvorak Mass in D Major (it is probably an unintended consequence of this year's focus on eastern Europe, among other things, that it leaves me scrabbling for various unicode characters).

I'm reading the Maltese Falcon at the present: I must have seen the film 10 or so times but I never bothered with the book until now. I'm still not sure what to make of it. When I've finished perhaps I shall have another go at The Big Sleep (marginally less incomprehensible than the film). Or not.

Comments

[fi.livejournal.com]

I remember, many years ago (musha, etc) thoroughly enjoying a teen book by Anthony Horowitz called The Falcon's Malteser... Pun-tastic!

[talvalin.livejournal.com]

I remember reading that one years ago, along with "South By Southeast"! The adventures of a bumbling private detective and his much smarter younger brother.

[jennymt.livejournal.com]

So Marcus I was wondering how do I get to see you in court action? After April obviously.

[liadnan]

Just ask me to let you know when I'm doing anything interesting and turn up. I reserve the right not to tell you about ones I think are going to be a train wreck though.