Inked

on repeat

Swimming on the ceiling

Carp at the Kibble Palace. I didn't cuddle any..


Are statues afraid of the dark?

Explanation in glass.

"Neil, this is Houston". Why?

Bright.

Trying to "shoot from the hip" in Tinderbox. Not sure I've quite got the hang of it yet, but I rather like this one.

The floor of Oran Mor, where I was chatting to archaeologists about werewolf-babies and Elvis impersonators. (I wasn't chatting actually on the floor - we were sitting on chairs).

Andrew Greig

Join Vital Synz in the congenial surroundings of Sloans Bar for a reading by the award-winning poet Andrew Greig, widely known as "the unofficial Poet Laureate of the mountaineering community". Also appearing is Glasgow poet Gerry Bradshaw.

Tickets £10 (£5 conc.) on sale on the door from 7pm.

The Quigleys: Not for Sale!

Katie just sent me this photo of a book she spotted at the library today. Apparently there are a whole series of Quigley books! I hadn't realised. But reassuringly, we are not for sale...

Misc...

• Look! A whole group of tower-fanciers on flickr!

• Make your own extravagantly stylish pinhole camera (courtesy of Corbis and Photojojo)
  

• I saw Happy-Go-Lucky at the GFT today with Heather, but neither of us were terribly impressed with it. The main character was really annoying during most of the film, and I don't think I'm that keen on the whole "improvisation" bit that Mike Leigh seems to go in for. Films generally have plot and a script for a reason; Happy-Go-Lucky is that reason...

Sub-versive