Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

zagubov

After reading some of the posts I'd like to re-post a link to a Moth recording of Paul Nurse's TEDtalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Jktke38I8
Some things may not be what they seem!

Doozergirl

zagubov wrote: »

After reading some of the posts I'd like to re-post a link to a Moth recording of Paul Nurse's TEDtalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Jktke38I8
Some things may not be what they seem!

What a story!

zagubov

Doozergirl wrote: »

What a story!

It's a bit of a belter! Nobel prize for genetics, a knighthood, running a premier university-level institution in the world's biggest scientific power, and he doesn't even have his immediate ancestors correctly identified!

I rank that alongside my other main genetic story.

PasturesNew

Since 4.30 I've been part of the Wide Awake Club. I've done all the usual: Get up, make a coffee, have a rollie in the garden, watch the news .... so thought I'd check in here in case there were any other club members around.

PasturesNew

zagubov wrote: »

After reading some of the posts I'd like to re-post a link to a Moth recording of Paul Nurse's TEDtalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Jktke38I8
Some things may not be what they seem!

Unfortunately I'd have to go upstairs and find my speakers and plug them in ..... I did try this the other week, but could only find one, so gave up and so I've one (found) speaker still sitting out and need to find the other...

I need a new PC really .... I should get round to that. This one was £200 in 2006, which was cheap at the time ... but speakers were "extra". The speakers I have are a bit of a faff as they need space, a plug socket, then unravelling and plugging in.

PasturesNew

SingleSue wrote: »

.... shorts on day.

I have shorts, but mostly only wear them if I'm "going out". For sitting around the house on hot days, 2-3 years ago I picked up a dress at a chazza shop that's simply a summer dress that hangs from the shoulders. No fitting. It's about a size 16/18, so massive, and I wear that round the house as it's so large it's comfortable whatever I'm doing - and can be "fluffed up" to create instant breeze if I start sweating.

My shorts are a size 10 and don't even need to be undone to take them off - in fact, most days recently, they almost fall off just because I stand up....

A big dosser dress

I bought it for about £2 precisely for this purpose. I just wanted a "big, loose dress to wear in the hot/sweaty summer days for dossing around"

This morning it's grey, overcast, cool and quite windy/breezy; almost early-autumn like!

EDIT: And by 6.30 it was raining....

Pyxis

PasturesNew wrote: »

For sitting around the house on hot days, 2-3 years ago I picked up a dress at a chazza shop that's simply a summer dress that hangs from the shoulders. No fitting. It's about a size 16/18, so massive, and I wear that round the house as it's so large it's comfortable whatever I'm doing - and can be "fluffed up" to create instant breeze [/].

Pastures, I love your posts! You really cheer me up! I've now got visions of you in a voluminous 'fluffed-up' dress being carried off by a puff of wind, parascending style, over the tree-tops! :T :T
:beer:


Carry an umbrella and you could be Mary Pastures! :j

Pyxis

zagubov wrote: »

After reading some of the posts I'd like to re-post a link to a Moth recording of Paul Nurse's TEDtalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Jktke38I8
Some things may not be what they seem!

Wow! Thanks for that! It was riveting!

Begs the question, though, of who is his father?

zagubov wrote: »

It's a bit of a belter! Nobel prize for genetics, a knighthood, running a premier university-level institution in the world's biggest scientific power, and he doesn't even have his immediate ancestors correctly identified!

I rank that alongside my other main genetic story.

And another riveting story! I'd never heard of that blue condition!

Many thanks!

Found a photo of one of the Fugates.......

SingleSue

PasturesNew wrote: »

Since 4.30 I've been part of the Wide Awake Club. I've done all the usual: Get up, make a coffee, have a rollie in the garden, watch the news .... so thought I'd check in here in case there were any other club members around.

For once, I wasn't! Took a super duper strong pain killer last night and after a little (painful) tossing and turning, zonked out at about 3am.

SingleSue

PasturesNew wrote: »

I have shorts, but mostly only wear them if I'm "going out". For sitting around the house on hot days, 2-3 years ago I picked up a dress at a chazza shop that's simply a summer dress that hangs from the shoulders. No fitting. It's about a size 16/18, so massive, and I wear that round the house as it's so large it's comfortable whatever I'm doing - and can be "fluffed up" to create instant breeze if I start sweating.

My shorts are a size 10 and don't even need to be undone to take them off - in fact, most days recently, they almost fall off just because I stand up....

A big dosser dress

I bought it for about £2 precisely for this purpose. I just wanted a "big, loose dress to wear in the hot/sweaty summer days for dossing around"

This morning it's grey, overcast, cool and quite windy/breezy; almost early-autumn like!

EDIT: And by 6.30 it was raining....

I have a nightshirt type thing for at home on hot days.....

Nope, still sunny here at the moment although the temp is down 3 degrees to 25C in my bedroom (windows open all night). I did see one flash of lightning at around 2.30 this morning but it came to nothing and no rain with it.

Personally I think it is waiting until 2pm this afternoon when the all day (outside) gig starts......