How would I go about finding out the exact date of a street parade in honour of Queen Elizabeth's coronation in the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales 1953?

My housemate's grandmother was telling us a story about how she won first prize for best dressed (she and her sister went as slaves and both their children were decked out in an awesome the little maharajah and consort) and was featured in one of the local papers. She's a bit old so when if she could narrow down the date she couldn't remember. All she could remember was that they walked from Cadoxton to Barry Island and a couple of weeks later they were asked to participate in the county parade where they received second prize.

The local libraries in Barry keep microfilms of their local newspapers for the year but I want to narrow down the date before I email them to see if we could get a copy of the article and picture to frame as a present.

You'd think this would be more than enough information to find the date but alas I am having trouble. So if anyone can point me in the right direction on how to research this I would be most grateful.

Got drunk. May have spilt one too many secrets. Would make. Terrible spy . The fend.

I thought it was a pretty weak episode subplot for Rachel and Mr Shue (I get secondhand embarrassment), but the final song definitely made up for it. Loved it, it ranks up there with 'Sweet Caroline', 'Halo/Walking on Sunshine, 'It's My Life/Confessions' and 'Somebody to Love'.

As always, Brittany is made of win. I need a Brittany icon.

Edit: I liked the episode better the second time around

Hehe, the roomie started marathoning SGA and at the end of '38 Minutes' she turned around, pointed to Shep and Weir and asked if the two of them hook up in the future. This made my inner fangirl happy. I can't wait to see her reaction when she gets to watch the Storm and Eye.

Also, I made the guys at work play the Glee CD, it almost made up for my department being in shambles after two weeks vacation. Next time I go on holidays (hopefully in February) I'm gonna have to clone myself.

Watching SGU made me nostalgic for SGA so I went searching for my favourite SGA vid, lierdumoa If I Wrote You. Four years on and it still manages to make me smile and feel a bit weepy at the same time.

Ford! His little boy smile when he jumps backwards through the gate makes me want hug and pinch his cheeks. Weir I still adore and no amount of character assasination can change that. I like how the vid features Shep's quieter side, makes me appreciate his wisecracks better to remember he could be serious when he needs to be. Zelenka I think is as cute as a button when describing how Atlantis rose from the ocean. I just want to hug all of them (even Rodney).

*goes back to watch it for a third time* If someone hadn't borrowed my first season of SGA I'd be watching 'Letters from Pegasus' right now or maybe 'the Storm' and 'the Eye'. 'Before I Sleep' mayhaps or should it be 'Rising'?

*sigh* I do miss this team (add Ronon, Bates, Cadman, Heitmeyer and Lorne to the bunch).

I may have written about it in the past, but it bears repeating. In short, I love this vid and the earlier seasons of SGA.

ON HOLIDAYS!!! No work for two weeks and I'm leaving for Singapore tomorrow! I'm gonna gorge myself on food for the next week and shop till my hearts content (or till the credit cards stop working).

YAY!!!

Am re-writing resume cause I'm looking for a new job. I am struggling with it a bit, current method is to write it in laymen terms then going back and editing it with corporate speak.

*headdesk*

Right now cleaning the house is looking so much more tempting.

( Sweet Caroline )
Overall I thought Mash Up was a bit of an uneven episode, I wish that they would spend more time on the minor members of the glee club, Mike and Matt managed to make me cheer for them without either of them uttering a single line.

I love dragons, adored Naomi Novik's Temeraire series and I devoured Anne McCaffreys Dragonriders of Pern during high school. Dragonheart has always had a special place in my heart and I must have been one of the few people who liked Reign of Fire.

Lately I've been tempted by Dragon Wars, snippets of it had been demoing on the huge TVs at work and the DVD is on sale. Luckily I saw it was playing on Foxtel and I taped it. All I can say is luckily I did not was 8 bucks on that pile of garbage.

Bad movie, bad bad movie. Horrible acting, stupid, stupid story, bad dialogue, what the hell were they thinking when they dressed Jason Behr in a mustard yellow jacket and the dragons weren't even that great. I had to stop 10 minutes in.

Long story short, I just want another good dragon movie.

I'm never gonna get those ten minutes back or the IQ points I lost.

I now face a choice, grinding my teeth at night or forgoing 2 hours of tv and internet before bed. My dentist also suggests cammomile tea, the latter I can take on board but hmm... no internet or TV, that might be a bit difficult for me.

I guess I could read... or clean...

I am a sucker for going back onto the Gateworld forums, it's just lurking so far but already my blood pressure is going up.

Edit: Wow, I joined Gateworld in 2004. Has it really been five years?

*is smitten* Can't stop watching that clip of Sweet Caroline, I've had this stupid grin on my face for the last two hours.

Oh when will it be released on iTunes?

Just found out the final book in the Obernewtyn series is out in March next year. It was the first fantasy series I read when I was in primary school and after 14 years I'll get to finish it.

Minor news, but it makes me smile.

And I found out that they are making another of my favourite YA books into a movie (and it doesn't have vampires in it), Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden. Makes me want to watch Red Dawn. Double yay.

Now if only HBO can make Naomi Novik's Temeraire books (Peter Jackson might make it into a miniseries, whoo!) or David Farland's Runelord series into a tv show it'd be gravy.

*makes a face* Sometimes I am just so weak. I tell myself not to get sucked in and it'll only end in tears but I just couldn't resist, I had to watch the stupid show and dammit, it wasn't that bad. They kinda had me at the USS George Hammond.

I then told myself that I wouldn't waste bandwidth on it and I would wait till Scifi aired it but dammit again, I downloaded the new ep. *hangs head in shame*

I can see where the other influences of shows come in - BSG, Lost and Sliders - but so far it's not bothering me too much. I like the the bodyswitching aspect, hopefully they can keep it fresh.

So far I'm liking Young, Scott and Psycho even with their dubious past and baggage they seem capable. Has there ever been a SG main character without some dark past/secret/unhappy childhood/broken marriage?

I've decided I'll stick around as long as:
- TPTB refrain from retreading old storylines and maintain an ensemble cast rather than the four man team focus that was inflicted upon SGA in the later seasons
- The women better lose their perfectly coiffed hair and makeup - I'm looking at you Johanasen
- Do not turn what's his face into McKay Jnr
- Oh dear lords please make them stay away from outright romances (or triangles), they're not good at it and they should recognise it
- Figure out something useful for the women to do

So far respectable distance, not making a full commitment yet. If any replicators show up, I am totally out of here.

I've been burned by TPTB before, I am slowly learning my lesson.

PS. In no way does this excuse TPTB from the clusterfuck that became SGA's latter seasons.

Just came back from the dentist after many years of avoidance. My entire lower jaw is numb and when I try and talk I feel rather special. And I think I keep on biting my tongue, but I'm not quite sure (and I feel like I'm going to start drooling any moment now).

I feel that I look like Tiny Ron from the Rocketeer.

Couldn't help but watch the sneak peek of the boys singing in episode six. Am totally crushing on Mike now.

Can't wait for that episode.

Okay, there's no such thing but my body was definitely reacting to something. Maybe it was the first coffee I've had in four months (totally needed the caffiene, was really really tired) but the roomie and I both felt a bit nauseous with shakes (felt better after eating some almonds, I grazed a lot today) but we got multi vitamins (and we're going to eat more spinach and eggs).

Six meals down, 15 more to go. I've already got plans for a fully cooked breakfast on Sunday with bacon, sausages and mushrooms. The roomie is also going to buy a cow. No joke. *g*

The roomie and I are going vegetarian for the week. The sister is going to look on and laugh, apparently I don't have the will power to go a week without downing a cow or chicken. I intend to prove her wrong.

So far so good, no mood swings yet and we've got a fridge full of vegetables. Roomie will be doing most of the cooking as the extent of my culinary skills begin and end with roasting and steaming veggies.

My new addiction is Bunnings, damn that place. I seem to end up there whenever I'm bored or moody and I always walk out with more and more plants. I may very well end up with an Eden before the week is out.

Have misplaced my glasses.

Have not seen my spare set since I moved. Shite.

I think the cat stole them as retribution for when I got her with the garden hose.

The roomie, the sister and I are all down for the count and all you can hear in our house is the wonderful sound of coughing and wheezing (charming really). It started with the sister, then the roomie. I tried to stay away but alas it did not work. I really hate them right now.

The other drama in this house is the ongoing war between the cat and my sister, Cat. Right now the cat likes to wake my sister up by throwing herself at her door and sneaking into her room cause she knows if freaks my sister out. I can't decide if she's trying to drive her crazy or wear her down cause she also takes every opportunity to sit and curl up next to her rather than her owner or me.

The sister has yet to make her move but all I'm grateful for is that the cat gave up scratching at my window at 6am in the morning. If that had continued I would have had a new fur hat.