back at work

[juliet]

Why am I not still on leave? WHY?

I had a lovely week off, though. Some of it was in Manchester (Aphex fab, pubs fab, people fab), some of it was in Liverpool (people still fab, roast Xmas dinner ditto), & some of it was sitting on my arse at home doing FA (also fab).

Last night uon & I went to see the Terracotta Army thing at the British Museum, for Free with Extra Free Booze (because his work-related establishment are sponsoring it). Not so much a Terracotta Army as a Terracotta Squadron - they're impressive, still (especially the bronze half-chariot!), but I am now thinking that maybe I want to see the full lot at Xi'an. There were Terracotta Acrobats, too, which I particularly liked.

Tonight: My Life Story.

Comments

[abi]

Hello, you are going to My Life Story as well? I will keep an eye out for you there :-)

[juliet]

Aha! I shall keep an eye out for you as well! Unlikely to be there till just before the start, though.

[abi]

Yeah, likewise: I am still at work in Oxford (boo) and will be for a while yet. But our paths WILL cross.

[adjectivegail]

Yes, not really that many figures were there? I did love the horse-drawn carriage out of copper though, and the replica archer showing what the colours would have been like on them all. And the model showing the process of how they were made. And stuff.

Yes, I think going to see the whole lot would be really cool - I can understand why they didn't bring more though, besides the thing about exporting national treasures apparently when they built that 'floor' in the reading room to stand them all on, and did calculations to factor in the weights of all the visitors and so forth, they were a bit worried the floor wouldn't be able to support the weight!

[juliet]

Yeah, I really liked the painted one, as well - went back to look at the others in that light after.