Nov. 7th, 2005
Hmm, I really need more religion posts, that tag is not getting used.
On saturday rcv1 and I got lunch at michaelhouse. This is a converted church on trinity street opposite Caius. It's slightly more expensive than other lunches, but very very nice. They took the sensible space-limited and traditional approach of having two or three main courses plus sandwiches each with four salads.
We had potato and mushroom gratin, which was very good. I think I should investigate making something like it.
It was a very nice atmosphere. I'm never sure about converted churches; on the one hand it's a shame to waste the architecture, on the other hand it's easy to seem disrespectful (cf. Jesus kicking the merchants out of the temple). (Though apparently this did have regular contemporary worship. As opposed to what worship?)
On sunday, we were in Saffron Walden, and stopped at the church there. It was big and empty, which is always nice. It's so depressing when most churches need to be locked all the time. And lit a candle to grandma's memory. I wish athiests had a better excuse for gestures like that.
ETA: and in poohsoc, we had tggd that remained amazingly amicable, including up to advising someone on ministry from a gamut of athiestical people :)
On saturday rcv1 and I got lunch at michaelhouse. This is a converted church on trinity street opposite Caius. It's slightly more expensive than other lunches, but very very nice. They took the sensible space-limited and traditional approach of having two or three main courses plus sandwiches each with four salads.
We had potato and mushroom gratin, which was very good. I think I should investigate making something like it.
It was a very nice atmosphere. I'm never sure about converted churches; on the one hand it's a shame to waste the architecture, on the other hand it's easy to seem disrespectful (cf. Jesus kicking the merchants out of the temple). (Though apparently this did have regular contemporary worship. As opposed to what worship?)
On sunday, we were in Saffron Walden, and stopped at the church there. It was big and empty, which is always nice. It's so depressing when most churches need to be locked all the time. And lit a candle to grandma's memory. I wish athiests had a better excuse for gestures like that.
ETA: and in poohsoc, we had tggd that remained amazingly amicable, including up to advising someone on ministry from a gamut of athiestical people :)
On saturday we went to a friend's for a firework party, rather than midsummer common. They were quite pretty (the fireworks). It was nostalgic to have a more domestic atmosphere, with mum meeting his parents, and his girlfriend's mother, and us speaking to his sister's friends, who nearly approach normal, yet without that being a gulf to us :)
Today, I discover a colleage went to the Saffron Walden fireworks, which were exciting due to having stuff piled up and set fire to, with none of this safety nonsense. He was quite surprised when I said we'd gone the day after and the village was still there.
Guys seem to have gone completely out of fasion. I guess halloween fills the 'make up' urge, and the political connotations are a bit uncomfortable, and it doesn't work well with large displays, and fireworks get more impressive. And maybe, they appear in pop culture less, not being a anglophilic[1] tradition.
[1] "English speaking". Or was I too clever and should stick with "English speaking"?
Today, I discover a colleage went to the Saffron Walden fireworks, which were exciting due to having stuff piled up and set fire to, with none of this safety nonsense. He was quite surprised when I said we'd gone the day after and the village was still there.
Guys seem to have gone completely out of fasion. I guess halloween fills the 'make up' urge, and the political connotations are a bit uncomfortable, and it doesn't work well with large displays, and fireworks get more impressive. And maybe, they appear in pop culture less, not being a anglophilic[1] tradition.
[1] "English speaking". Or was I too clever and should stick with "English speaking"?