Hilary Seabrook - writer, podcaster, musician

Bereft.

I wanted to post an actual picture of the actual burrito, but it smelled so good I couldn't wait to eat it. Sorry!

hmmm ....

A friend I saw last night was very critical of Rhythms of the World and I may have been rude to her. Whoops!

So much happening. Need to back-track and play catch-up today. I was surprised how much I enjoyed the Olympics closing ceremony. I wrote this review while it was happening.

Spent the evening with Mike and Sarah and ended up at the Herm. Very pleasant.

No longer a teacher, but apparently still able to mark exam papers effectively.

I always panic that debriefs will result in me being roundly criticised, but the feedback on Rhythms of the World this year and my role in it was positive, so I'm happy.

The jury is still out, but Dougie is cute and pleasant company. We'll see.

My friends and colleagues at AB really are jolly nice people. I consider myself fortunate that they have continued to use my freelance services for nearly a year. Just saying.

This afternoon, I had a cuppa with a friend I've known for a very long time. Specifically, her mum taught me piano when I was 11. She was lovely and her daughter - Roz - is lovely now. Funnily enough, Roz's son Joe is one of Florence's best friends so it's only right that we should be friends.

Such a lovely day in Brighton. Screening of 'Outside Bet', based on the book co-written by Mark Baxter (being cuddled here) and Paolo Hewitt, followed by drinks and then dinner with Amanda and Florence. All in all, a good day. Interviews conducted for the purposes of blogging. More of which to follow.

This was a great blog to interview and write .

My final job of this productive day was an interview with the very interesting Iain, a pianist who happens to live in Hitchin.

There was something deeply disturbing about Tom Hardy's portrayal of villain Bane in 'The Dark Knight Rises', which I saw last night. At one point, I was very close to getting up and walking out of the cinema. I think it was the fact that his face was largely covered by a mask and his eyes seemed to contain no humanity. Of course, there's a point later in the film where his eyes convey everything. It was a deeply disturbing transformation of a very good looking young man into a demon. Great acting, too.

First of the month - a few hours on call as a Community First Responder . Doing my bit.