14. Spin densities and population distributions can be measured quantitatively by neutron diffraction.

… apparently 🙂

He admired her face by the light of a post coital Craven A

Can’t remember where I read it but the image is still in my mind

Edit : Tom Stoppard

“Borkhausen checks the kitchen and the toilet, but there’s no sign of the woman, and that’s a huge stroke of luck, because it saves them trouble and makes their work considerably easier.”

Alone in Berlin
Hans Fallada

56th Page, 5th sentence
“Gunnar gave the shield a quick twist, so that the sword, fast in the shield, broke off at the hilt.”
Njal’s Saga – Hollander translation.

56th Page, 5th sentence

In considering the form of the cathedral church, Justinian may have been influenced by the building activity of a wealthy senatorial lady, Juliana Anicia, who had recently completed an extremely grand church dedicated to St Polyeuktos on her property near the aqueduct of Valens

ooo! architecture-related, how on-STW-topic.

the fairly condescending claim that it was written so even builders could understand Byzantium, whilst managing to be one of the least engaging pop-history books i’ve read hasn’t made me love it. Interesting stuff though.

That woman’s blog is hilarious!!

A real bunny boiler I reckon, and so many of her posts have classic fails!

Brilliant 🙂

Spasmic Gherkin, there are, far too many commas, in that sentence, I think you’ll find.