Auden!

[tree_and_leaf]

The Grauniad selection of Auden, with a foreword by Rowan Williams and some cuttings from the archive. A mix of some familar and some quite obscure stuff (well, to me, anyway). Though I wish the Guardian website didn't stick adverts half way through the poems....

In other exciting Anglican bishop related news (don't fall asleep!), here's a disturbing yet funny .... er, thing (audio warning!) that the Bishop of Buckingham found on the internet. Good for your mental health, allegedly.

I'm reassured that, faced with a promise like 'ten inches of pure pleasure' the good bishop's mind went down exactly the same dirty alley as mine did; come to think of it, I find this a good deal more therapeutic than the creepy, creepy, 'Therapy Buddy'.

Comments

[angevin2.livejournal.com]

OMG

YOU SHOULD WARN FOR AUDIO ON THE THERAPY BUDDY PAGE

I HAD HEADPHONES ON

[tree_and_leaf]

Ah, good point, sorry :(

[angevin2.livejournal.com]

It was really, really unnerving, especially since it only came in through the left ear. It sounds like the sort of thing you get piped through the speakers in the Re-Education Center en route to the frontal lobotomy.

[tree_and_leaf]

Ouch. Yes, it does, rather. I can't imagine why they think it's reassuring!

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

That's just unnerving! I look forward to the Simpson's Hallowe'en episode in which one comes to life.

[intertext.livejournal.com]

That thing is seriously creepy.

But for some reason I find it immensely reassuring that the Bishop of Buckingham hath a blog. And I love his tags.

[tree_and_leaf]

I love his blog. It makes me feel an awful lot better about the C of E; also, it frequently makes me LOL.

[tree_and_leaf]

And strangles someone! You can tell it's thinking about it. "One day, emo kid, one day...."

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

I'm sure there'd be a market for a cuddly bishop...

[tree_and_leaf]

I'd buy one!

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

Yes, but would it have a string you could pull so that a voice said, "That would be an ecumenical matter"?

[tree_and_leaf]

Damn, now I've spat tea over my monitor!

[ms-wanderlust.livejournal.com]

I see your Wimsey icon and raise you one. Don't have time to check out your links right now...am about to head off to London....but will remain intrigued until I return to home and internet access *grin*.

[tree_and_leaf]

Be warned - it seems to have creeped out everyone who's seen it!

*shrieks and jumps*

[carlanime.livejournal.com]

That voice. *shudders* I can't think of anything less good for my mental health than that just was!

Re: *shrieks and jumps*

[tree_and_leaf]

Oh dear - I hope you've recovered!

[carlanime.livejournal.com]

*grins* As long as I never hear it again, I should be fine.
Do people actually find that comforting, I wonder? I'd personally sooner hug the Chuckie doll.

[dolorous-ett.livejournal.com]

That's really horrible. Creepy voice, and awful, awful photo gallery.

On the other hand, I liked the whisky link quite a lot. There's a strange poetry to these descriptions of whisky...

[tree_and_leaf]

I know turning to strong drink isn't a great way to cope, but I'm sure it's more healthy than anything from that site... and the whisky descriptions are certainly better!

I didn't intend to traumatise people quite as much as I seem to have.

[very-improbable.livejournal.com]

"Is work causing undo anxiety?"

You know, it doesn't mean what they think it means, but I think I have experienced undo anxiety from time to time...

[tree_and_leaf]

Heh. Indeed!

[overconvergent.livejournal.com]

That is rather unnerving, isn't it?