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Boris Johnson and the Cavaliers

25 Monday Mar 2013

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bbc, boris johnson, bullingdon club, Oxford Blood, personal, the cavaliers

If you’ve ever read Oxford Blood and wondered what an Oxford Union debate looks like, what a dining society is (when it doesn’t involve vampires) or just what sort of accent the Cavaliers speak in, watch the first half of this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01rlx9l/Boris_Johnson_The_Irresistible_Rise/

I don’t watch much TV, but tonight,  I watched this documentary in a giggly blur. There are certainly no politicians I like more than Boris Johnson. There are very few people I admire more, full stop.  If you’re interested in British politics, the whole thing is worth devouring. If not, you should still watch the first bit and revel in the wonderful poshness of it all. I think anyone would understand my novels a little more after this. 

Incidentally, when I was on the committee of the Union, I met Boris. I think our entire conversation consisted of him asking me where the bar was, but I still spent the next few days being too excited to do anything constructive. 

Stalling for time

17 Thursday Jan 2013

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boris johnson, Historical Cavaliers, stalling for time, vampires, Van Dyke

In my last post, I promised that this week I’d be writing about just what it is I love about vampire novels. Now normally, posting delays mean either writer’s block or a lack of time to write. In this case, it’s neither.

I sat down to write a short, fun piece, and suddenly, thoughts and ideas and connections began streaming out of me, and I found myself with a several thousand word essay, which still doesn’t quite say everything I want to say.

So rather than quickly putting up something that’s a)far to long, b)a bit of a stream of consciousness, and c) not quite finished, I’m going to polish it up over the weekend, and then either edit it down to sensible blog length, or more likely, because I think it would be quite fun, post a part of it each evening next week as a little series.

In the meantime, as treat, apology and procrastination, for those of you who like my series for it’s historical aspects, here’s a picture of a lovely Cavalier, James Stewart, Duke of Richmond and Lennox. For those of you who like the posh Oxford bits, here’s a young Boris Johnson all dressed up and holding champagne  Is it wrong of me to think that our beloved mayor was quite ridiculously hot in his early twenties?!

lord james boris

 

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