that overfeeding incident

Mark is doing a very interesting unit on Monetary Indifference at the old post office, if anyone's free for the next hour or so. This has really bucked him up after that overfeeding incident. You would have to be ready to go in about 10 minutes, or 5 if you are 'round the corner'. I would recommend gloves with flexible fingers and a hard-backed notebook with grids already in. I am pretty sure Mark is supplying pens and pencils of all types, because when he left the house he was carrying a lot of different pens and pencils. Ced did one of Mark's units before, and said that although it is really boring, it did give him something to write on his cv and show his assigned officer, so that could be one reason to attend, if you are trying to think of one.
Has anyone got flu yet? Could you let us know when that happens? Thanks.

he enjoyed the pies very much.

Heidi won't be coming to any more bookgroups after last night's fiasco, according to what her cousin told Mark this morning on the allotment. Mark thought her cousin was exaggerating in the retelling, but even if a little bit of it were true it is still bad. Heidi said she will now only do the Talcott Levy sub-group, and only if Ced isn't there, and on the condition that she is not asked to make 16 pies or actually any pies at all, after last night. Meanwhile, Ced has sent Mark a very nice email thanking him for what was possibly the best evening of his life, adding that he enjoyed the pies very much. He may well be genuine, as it is hard to tell with Ced sometimes.

Talcott Levy will not be wearing a wedding dress.

Ced is SO annoyed because he married a princess once and nobody noticed, and now there's all this fuss about william and kate. 'it's ridiculus', he said, yesterday at our place. 'i don't know what else i could have done - we didn't have youtube in our day and anyway she left me before the wedding.' 'what are you talking about?', said Mark. ' you were married to her for 4 1/2 years, as everybody knows.' 'oh i meant weeding', said Ced, who always likes to make slight changes in his words as he goes.
Anyway, can the next person who sees Talcott Levy please tell him he is expected at 6 for a rehearsal of the book group. For distant friends, it will be streamed live on youtube at 7. Talcott Levy will not be wearing a wedding dress.

Talcott Levy sub-group on the other side of the coin.

would anyone be able to fill in for Mark while he is writing his book? It would involve a lot of unnecessary fish-feeding and would last probably more or less your whole life, seeing as he hasn't even made a start yet and it doesn't sound like a book that anyone really wants to see written, even Mark. On the other side of that coin, our bookgroup is going from strength to strength after the remedial measures; introduction of a Talcott Levy sub-group has been very successful and nearly everyone has joined that except Enobarbus, who has formed a remainder group of one and is reading his 'Homecare' book again.

Talcott Levy, about to be fired off like a literary rocket.

Heidi has. In her round robin to her increasingly over-subscribed Book Group she says 'Much as Mendelssohn continues to play second fiddle to the popular ubergenius Mozart, Talcott Levy is, with his new and now very over-awaited novel, which is more or less poised on the edge of his publisher's desk about to be fired off like a literary rocket, set to expose the unwarranted reputations of some very-high-ups in the art world, and whatever else it will be, it won't be pretty. Could Artogen please bring his special dessert and if everyone brings enough stuff we could do cocktails. Come on people step it up even Ambridge has a bookgroup we got to go one better.'

Mark's thing.

Mark's got one of his things on - has anyone else read anything by Talcott Levy?? because if you have you are a friend of Mark. He is OBSESSED. He says 'GO AWAY IM READING' and 'LISTEN TO THIS:' and 'THAT'S AMAZING!' and 'EXACTLY!' and 'HAHAHA!' all the time. His eyes SHINE. Would somebody please put me up for the summer, pop round and feed his fish, change his socks, rinse his beansprouts, update his status? Because Mark has left the building with Talcott Levy on his arm.

TALCOTT LEVY found in Terrapin Zero's cell.

when we were young in the underwater terrapin school we used to read a lot of books by Hadley Levy, the Doyenne of kitchen management and interior design. Ced was very keen, which was odd, except if you know about Ced and anything to do with kitchen gear. Enobarbus got an 'A', but it was one of the ones written in his own handwriting that none of us set any store by. Heidi was offered a place at The London Met (upper campus) on the strength of her essay on 'Hadley Levy and the possibility of rebirth', which was very short but like a hot academic knife through butter. Unfortunately, she never got to take up the place. (Terrapin Zero episode, for those who may remember.) Anyway, it is quite strange that on a routine visit to Terrapin Zero's undeservedly luxurious cell the other day I found him to be deeply engaged with a work of philosophical literature by a certain Talcott Levy, and he said to me 'Haven't you even heard of him you are more stupid and ill-informed than i thought, and your mother.'- which is typical of him so i ignored it. As he rudely finished the book in my presence i was able to take it home to read myself, and it turns out it is THE Talcott Levy, who Hadley Levy used to bring into the kitchen in management classes, and use to decorate the sofas in interior design! The only thing is, it's a bit of a blow to Heidi's confidence (again), as she was due to bring out 'Might I Have A Word About Sunbathing' in 2 weeks' time, which by that time the whole world's going to realise there's no point in buying anything other than Talcott Levy's latest novel.
On another note, does anyone know what to have with fish?

Mark's a writer and Ced's a poisoner.

A notice for all involved in the production of Mark's new book, 'Telling Times': there will be a meeting this evening to determine the approximate length of time we are prepared to put up with this ridiculous charade.
On another note, does anyone know what to do with a lot of onion skin marmalade, which may or may not (it's obvious which) have been made by Ced, who is exhibiting more and more signs of the poisoner personality as Summer approaches, as usual? Would anyone who remembers EXACTLY what happened last time and MADE NOTES please get in touch. Ced is currently trying to draw Heidi into his summer-spun web of deceit and we must stop it if we can.
Aswell as his writing, of course, Mark has all sorts of projects, some of which involve me, and are entirely private.

Marmalade Magic and The Aftershock.

Mark has been making the most amazing marmalade, the method for which was taught him in a dream by an underwater terrapin-helper. Mark has always been able to remember any dreams he has, asleep or awake, and also to learn from them; Mark is a lot more evolved than most people. The marmalade is made almost entirely of the Underwater Oranges of Doom, but the terrapin method neutralises the doom, thank goodness. He has never let on what exactly he does but Ced rather cynically suggested it might be down to nothing more than the old terrapin magic, which generally does one ot two nice things in return for a lot of grief and we don't want to encourage especially after the last time. Even if the marmalade is as good as this it really isn't worth that sort of massively outbalancing downturn with, potentially, years of aftershock.