Aeolienne

Rimsky-Korsakov, Snow Maiden Suite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19X1_z-_ZIk

What trap??

Pro Cantione Antiqua, A Medieval Christmas

Very different from me as a 17-year-old. Twenty years on, I'm still wondering what my special talents are.

I emailed Ethney attaching my CV and she replied: "We can have a chat on Tuesday at ALAG but looking at your CV and the points in your email, I wonder if you might be better suited to the Prospects graduate scheme." Plus ça change. Re your earlier message: I've tried to find voluntary work in London, but with little success. For instance I applied to Heath Hands (http://www.heath-hands.org.uk) but it took them the best part of a year to equip me with regulation work boots. English Heritage are not looking for volunteers at the moment, although the London Wildlife Trust are as of this month. Is ESA tied to DLA or income-related benefits? In either case I don't think I'm eligible.

What do you mean by "gleeful subversion"? Did I say something wrong?

A diplomat who has this idea of introducing salmon to a river in the Yemen. I don't know how St Jude's fits into the plot, except possibly as a concert scene (the church in real life is frequently used for recordings). Incidentally, reviews suggest that the main character, played by Ewan McGregor, has Asperger's although it's not directly specified. A bit like Saga Noren in The Bridge.

What about the other boy, Theo? In the "book club" notes at the end of my library copy his fondness for sneaking into strangers' houses is called a "Goldilocks complex". Is that a recognised psychological condition? Don't suppose the shrinks in my neighbourhood often have occasion to diagnose it, but then who in their right minds in London would leave their back door unlocked?!

One aspect of learning to drive that bugged me was the jargon. People would ask me if I'd done the three-point turn yet and I'd say no, without realising that in fact I had but under a different name. My instructor called it "turning in the road using forward and reverse gears". Does that seem really weird? Maybe a lot of you now are shouting at the computer screen "But how could you not know they are one and the same thing?" It's a problem that has bugged me in other areas of life, especially at job interviews.

Jacob reminded me a lot of Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. In particular, I was struck by how both characters boasted about how logical they were compared to the NT people in their lives. And yet they both indulged (or rather, were allowed to indulge) in faddy eating habits and superstitions about colours which were anything but. I couldn't help but think that if they were to meet each other (unlikely, given the distance between Vermont and Swindon and Jacob's fear of flying) they wouldn't get on at all.

Palladian Ensemble, Held By the Ears: the music of Nicola Matteis

What's the distinction between Aspie and "higher-functioning Aspie"?

The method I was taught for trapping a mouse is to put a glass over it and then slide a coaster underneath. Don't ever pick it up by its tail.

Was this documentary ever made? Just wondering.

Lately I've become rather intrigued to see Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, even though the reviews aren't that positive. Apparently it includes a scene or two shot at the church of St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, which I occasionally attend.

Josquin Desprez, Kyrie from Missa L'homme armé

Some perspectives on living without a car (or not). Funny how it's the Londoner who is most attached to her car! http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2001/nov/23/features11.g2

If only it were as easy to find a job in Bristol. I was gutted to learn that the city's BIG Green Week (9-17 June) will not feature a jobs fair after all, despite it having been originally mentioned in its advance publicity as recently as January. http://biggreenweek.com A spokesman for Sustainable Bristol told me the decision to drop it was made "largely due to the dates clashing with our local University [sic] partner's exams period".

I'm rather tempted to see The Cabin in the Woods, but it's supposed to be so scary I feel I should go with someone to hold my hand. Mind you, I thought the same about the Blair Witch Project - and when I eventually saw it on telly I was disappointed at how unfrightened I was!

Cheikh Lô, Jamm

Over 10 years ago, when I was 26.

Is this any help? http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/aug/17/migraine-alternative-solution-painkillers

"Features" strikes me as odd terminology to use. To my mind that means visible physical symptoms, and most of Asperger's doesn't fall into that category.

Any excuse to show this awesome video, any excuse...

That definitely wasn't in London! http://www.mouseprice.com/property-for-sale/London?MinPrice=60000&MaxPrice=70000 Or Bristol, for that matter...