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Vive le weekend! I plan to drive up to the coast tomorrow or the day after to see something creepy I heard about a few months ago. It’s an abandoned Sixties-futuristic complex of pod houses, by most accounts haunted by the ghosts of workers who died during its construction. Have a look at it here and here. I mentioned it to one of my students today, and he said it was going to be torn down soon to make way for some ghastly resort. When I asked him if he believed that it was really haunted, he replied “not by ghosts, but by the many gays who frequently make love there.” Whatever happens, it promises to be interesting and sexy. 

This has also reminded me of my ultimate B&E dream, which is to walk to the top of the Ryugyong Hotel and remain there until I run out of supplies or get sent to a North Korean prison camp. A dream which I’ve just discovered may never be realized, because an Egyptian company has just resumed some sort of construction on the upper floors. Keep your GSM towers in GIZA, for Christ’s sake, and stay away from my potential lair!