I was going to use this lunchtime to let loose a huge fucking great rant about the BBCs new ‘Youf’ experiment ‘BBC Switch’ and follow
Month: March 2009
Best wishes
To fellow equestrian, my mate going back many years and occasional commenter here, Vicky, who had a fall with her horse Rupert. Vicky has fractured
Podcast poll #7
(these go out on twitter, the results will be discussed in This Reality Podcast, episode 58 which will be recorded/released next weekend) Question: Podcast poll
Musical stuffish
I’ve published the podcast’s first gig review over here. inLight. A truly excellent band. You will be able to listen to 1m 22s of their
I’m thinking about unusual clothes
A couple of hundred years ago I used to have a pair of flairs (or was it flares?). Not the namby pamby flairs that the
Podcast poll #6
(these go out on twitter, the results will be discussed in This Reality Podcast, episode 57 which will be recorded/released this weekend) Podcast poll #6:
If a picture paints a thousand words
Then why can’t I paint you? The words will never show the you I’ve come to know. I guess my street cred is now in
Competition news!
I’m late with this but better late than never. It was a tough fight. And some of you used mean tactics, tactics which showed a
I am apparently a real day starter
So the day begins with the usual run from Oxford in to London. And we have the customary table for four – two seats facing
Podcast poll #5
(these go out on twitter, the results will be discussed in This Reality Podcast, episode 56 which will be recorded/released this weekend) Podcast poll #5:
Well do something about it!
We are back from County Kildare. This road sign is a common one (well, we saw it twice): So if you knew that a piece
Weekend stuff
It has to be a really early bed this evening. We need to be at Birmingham airport for an 06.30 check-in and an 08.00 departure.
The ecstasy and the agony
Juxtaposed title with apologies to Irving Stone, amongst others There is so much shit and grief going on in my life at the moment that
Podcast poll #4
(these go out on twitter, the results will be discussed in This Reality Podcast, episode 55 which will be recorded/released this weekend) Question: What sins
The Funniest Thing In The World Today
There’s an old saying that runs along the lines of ‘owners grow to resemble their pets’. Or perhaps it is that pets grow to resemble
Scratching on a piece of (digital) paper
I am writing again. The second novel (Helicopter!) has stalled because I can’t get the characters right. I need to pull back and possibly try
Where being bright does not mean being intelligent
There have been hundreds of miles of accumulated column inches produced about the 2009 season of the British quiz programme ‘University Challenge’. The primary reason for
Sunday not Bloody Sunday
What could be better than driving up to Stratford on a Sunday morning? What could be better than spending four hours with Amy and her
The Daily Mirror; the epitome of literary skank
And then… hours later (presumably after someone pointed the error out to at least one of the many editorial staff employed by the Mirror Group):