The UK is currently going through what some people say is an uncharacteristic bout of weather. But is it? I can remember Easters where we
Month: March 2012
The one with all the sex in it
There is a quaint Strine word; ‘toey‘. It sums my particular state of mind and condition up. Accurately. I had a meeting, today, with Leggy
Saturday outpourings (bed)
I’m going to get up in a minute. It’s 9.48am. I’ve just finished breakfast; the remains of last night’s delivered pizza; the breakfast of champions.
On beating the jet-lag thing
I had to cut short my visit to Austin, TX, to start a new contract on Monday 19th March. The ever-present problem of time-zone adjustment
I want this horse!
This is a piece of helmetcam footage from the cross-country phase of a CIC*** One Day Event. Not only is it apparent that the horse
Most drunk South by South West memory…
I am just about to fall in to bed in my own little house but thought I’d share this anecdote… My Most Drunk, South by
Drunk (and also Not Drunk)
Listen kids, alcohol abuse is not big and not clever. This post was written at South by South West Music Festival, Austin, Texas, in 2015.
Welcome to the Lone Star State
I’ll try to cram a few things together for the first post. The flight from Heathrow to Houston was excellent. I dozed some of the
Texas-bound
which actually sounds, when I read that title back, just a little – you know – BDSM-ish… So I am en-route to Texas. This means
Sometimes I’m just a bit busy
Sorry. I have spent hours trying to finalise my schedule for South by South West. There are 2,000 bands on various stages all over Austin.
Not servicing the customer
I’ve just had an epic phone battle with Nationwide. I have been trying to make a £400 payment online, via my Flexaccount Visa card. My card
South by South West – booked
I’m definitely going! My flights are a bit of a pain: LHR -> HOU -> HOU -> AUS And the same for the return, obv.
When adverts go weird
You know that match.com advert? The one with the girl? On the platform? Smiling? This one… I don’t know about you but I’m suffering from
Jeremy Clarkson: tosspot to the nobility
With all the hoo-hah about David Cameron denying he rode Raisa (when he really did ride Raisa), the former Metropolitan Police horse that was loaned
South by South West-bound
In a couple of weeks, in Austin, Texas, the South by South West Music Festival will kick off. I plan on being there. I have
The nationality debate, an alternative view
Happy St David’s Day. Dewi Sant. But instead of sitting proudly on the nest of Welshness (because who needs a