Wistfully yours
Because I’m a teenaged emo girl (obv) I’ve been listening to a lot of Paramore. Actually, my iPod threw out a Paramore track four days
¡ǝɔunp ɐ ʇɐɥM
Today, whilst my mind was totes engaged on Higher Things, I put £65-worth of unleaded fuel in to my car. My car is a diesel.
Ride out! (best laid plans, etc)
Today I met up with some of the Oxford-based motorcycle group that I hooked up with via the internet. The plan was for the half-dozen
The Garden of Allah
Today I am loving The Garden of Allah, the 1995 track by Don Henley. The track shuffled on to my iPod on the way in
Dressing up, down, and to the right
The thing about this time of year is the social events that one feels obliged to decline. There are Balls. I only went to one
Indecision, indecision
I was talking to someone the other night about music videos. They listed their favourites and, surprisingly, there were no mentions for those bonkers Los
Never ever
Yeah, I like Taylor Swift, so? No, you fuck off.
Teething troubles and motorycling madness
This week I have had two massive dental surgery encounters. They have been a combination of repair (from when I got kicked in the jaw
Instant film review: James Bond/Skyfall
Back to basics intro, lots of action before the titles Adele sings a song in the style of Vic Reeves’ pub singer Awful product placement
Witney Film Festival 24/10 (night 3 of 5)
This evening, the 2012 Witney Film Festival brought us a feature-length ‘English’ romcom that was written in, filmed in, produced in and made by a
Witney Film Festival 23/10 (night 2 of 5)
Tonight’s fayre from the 2012 Witney Film Festival was student night. The venue was an auditorium on the Witney campus of the Abingdon and Witney
Piers Morgan
The next time you see or hear Piers Moron Morgan on any kind of mainstream media, just remember this (for a large view, click on
Witney Film Festival 22/10 (night 1 of 5)
There were five films at the first evening of the 2012 Witney Film Festival. The venue was the incongruously-named Fat Lil’s. This is a place
As you were
In contradiction to my desire to do more with less, I find myself planning a trip to Somerset on Saturday (tomorrow). And then coming back
Kidnapped. By aliens. Twice.
The last week has been fun, terrifying, exciting, amusing, painful and full of absolute joy. And that’s just been my drive to work. I have
Same but different?
And we’re back…..
Food for thought
The more I think about the very good-looking woman, and all the eye contact that passed between us, the more I become convinced it was
From the slightly sublime to the most sublime
I sat on the train this morning, at St Pancras International, waiting to start my journey to the most international destination of all (Bedford). I
In the words of others
1. Dreams can come true I’m awake. Woken 20 minutes before my alarm by the aftershocks of a full-colour, action-packed, most vivid dream. I was
Preoccupations
I find I’m getting hooked in to things. I have been fascinated by the now-finished book ‘Unmastered’. The content is, frankly, bland (especially if one
Insomnia is good for you. Discuss
Woke about 3am thinking ‘I’ve forgotten something’. Couldn’t put the thought out of my head; couldn’t get back to sleep. Read a little. Checked emails.
Bit tired/not sleepy
Saturday I did as planned; worked until 1pm then went in to London for Ash’s excellent film premiere. Drank quite a bit. Stayed over in
It’s a mini adventure!
One of these weeks I’m going to get a weekend that is peaceful, relaxing and, you know, involves doing absolutely nothing… I’m working. I’ve been
Days like these
My weekend hasn’t really happened; there has been much work-related stuff but, as ever, I’ll not go in to detail about that here I did
Recruitment twats
I think we need to rename recruitment consultants. Henceforth, they need to be called ‘recruitment twats’. I just had this email from one such recruitment
Sorry luv, Granada’s off
Because of tremendous pressures at work, nipping over to Spain this weekend isn’t going to happen. Work-based things need my attention over the weekend. That’s
Having a big dump
another braindump… My weekend trip to Granada is *still* not finalised; I won’t go in to the reason, but the source of the problem isn’t
Groundhog Day! (sortov)
this is just one big brain dump to hopefully help me sleep, even though there are a lot of things on my mind right now…
Weekend jolly
I’m trying to put together a little trip to Granada, for this weekend. The problem is that I am very restricted in how much time
The cleverness of names
As if a group adopting the name ‘Goonies Never Say Die’ isn’t good enough… A group by that name producing an album called ‘No Words
Sunday evening rambling (not outdoors)
I am drinking decaf tea. Please don’t judge me. I was introduced to decaf tea by a friend. Apparently drinking decaf tea aids sleep. I
Making a list (1)
I love lists. Lists make the world go round. Sortov. I have shopping lists (but one at a time, obv). I have ‘to do’ lists.
Drawing lines – and not in sand
This has been the subject of conversation at work for the last two days. It has also overflowed in to discussions on Twitter. The question
Time to saddle up the CarCam again
Lately I’ve been seeing, on the drive to work, a couple of vehicles that belong to Midland Felt Roofing. They travel in the same direction
Celebrating the passing of musical friends #5
Another post in the occasional series about top quality unsigned bands who had a too-brief and almost too-beautiful burn across this planet of ours… I
The Hunger Games is rubbish
There, I said it. I’ll say it again. The Hunger Games is rubbish. Huge tracts of the media industry are cranking out a sickening level
Teenage kicks?
It’s easy being a teenager. What adult hasn’t thought that? Let’s face it, for most teenagers life is very simple: no work, very few rules
Digital TV reception; is it rubbish for just me?
When this area (OX28) switched to digital, I endured weeks of really awful TV reception. Then I got an aerial guy in to see if
Celebrating the passing of musical friends #4
Another post in the occasional series about top quality unsigned bands who had a too-brief and almost too-beautiful burn across this planet of ours… Hailing
Celebrating the passing of musical friends #3
The sobering thought is that for every single UK-based band who burn themselves out, there must be at least a hundred more burned out bands
Celebrating the passing of musical friends #2
I fell across The Razorbax in a grotty little rock venue in the centre of Birmingham, five-six years ago. It was a grim, sticky-floored, unpromising
Celebrating the passing of musical friends #1
The Witches were an Oxfordshire-based band of excellence. They produced intelligent lyrics that hinted at worlds of longing, depression, love and loneliness. But the Witches
Celebrating the passing of musical friends #0
I’ve spent so much of the last couple of week with my music collection. A little like the character Rob Gordon in Nick Hornby’s excellent
Age does not always equal wisdom
A 90-year old man with poor (uncorrected) eyesight, and in the early stages of dementia, drove his car at 70mph – the wrong way down
Feeling the love (can’t stop laughing)
The funniest video I’ve seen in months. Recorded on ChatRoulette by (and made by and featuring) Steve Kardynal, a genius.
Gagz a plenty
Twitter (no matter how you feel about it) is a medium for good and bad. Yes, utter morons like Piers Morgan spout their meaningless gibberish
Messing with my head
Keen to keep myself at the cutting edge of all forms of technical and non-technical innovation, I have taken the plunge and followed in Blonde’s
What’s in a name?
I’ve never been a big ‘give things a name’ person. But somehow – please don’t ask how, I can’t answer it! – my motorbike deserves