Being a bit of a tart
I wrote a proper television review of the BBC drama ‘Hattie’ for the satirical website ‘Shouting at Cows’. It was an odd piece to publish
A different kind of breaking up
Coming to the realisation that any long-standing relationship has withered to the point it has become harmful to one’s health is, frankly, painful. Motivating oneself
Sometimes I despair. Other times I despair
Those who know me *really* well will know I have several problems with the British police. All of them. I have voiced many disparaging comments
Wut? No, really. Wut?
I took my car to the garage for a new pair of front tyres. ‘That’ll be £145’, said the charming mechanic. ‘Fair enough’, says I.
That time of the year…
I’m sorry that I’ve been ignoring you lately. It hasn’t been anything personal. Just, you know, been stupidly busy. I could tell you how many
On letting go
This isn’t easy to write. For no other reason than my life is not the same as it was a couple of years ago, I
Nice arrers!
I have been doing further thinking on my quest to find new ‘instant hit’ TV shows. Following on from last week’s ‘Antique Roadshow Rewind‘, this
Saturday night’s alright for sleeping
If, a few short hours ago, you had arrived on the doorstep unannounced, you would have caught me watching Total Wipeout. And laughing. This behaviour
Today’s random googles include…
I’ll just do this very quickly, because we have to go shopping. My favouriteist google searches of the day are (in chronological order): Dogging Horse
Cunning idea for a new TV show
As you may have guessed, I have a cunning idea for a new TV show. You’ve probably heard of, if not seen, BBC1’s long-running Antiques
Meanwhile, a stupid British person speaks
The terrible tragedy of the murder of Bristol resident Jo Yeates seems to be on the verge of being turned in to something far more
Click click click. Not click woosh.
This happened a few days before Christmas Day I flipped on the shower, fetched my towel, jumped under the water and jumped straight back out
Wise words for the stupid
Once again I find myself repeating what is probably going to become my mantra for 2011: ‘Context is everything’. The late Kurt Vonnegut wrote some
Spielberg. Colin, not Steven. Again
I’ve been playing with the video clips we shot yesterday; rearranging the timeline, inserting a couple of bits, removing some bobs. When I was done
Spielberg. Colin, not Steven
We went to Avebury today. To shoot video. Because a bunch of 4,500-year old rocks make excellent video subjects, obv. Well… One 4,500-year old rock
Geeky nerdy cool stuff
I have spent much of today reading journals, updating my technical skills and watching videos, in a work-related way. One of the videos dealt with
Not in my name. Not in my daughter’s name
This is nasty. There are people out there, operating under the guise of one organisation (let’s call it ‘Mediamarch’ who are – and I quote
The weekend has almost ended
I’ve coughed and sneezed so much this weekend that I think I’ve pulled a muscle. Or trapped a nerve. Or pulled a nerve and trapped
Really snow joke
I am playing Scrabble on Facebook with random strangers. I have no life, shoot me now. How did things come to this sorry state of
Nearly back
I am still full of snot and coughs and shit and that. I shall endeavour to return with lolsome wordage and occasional rofling and passably
The view from here is mostly
… pretty damn amazing. This afternoon, after a meeting in the darkest West Country, I drove home using a more cross-country route than the one
Not joined up enough?
We are watching ‘Hitman’ (aka Hitman – Assassino 47, in Brasil), so I might get directed as I write this. Distracted, not directed. We recorded
Toilet excitement!
I went to the toilet today. Look, how am I supposed to try and raise the standard of the writing here, if all you can
An outpouring
I’m, watching Strictly Come Dancing for no reason other than The Manic Street Preachers are performing. The Manic Street Preachers. On Strictly Come Dancing. Strictly
So let me get this right
The British (not English) taxpayer has spent £15,000,000 on a bid to host the world cup, but the corrupt organisation that runs the sport has
What people google…
Amazing. Do you think they meant ‘pooping’? Still amazing though.
You are what you write?
Over at The Magnificent Frog there’s a conversation going on about online presences, social media and the research that employers undertake. There’s a software provider
Thoughts from inside my head
FIFA is the World Governing Body of Football Serious allegations have been made in a television documentary about a number of FIFA delegates including that
Not jealous at all
Soph is doing a webinar which I imagined to be a lecture for baby spiderists. Yes, if you follow me on Twitter you would have
Bit out of it
Not manflu, just a cold. But it got me up at 2.15am with a case of the shivers. So I sat downstairs for a couple
Probably not bad for you
I love the way the cautionary words of the government’s Chief Scientist are either being translated in, or ignored by, the media. What Andrew Wadge
A quick vid
The temperature in the centre of Oxford at 1pm was 2.5c: bracing! And yet these two guys were out doing their stuff:
One story, more than one angle
Students are revolting. Today has seen the second student revolt in a couple of weeks. The first student revolt didn’t go down too well. There
Improving the mobile experience
Those of us who use WordPress as our Content Management System of doom choice will like this (if you haven’t already got hold of it).
Linked Out?
Is there anyone who *gets* Linked In? OK, it’s just another website with connections and, possibly, a privacy functionality far worse than Facebook could dream
Getting better!
Mr Shouting At Cows (who drowns kittens if you don’t read my distinctly average work on his website) showed me a thing to make this
Travelling again
We’ve been up to Herefordshire again. As a direct result of this trip I’m: editing video whilst mixing audio and also writing up the current
Turn on, tune in, crack up
We were in the studio this evening mucking about with music and video stuff. So while we were in there feeling frisky, we recorded tonight’s
Selling Out
I know a likeable, personable, articulate, young (23yo) guy. He is an ideas factory. Concepts come to him as easily as girls didn’t come to
Miles to go, before I sleep
Man, I have done serious travelling in the last few days. Many a kilometre has passed beneath the wheels of my car. This has been
Biter bit, writer writ
I love a good wedding, me. And I love a good funeral. But which is… Sorry, I slipped in to Harry Hill mode for a
And sometimes I have nothing to do
Since July I have been working on a project with a local band. It is a really brilliant project; it is a cause that is
When is something not new?
I had a phone call the other week. It was a sales call. We are ex-directory, unlisted and registered with the Telephone Preference Service, but