Global village idiot
Their eyes met across a crowded street in London, SW1. She still wore her dark hair very long; her slightly rounded, cherubic face framed by
Networking Nomenclature
So here we are, my friends, in the house in Brixton. Nice, isn’t it? Huuuuuuge modern kitchen, yes indeed. A garden, with much greenery and
Calling all Firefox users
Please boycott Firefox’s (and I quote) ‘attempt to break a new world record with the highest number of downloads in 24 hours’. Come on people,
This Reality – Podcast No 17
Episode 17 – 36 minutes running time It’s Saturday morning in rural Worcestershire and today’s music is provided by: 1. My American Heart and ‘Boys
Not asleep yet
Aren’t they peculiar, those strange things that wriggle in to one’s consciousness to press the worry button, just as sleep starts to come? And with
Hooray the bitch is dead!
Big Brother 9 contestant Alexandra (Alex) de Gale has been thrown off the programme. Why? For threatening her housemates who nominated her for eviction. Here’s
Woo-hoo! Another boy’s night in!
Yes indeed, The House of Big Fun is open for business again! You know I like lists, don’t you? Well, so far this evening I’ve:
‘avin’ it large
But in a most professional way… Today I’m working at home. This will (probably) make today the most productive day of the week. Isolated from
Lunch (no ladies wot)
I sat outside, it’s a brilliantly warm sunny day with the campus bathed in hot sunlight, fanned by a gentle cool breeze. Lunch – taken
Saturday night in the house of big fun
The central heating boiler ticks off, the pipes that feed the hot water tank begin to cool almost immediately. The noise they make sounds like
This Reality – Podcast No 16
Episode 16 (31 minutes running time) It’s Saturday morning in rural Worcestershire and… We begin with a little dance skit that almost – but doesn’t
Parental advisory; Friday evening
No beds were broken during these events Another working week dead and buried, I arrived at the yard looking forward to schooling. Except Vin had
Here be dragons!
The arena at the yard is slightly larger than the normal 20x40m affair. It’s about a 30x50m oblong, give or take, but it’s still marked
Podcast stats
I’ve been trying to validate the massive amount of This Reality downloads (via the website) since Saturday. I thought my web host stats were playing
BB9 – unacceptable
Well here we are. One week in to Big Brother 9 and already we have on display one of the most contemptible examples of the
We broke the bed…
Again. B.
How many?????
How many unlistened-to podcasts? I need help… B.
Big Vin’s Day Out: Llanymynech Horse Trials
There are so many ways I could have written this, but – as with most things – I thought it would be interesting to turn
This Reality – Podcast No 15
Episode 15 (31 minutes running time) There’s a gap in the middle of this episode when track 2 failed. Please bear with it. I’m sorry.
Literally literary?
I’m thinking of launching a new literary prize. It would be called The Green Literary Prize. The prize would be open to people* of all
Gotta watch it, gotta watch it!
Hancock. The new Will Smith film. It looks absolutely brilliant. Can’t wait. Gotta watch it! Oh yes. B.
Saturday’s times
Llanymynech Horse Trials 2008, Vin’s first full-on One Day Event. Dr: 09.16 SJ: 10.16 XC: 11.18 Nerves setting in already. I see that Matt Ryan
Chiltern Railways: Can I speak to a human being please?
I need to book a car park season ticket for the train station in Warwickshire, where I’m going to leave my car on Monday mornings
Paved with gold?
I stand in the office in Swindon, projects and work-packages completed. The next one – a major SI project – means that I have to
Shopping (trolley) karma
[wonders] Is karma – because it is a circular thing, right? – subject to pressures being exerted on it? Is it like shopping trolleys at
And so to bed
Yeah, I know that it’s only 19.26 (the time not the year). But you know? It would be really most excellent to be doing the
Sunset, beer, laughs, fags and Macs
We went out for a drink last night. That’s worth a Woo and a Hoo all by itself! Soph and Bren out on the town?
This time next week it’ll all be over
Vin’s first full-on affiliated horse trials (or One Day Event if you prefer) is next Saturday. A few days ago we received an acknowledgement letter
This Reality – Podcast No 14
Episode 14 (29 minutes running time) It’s Saturday morning in rural Worcestershire and… Citronella and Adam Curry do some – back to normal! Yay! –
Easing out gently
And so my project in Swindon begins to take on twilight properties as things draw to a natural conclusion. It’s difficult to write about work
The heady heady shake
Schooling Vin this evening was both not good and very good. Flatwork. Within 15 minutes of commencing work he started headshaking. And the problem grew.
Abbey, the final chapter
Regulars will remember that we’ve had ongoing situations with Abbey National (details here and here). The purpose of this post is to bring you the
Not a travelogue
Welcome to the world of hotness Stone me, it’s warm out there. No, really. Humid-hot. The kind of humidity I’d expect in Hong Kong –
On the move
This is major freaky. I’m sitting on the train – not the one I’d planned. Not the one I’d planned because Chiltern Trains decided I
This is just rubbish
Monday afternoon, end of May. It feels and looks like a wet Sunday afternoon in the middle of Winter. It hasn’t stopped raining all bloody
Sunday evening closing down
And now to bed. It’s been a fun-packed, action-filled evening. Soph’s dillied and dallied her way through an essay prep. I’ve dozed my way through
Sunday afternoon catching up
It’s a Bank Holiday weekend, no work for us tomorrow, but this Sunday evening still has that ‘back to school’ feel about it. Fair enough.
The laptop
Wow. An entire podcast about interesting stuff and three – three – emails asking about the spec of the laptop. Well OK. It’s a Dell
Eurodoo-dah
If there is any justice in the world the winner of the 2008 Eurovision Song Competition should be France. It’s a brilliant song and sound
Getting dragged out
So. It’s 16.42 (the time, not the year). We’re sitting on the couch, the Lovely Soph and I. She’s marking time and I’m determined not
This Reality – Podcast No 13
Episode 13 (28 minutes running time) It’s Saturday morning in Studio K and… Citronella and Adam Curry do some very ghostly, otherworldly introductions to Episode
Oh and by the way
I’m sitting here watching The Pink Floyd Story on BBC Four. Feeling so emotional. What a dweeb. B.
Tagged and bagged
I’ve been tagged by Welcome to the World of the Bionic Yoghurt, durn it. Didn’t she know I was about to go upstairs and have
D.I.D (a musical meme)
Harry said… Given your love of music and your admiration for Nick Hornby, I would be intrigued to see your Desert Island selection. If you’re
Now that’s just cruel
I took this pic in West Swindon on the way home. So. As if the gradual defacing (the ‘Y’ is being painted over on a
Early morning TV conversation
Soph: Hey! Do you want to watch The Tweenies? Bren: No, I don’t have a thing for Fizz any more; I’m over it now. B.