Rock ‘N’ Roll Mercenaries
The evening has an air of Sunday Night about it, don’t ask me why, it just does. I’m not back to school tomorrow. It just
Special Girl
Go here: http://www.myspace.com/adelelondon Do this: Click on ‘Hometown Glory’ Brilliant. You’re listening to Adele. Not available for download though. 🙁 B.
Keep Driving
(this post is aimed at those poor folk who have to drive in London) Yes! I have it! After a great deal of thinking time
A Man And A Woman
Just finished watching Love Actually. Question: Am I the only person in the English-speaking world who finds it depressing to sit in front of this
Standing On The Outside
We have spent today in the company of Damien, the Child Who Bears the Number of the Beast. I know that even the most delusional
Nocturnal Pleasure
Tonight at 21.00, as a special treat, ITV is broadcasting a modern adaptation of what some may call a classic novel. Vanity Fair. And I’m
For Crying Out Loud
**updated – 19/12/2007 @ 19.22** **updated – 20/12/2007 @ 05.27** **updated – 20/12/2007 @ 09.29** **updated – 20/12/2007 @ 19.20** **updated – 21/12/2007 @ 23.35**
A103 TMA05: Art History and Philosophy
This is an interdisciplinary assignment on Study Weeks 10, 11 and 12. When you have completed it, please send it to your tutor to arrive
A103 TMA04: History
Read carefully the following extract, which is from a speech made by Jacques Roux before the French Convention on 25th June 1793: [extract not reproduced
Bad Attitude
A selfish day. I spent the morning at the yard. This may have involved spending time drinking hot chocolate and gossiping with Sue, Trish, Caroline,
Where Angels Sing
Driving back this evening I had a major Christmas moment. Radio 1’s Scott Mills played All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey.
Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad
The internet is why credit cards were invented I’ve blown some serious cash today: insured my car, twice (repeat after me; you are a twat)
Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
About 150 million years ago (or possibly slightly less) when I worked for social services in an underprivileged area of Bristol, I lived in Radstock
Not A Dry Eye In The House
Beech’s ashes are ready. B.
Don’t You Look At Me Like That
Here’s my hilariously funny April Fool suggestion for next year. Nip down the off-licence and buy a distinctive tin of very strong beer – Carlsberg
Nowhere Fast
The A417 was down to one lane this morning. The cause? A solitary vehicle, very severely damaged. Written down one side? Accident Repair Centre –
All Revved Up With No Place To Go
Good job I checked! The Yard Christmas meal is next Tuesday not tonight. So in theory I could go to Readers Group. Or I could
Piece Of The Action
Well my droogies, my hectic wectic social life climbs ever higher to an unbelievably astronomical peak. This evening: OU Tutorial. My appetite whetted but I
Where The Rubber Meets The Road
Slap me. Hard. The next time I start waffling about buying a motorbike to commute to work, take me to one side and remind me
Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through
That TV advertisement is right, dammit! I do need to remove stubborn stains and I am worried about damaging the colour. But lo my friends!
Dressage punishment sex
Would the person who just googled this blog with the search terms ‘dressage punishment sex’ like to get in touch? I feel a short story
A one horse race
I am thrilled that wisdom has finally shone through and that the case against jockey Kieren Fallon has been thrown out. This is the clearest
Cold (again!)
There’s something going on. It’s a conspiracy. The cold germs are ganging up on me. In the last couple of months I’ve now had three
Facebook etiquette
I’ve touched on this topic before but I’ve just found an IT blog where Facebook was heavily debated. One question proposed: ‘This house believes that
Festive stuff an’ that
Hey. You know the world’s like facing this global energy crisis, yeah? An’ you know we’re all runnin’ out of, well, oil an’ stuff an’
Working from home
The good: complete and utter peace and quiet high end concentration above average productivity. The bad: too easy to snack don’t drink enough fluids (go
Armageddon
Warning, this sound file contains scenes of a distressing nature (if you’ve got no funny bone, you’re a gerbil, you don’t know what felching is
I am a slut
Some might unkindly think ‘So what’s new?’ but bear with me for a moment It’s Sunday afternoon, 13.15 of the clock. I should be down
Career change
Today: Time spent in meetings – 6 hours Number of meetings – two. Hmmm… Perhaps a career change might be in order? I have a
Hey there sexy…
I was lying in bed thinking of you as you lay sleeping beside me. My thoughts got very rude and very, very dirty. Suddenly my
Why religion should be banned (part 94b)
It’s a good job that the late and very, very dear Warren Zeevon is no longer with us. Because otherwise there would undoubtedly be a
Ciampino lost property
Found in the departure lounge of Ciampino airport: One A4 refill notepad with a huge amount of hand-written work inside and various photocopied notes. The
Cats, dogs and other small quadrupeds
Rome. At the end of November. A brilliant place to be. If one is a duck. Yesterday afternoon (as I wisely sat in a bar
More from Bristol airport
When was the city of Londonderry renamed ‘Derry’? According to the Bristol Airport departure board Ryanair flight FR8206 will depart at 14.55 for ‘Derry’. I
To Bristol airport
Where I have a swift and painless check-in. I decide to take the early bath and pass through to the departure lounge even though I
All roads lead to Rome
And I shall shortly travel one of them. Today marks the beginning of a weekend packed with OU-flavoured activities that include a guided tour around
Last night
We went to see Bill Bailey at the NIA. For me the highpoint of the evening wasn’t so much his standup routine, but his impressive
What’s in your wallet? (was tagged and bagged)
Finally getting around to responding to Stratford Girl’s tag! OK, let’s just get one thing straight. I am a boy. And boys don’t have handbags.
I love webstats
Do people really think that complex reporting packages either don’t exist or aren’t available to blogs? So this report tells me that the Open University
More rndm txts
I couldn’t just delete them all, could I? Thank you for my sandwiches. They were lovely! Xxx I did the ironing! Wow, I rock! Managed
Out to dinner (and other meals)
Saturday: Breakfast in bed with The Lovely S followed by an episode of Buffy then a frantic scrabble to get dressed and out of the