2011
I think I’ve bought the stupidest piece of Argos…
I think I’ve bought the stupidest piece of Argos “furniture” yet. Why on earth would I persist with this shit? Perhaps it’s because from the product shot it’s not 100% obvious that the corner posts are 4-sectioned HOLLOW PLASTIC TUBES! Utte…
Suitcase shunting
Is this about the time of year I usually apologise for falling miles behind on bloggery? I just re-read that Edinburgh post from about 3 weeks back and realised that the promised forthcoming detail entirely wasn’t… but it’s not a new thing, because in a variety of notebooks and scraps of paper I’ve got embryonic…
Finally! A UK TV appearance by yours truly which doesn’t…
Finally! A UK TV appearance by yours truly which doesn’t involve that damn dick documentary! (also features Liz, Kat, and that cad Timothy Minchin)
It’s not the best promotional statement you could hope for…
It’s not the best promotional statement you could hope for in a deodorant…
Eedinborrow?
We’re back up in Edinburgh this year for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – this time Marty’s over from Australia, and he’s joined Liz, Billy, Myk, Kat & I in a nice centrally-placed apartment for a week of theatrical excess and mayhem. So far we’ve seen (I suspect I’ll edit this list a few times in…
Situation: surreal, but fine
I don’t usually like to get involved with issues of the day, but given the messages and whatnot I’ve had in the last 24 hours I thought I’d break that rule and put together a synopsis of how I’m feeling about what’s going on in London at the moment. For starters, so far I’m ok….
Ultimacy of stuff and etiquette for the taking
One of the great social landmines in the UK coincides with something done nearly every day – the sharing of food. For some reason it’s looked upon as a great taboo to take the last piece or slice of anything. The reasoning seems sound – if there’s a finite amount of a thing to be…
"There’s also a hint of the rubber they use to make basketballs, which is a refreshing change from…"
““There’s also a hint of the rubber they use to make basketballs, which is a refreshing change from all those other whiskies which don’t taste like sporting products”” – Tasting notes for Master of Malt’s “Brown Drink”
Charly’s fairly accurate synopsis of our effort at this year’s Great British Beer Festival
Charly’s fairly accurate synopsis of our effort at this year’s Great British Beer Festival