It was a big weekend that weekend, OK ? I had my first experience of Jethro Tull on the night of Saturday the 11th. Quite a good gig, and yet again I went with no prior knowledge of the band's
2006-03-18 : Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Mr Tim Minchin
This is wayyy catchup now (although the snowboarding trip's still to come !) but last Friday HC invited me along to see some singing comedian bloke she'd heard on the radio, and it was with mixed enthusiasm & skepticism that
2006-03-10 : Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Nothing like a cold shower to get your heart started in the morning… Yes, there's still teething problems with the new house, and I'm feeling none too special today having just had a 6 degree shower, following not having one
2006-03-10 : Things that freely and readily get on my wick #4052
Asterisk: A star-shaped character used in printing, used chiefly to indicate an omission, a reference to a footnote, or an unattested word, sound, or affix. [Middle English, from Late Latin asteriscus, from Greek asteriskos]. Asterix: Short-statured, violent, fictional Ancient Frenchman.
2006-03-09 : 1000 songs in your pocket. Amen.
According to Ananova Pope Benedict XVI likes to chill out after a hard day's blessing with a few tunes from his shiny new iPod Nano. But just the bog standard edition, mind you – not the diamond encrusted bling version.
2006-02-28 : There were no fat ladies ?! Does that mean the show’s not over ??
Had my first ever trip to the opera on Saturday night. Hannah and Catrin (both looking a million dollars) accompanied me to the Royal Albert Hall for my maiden operatic voyage. Despite feeling a little seedy from a 4am poker
2006-02-24 : Pure gold
“What a silly, boring little man. His only function is to let you know what Harry Potter's going to look like when he's old.” – Billy Connolly on Australian Prime Minister John Howard.
2006-02-22 : Why the hElle didn’t anyone tElle me ?
That'd be just about bloody right… Last night, I wandered down Brick Lane to go to February's Dorkbot meeting – always an interesting night, if only slightly (read: INCREDIBLY) geeky. On the way I wandered past a red carpet setup
2006-02-15 : From a hillside in the Austrian Alps.
If, in Feb 2001 you'd asked me, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years' time?”, I can guarantee you my answer would NOT have been “Snowboarding in the Austrian Alps”. In short though, I'm having a wicked time, my
2006-02-10 : Moving right along
Part 1 of the move went OK – totally huge thanks to HC, Gary, Emzo, Richie, Craig & Kate, and no particular thanks to Alex, who's been about as useful as a chocolate teapot in this entire procedure. At present