Monday, October 29, 2007

False economy

Buying a hand blender (to make soup) from Tesco for £3.96 + waiting to get home before reading instructions including that old chestnut DO NOT USE IN HOT LIQUIDS x deciding to go ahead anyway = kitchen painted in parsnip and apple soup and a funny smell.

DOH!

Friday, October 26, 2007

Sardinia


Went to Sardinia the week before last, quite a random destination courtesy of Ryanair's foolishly low prices. We stayed in Alghero, on the North-East coast, a medieval walled city, which was pleasant without being particularly memorable. However there was sunshine, which was the point of the trip, as having been starved of it all summer (including August's trip to Scotland) I was feeling a little peaky.

Ate some nice seafood (no sardines though) and plenty of ice cream, and even managed to coerce Will into swimming in the sea at one point, as it is clear and beautiful all around the coast.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

My bad

Apologies again for being so rubs at keeping this up-to-date. In news, I am working on my first freelance job, which is going well, although I seem to be able to distract myself very easily despite the fact that I'm not getting paid by the hour people! (Thanks, Apone)

Went to End of the Road festival at the weekend, handily only 10 mins away from my parents house, as we got rained out on Friday night, so slept in car/crashed at theirs for a couple of hours on Saturday morning. Otherwise had a great time, personal highlights were Architecture in Helsinki, Seasick Steve, and The Bees. Think I might lay off the cider for a while though...

Also we are finally coming up to London at the weekend, after what seems an age since we've seen many people not in our immediate families, what with all the weddings this summer. So hopefully will see some Stokey types, do give us a bell!

Friday, August 17, 2007

Work, or not

Unemployment beckons again in a few days' time, though sadly I have failed to ensure the weather is as good as it was for my last 6 weeks off last summer. And I don't have travelling to look forward to, but instead the yawning abyss of poverty and withdrawal from society as I emulate Dan by going freelance. See you on the other side, suckas!

Monday, June 25, 2007

I am Scolar

With the newly discovered love of, nay obsession with, facebook currently taking over my working hours, I realise I may have rather rudely neglected my blog for some time now. So, to business:

I am shortly going to Scotland (for the first time) to Edinburgh festival, and wondered if anyone might have any tips for enjoying said event? Also after the weekend there we are heading to the Highlands, and again, anyone know where would be cool to drop by? We were planning on doing a lot of (well, some) walking but this may turn out to be rather weather-dependent, and on this month's evidence I may be regretting the choice of summer hol venue...

Monday, April 23, 2007

Will's 30th Birthday


For those of you not on Facebook, a note on behalf of my lord and master:




It will be celebrated on the first full moon after the summer solstice (June 30, fact fans) in the field opposite Will's house in Salisbury. We are hoping to have some kind of fire going, presumably lit without the aid of matches, round which to sing songs and generally behave like pagans. No change there, then. We will be camping in the field, with or without the van, and foraging for food of course. Release your inner hippy!

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Bad, badder, baddest

Top 5 worst films of all time:

  1. Dude where's my car? - The only time I almost (but not quite) walked out of a cinema, despite being pissed
  2. Days of Thunder - A Lockwood recommendation which failed to score on the promised whoop-o-meter
  3. Punch Drunk Love - Adam Sandler, nuff said
  4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original of course) - Not so much bad as unwatchable
  5. Flashdance - You may not believe this, but I had such high hopes...

And I usually love bad films. Or so I get told. Looking forward to a sequel-tastic summer with which to update this list though! My money's on Die Hard 4.0

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

WTF?

File under "Freddie Starr"

When will this madness end?

Monday, April 02, 2007

Monday boredom

This afternoon I am mostly laughing at Charlie Brooker while batting away the sinking realisation of the fact that I have way too much work than it is possible to do in this short week.

I know, let's go on the internet then! That will help I'm sure.

Had a cool weekend with Rachel and Dan, which makes work seem even worse - I still haven't thought of a way to get paid for doing something I would choose to do anyway. If only there was a way of making money out of inane commentary... Wait a minute! I think some people actually get to do this! Bastards.

Friday, March 23, 2007

last.fm 1.0

Because I now drive to work in a 106 with a suitably crap stereo, I have been forced to rediscover the beauty of tapes. As I stopped making them/being made them as late as 2004, some of the songs are what might be loosely termed as modern popular music, but the cream comes from way earlier.

Currently top of my pops include:

  • pretty much the whole of Now 10 Tape 1
  • Velvet Pants: Propellorheads
  • Pussy Control: Prince
  • Thunderstruck: AC/DC

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Stone the crows

If anyone wishes to perform an entire body purge, I direct you to this offering in the name of Joss:

gagfest

If you get to the end and manage to hold down your lunch I will be impressed!

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Chariddee

Please sponsor Ryley Junior, the poor lamb is running again (I must stop letting the dog after her!):

running scared

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Bling Janus

Or, the two faces of bling, as modelled at Ruth's party recently: can you tell which of the two girls grew up in Bognor?




Thursday, February 15, 2007

Gebirtsdag


I know it's not for a while yet, but Will's 30th is approaching steadily(May 2nd) and we thought we might celebrate his imminent dementia/bus pass years with some sort of party. The idea is to drag people kicking and screaming down to the countryside for a paganistic bacchanal near Solstice time (that's mid-June) involving tents, camp fires and possibly even some booze. Will be in touch with more information shortly via email to include all those who lack the taste to peruse this mighty organ of K-news. And, yes, I know this is a little unspecific, just keep June free OK!

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Employment

Yes, fact fans, I now have a job at last. Still in publishing despite not being in London (hurrah!) but involving a 1hr 40mins drive each way (boo!) through snow this morning (hurrah again!)

Not sure how much personal email I can get away with so will be using old email address still for the time being.

Work seems fine so far (through caffeine-enhanced buzz) though I have an author meeting tomorrow which could go either way, as I'll have to blag some kind of knowledge of his subject (Electrical Regulations - urghh) and of course the company I now work for. Might be unemployed again by next week! I can only hope.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Gay?


For some reason I have totally gone off the Mears new series. Oops Will just read that.

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Morrissey in Euro-cheese shame


Please, please make this so. In fact a duet would be nice, perhaps Jennifer Ellison is free? Something to brighten the dark, dank days of January. Though reading my new Smash Hits decannual(?) of the 80s (thanks D&R) apparently Morrissey and Pete Burns were best buds back then, so a collaboration of a different sort might be on the cards. The mind boggles...