Yule-tastic Frenzied Festive Feast o’Fun Things have been a little alcohol-tastic of late, so apologies for the delay in updating this blog. Last Thursday I gatecrashed the urban75 Bookgroup’s Christmas …
Yule-tastic Frenzied Festive Feast o’Fun Read MoreMy drug hell Someone, somehow, somewhere spiked my drink last night and condemned me to an utterly miserable evening. One minute I was happily enjoying my Stella in a party, …
My spiked drug hell Read MoreRooted to the spot A bevy of pressing deadlines has kept me stuck to the screen all day with only my CD player/FM radio and Soulseek for company. Enjoying ‘heavy …
Rooted to the spot Read More
It’s finally arrived! With only a minute to go before the delivery deadline of 9pm last night, the long overdue Sony F717 camera turned up. It should have arrived on …
Sony F717 camera finally shows up Read MoreSome web picks If you’re bored at work, check out the fine collection of comic strips from a huge range of artists at Zumcomics If you’re obsessed with recent London …
Some web picks Read MoreA new Bard of Brixton! Last night saw the annual Bard of Brixton poetry slam-down at the Albert, with the excellent Jack rightly crowned as the winner. The Albert had …
A new Bard of Brixton! Read MoreBig up the National Portrait Gallery! If you’re around the West End of London, be sure to check out the fabulous ‘Circling The Square’ photography exhibition, showing pictures taken in …
Big up the National Portrait Gallery! Read MoreUnderground sites Not ‘underground’ as in groovy counter culture, but ‘underground’ as in tube trains, Underground History is stuffed full of information about long forgotten tunnels, tube lines and abandoned …
Underground web sites Read MoreWorking like a dawg! I’ve suddenly got a pile of work taking up my time – a few web projects, some consultancy stuff and a pile of writing work for …
Working like a dawg! Read MoreStill recovering from the weekend! It turned out to be a bit of a corker, with some industrial sized quaffing at the most excellent People’s Republic of Disco at the …
Still recovering from the weekend! Read MoreDaytrip to Liverpool Yesterday I endured seven hours travelling for a meeting in Liverpool and managed to grab a few photos on the way home – I’ll slap them in …
Daytrip to Liverpool Read MoreCome on Wales! There’s a mighty big European Championship game on tomorrow where Wales (pop 2.5 million) take on Russia (pop: 144 million). If Wales win they stand a good …
Come on Wales! Read MoreMy bank sucks Barclays Bank really are an appalling shower, so I’m off to find a new bank. Trouble is, changing banks is a whole load of hassle, but I’m …
My bank sucks Read MoreToday’s music I’ve been stuck in all day battling against a writing deadline, so inbetween brewing up coffee and drinking Earl Grey, I’ve been spinning these tunes on my increasingly …
Today’s music Read MoreMore weekend waffle Sunday was a cruel morning: I was glued to the TV at 10am to watch the mighty Wales to take on England in the Rugby World Cup. …
More weekend waffle Read MoreIt’s been a long weekend! Friday I enjoyed a quaff with loads of chums in the trusty Prince Albert, Brixton before checking out a new club night in the Canterbury …
Long weekend- HDIFTBL, Brixton Read MoreGoodbye Concorde! The most beautiful passenger planes ever built make their final flights today, with three Concordes landing within minutes of each other at 1600 pm at Heathrow. There’s a …
Goodbye Concorde! Read MoreTate Modern/Brighton rocks! Top weekend! On Saturday, I checked out the amazing ‘Weather Project’ at the Tate Modern – an amazing installation that creates an indoor outdoors, if you get …
Tate Modern/Brighton rocks! Read MoreAaargh! Disaster! Both the urban75.org and .net parts of the site have gone completely down, so great chunks of the site won’t be working…. Anyone desperately missing the bulletin boards …
Aaargh! Disaster! Site down Read MoreSniff-tastic I’ve just been laid low by my first cold of the year. The weird thing was that it came on in minutes: I was feeling just dandy sorting out …
Got a bastard cold Read MoreNigerian scam emails: fighting back! Ever been blasted with loads of dodgy emails from people purporting to be Nigerian businessmen offering you millions of pounds? Well, this guy got so …
Nigerian scam emails: fighting back! Read MoreA minor hangover Last night was a good ‘un, starting off with a visit to the trusty Albert for a chum’s birthday. For the first time this year it was …
A minor hangover Read MoreFootball woes The good news: Cardiff City have no problem scoring goals, thumping in five in the last two matches. The bad news: on both occasions, the other team scored …
Football and pub quizzes Read MoreExecutive box woe I’m afraid today hasn’t gone to plan. What should have been a whoopy-doopsy, all expenses paid trip to Reading for a Toshiba press launch and – oh …
Executive box woe – Reading vs Cardiff City Read More