More urban75 stats
A feast of stats! Unzip your anoraks, push up your band-aided specs and get a load of these tech-tastic stats! Oh yes! Access stats! The urban75.net part of the site …
More urban75 stats Read MoreCollossal Cardiff City Crush Gillingham!
Collossal Cardiff City Crush Gillingham! The mighty Cardiff City slammed five goals past hapless Gillingham on Saturday – with Earnshaw bagging four! Tuesday night, I’m off to Reading football stadium …
Collossal Cardiff City Crush Gillingham! Read MoreWales bomb 0-4 to Italy in the San Siro stadium
Disaster! The mighty Wales bombed 0-4 to Italy in the San Siro stadium tonight, despite putting up a brave fighting display that wasn’t reflected in the score. I watched the …
Wales bomb 0-4 to Italy in the San Siro stadium Read MoreA feast of favicons!
A feast of favicons! If you didn’t know, favicons are the neat little icons that appear in your favourites list and in the browser bar when you bookmark a page. …
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Mars ahoy!
Last night, the brightest light in the sky was the pinky red glow of Mars, which is now closer to Earth than at any time in almost 60,000 years. I’m …
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A trip on The Balmoral steamer from Penarth to Clevedon
Back from Wales Just returned from a fabulous short holiday in my hometown of Cardiff – and what a great trip I had! On Saturday night I celebrated Cardiff’s mighty …
A trip on The Balmoral steamer from Penarth to Clevedon Read MoreI hate football…
I hate football… Cardiff 0 Bradford 2 Serbia & Montenegro 1 Wales 0 What made the Welsh result all more depressing was the filthy torrent of disgusting racist abuse coming …
I hate football… Read MoreSony DSC F828 camera announced
Dribble, salivate, lust…..! Sony has announced its new Sony DSC F828 camera and it’s an absolute beauty! It comes with a thumping great 8 megapixel resolution, 28mm-200mm lens, a wide …
Sony DSC F828 camera announced Read MoreInternet magazine : deadline battling again
Deadline battling again Once again the urban75 mansions are resounding to the sound of exasperated sighs and table-thumping hissy fits, as yours truly battles to start an overdue article for …
Internet magazine : deadline battling again Read MoreAaaargh! The heat! 34C in the office
Aaaargh! The heat! Bollocks to his chuffing heat. It’s now a blistering 34C in my office and I’m hating it – and there’s more of the same on the way …
Aaaargh! The heat! 34C in the office Read MoreThe football season kicks off!
The football season kicks off! For the first time in 18 years, the mighty Cardiff City are now playing in the heady heights of the First Division! The good news …
The football season kicks off! Read MoreSweltering in the sweaty, sticky heat
Sweltering in the sweaty, sticky heat Today was the hottest day in London since records began, with the temperature climbing up to a hideously steaming 35.3 degrees Celsius (95.34 Fahrenheit …
Sweltering in the sweaty, sticky heat Read MoreThe heat! The heat! Aaargh!
The heat! The heat! Let’s get one thing straight. I’m not a fan of hot weather. That’s not to say I don’t mind a bit of sun if I happen …
The heat! The heat! Aaargh! Read MoreMore buttons than a shirt factory
More buttons than a shirt factory Yep, that’s what my new Logitech MX desktop keyboard/mouse combo has got! There’s eight buttons on the mouse, and a host of extra gizmos …
More buttons than a shirt factory Read MoreCurrently on my playlist
Currently rotating, jumping and involuntarily repeating on my increasingly erratic CD player: Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Super Furry Animals: Phantom Power Radiohead: Hail to the the …
Currently on my playlist Read MorePhotographic quandary – what compact?
Photographic quandary I’m currently flogging off a load of bits’n’bobs around the flat so that I can afford a new digital camera – but which one to go for? Here’s …
Photographic quandary – what compact? Read MoreThe Dome, Lambeth Country Show and PROD
Skankin’ around the room… Currently glued to the office CD player is the mighty fine Linton Kwesi Johnson, “LKJ in Dub” 1980 CD. ‘Nuff respect! A quick update to what’s …
The Dome, Lambeth Country Show and PROD Read MoreI want! I want! I want! Sony PEG-UX50 PDA
I want! I want! I want! Check out this incredibly cute new PDA from Sony
I want! I want! I want! Sony PEG-UX50 PDA Read MoreWeird moment of the day – BBC London in Brixton
Weird moment of the day BBC London’s Jon Gaunt radio show were broadcasting from Brixton yesterday and I thought I’d take a look on my way to do some shopping. …
Weird moment of the day – BBC London in Brixton Read MoreA drink at the American bar
King of the hangovers! That’s how my head feels today after some industrial strength quaffing last night. First stop was the New Statesman New Media Awards which were, frankly, a …
A drink at the American bar Read MoreBrixton Rocks!
Brixton Rocks! It’s all happening in Brixton at the moment as the Destination Brixton Expo is in town for the week. On Friday we checked out some local art in …
Brixton Rocks! Read MoreIt’s too chuffin’ hot!
It’s too chuffin’ hot! Another day, another hot’n’sticky battle with the keyboard as the writing deadline looms even larger. Naturally, I’ve found an endless source of trivial, yet strangely fascinating, …
It’s too chuffin’ hot! Read MoreBattling with a deadline… again
Battling with a deadline… again Once again, yours truly is suffering the (occasional) agonies of life as a freelance writer; i.e. sitting inside when the weather’s lovely, a deadline’s looming …
Battling with a deadline… again Read MoreAcupuncture: a cynic writes…
I’ve been getting a bit of gip from my back recently so made oe of my (thankfully) very rare trips to my local GP. I was informed that an osteopath …
Acupuncture: a cynic writes… Read MoreReclaiming beaches and looking around old hotels
Top weekend! On Saturday, we checked out several Solstice Parties before ending up near Waterloo for the superb Reclaim the Beach party. This takes place on the banks of the …
Reclaiming beaches and looking around old hotels Read MoreSlightly lagered after seeing Heist play
Slightly lagered…. Well, it’s been a long couple of days. Yesterday I was working like mad trying to finish the oft-put-off writing job and then I went off to the …
Slightly lagered after seeing Heist play Read MoreThings I have done today when I should be working on pressing writing deadline
Things I have done today when I should be working on pressing writing deadline 1. Cleaned my keyboard thoroughly 2. Tidied up my office 3. Got out some fairy lights …
Things I have done today when I should be working on pressing writing deadline Read MoreAlcohol, celebration and work
Apologies for the delay in updating my blog. As you probably might have guessed, the mighty Cardiff City won the play off final and the celebrations were most beerful – …
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