June 2010
2 posts
Drill Baby Drill! →
The Gulf oil spill is a disaster. Environmentally, economically – at least for BP – and socially, for those whose lives are affected. For those of us in the UK who can’t quite comprehend the scale…
Sciccors and Kylicious loving →
Two new videos have caught my attention this week. I recently linked to the Scissor Sisters teaser track, Invisible Light, and haven’t been able to stop singing it since. It’s a brilliant track,…
May 2010
1 post
That sounds good to me! →
Tonight is Eurovision 2010 – in Oslo. Last year’s fiddler won resoundingly and took the contest to Norway this year. Having seen the semi-finals (including the shock ejection of Sweden!) I’m…
April 2010
1 post
Stuff! →
I’m moving flat. I last moved flat just a year ago, although I’ve lived in different parts of Camden Town for years.
Yesterday I got a set of keys that kinda scared me. Keys to my own flat – well,…
March 2010
3 posts
London Dusk →
Spring started in London this week. by the end of the week, of course, it was hiding behind clouds again. But on Wednesday night I was walking in central London at dusk. it has to be the magical…
Age Crisis →
Today I am officially old[er]. This scares me.
Tagged: Age, Brithday, Personal
NYC: Next Fall →
Last Tuesday, while I was still in New york, I went to see another Broadway show. The play, Next Fall, has had a magnificent welcome. Starting out last year off-Broadway it progressed and was in…
February 2010
2 posts
NYC: Signs of America →
There are some very amusing signs around New York. Here are just a few.
Receiving King Charles
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The Midas Touch?
Boris Magic Touch – Incorporated
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Anti-healthy…
NYC: Red Velvet →
Red Velvet cupcakes ARE New York.
Cup Cakes are ‘en-vogue’ in NYC right now. Stores selling them are everywhere, more varieties than you’d ever imagine existed (except for one store in …
January 2010
3 posts
Climate Change Repackaged →
I saw this post on a friend’s facebook wall and, with his permission, am posting it here… Some good arguments:
The problem with selling climate change is that the world typically divides into…
I worry for my bf's sanity at times
I just got this on email:
“I forgot to tell you, last night I had this very real dream where a squirrel had somehow gotten into bed with us and I was so worried about it I work up and it took me ages to realise it was just a dream
… I actually felt it running around on top of the duvet,
and then our cat [we don’t have a cat] started chasing it…”
Resolutions on food →
So I’ve already spouted my wisdom on New Year’s Resolutions: nothing too much, relative, bit by bit. I might even be keeping them already (if I can tell). I’ve certainly been working harder,…
December 2009
5 posts
New Year’s Resolutions →
So I always say I never make New Year Resolutions. The truth is I do. I just don’t tell anyone. The reason I don’t tell anyone is because, inevitably, they fail. Whether it’s after a week, a…
Merry Christmas →
Merry Christmas from WH Smiths in the midlands. on sale by 23 December. seriously guys, Christmas hadn’t even arrived!
Tagged: cadburys, cadburys creme egg, christmas, creme egg,…
November 2009
10 posts
A rainbow lands in central London →
Yesterday saw a beautiful rainbow arching over, and landing in, central London. I had to post pictures.
Tagged: beautiful scene, chelsea, London, rain, rainbow,…
Not a moment →
Well, I haven’t had the opportunity to write much recently. Work is extremely busy. And, well, I’ve quite clearly been having just far too much fun recently! I haven’t even had time to do my…
Camden sky scene →
This morning’s sky over Camden Town looked wonderfully dramatic as I left home this morning.
Tagged: Camden, camden high street, Camden Town, London, nw1, sky
Camden Town, Goodbye London →
I’ve lived in and around Camden Town for about eight years now. I’m not a born and bred Londoner, but I’m certainly a Camdenite. It feels like my part of London. Who knows what it is, the grit…
European Unions →
9th November 1989 is a day which will be engraved on the minds of all those alive to see it. As a young child even I can remember walking down to the living room to get ready for school and my…
October 2009
15 posts
A little Russian performance art (reblogging) →
I am reblogging a post from a Twitter friend whom I accomapied to see ‘Made in Russia’ at the Chelsea Theatre on Saturday night:
What happens when you take two Russians, heavily involved in…
Meat, Fur and Blood →
So restaurant critic AA Gill has admitted he shot a baboon on safari “to get a sense of what it might be like to kill someone”. For fun. He’s apparently been attacked on Twitter and by…
Vilification? Vindication? →
A couple of things have been causing a fuss this last week, there’s been a lot of fuss about the BNP’s appearance on Question Time and ongoing debate about Jan Moir’s article in particular.
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A text message from my sister
The scene: in a boat on z norfolk broads (chris age ten) ducks flyin overhead!the joke: i didnt no ducks cud fly!the punchline given by z ducks: quack quack quack quack!xx
If you want to BNP to be ’shown up’, Question Time... →
There’s been a lot of discussion recently about the appearance tonight of the British National Party on BBC Question Time. When it was announced that the BBC intended to invite Nick Griffin,…
A comment on hate crimes →
Last week I posted about about an Daily Mail comment piece by Jan Moir with an undercurrent of homophobia and thoughtless premise. This week the BBC are reporting that homophobic crime in…
Dead body? Or Halloween display? →
Residents of a Southern California apartment complex say they saw a lifeless body slumped on a neighbor’s patio, but didn’t call police because they thought it was part of a Halloween display.
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I’m not saying Stephen Gately died because he was... →
Jan Moir’s article for the Daily Mail this morning was – at the least – badly conceived and at worst homophobic and bigoted. It’s been a massive story on Twitter all day, and led to the Daily…
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Trying again
So I started using Tumblr a while ago. I guess my problem is time. I don’t have enough of it! But I’m gonna give it another go & see if I manage to get it going again. Yay!
Stephen Gately →
My blog post from yesterday about Jan Moir: I’m not saying Stephen Gately died because ha was gay, but he obviously did.
August 2009
6 posts
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I've destroyed my friend's iTunes...
Oh dear… I’m not sure why but when my friend plugged his iPod into my computer to play me some cool music, my iTunes decided to transfer the worst possible selection it had for his ‘enjoyment’…
“RT @ASOS_Ben @ctpoulton connecting 2 ur iTunes is still haunting me.”Christmas with Boney M”just appeared on my iPod.WTF?! this is DEFINATELY your...
Bruno in the Tube →
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