We all have things we do amongst friends we wouldn’t normally agree to but we do it because the group is. For many people its singing or performing, for me its Monopoly. I don’t like Monopoly because it’s a game of strategy that relies on you paying attention. I can stand this in short bursts Read More… »
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» Would you like some speed with that?
I’m one of few people lucky enough to still have a local corner shop. Unfortunately that shop is called Sainsbury’s, and it’s a massive supermarket. It’s a very dreary place which I try to avoid as much as possible, being full of other people who also don’t want to be there, are constantly being disappointed Read More… »
» Don’t panic; it’s raining
I love Fridays. Mostly because I usually avoid them. Occasionally you may see my face pop by in the morning but by lunchtime I will have already planned how I’m going to fade out of the scene and start my weekend early, usually without getting the appropriate permission. Unfortunately things don’t always go my way, Read More… »
» How to get (free!) tickets for Have I Got News For You
Recently I was lucky enough to get tickets to see an episode of Have I Got News For You recorded live. It was a great night but there wasn’t a lot of information on it, so I thought I’d write about my experiences so that, if nothing else, I can remember what to do next Read More… »
» Set your computer properly or Windows Update will make you regret it
Like a lot of things, I take a huge interest in using computers and will happily talk to you for hours about HTML and software, but couldn’t really care less about how they work underneath. A few years ago I was given a computer which was apparently more powerful than my current one – and Read More… »
» Hello Snipsly
Writing, even when it’s only as a hobby, requires commitment, stubbornness and a keyboard. I have the latter. Consequently I have been hopping around from website-to-website over the past few months, trying to stick with it but truth be told what I’d really like to see some instant results. When this doesn’t happen, I usually Read More… »
» It’s weird, but now I’m proud to be British
I’ve written in a little box elsewhere before about how the UK is currently making some difficult budgetary decisions that will inevitably upset some people as no-one wants it to be them that is affected. I too would be angry if I was affected by financial cuts, but as I’m not I find it hard Read More… »
» You don’t have to take your clothes off (to have a good time)
I don’t like cyclists. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with them, it’s that I’m not one of them. So all they can possibly do is inconvenience me. They seem to like talking about how vulnerable they are, which is fair enough but isn’t really a view I can sympathise with. And every now and Read More… »
» Britain’s Got Talent is best watched in x12
A couple of weeks ago I create an enthusiastic post about Michael McIntyre bringing new life into Britain’s Got Talent. I then went very quiet because I realised I was wrong a bit too excited and that the show itself was still dull and predictable. I also realised life offered much more interesting things to Read More… »
» Well that’s news to me
The human race has a tendency to pick up the interesting facts of a story and then make the bits in between up. It’s amazing how Twitter can tell you exactly what’s happening somewhere – or at least, what someone thinks is happening somewhere. Last night there were reports of a loud bang being heard Read More… »