In keeping with today’s theme, and in case the seventies throwback hasn’t spotted it yet (yes, I’m talking to you Molly), the schedule for the Marillion Weekend 2003 has been released. If you want to know what we are going to be up to take a look at the web page. You know, I’m quite …
Monthly Archives: November 2002
Rock-tastic Mate!
Mr Buck, the captain of my tennis club sent me an email today. In it he has requested a list of my thirty one (not thirty, not twenty nine) favourite rock songs. But tantalisingly he gives no explanation for this request. So, in the spirit of fairness (and Danny Baker) I have decided to accept …
Grumble
To borrow a catch phrase from the Fast Show, "today I have mostly been annoyed by people who do not record a voicemail greeting on their mobile phone." To be met with "Welcome to the voice mail box for 07 blah, blah, blah" is about as much good to me as a chocolate teapot. How …
Gadget, Gadget, Gadget
My search is over. I have found the mobile phone I would like to buy. Say hello to the Nokia 6800. All I need now is for Nokia to release it and for enough time to go by that the bugs are ironed out and the price reduced to accomodate my meagre pocket. Oh, and …
Spotting
The highlight of the walk to work today was spotting Roy Hattersley walking his dog. It was urinating on a pub.
Selling, and buying
The good news is through. We have sold the boat thanks to Jason at Church Point Yacht Brokers, and have thus avoided penury when we couldn’t afford the residual payment on the lease next month. Phew. After sitting in traffic jams for what seems to have been the whole weekend we have now bought a …
Madness
What on earth did the Disney company think they were doing, producing Santa Clause 2. Did no one at the company see the first one? Good grief. [courtesy Mr Cranky].