I’m off to Edinburgh later today, on my roughly bi-annual trip to find fudge. This isn’t a euphemism.
If you happen to be in the Edinburgh area between, say, 11pm tonight (Thursday) and, say, 8pm on Monday, contact my personal secretary, Mr Harrison Gilmore, for details of my schedule. If you’re lucky enough to have my [...]
Archive for September, 2008
For Fudge Sake
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged travel on September 25, 2008 | 10 Comments »
7 Things
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fun on September 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Since Brunette Koala offered 7 things we may not have known about her, I decided to join in. I can never think of interesting things to say about myself in icebreakers, so this could be useful!
1) I am an extreme extrovert. While this doesn’t mean that I’m the loudest voice in the room, or the [...]
Music & Film Update
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged film, music on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I updated my Music page – keeping up to date with what’s playing on my iPod. New artists this month include Death Cab, Arcade Fire, Damien Rice and Josh Ritter.
I also added a Films page; I am wearing my heart on my sleeve by revealing my DVD collection, commonly known as the window to [...]
Ladies and Gentlemen, Place Your Bets
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged business on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After more than a year of this ‘credit crunch’, you would think I’d be used to it by now.
Not this week.
Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy
Merrill Lynch sold in $50bn deal
Barclays eyes Lehman assets
US goverment bails out AIG
HBOS confirms Lloyd’s merger talks
All the above are news stories on the BBC business page, this very minute. With [...]
Film Me in the Beard
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged film, music, tv on September 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This weekend I ended up watching no less than four films (happily, none by myself), so I thought I would share my opinions, for a change. These aren’t spoilers, read away.
The Darjeeling Limited
The Darjeeling Limited is an odd pseudo-comedy featuring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman as estranged brothers on a train journey [...]
Why Not to Not Vote.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged church, politics, rants on September 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In the midst of the run-up to the American Presidential Elections, there is a discussion simmering in the ‘Emergent’ blogosphere on whether or not Christians should vote. David Fitch, Brian McLaren, Scot McKnight and Anthony Smith have all weighed in with their views, some relevant and some not so relevant to [...]
