Reading Along
Since updating to OS X 10.6.6 and having available the new Mac App Store, I have acquired yet another book app: Amazon’s Kindle for Mac. There have been, and are,…
Childhood Dream Strikes Back
Think dreams can't come true? Or that the only ones that do are mediocre ones that were achievable anyway? Think again! I can prove that if you believe hard enough,…
Brussels II: ManneKen-Pis(sed?)
Despite the late night, Brussels beckoned on the morning of our first full day. One of the deciding factors in choosing the Scandic Grand Place was its inclusive buffet breakfast,…
Brussels I: Half the Fun
In normal circumstances, I have no time for superstitions. Wives’ tales, folklore and religions can be fascinating, and perhaps offer skewed glimpses at deeper truths buried in our animal psychés,…
Tweet Me Right
Last week I heard in the news that Twitter had bought Tweetie and turned it into their official client. “Tweetie…” thought I, “is that one I’ve tried?” Like most people,…
“Press ‘Play’ on that one, and ‘Record’ on that one.”
I heard someone say it today at STV. It about sums up the best of my childhood, that. From copying a rental edition of Empire Strikes Back (later paying for…
Coffee morning
We had our new coffee machine wake us up with a fresh pot this morning. I’ve never been much of a coffee-drinker, but now I’m beginning to feel like I…
Abso-fucking-lutely
Absolutely, the Scottish sketch show, is just as brilliant as it once seemed to my teenage self, putting all modern examples to shame.
Monty, Ikea, Gym, Pished
Took Monty to the park this morning, early. The promise of a reasonably quiet park on this beautiful day, and a relatively sober Friday night, made the sacrifice of a…
The UK has the final stretch of Battlestar Galactica
UPDATE: I have discovered that this post is mostly bollocks, because Sky have been showing the new episodes in this country for weeks (in fact, just four days after the…