Blog
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Ozomatli
Just got back from seeing Ozomatli at the Islington Academy. Wow what a gig. Holly's comment: "I wish I'd seen them at Glastonbury." From memory I think everyone at Glastonbury heard the crowd chantin…
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Back from Stockholm
Just got back from a week in Stockholm staying with Juz and Gav. Brilliant weather, we even got tans! Stockholm is a beautiful city, particularly the archipelago where we spent three days swimming and…
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Why are we appeasing the terrorists?
Uncle Dubya keeps telling us that terrorists "hate freedom". So why is it that every time they attack us, we appease them by removing some of our freedom? Doesn't that mean they've won?
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Where's the fridge magnet?
Our local council clearly isn't taking the terror threat seriously. They sent some cardboard leaflets telling us what they're doing and the like. How could they be so stupid? Everybody knows that the…
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Loads of photos
Been a busy few weeks and I've got a buttload of photos. James Foster's memorial ride Lovely warm Summer nights on the Thames Optronica at the National Theatre My 30th birthday party July Critical Mas…
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River Cafe
Holly took me out to the River Cafe for dinner tonight. Absolutely brilliant feed. I had squid with chilli and rocket, Holly had prosciutto with charantais melon for entrees. Mine was perfect, not so…
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Strange royal experience
On my way home from work this evening, while riding through Trafalgar Square the coppers had blocked off traffic. Turns out ol' big ears was coming through, probably been reports of a fox on Whitehall…
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Katsu!
A discussion on london.food about katsu gave me the idea of making a katsu curry tomorrow night when Scott and Katie come around for dinner. These are the ingredients I bought from the Japanese and Ko…
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Big stuff today
Well in case you're wondering, Holly and I are fine after today's bombings. I rode my bike into work. Tavistock and Russell Squares are a few blocks from my work. Everyone at work (old and new) is fin…
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Last day at Pilat
Today is my last day working at Pilat Media. Judging from this nice little news story, not a moment too soon! What a delightful area. Anyway, I now have a week off work including Glastonbury, then sta…
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Adult. playing next Monday
Adult. from Detroit are probably the most exciting techno act I've heard this century. Kinda somewhere like New Wave Techno. NME's description: "If John Lydon was a mad scientist, and he decided to ma…
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So how do you hang on to your spaghetti?
This piece describes an "innovative" modular housing system. It's quite clever and interesting, but for one thing... While cooking, the couch becomes the ceiling, the dining table a wall. Which begs t…
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A picture tells a thousand words
I've been gradually putting photos up on Wikipedia and I now have quite a huge number of photos. It's amazing how many places I've been in the last few years that have supplied photos suitable for Wik…
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New toy: mp3 player
Just got my latest toy, a little solid-state mp3 player. It comes with no memory, but has an SD slot so it's infinitely expandable. SD is insanely cheap and getting cheaper all the time, so that's gre…
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Tennis and football
Holly and I went to see Lleyton and The Poo at Queen's Club last night. We get freebie tickets because it's at the end of our street. Was good fun, though the Aussie lads really weren't at their prime…
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Week off
I've managed to score a week off in between jobs. Can't wait. Lots of things I need to catch up on, and little projects I've not got around to.
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I made sushi!
Well it's not going to win any awards, but my first attempt at sushi worked alright. Certainly tasted good. The wasabi I bought turns out to be insanely hot. Nose tinglingly.
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Sushi!
After sushi for dinner last night at the excellent Yoshi Sushi, I realised how much I miss good sushi. It's rare and expensive in this town. Yoshi is probably the best price/quality balance I've found…
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Google News is just so good
Google News is just so good. Here, you get to see the different sides to a story. The official mouthpiece of the US military tells how Guantanamo Bay guards are very respectful when handling the Koran…
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Regrowth Blonde
Just brewed a quick-and-dirty beer for my birthday party keg. Cooper's Canadian Blonde kit, 350g wheat malt, 350g dark malt (what I had already opened in the fridge), 300g glucose, Brupaks Flavapak be…