Blog Title: Take Two

fin

This blog is now closed. It has been singing the last verse for a while. In the early days, back when it was cobbled together with make and m4 macroes, and published to the web as static html files, I tried to write something every day or at least every week, no matter how trivial. read more..

A catering manager…

… the BBC reports, is accusing his employer, the Metropolitan Police, of religious discrimination as he was told he may have to handle sausages and bacon. The mind boggles. I hope he’s happy with his 15 minutes of fame. Posted in Uncategorized

This one goes to 11!

I just noticed that the volume control on BBC iPlayer goes to eleven. A cliché, probably, but it made me smile nonetheless. Posted in Geekery, Life

Saw 25% faster!

Today I bought a new saw at the local hardware store. It’s an Irwin Universal 880 Triple Ground handsaw. It, as the name suggests, features a new triple ground tooth design that makes it 25% faster than the double ground version. It was pretty cheap too, at £7.99. I was quite excited about it, but felt read more..

Genious recommendations gone wrong

To test iTunes Genius I highlighted one of my favourite albums, Paradise Lost by the band of the same name. And what did iTunes Genious recommend? The Paradise Vendors. Not a good start, Apple!

Gin

All these years I thought I could not stand Gin. Not so any more. It turns out it’s actually the Tonic water that so violently disagree with me. Gin, a twist of lime, and lemonade or coke is really quite enjoyable. Who would’ve thunk it?

Avenue Que?

Dean and I went to see Avenue Q last night, having heard rave reviews about it. Plus, he found some cheap tickets, which turned out to be really good. There was only one problem: we both hated the show. So much, in fact, that we left at the intermission and didn’t bother going back for read more..

That new car smell

Today is the first day, since I started in a new job at the beginning of January, that I’ve forgotten to shave before going to work in the morning. I remembered as I was walking to the bus, but didn’t have time to go back and do it. When I got in there was no read more..

Mole fantastic!

I’m sure it wasn’t so fun for his neighbours, whose houses allegedly were at risk from his excavations, but I found this story of a man who spent 40 years digging a labyrinth under his house to be incredibly amusing. You’ve just got to applaud it.

Beauty & depth

People who appreciate beautiful art are said to have depth. People who put a lot of weight on beauty in a partner are regarded shallow. Discuss.