January 2009
42 posts
C’mon the powers that be. Smile down on Iraq for just long enough to allow everyone to get to the polls…
Just going past Battersea Power Station. When will someone finally tidy it up?! It’s bloody beautiful…
Stuck on a train in the middle of the Kent countryside. Not the worse view in the world. And a good time to catch up on podcasts…
Had planned on going tea-total this week but have already succumbed to a liquid lunch. Maybe next week…
I hadn’t realised quite how attractive Hugh Laurie was these days. He’ll be advertising Nespresso soon…
Sunshades in space will halt climate change…?! What??
At the Frontline Club. Impartiality just isn’t entertaining. Anger is amusing.
Being really indecisive at the moment. Definitely going somewhere, but can’t choose between Lebanon and Syria. Feel free to vote…!
Having a what-if moment… what if The Bens joined forces with with Ben Gibbard for a full length album??? Oh me, oh my…
Right, on that dreamy note I’m off to bed. 5 hour power nap and then up to watch Murray and wish I was Scottish. Night all…
Just watched the Daily Show. Wasn’t awfully funny…wonder whether it will decline under the Obama presidency?
And so it is that I am contemplating bed just as Ed and Evan arrive to set the agenda…
Listened to BBC Outlook this evening…never heard of Diana Athill before but she is a pretty amazing 91-year-old http://bit.ly/8Fss
Have decided to embrace the odd body clock and become completely nocturnal. Never get anything done in daylight anyway…
BBC scuppers TV fundraising appeal for Gaza victims: http://bit.ly/d7rR
RT @geordiekid: I *love* this advert (yes, I love adverts) http://tinyurl.com/9f35fp
Having dumped Google Reader and embraced FeedDemon I am now yet again up too late trying to clear an endless supply of feeds…
RT @BreakingNewsOn: CASTRO CALLS OBAMA AN “HONEST” MAN. And so begins the new world order… Hopefully…
Really glad I just muted the TV and took the time to read this piece by Alan Rusbridger: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22245
‘Oh f*ck. He’s just retaken the oath’. The night editor is most definitely over the moon. At least Maggie hasn’t pegged it.
I’ve fallen out of love with googlereader…not sure where to turn to now…any recommendations?
So yet again I ended up as the slightly odd guy in the corner of the room rocking out to Ben Folds Five while everyone else ignores me…
My decline is steep. It was Canning Town at the weekend, tonight’s it’s Dartford or Gravesend. I desperately need that plane ticket…
‘I couldn’t have offended her more if I’d recrucified her saviour’. Love it.
Advice from a Times article: ‘Don’t just try to think yourself into behaving differently. Buy a different paper…’ tinyurl.com/7soluq
Note to all: don’t go to Canning Town. Burnt out cars, weird grunting men and appalling metal clubs. MOTD and a cuppa I think…
Off to Canning Town…which is not something I thought I’d be saying. Apparently it is the modern day home of RAWK! I’ll report back
A Foreign Face Beloved by Afghans of All Stripes - great NYT story that nearly restores my faith in aid workers…http://tinyurl.com/86rk29
‘Truth in reporting is an early casualty not just of war, but also of the thuggish kleptocracy…’ http://tinyurl.com/a3mwqb
Lots of whispering about who was duped by a hoax ‘Moldovan football prodigy’ in the Times sports offices… http://tinyurl.com/99ks9t
Was surprised to hear Michael Portillo suggest Israel dealt a severe blow to Hezbollah in 2006… I disagree… http://tinyurl.com/86448a
Doh. Internet provider at my parents has gone into administration. So ensues long, infuriating process to get online…
One episode of Studio 60 too far tonight. Off to bed to watch the sun rise…night all.
Cripes…I’ve tweeted less than once a day since the start of the year. And still haven’t started blogging. Will all change from tomorrow…
Attempting to work in near pitch black as The Times offices have had no power for nearly five hours now… Great for my already crappy eyes!
Is timesonline only allowing positive comments now?! Or has this article really only attracted 10 comments….? http://tinyurl.com/97o94r
Three Israeli soldiers killed by Israeli shell fire…just a few days after Israeli officials were boasting about Israeli precision…hmm
‘DR Congo rebels ‘oust Nkunda’…..???? Now I’m really confused… http://bit.ly/4w9G
I wish the BBC made it easier to buy docs. Have to unwillingly turn to torrents. Close to Adam Curtis joy now though… http://bit.ly/Svaw
Ha! “The president of Guyana has asked police to investigate who is impersonating him on Facebook” http://bit.ly/cQgr
Just watched ‘Escape from Hamas’ doc on Fox. Hilarious. Now watching Press TV. It’s just as crap… http://www.presstv.ir/
December 2008
44 posts
New Year at work…a cuppa and the Hootenanny on the box. Splendid!