GTA IV is possibly a bad influence on me
Jul. 1st, 2008 12:21 am...I've just applied for a replacement copy of my driving licence, since it seems that the provisional one I last needed in 1990 is still valid...
If you're living in Coventry and use the roads, you should be very, very scared in about three weeks, as I'll be resuming lessons. Heh. :)
If you're living in Coventry and use the roads, you should be very, very scared in about three weeks, as I'll be resuming lessons. Heh. :)
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Barack Obama badge, on sale at the Texas Republican state convention
Words aren't actually failing me, but I'm not finding any that are useful and appropriate.
warren_ellis and asw909 - Barack Obama badge, on sale at the Texas Republican state convention
Words aren't actually failing me, but I'm not finding any that are useful and appropriate.
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Jun. 14th, 2008 07:57 pmIt's been a pleasant day (and I've acquired sorrel for the herb garden), but I now have a splitting headache and my brain is simply not working. I would blame Russell T Davies for this, but Doctor Who was actually quite good...
Kelvin MacKenzie
Jun. 13th, 2008 06:13 pmTwo quotes from Mr MacKenzie:
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"The Sun is very, very hostile to David Davis because of his 28 day stance and The Sun has always been very up for 42 days and perhaps even 420 days."
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"Most of us are not bad guys, we have nothing to fear."
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We are detective
Jun. 11th, 2008 11:05 pmNeil Gaiman's What's Your Story card is now online, as are the other pieces - I'm quite amused by the Tom Stoppard contribution. Both of 'em are detective stories.
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Jun. 11th, 2008 07:04 pmBrown 1, Human Rights 0.
There are days when I'm quite grateful for the House of Lords. This may be one of them.
There are days when I'm quite grateful for the House of Lords. This may be one of them.
Doctor Who - Forest of the Dead
Jun. 7th, 2008 07:48 pmOh, I liked that one.
One very quotable line from the Doctor, lovely pacing, a few nice twists. :)
NOTE: Comments may contain spoilers.
One very quotable line from the Doctor, lovely pacing, a few nice twists. :)
NOTE: Comments may contain spoilers.
Mobile phone
Jun. 7th, 2008 05:47 pmJust to confirm - I now have a charger and a working mobile phone again. :-)
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Jun. 7th, 2008 05:19 pm"You do not examine legislation in light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered."- Lyndon B. Johnson
I like that line. But it's something that the current UK government often seerms to have forgotten.
I like that line. But it's something that the current UK government often seerms to have forgotten.
Hilary Clinton's about to make a speech about her future - if you're in the UK (and actually care about US politics) then you can see it on the BBC News website or the Digital BBC News channel, and possibly in a few other places...
Edit #1: Of course, I didn't realise that she'd then keep the cameras (and audience) waiting for 45 minutes... :)
Edit #1: Of course, I didn't realise that she'd then keep the cameras (and audience) waiting for 45 minutes... :)
June's random music post - Tinariwen
Jun. 3rd, 2008 10:18 pmMay's random music post didn't happen - or possibly it just got hijacked by Dustin the Eurovision turkey - but here we are again...
Tinariwen
(link goes to their MySpace page, with streaming music from their last album, Aman Imam)
Possibly Mali's most famous band. Electric guitars and 'desert blues', beloved of the world music press.
And I'd have to agree, as I really like Tinariwen - I've got a couple of albums (including this one) and I saw them play Warwick Arts Centre a year or two back.
There's something about the guitar work and the rhythm that just grabs my attention and won't let go - Cler Achel is probably the best example of this out of the MySpace tracks, although the vocals aren't as strong as some of their other songs. But that's just my opinion.
...so what do you think...?
Previous links:
Dizzee Rascal
Tinariwen
(link goes to their MySpace page, with streaming music from their last album, Aman Imam)
Possibly Mali's most famous band. Electric guitars and 'desert blues', beloved of the world music press.
And I'd have to agree, as I really like Tinariwen - I've got a couple of albums (including this one) and I saw them play Warwick Arts Centre a year or two back.
There's something about the guitar work and the rhythm that just grabs my attention and won't let go - Cler Achel is probably the best example of this out of the MySpace tracks, although the vocals aren't as strong as some of their other songs. But that's just my opinion.
...so what do you think...?
Previous links:
Dizzee Rascal
I'm in London on Thursday 12 June - mostly because I'm off to see Waiting For the Barbarians that evening.
However, since I've got the whole day booked as holiday, I'm quite tempted to turn up and spend the day doing something civilised - at the moment, I'm figuring that this will involve cocktails or museums, plus some decent food.
Since at least some of my compatriots will be turning up later in the day(?), it's probably just me for most of this. As it's a Thursday, I guess most people are likely to be working - but if anyone is about and feels like meeting up, please let me know...
However, since I've got the whole day booked as holiday, I'm quite tempted to turn up and spend the day doing something civilised - at the moment, I'm figuring that this will involve cocktails or museums, plus some decent food.
Since at least some of my compatriots will be turning up later in the day(?), it's probably just me for most of this. As it's a Thursday, I guess most people are likely to be working - but if anyone is about and feels like meeting up, please let me know...
