For the things in life which make me glad I'm not dead yet.
QOTD
Your One Defining Moment
Jun 12th
Every generation has its one defining moment. We are yours. – Nicky Wire Started reading Everything (A Book About Manic Street Preachers), by Simon Price. Having never finished a book of my own accord it’ll be interesting to see how far I can get with this one. More ...
It Comes Soon Enough
Jun 10th
I never think of the future, it comes soon enough. – Albert Einstein, 1930 Recorded my entire Radiohead catalogue into mp3 to burn onto a single cd, unfortunately at 160 kbps they won’t all fit on a single CD so I have to redo the lot at a lower bit rate tomorrow. On the plus… More ...
That Permanent Contradiction
Jun 9th
You’re obliged to pretend respect for people and institutions you think absurd. You live attached in a cowardly fashion to moral and social conventions you despise, condemn, and know lack all foundation. It is that permanent contradiction between your ideas and desires and all the dead formalities and vain pretences of your civilization which makes… More ...
The Donut Factory
Jun 8th
Andrew: You know what they say: ‘If you work at the donut factory all day, the last thing you want is donuts at home’. Me: If I worked at a donut factory all day I wouldn’t come home for my donuts! I see Phoney Blair got back in yesterday, and in doing so gave himself… More ...
Keep Smiling
Jun 3rd
Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you’ve been up to. – Gemma Hughes (Manic Gemma) Watched Buffy the vampire slayer series 2 last night through to this morning (7pm ’til 10am), I am a total wreck now, having had no sleep at all and been sat in front of my ‘tele for 17+ hours… More ...
Faith in Your Friends
May 18th
Luke Skywalker: Your over-confidence is your weakness Emperor Palpatine: Your faith in your friends is yours – Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi Watched all three Star Wars movies late last night / early this morning and I’ve been buzzing with Star Wars quotes all day. More ...
15 Million Square Feet
May 9th
Me: 15 million square feet, that’s a lot of square feet. Andrew: Yeah, imagine tying to find shoes that fit. AD2 day 2, half way now. Fairly uneventful day all round – sorry Liverpool got a 2-2 draw with Newcastle which wasn’t great but at least “our fate is still in our own hands” as… More ...
Boil-in-the-bag Perversion
May 6th
The timewarp … It’s boil-in-the-bag perversion for sexually repressed accountants and first year drama students with too many posters of Betty Blue, The Blues Brothers, Big Blue & Blue Velvet on their blue bloody walls! – Simon Pegg (Tim Bisley, Spaced) 2 out of 4 in the weekend gamble; not even close! Watched films all… More ...