Monthly Archives: January 2007

Marathon runner jailed for fraud Is it just me, or is this extremely funny?

iPhone Commercial at Ubend

And we have one less ridge tile and a lot less fence than we had earlier. So that is my weekend sorted then. Anyone fancy coming round and putting the ridge tile back on for me. I will hold the … Continue reading →

Big’s new castle. Look, < —— over there. The castle is really rather nice, made by “Le Toy Van” and bought from Billycat in Sheffield which has a lot of super stuff. More toys worth buying in a small floor … Continue reading →

what is the point of big flashy signs on motorways, if, a year later, you put up camera gantries just in front of them? No? Me either. I’m assuming that these are NPR camera installations, and there appears to have … Continue reading →

and things I never thought I’d buy. In Tescos tonight, the elderly checkout lady peered at my receipt. “I’m not being cheeky,” she said, “it’s just I wondered how much Furbys cost nowadays. I’ve got one, never been out of … Continue reading →

sounds like a good whatdyamacallit noun It’s been Big’s birthday weekend. Slightly disorganised start to it as my planned working from home Friday evaporated on Thursday evening, meaning that Tim had to run off out shopping pretty much as the … Continue reading →

You are allowed in the left hand lane. No, really. It isn’t just for lorries. Sigh. Wonder if they’ll ever crack it? Negotiations at work continue towards a new job title, few of them are publishable here I’m afraid. I’m … Continue reading →

Fear The Deer

I’m really not in the mood. Sorry. Been one of those days. There’s traffic on the roads again, and threatening cones on the hard shoulders, lurking for the time when we all think we’ve built enough leeway into our journeys. … Continue reading →

for my laptop, and it’s gone into a fairly fatal sulk because of it! Didn’t turn it on ’til 5.30 tonight – another day of making and crafting with the children. Oh, and pushing Tim’s car down the drive. Hm. … Continue reading →

Michael Portillo – writing in The Sunday Times. Also, on a lighter note, My Week: David Cameron (written by Hugo Rifkind) made me laugh.

After days of deliberation in closed convocation, white smoke is pouring from the Making It Up chimney, the Awards Committees have taken their final bribes, and I have the honour of announcing the winning entries. First though, Honourable mentions: t-bird … Continue reading →

the yarn’s arrived (Oh, and you forgot the sky box!)

Manglish Menu Top Ten Astronomy Pictures 2006 (I had already been shown the amazing Saturn pic by Jonathan at the weekend) Darwin Awards 2006 are announced …Four feet found protruding from a helium advertising balloon… Some days I love the … Continue reading →

Interestingly different approaches. Genghis Khan: Law and order Caesar: Diplomacy and power Lincoln: Focus on the real foe Washington: The crying game

from Helen at PetitHaricots. Name 3 things that you had hanging on your tree: We didn’t have a tree or any decorations of any sort. that you’ve eaten/drunk lots of: Um. Not sure? Tiffin Lemsip Cranberries. that you didn’t do … Continue reading →

this weekend has reminded me of half terms long gone by. I used to stagger through school terms, get to a holiday and collapse in a germ ridden heap – seems like I’ve done precisely the same this weekend. Ah … Continue reading →