Although yesterday’s letter was intended as “Corrections and Clarifications”
fodder (and was sent to the appropriate address), The Guardian has seen
fit to
print it as a letter.
This is my second time in print, in the Guardian, this week — a comment I
made on their Gamesblog
item on body image in Grand Theft Auto made it into a [...]
Today I felt compelled to write a letter (OK, an email) to the Guardian
“Reader’s Editor”, he who among other things, maintains the “Corrections
and Clarifications” column. (The link within is added for your
benefit — it wasn’t in the original email)
While I’m sure the Open Source community will be delighted by the
overwhelmingly positive tone of
your
leader today on [...]
Ever wondered how Debbie maintains her delightful complexion?
Well, this morning I sneaked a look in her makeup bag, and caught
a glimpse of what might be the answer:
I walked to Radford Semele in the morning, to collect the car. Energetic!
I listened to headphones on the way, which I don’t do often, and while it
made the time pass more quickly, it was an odd sensation being slightly cut
off from the world. Also it made me feel as if I was in a film [...]
On Friday, we went to JV and Suzanne’s for a dual celebration of their
engagement and of the failure of a terrorist plot against parliament
400 years ago.
Many fireworks were set off. A coat rack fell off the wall for no
reason.
The household contains at least three copies of “Stanley Road” by Paul Weller.
They are stored side by [...]
Googling for the phrase “due to a construct in my mind”, to support some
philisophising about the nature of God (!), I found this fantastic piece about how Cake’s lyrics are spoken from the perspective of Lucifer himself.
It’s all good stuff…
Our opinions of Joe Simpson prejudiced by Amber’s professed hatred of him, we watched Touching the Void on TV last night.
I was particularly taken by Joe Simpson’s account of his lapsed Christianity, and how, lying on his back in a deep, dark, cold ravine, alone, with a badly broken leg, exhausted after a hard [...]
… but I know someone who has.
We’ve just discovered that “The Impression That I Get” on Donkey Konga,
“Chimp” difficulty level is a whole lot of fun.
It looks like November is going to be the month of live music for me.
On the 12th we have Cake and The Decemberists in London. On the 20th it’s
Ben Folds at Warwick Arts Centre, and on the 22nd it’s Joanna Newsom at
the Glee Club in Brum.
Then, on Monday 29th, the day before our transfer out [...]
Well, it looks like Bush has a clear majority. This terrifies and baffles
me. They seem like such nice people when you meet them. New Mexico hasn’t
called yet, but if they come out for Bush, I’ll have to revise my “favourite
state” choice to lovely, friendly, staunchly Democrat Vermont. Go to Burlington,
it’s delightful.