Archive for November, 2005

The Descent

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

The Descent is not a film inspired by the inexplicably popular confusingly 3 dimensional PC game of the mid 90s. Rather it is a British horror film about women not knowing their limits when it comes to caving.

“Gruelling” is a compliment when it comes to a certain kind of horror film, and indeed there [...]

Cocktails / Leamington Bar and Grill / Samba

Saturday, November 19th, 2005

I should be in Biddulph watching the Brakes, but it’s a very cold day, and the match has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. Instead I’ll tell you about yesterday’s Happy Friday.
Steve, Debbie and I started at The Lounge, where there is a new cocktail menu. Now, I’d yet to find a decent [...]

Campaign Endorsement

Friday, November 18th, 2005

I heartily endorse UK Resistance’s new Blue Sky in Games Campaign.

“We want to COLLECT BANANAS FROM MAGIC CASTLES not earn respect from fictional gang leaders!”

Right on! Although I did like GTA3 (partially because it had pretty skies).

Remaining Decemberists gigs

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

If you read the previous post, are European, and want to experience the joy of the Decemberists live experience yourself, then you need to get to action quickly. Manchester tonight; Glasgow tomorrow; London Thursday.
If one person goes because I suggested it, I’ll be happy — and so will they be.

A Jaunt ‘Cross the [...]

Decemberists + Two Gallants, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

A while ago, I got excited at the prospect of going not once, not twice, but three times, to Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms to see good bands from the Pacific Northwest. Then there was a scheduling snafu whereby we invited a load of people to our house for a murder mystery evening on the night [...]

Happy birthday MC

Sunday, November 13th, 2005

In celebration of MC’s birthday this week, Gary and MC had organised the function room at The Sausage (formerly sozzled, but now apparently sobered up). Having promised that there would be no food, Gary had broken his word by providing many cakey nibbles, which means that early on I got that peculiar sugar [...]

Leamington 1 - 1 Quorn

Sunday, November 13th, 2005

A league match! At home! Not only this, but with Abbi conveniently diverted by work, Tom got to come along too.
Visitors Quorn are top of the table, so we were anticipating some excitement. Ryan Howell scored in the first half, but the record League crowd of 621 could only muster a polite clap. When [...]

Rememberance Friday

Friday, November 11th, 2005

Just now, location management announced a 2 minute silence at 11:00 to mark Rememberance Sunday, although it’s Friday. Gary pointed out that the 7/7 victims got 3 minutes…
By 11:01 I had decided to use the remaining minute productively, so I looked up the lyrics to Crass’s “How Does It Feel”, addressed to Thatcher at [...]

Leamington 3 - 2 Solihull Borough

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

I think you could describe last night’s third round Birmingham Counties Senior Cup match — in the cold and the rain — as a nailbiter.
Solihull scored the first one early on. During this time I stood under my umbrella, while Steve stood staunchly in the driving rain, and got soaked. For the second half, [...]

死国 - Shikoku

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

(This article uses Japanese characters. If your computer can’t display them, either install Japanese support, live with it, or move on!)
四国 (”Shikoku”) is one of the four main islands of Japan (Wikipedia article). The name means “land of four”, referring to the four old provinces which made up the island. Judging by the last [...]



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