I like Subway. I know some people are sniffy about it, but as fast food franchises go, it’s good food: adequate bread, acceptable meat, and good quantities of decent salad. It’s not haute quisine (”hot food”: Alan Partridge) but it makes for a good sandwich. I’m sorry to say that none of the independent […]
Steve’s blue toes - (Flickr user ukslim).
When Steve had his leg put in plaster, he was told to go back to the hospital if he noticed his toes turning blue. So when we saw this we had to rush him there. It turned out it was just a little bit of bruising — but […]
Nice-but-broken neighbour Steve wrote entertainingly the other week about how he woke up hungover, to find his computer keyboard surrounded by Tiger beer bottles (and what’s wrong with Chang, Steve?) and a reply from the office of the Prime Minister in his email inbox:
“Thanks very much for your email, the Prime Ministers Office will […]
Isn’t that clever? via Wooster Collective.
On Saturday we assisted Steve into our car (apparently a broken leg means only the front seat will do, even on a 5 door car) and escorted him to the New Windmill Ground for a grudge match against Coalville. Earlier in the season, Coalville made Brakes look like idiots when we visited them — […]
Grand Union Restaurant - (Flickr user ukslim).
My experiments with the pinhole camera adapted from a 35mm camera made me want to try an even more back-to-basics camera.
So, I made a pinhole camera out of a square tin some CDRs came in.
To avoid investing in an enlarger, I decided to expose onto photographic paper. I […]
I wasn’t expecting a lot of excitement from the second leg of the Polymac Cup semi final: with Leamington 3-1 up from the first leg, and with the advantage of their three goals being away goals, I expected the Brakes to put all their effort into a goalless draw.
However, there was plenty of action, […]
Debbie and I went on an outing to the border of Oxfordshire today, to see the Rollright standing stones.
When we set off it was bright and sunny, although we’d seen a shower come and go.
It started raining as we set off. South of Wellesbourne, we turned a corner and hit a layer of slush! […]
Paul lent me Sideways having bought a copy after seeing it once already, so he must have liked it.
“The funniest film of the year”, quotes the cover. In fact it’s Empire’s film of the year. “The comically mismatched pair soon find themselves drowning in wine, women… and laughter!” says the blurb.
It does have some […]
Steve took us to the New Windmill Ground nice and early, as big crowds were expected for the local derby between Leamington and Warwick. Sure enough, the car park filled quickly, and three double-decker buses emptied into the ground, but while impressive at 785, we didn’t quite beat the Boxing Day crowd of over […]