Part of the 25 Albums project. Straight away we come to an album which can’t really be seen as a fantastic all time critics choice classic. However, it was very successful at the time, and I played it to death. Yes, I had slightly longer hair. Yes, it was floppy and fringed. Shut up. Shut… Continue reading 25 Albums – The Beloved – Happiness
Year: 2009
Catalina Birthday Express, April 2009
My quest to visit every place associated with a Will Ferrell film continues. I live in San Diego (discovered by the Germans, who called it San Diago, apparently), and for Cassie’s birthday we went to Catalina, home of course to the f*ckin’ Catalina Wine Mixer. I’d never heard of the place until seeing that movie,… Continue reading Catalina Birthday Express, April 2009
Nautical Coincidence
I was helping Cassie clear out some stuff, including loads of old papers, and we found the paperwork for when she had her belongings shipped from London to Las Vegas via New York. I don’t know how much unlikely this is, or whether it is a perfectly reasonable coincidence, but her stuff was shipped London-New… Continue reading Nautical Coincidence
Ubuntu On The EeePC, Part 5 – It’s Alive
See also Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 With the recent release of Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope (the number means April 2009, and the name is an alphabetical progression – the last release was Intrepid Ibex, with Hardy Heron before it) I was able to grab the Netbook Remix version. This has a… Continue reading Ubuntu On The EeePC, Part 5 – It’s Alive
The Stupid, It Kills.
There’s lots of dangerous anti-science nonsense going around at the moment, with today’s highlight being that Oprah Winfrey, who controls the minds and opinions of millions of people, has made a deal with anti-vaccination loon Jenny McCarthy to shill her well-meaning but wrong ideas about vaccination and autism. The Bad Astronomer is very disappointed, and… Continue reading The Stupid, It Kills.
Rescued Geocities ‘Fry and Laurie’ Scripts
Taking a cue from Phil Gyford, I decided to take a punt on mirroring this Geocities site of out-of-print scripts from A Bit Of Fry And Laurie here. The previous link may well be dead soon, because Yahoo!, the owners of Geocities, will soon be shutting the place down. The script site was last updated… Continue reading Rescued Geocities ‘Fry and Laurie’ Scripts
The Same But Different, UK-US Differences Part 3
US UK Blanket duvet / quilt Quilt thin quilted cover with design on it like they used to make. Sheet Sheet Sherbet Sorbet Fizzy sweet powder Sherbet Comforter thin duvet Flan Creme Caramel pudding like what used to make me cat up when I was a kid. Pudding Blancmange Dessert Pudding
Spring Tunes – A Musical Post Under Welcome Duress
Fleshisgrass says List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to… Continue reading Spring Tunes – A Musical Post Under Welcome Duress
The Lyrics To Alexei Sayle’s Hit Single, ‘Ullo John! Got A New Motor?
Couldn’t find these anywhere, and you all know what a bloody minefield searching for lyrics is, so here you go, I transcribed them for you. They’re written in normal English, you can translate into Cockney on the fly in your heads. Cheers. Incidentally, I tried to do this transcription once in 1982, from a cassette… Continue reading The Lyrics To Alexei Sayle’s Hit Single, ‘Ullo John! Got A New Motor?
Like It Matters Here Is My Review Of ‘Watchmen’
So I went to see Watchmen in San Diego with Cassie and house-guest Martin. Of course, I’d been looking forward to it greatly, being a fan of the book and of Alan Moore’s other work. I’m not some huge Moore scholar, but I loved Watchmen and V for Vendetta, and I’ve read some issues of… Continue reading Like It Matters Here Is My Review Of ‘Watchmen’