It’s On.

We’re moving on Saturday. I am surrounded by boxes. As detailed previously, we are moving to Hampstead Garden Suburb, and I’ve uploaded my first Youtube video to show you what the downstairs looks like when it’s empty. Excuse very shaky camera work (this was done with my phone) but please enjoy the only slightly entertaining … Continue reading →

To The Loud, Offensive Boy on the Victoria Line at 7pm

At around seven o’clock this evening, two red-faced boys with puppyish hair fell through the tube door just as we pulled out of Victoria station headed for Walthamstow on the Victoria Line. They plonked themselves diagonally from me, the first loud and brave and slurping at a beer, his shifty sidekick stared at his knees, … Continue reading →

Schoolboy Terrors

Yesterday, without having seen The Sun’s headline or this excellent post about it (link courtesy of Tom Coates), I started to write a post about how strange it was that Kim Jong-il has been consigned, not only by the South Park fellas, but also the mainstream British media, to a comedic figure teetering around North … Continue reading →

Back in the Saddle Again

In the past month access to computers and connection to the Internet have been intermittent, and latent anxiety levels have crept up. Now Toshiba has handled the tea incident for me and I’ve returned home after dog sitting in an internet-free Essex house, I feel a lot more relaxed. Here are some of the things … Continue reading →