Archive of 2008 September
Way to normal
on September 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | Comments OffWay to Normal. The new Ben Folds album is out, and at first listen it’s bloody good too. Bookmark It
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Fight
on September 30th, 2008 in General by Dan | 12 CommentsI’m seriously considering throwing away all our worldly goods and starting again. But this time instead of buying Rory the Racing Car cups and Dora the Explorer pillowcases I’m going to get everything in plain featureless white. This isn’t for any aesthetic reason. In fact I’m not really a fan…
Continue reading...Larry
on September 29th, 2008 in General by Dan | 14 CommentsMy childhood was filled with many toys. Lego, Star Wars figures, and die-cast cars all graced my bedroom shelves. But one stood out above all the rest. Larry the stuffed sheep. I was given Larry by a friend of my mum’s when I was a couple of months old, and…
Continue reading...Elementary
on September 28th, 2008 in General by Dan | 19 CommentsGuy Ritchie is planning on making a Shelock Holmes movie. Yes, Guy Ritchie. The one who’s married to Mumm-Ra Maddona and churns out a succession of formulaic mockney cheeky chappy gangster films. That one. Apparently the film will be a “riskier” version of Holmes which will “Take advantage of his…
Continue reading...Sticky Note Experiment
on September 28th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 1 CommentEepyBird’s sticky note experiment. Or, lets be honest, post-it note experiment. Trademark restrictions have no place on my blog. A fantastically creative video. Bookmark It
Continue reading...Squashed tomatoes and stew
on September 26th, 2008 in General by Dan | 9 CommentsIt’s Kerry’s birthday today. This means that I am now able to tease her about her ancient decrepitness. At least until my birthday rolls around in five months and we’re back to being the same age again. One of the bountiful gifts I’m showering her with this year is her…
Continue reading...Sure as eggs is eggs
on September 25th, 2008 in General by Dan | 20 CommentsThere is a farm on the route to and from Amy’s school that sells free range eggs. The diet I am on says I’m allowed to eat as many eggs as I want, so we’ve been getting through quite a few recently. The eggs are cheap, and as it’s always…
Continue reading...Walking home from school
on September 24th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 19 CommentsWorld War III. The second battle, part 2
on September 21st, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 15 CommentsIt’s the USA’s turn now. Lets see if you can redeem yourself after last time’s thrashing. Here are the rules one more time: I will post a set of questions each weekend. Saturdays questions will be for British people, and Sundays for the Americans. If you are neither of these…
Continue reading...World War III. The second battle, part 1
on September 20th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Dan | 19 CommentsLast time I did this the Brit’s throughly thrashed the Yanks, getting all the questions correct after 10 hours 14 minutes. The US team didn’t even manage to pass the finish line. Although to be fair they did get 8 of the 9 questions right – stumbling only on number…
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