Reading time: < 1 min Things I need to do1. Package up DVD player to go back (since it has developed a rather annoying, if very slight, colour flicker)2. Double check all the sites in the Scottish Blogs Webring to ensure their IDs are correct (I know of a couple which aren’t right now)3. Go to dentist (tomorrow)4. Write up…
Month January 2003
Reading time: < 1 min Spaminsubstantial reminds me that I’ve been meaning to link to this site for a while now. I must say I like the principle, and as I have a ‘secret’ hotmail account that I use when websites demand an email address I’ve got a large stash of spam that I could use… That reminds me of…
Reading time: < 1 min No, no, no!Sometimes I worry. I’m turning into my Dad (which is no bad thing, as long as I don’t shrink to his height). My instant reaction, upon reading this article advocating allowing boys to ditch novels and books in place of trading cards and chat rooms, was NO!!!! Study says boys do read, they…
Reading time: < 1 min Donnie Darko“Donnie Darko is a disturbed adolescent from a semi-functional upper-middle class family. After escaping from near death because he hears the voice of a 6 foot tall bunny, Donnie is led by the bunny to create havoc that is both destructive and creative.” (via imdb) Was given this by a friend, watched it on…
Reading time: < 1 min You who forgot to tell MESorry, I didn’t realise that Sunday was Internet Free Day. I apologise for surfing, I apologise for emailing, I apolo… hang on a sec. Did anyone else know about this? Did I miss the meme to end all memes? Or is the Evening Times (a West of Scotland paper) just…
Reading time: < 1 min Glasgow: Part 1 in an occasional seriesPronounced “Sockyhall” street, Sauchiehall Street is one of the main streets in Glasgow for both shops and pubs. It’s appeal for me is broadened as I didn’t ‘discover’ it until my late teens with my parents preferring to shop on Argyle Street.Side note: my cousin currently works in the…