Bland eccentricity

Reading time: < 1 min There has been a spate of high profile deaths recently (I shudder to call them “celebrities” but what other catch-all phrase would suffice?) and I’m beginning to wonder where the gaps left by some of these people will be filled. Emlyn Hughes, Fred Dibna, and John Peel were all afforded a level of cult status,…

Work Ethic

Reading time: < 1 min To much lucubration affects mine. I end up energyless and listless, staring at the To Do list and using the “don’t know where to start” excuse. OR It could be that I’m just bored and need a challenge. I think this might become a bit of theme here for a while, but more on that…

Firefox 1.0

Reading time: < 1 min Well, it’s finally here. The first full release. I’ve yakked on about this browser enough in the past I think so I’ll say no more other than don’t just sit there, go get it.

Behind you

Reading time: < 1 min Eek. Haven’t done this. Or that. Said I do that but didn’t. Want to do that but haven’t. I’m blaming the weather. No! The changing of the clocks. I’ll blame that. Things just haven’t been the same since I switched my bedside alarm clock for that damn cuckoo clock… I’m struggling here, can’t you tell?…

As predicted

Reading time: < 1 min “Well there’s not much on… [reads list of movies]. Whaddya think?”“Hmmmm, not sure. Maybe Shark Tale?”“Sure if you want, or you could come into Glasgow, more choice.”“Yeah… but… ach… let’s leave it, eh?”“OK, if you’re sure.”“Yeah. Maybe later in the week.”“OK then, see you when I get home.” Decisive? Us? And you wonder why I…

Reeling

Reading time: < 1 min We’ve not been to the cinema in ages, and are planning on going tonight. Thing is the nearest UGC to us only offers a limited selection of movies so we usually end up not bothering at all rather than go to the huge one in Glasgow which is still showing some movies from a couple…