Monthly Archives: October 2008

Russel Bland and Ross

I did have some inkling of respect for Ross, but Bland is another matter. I find him even less funny than Chris Moyles, who is about as amusing as….. something not very amusing at all. Both of them should be … Continue reading

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Exchange 2

Interesting to see what’s happened to the value of the pound, since I wrote this post.

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How Did They Survive?

How come dinosaurs were all wiped out, but creatures like sharks, crocodiles and tortoises still survive? What’s so special about them? Surely there were smaller dinosaurs in the sea than sharks – yet they didn’t survive?

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New Music

Just got new albums, released today: Snow Patrol – A Hundred Million Suns Bloc Party – Intimacy. Snow Patrol sounding quite similar to previous album, which isn’t a bad thing. Will see how that develops.

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Freelance

I’ve been having a tour of some of the on-line companies, that enable buyers and developers to match up, to tender and do work for various projects. This one looks interesting.

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Insignificant

Currently reading – Tricks of the Mind, by Derren Brown (check out some of his caricatures on his website). An excellent read! Magic tricks, memory techniques, NLP (neuro linguistic programming), self-confidence tricks (reason I bought the book), how to spot … Continue reading

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Oxford

I’ve been in Oxford for the last couple of days – dentist, catching up with friends and playing squash for the first time in fifteen months. Dentist – fine, nothing wrong. Friends – great. Went to see James Cottriall play … Continue reading

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Elfstones Film

One of my favourite books ever – Elfstones of Shannara, is currently in production as a film. I hope it gets the same TLC as Lord of the Rings. IMDB. It’s a shame Terry Brooks quite literally lost the plot, … Continue reading

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Disturbing Dream

Not many dreams stick out in my mind, or disturb me that much – but this one did. Preliminary real life* – I lost a great friend a few years back (maybe 8?), to cancer. Dream – I was working … Continue reading

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Bath Time

Had a nice day out in Bath yesterday, having an interview – more of that when I hear the result (edit: sadly, no go with that one). Lots of classy people walking around the city, going into boutique shops. Curiosity … Continue reading

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