I’ve identified something of a trend in my recent music ‘likings’ – many of them bend or break the traditional rules of rhyme and rhythm. For instance Juliet Turner lyric: I will not be leaving you cos that is not the way I do things Can’t get worse, might get better Has always been my […]

Phew – on holiday! Going to stay with my Mum in London, which will be the first time A. and B. have seen her since Easter, I think. My sister and neice are also popping over, so that’ll be lovely. The downside is that we need to pack, and try and think of everything Ben […]

Ooops – apologies for that double-posting; guess my blogging method is not foolproof after all! 🙂

I think that Terry Wogan has a lot to answer for; he keeps bringing music to my attention that I really like, and so I end up visiting iTunes. Doesn’t help my saving up for a new phone. The latest is Juliet Turner, an Irish singer-songwriter responsible for the most catchy Dr Fell and Burn […]

Wandered up to the Orange shop in the Student Union to try and get some hands-on experience of the phones I’m considering. They had the Moto V3 and the K750i.. the latter was just the same as my k700 in terms of weight and size.. The V3 didn’t really grab me. I think it was […]

If I was to stay with Sony Ericsson, then I think the z520 is the clear winner. It’s so small and neat – the smallest footprint of any phone that satisfies my requirements – and I like the idea of those flashing side-lights.. The K750 is like twice the price, and I think my current […]

Wait a few months, any my theoretical toy priorities change completely. Am probably not going to bother upgrading my GPS, or indeed purchase the Akai footpedal. I’m even leaning away from a PSP! Why the changes? Well, toy budget is a finite resource, and the spending thereof must be carefully weighed up. Also, my k700i […]

1 packet ratafia 500g Marscapone 1 tablespoon milk 85g caster sugar 1 punnet strawberries Rum Slice the Strawberries and sprinkle over the rum. Put some ratafia in the bottom of a trfle dish, and cover with a layer of Strawbs Loosen the marscapone with the milk. Reserve some strawberries for a top layer, and mix […]

Inevitably lots of things broke in the upgrade. The only two I’ve noticed so far were MySQL, which broke because it didn’t replace the config file, and PHP which broke because it did! Actually not really fair to say PHP broke; rather parts of my website broke because of the default memory limit on PHP […]

Went to the doctor and got antibiotics, which have actually cleared up my chest really quickly; I’m hardly coughing at all now! Just don’t ask about my stomach… Speaking of stomachs, I find myself at home this fine autumnal morning, as young man threw up last night! Nursery had warned off a stomach bug going […]