From an early age, the promise of snow has been a huge disappointment ( Read more... )

huskyteer recently mentioned the game of pretending an advertising slogan is actually for condoms and seeing if it still makes sense. Her example was Comet's 'You know where to come'... As I seem to have exhausted the 'Who would you rather...?' game to an nth degree, I will use my creative powers on this innovative number instead ( Read more... )

Please tick one or more of the following ( Read more... )

I realised to some surprise that I have not yet mentioned music in my live journal. This is a surprise because music is the single most important aspect of culture in my life. If I had to put books, music and films in order, it would be a close call between music and books but the former would win out. The reason? Music is essential to my soul. If ( Read more... )

huskyteer just pointed out to me the latest pioneering activism from none other than the 'loveable' makers of chocolate bar Yorkie ( Read more... )

I spent most of my lunchbreak today looking for the best place to spend 14 lazy days this summer. Vietnam, Cuba, and Northern Spain have all been duly considered. Some of this time I spend on octopus.co.uk finding out how much hotels cost in my designated area. The website, as on most travel websites, offer you 4 photos of the hotel. 4 crucial ( Read more... )

For those of us who have caught anything of celebrity big brother will surely all have thought the same thing: what the hell is Germaine Greer doing there? For a woman who once claimed that watching reality TV was "as dignified as looking through the keyhole in your teenage child's bedroom door" it was a surprise to see her trundle into the BB ( Read more... )

Maybe every one of my blogs will contain a list of five. Nick Hornby would be proud. Right ( Read more... )

One of my (ok, my only) new year's resolutions for 2005 is to write. As this has been my new year's resolution for the past 5 years and I have produced nothing, clearly this is easier said than done. I am a perpetual beginner of novels; last year I started five entirely different narratives, each abandoned in disgust after less than 1000 words. If ( Read more... )