blogging has become a bit of a hot topic in the house recently. scribs has had a blog for a while now and actually posts some pretty good stuff. if you have the time then pop over to the adventures of scribbleboy. claire has also started a blog as part of her uni course. it's topical (as suggested by the title) and might not be everyone's cup of ( Read more... )

i forgot to mention - if any UK people want some 3d glasses to watch last week's chuck then let me know...

i think i may have seen a 60th anniversary edition defender 90 in the window of the land rover show room as i drove past it the other day. for those not quite as in love with this car as i am here's a picture. i'm tempted to go have a look but i know it'll cost a fortune and it'll just be upsetting :-)

looks like the sequel to district 13 isn't going to 14, as previously thought...check out the trailer for 'ultimatum'.

the people that live opposite me are some of the worst on the street. there are about 4 kids in the house that don't go to school, and none of the adults have jobs - they just hang around the street all day. i knew that they had been involved in a fire a while back - i'm under the impression that that some guy owed the step dad money and hadn't ( Read more... )

( marvel at my amazing archery cup cakes :-) )

this morning i applied and got a confirmed place for the adidas women's challenge in birmingham. it's only a short one but i intend to be able to run the thing in a decent time. i have 150 days to train so should be ok. i'm sure you'll get regular updates :-)

happy birthday matt. you'll be glad to know that, now you're out of your twenties, you're less likely to a victim of the 800 odd murders that occur in the UK each year.

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did you know...?

according to the US census in 2000, 8.7% of people living in the states are english.

that seems quite high...