Something I`ve been enjoying immensely - and I say enjoying immensely, obviously I suffer from anhedonia at best (1) - of late has been seeing that there a general emergent sense amongst arseholes that it`s not OK to be racist, so the riots were definitely down to hip hop and hoodies. I`ve read an extended essay, which very fact is evidence that I ( Read more... )

Listening to the (not so very in some instances) roughs of the new Xykogen album - number 5 if you can believe that, do keep up, www.xykogen.com if you are missing any between 1-4 and don`t forget the EPs at least one of which is to all intents and purposes a full album of original material in it`s own right - and it`s a work of utter genius or ( Read more... )

Jesus, I might have actually gone slightly overboard on the pre paid bargain vouchers earlier in the year you know. And now as they start to expire I`m having to put my mouth where my money was ( Read more... )

I can recommend the Doctor Who Experience at Olympia 2. It comes out reasonably well against the Punchdrunk affair in Salford, although enhanced somewhat by our particular "guide" - i.e. the equivalent of a stage manager, replete with roadie outfit and walkie talkies - and I saw him at one point whilst we waited to go in due to "technical ( Read more... )

At which point I feel the need to point out that yes, I am eating out quite often, yes I do game this to the point where it`s more or less averahing out at Wetherspoons prices, no I don`t have a car, no I don`t have a drug habit, alcoholism not withstanding, no I don`t have a clothing budget per se - as if anyone who had ever met me needed that ( Read more... )

Tremendous fun ( Read more... )

Oh no wait. There WAS something ( Read more... )

Another failure to act like a small child let lose in a grown up venue I am afraid ( Read more... )

Sorry laughter fans, no actual misadventures in dining here for once. I`ll try and make up for it by falling down the stairs somewhere later this week ( Read more... )

Tonights smash and grab raid was at the Chinese Cricket Club at Blackfriars ( Read more... )