My estimate for the re-emergence of work-related stress post-holiday was noon Monday. I seem to have beaten that by 14 hours 45 minutes :S

Hurrah! Back in the UK!

Ooodles of photos and updates to follow, but alas what is most pressing in my mind at the moment is what to wear to the wonderful Lost Vagueness' 'Lost Spice' party this weekend.

Answers on a postcard please :)

Decided to have a bit of fun this evening and abandon my usual commute of:


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Only 6 days till I hit Oz with Mr. spikeydudeuk. Can't wait! Passport is fished out, flights booked, and I'm joyously thinking of two weeks escape.

Bought the Lonely Planet guidebook the other day. And I'm so thankful I did. The quick reference guide on the inner cover is worth the money alone:


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Some things are very unnecessary in life. One of them are Coventry Oi/Street Punk band The Aids. As one might be able to guess from their name, tact and respect are not one of their finer points. Before their set I had a wonderful altercation with them / their (suspected BNP) skinhead mates after questioning their right to take the piss out of a ( Read more... )

Am absolutely loving the track "Tulips" that's hidden at the end of Bloc Party's Silent Alarm Remixed album. Brilliantly blissful. Have been forced to go and order the EP with its original version on off amazon.co.jp (Entitled "リトル・ソーツ EP" :)

Also. New Adequate Seven Album out tomorrow. Yayness.

This take on an old classic did amuse me greatly:


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I've had no less than four people complain to me over the past few days that I appear to have lost my sparkle. So apologies to all. I think work is making me weary / serious and the heat is melting me... :(

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In my (disappointing lack of) spare time today, I stumbled across a bit of insanity in my phone bill. Which prompted me to do more digging:

Call Destination: Cost (per minute)Saving (%) UK mobile to another UK mobile across the road. 40p- UK mobile to an Australian, South African, Malaysian, or Japanese mobile.30p25%UK mobile to an American, ( Read more... )