Forgot to mention ... the Hem gig was absolutely awesome. I'd never seen them before and somehow ended up at the front, but the sound and the way they carry themselves is amazingly powerful. Quite one of the best live performances I've been to. Fantastic voice on the lead singer, and all of them amazing musicians.

Will have to track down some CDs

Yes yes, I know, I've been quiet for a while. Life has been busy, which is generally a good thing although as usual social things are running in cycles .. got a very quiet couple of weeks at the moment accelerating quickly into silly levels of busyness again. August remains unplanned ( Read more... )

I have a new Worst Airline In The World (Ever). I guess I had to replace Sabena eventually given that it had gone bust ages ago. The mantle now passes on to *drum roll* Air Canada. I hadn’t realised I’d be flying with them today, but apparently Lufthansa operates codeshare with them out of Canada so here I am ( Read more... )

I am happy to report that the Oh Muh Gawd Steakhouse is alive and well, and still serving the best steaks I’ve had anywhere, ever. I had feared it had closed but it turns out the last time I tried to find it I failed on two counts ( Read more... )

Rightyho, slight teeming and lading exercise in terms of time here ... stayed up all night to get things tidy and pack, on the basis that I didn't want to waste another evening of the week doing it. Worked reasonably well, I should now be able to sleep on the flight (to Montreal) but nonetheless it has resulted in some slightly odd food cravings ( ( Read more... )

You know you've let the lawn overgrow when you begin the mowing effort with a strimmer instead of a lawnmover.

I think I've been given the world's most useless corporate freebie. As far as I can tell, one end goes into a USB port and the other end converts into various mobile phone adapters, I can only assume for charging. The point is - this thing is pretty much the same size and weight as a phone charger. Why would anyone want or need to carry such a ( Read more... )