I had a fun weekend ( Read more... )

In the recent past I have lost:

Kurt Vonnegut
my Gameboy Advance
a clarinetist and a bassist

So contact me if you have:

a Gameboy Advance to trade or sell
ideas about an extra flute, a clarinetist or a bassist

Don't forget that Claire's farewell (plus Caxton gig) is on a week from today. Contact me for RSVPs and details.

Last night I finished reading 1919 by John Dos Passos. I was astounded by the final line in the book. Best final line of any book I've ever read ( Read more... )

Wish self happy birthday tomorrow

On Thursday night I went to my local pub with Adrian. As we sat down to our steaks, trivia was starting, so I thought I'd join in ( Read more... )

Saturday was a very unusual day, let me give you a vibe for it ( Read more... )

I thought it would be nice to include a story of a time I failed ( Read more... )

Alison bought me DJ Shadow's new album yesterday as a present.
I'm really enjoying it. 3 Freaks is amazing. I'm yet to understand why it has received such unfavourable reviews. I understand that not every track is a classic, but I think people's expectations are pretty high, the 'indie' tracks are much more interesting than Radiohead, for example.

Last night I watched the last two episodes of X-Files Season 7. So now I've watched the whole series (except for Seasons 8 & 9, which aren't real seasons according to Alison). We opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate ( Read more... )

For the first time in my life I arranged a song which has the part "Clarinet 3". This is right up there with the day I saw two types of drains I hadn't seen before ( Read more... )