Author Archives: adrian
Oh, is it terrorist season again?
Despite the increasing trend for displays of mass (and fake) emotion here in post-Diana Britain, it’s reassuring to note that when the shit really hits the fan, the black humour and quizzically raised eyebrow quickly return. After the 7 July … Continue reading
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Dinnerlog #8
Continuing a train of thought from the previous Dinnerlog post, it occurs to me that I don’t really know all that much about cooking off by heart. All those groovy, glossy celebrity cookbooks provide instant gratification without any deeper understanding … Continue reading
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Dinnerlog #7
Sometimes, things I like coincide with other things I like. A coincidence of pleasantness. I like eating and I like summer weather, so it was nice to end Sunday with the first al fresco dinner of the year, and Tuscan-style … Continue reading
Posted in Food/Drink
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That logo again
I’m coming to this a bit late (after a week in Derbyshire followed by a busy week of work) so I’m probably only going to be repeating what everyone else has said, but never mind. Yep, it’s crap, isn’t it? … Continue reading
Posted in London
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Here we go again again again…
In his new book “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable” Nassim Nicholas Taleb discusses a phenomenon of the way we deal with our increasingly complex world. We’re hopeless at predicting major events, but we still analyse those … Continue reading
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Where do you want to go today?
As a user of several such things, this made me laugh… Map of Online Communities (from xkcd)
Phishing on Myspace
Just a quick public service announcement, in case it’ll save anyone some bother… I just noticed a comment on the bluesjamtracks Myspace page, where the request “please add me” was accompanied by a hotlinked picture of a comely young maiden. … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer, Drivel
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Gordon says…
Gordon Brown claims today that the country is turning away from a celebrity culture and insists his seriousness is in tune with a new spirit of the times. (
Posted in Art/Culture, Drivel
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Lazy Easter
Didn’t do a huge amount over Easter… I’ve been pretty busy over the last month or two, so it was good to do some concerted idling (as opposed to my usual random bursts of unplanned idling) and enjoy the weather. … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Photography
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