Author Archives: adrian

New music – “Playful Pizzicato”

Posted on 31 January, 2006 by adrian

My musical output kind of fizzled out in the second half of last year. The problem wasn’t a lack of creativity, though… just a lack of time. I find that I need large chunks of free time in order to … Continue reading →

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Dinnerlog #4

Posted on 26 January, 2006 by adrian

I like cookery books. Even the modern kind of glossy coffee-table lifestyle cookery books, written by trendy TV chefs and filled with luscious colour photographs of artfully arranged vegetables of the sort that only middle-class people in the South East … Continue reading →

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Son of Shut it Sven!

Posted on 24 January, 2006 by adrian

From the BBC, an update to this sorry mess… Eriksson to quit after World Cup Oh yeah, that’s really going to help, isn’t it? The gutter press have sowed the seeds of doubt and dysfunction, so the FA put the … Continue reading →

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I, for one, welcome our new all-seeing rock overlords

Posted on 23 January, 2006 by adrian

From the BBC… “… British agents retrieving data from a fake rock planted on a Moscow street” Now, I can’t claim to be an expert on espionage, but doesn’t this seem to be rather an unreliable approach to learning state … Continue reading →

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Shut it, Sven!

Posted on 21 January, 2006 by adrian

I really struggle to understand what motive the News of the World had in tricking Sven-Göran Eriksson with the old fake sheikh hoax. No, let me qualify that. I understand their short term motives… the celebrity kiss-and-tell, the unmasking of … Continue reading →

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The week in politics in links

Posted on 11 January, 2006 by adrian

There’s been quite a bit of upheaval in British politics over the past week. Tony Banks and Merlyn Rees both went off to the great division lobby in the sky, while Charles Kennedy learned that, in Britain, having a drink … Continue reading →

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The grim reality of the non-league football supporter

Posted on 3 January, 2006 by adrian

Apologies to Sutton fans… I just couldn’t resist! Joking aside, going to see a semi-professional match does make for a good antidote against all the preening petulance and overpaid hype of the top-level professional game. The pitches are heavy and … Continue reading →

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Literary ramblings

Posted on 30 December, 2005 by adrian

About a year ago, I wrote a few paragraphs in an attempt to summarise a few things about 2004. I may write one for 2005, we’ll see. However, re-reading that piece just now, the bit that grabbed my attention most … Continue reading →

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Ho Ho Ho!

Posted on 25 December, 2005 by adrian

Merry Christmas! And if you don’t do Christmas, just do whatever makes you happy. I have a drink in my hand, I’ve just watched Disney’s version of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ (I can rarely stand to watch Disney animations, but that … Continue reading →

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“Immediately cut off your penis at the base”

Posted on 22 December, 2005 by adrian

Still in pre-Christmas lazy mode, so I’m just offering a few links for your amusement until I have something original to say. This chain letter parody (via Jamie Zawinski) made me laugh like a donkey. MAKE PENIS FAST The parent … Continue reading →

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