Category Archives: Drivel
Lifestyle shopping for idiots
I wonder what she’d gone to buy… a JERKER computer desk, maybe? Or a KLUBBO coffee table? Or maybe just a few pairs of PLASTIS rubber gloves? Whatever, she’s pretty angry. Of course, that may be because a loved one … Continue reading
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More carefully chosen amusement products for your leisure hour
I’m doing a lot of laughing this week, it seems. I’m still not entirely clear on where this originated (all links seem to lead to a David Miyamasu) or whether it’s really aimed at non-Christians like me, but I really … Continue reading
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We are Zogg
Found via jwz, this made me laugh a lot… My Little Golden Book About Zogg
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Money available
From the Guardian blog… it seems a Londoner, trying to make an online donation to the Tsunami Appeal, found that his use of a “non-standard browser” was construed as a hacking attempt and led to his arrest. Great. I can’t … Continue reading
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So, 2005…
New Year Resolutions are not really me. When you have a flitting attention span, terrible time management and a tendency to attempt too many simultaneous tasks, the whole resolution process is doomed to failure. I made a couple last year … Continue reading
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Last dregs of 2004
Another year, another Christmas, eh? Hope you enjoyed the break, with whatever holy or secular pastimes float your boat. Nothing particularly interesting to write at the moment, so let’s all sit and plot some serious mischief for 2005 while we … Continue reading
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Taking a breath
Seem to be quite busy in the run up to Christmas, so no solid content right now. For all the wrong reasons, I was introduced, earlier this week, to the writings of William Grim, specifically ‘Aesthetics of Hate’, an article … Continue reading
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Why I do it… no, not IT… *IT*!
That fine fellow Paul Simpson and I probably share a lot of ideas about what “music” can (and should) be, and it seems we’re both delighted by Warren Ellis’ recent blog entry about creativity. Warren’s descriptions are spot on, and … Continue reading
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Hello Spaghetti Factory!
Thanks to Mark, I have photographic evidence of a new Italian restaurant in Edinburgh, called… The Spaghetti Factory! I wonder if they need any ambient music to enhance their dining experience…
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The Yin/Yang of sex
So, in the red(faced) corner we have those crazy asexuals from the Asexual Visibility Education Network. And in the thoroughly blue corner we have the Australian woman who just can’t stop having sex with strangers in her sleep. Never has … Continue reading
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