Oct
31
The Self-Referential Art Of The Blog (Part Some Of Many)
October 31, 2002 | 6 Comments
When I first started blogging, and indeed for some while previously, there were a handful of blogs that I read religiously. Every day I’d stop by and on days when the bloggers in question hadn’t updated I was always ever so slightly disappointed. Since I started this thing, I’ve broadened my blog reading, […]
Oct
31
Hello Sailor!
October 31, 2002 | 3 Comments
One sailor reportedly picked up a prostitute who he believed to be female. Realising he wasn’t who she appeared to be, the sailor reportedly declared: “Blimey, you’re all there!” Nevertheless, he apparently became “infatuated”.
This kind of incident led admirals to argue that most of the men accused were only inadvertently homosexual, rather than dangerous “perverts”. […]
Oct
30
A Deayton Replacement?
October 30, 2002 | 1 Comment
The BBC News site is running a poll to see who (of their five options) should take over as the presenter of Hav I Got News For You? now that Angus Deayton has been fired. They quote from the candidates’ own appearances on the programme - my favourite is Stephen Fry’s “I have not […]
Oct
29
The Most Boring Capital City In The World?
October 29, 2002 | 2 Comments
Lara appears to have done the apparently impossible, and had a good time in Washington DC. I’m almost more impressed by this achievement than by the insane mega-activities than she habitually indulges in….
UPDATE - Okay, there’s something weird going on with her permalinks - just check out her blog homepage and see the entry […]
Oct
29
I’ve Never Metafilter I Didn’t Like….
October 29, 2002 | Comments Off
I don’t much link to MeFi threads these days - partly because I don’t swing by there so much, but also because for a long time a depressingly gung-ho, jingoistic, “Let’s make war on whoever the hell we like and let’s start with Iraq” mentality seemed to have moved in and taken over. However, […]
Oct
29
These Dreams
October 29, 2002 | 4 Comments
I don’t often blog dreams, but just lately, I’ve had so many very odd ones that I thought I should. I’ve been not sleeping so much again lately, so my unconscious clearly sees a need to pack as much strangeness into every available moment as possible.
I’ve had a series in which I’ve had things […]
Oct
28
Re:Search
October 28, 2002 | Comments Off
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago the petty complaints that characterise the letters page of the Radio Times. While researching something I was writing elsewhere, I found myself visiting the websites of the various broadcasting regulators of the UK. These two points are connected.
Reviewing the list of things that apparently rational adults […]
Oct
28
A Very Bad Man
October 28, 2002 | 2 Comments
Strange journey home. Delays on the tube meant lots of hanging around at the station, and a woman standing a few people away from me kept turning and giving evil looks to the man standing behind her. I couldn’t work out what was the problem. Then, as we pulled out of the […]
Oct
28
Ca Plein Pour Moi
October 28, 2002 | 12 Comments
An open invitation to put Barnaby out of his misery: Does anyone know which film soundtracks Plastic Bertrand’s hit Ca Plein Pour Moi has been used on? He’s sure he’s heard it, but isn’t sure where. We’ve found a few, but he hasn’t seen them, and I think it’s frustrating him a […]
Oct
28
A Monday Morning Mixed Bag
October 28, 2002 | 4 Comments
Various things:
The UK version of the soundtrack to the Buffy The Vampire Slayer musical episode Once More, With Feeling is released today. Amazon have it for £10.99 with a one to two week delivery, so I’m hoping that an actual shop can do rather better.
Speaking of Buffy, Joss Whedon discussed the likelihood of season […]