Jul
31
“Seal The Mountain! Seal The Mountain!”
July 31, 2006 | 3 Comments
Leafing through my hotel-provided New York Times on Saturday, I was filled with gloom at the loss of an iconic location from my film and TV watching earlier years. The North American Aerospace Defence Command (come on - you all know NORAD) is to leave its home in Cheyenne Mountain, and move to what […]
Jul
30
An American Wedding
July 30, 2006 | 2 Comments
It’s a curious thing, but for all that around four hours went by between arriving at Nora and Chad’s wedding and leaving it, it felt like everything happened very quickly.
It was a lovely event, with Nora’s mother actually officiating, which made the whole thing seem even more personal. David and I were sharing a […]
Jul
29
Not Sleepless In…
July 29, 2006 | Comments Off
You know, something’s only just occurred to me. My body/system is either extremely adaptable or has been completely fucked up. The reason for this thought: well, here we are in Seattle, and generally speaking I’ve adapted to the time difference pretty straightforwardly, but My Beloved is having real trouble. This is […]
Jul
27
Topical
July 27, 2006 | Comments Off
So this afternoon we fly to Seattle for Nora and Chad’s wedding, and this therefore is the start of slightly over two weeks off work for me. You can tell I’m officially on holiday because I’ve been awake since 5am, emailing work since 5.30, and fretting about what I’ve inevitably forgotten to do.
In the meantime, […]
Jul
25
The Novel In Everyone
July 25, 2006 | 6 Comments
It’s been remarked that everyone thinks they have a novel in them. It’s an odd fact that I know more than what might be supposed to be my fair share of people who’ve got theirs out of them. More than one in many cases.
At root, it’s a side effect of the Virgin Publishing and then […]
Jul
25
Wha? Bu…? WHA?
July 25, 2006 | 2 Comments
Not once, but twice today, I have seen people riding (driving?) Segways.
Yes, that’s right - those things that were going to revolutionise transport/social interaction/human life as we know it.
Twice. On London’s streets. Of a Tuesday afternoon.
Someone is having a laugh.
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Jul
24
Belt And Braces
July 24, 2006 | 1 Comment
On the offchance you pass by - Gert, Cath and Owen, I’ve emailed each of you with a question - using the email addresses on your blogs, so if you don’t check those addresses regularly, please do so.
End of belt and braces announcement.
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Jul
21
Travel Hell
July 21, 2006 | Comments Off
Spent most of yesterday on planes, and not always going anywhere. My flight into London was delayed horribly before take off and then hit nightmare air traffic delays coming into Heathrow, so I missed my onward connection, and the flight I was rebooked onto ended up sitting on the tarmac at Heathrow for over an […]
Jul
19
How Hot?
July 19, 2006 | Comments Off
I’m missing the worst of the UK heatwave by being out of the country, which is working well for me I can assure you, given how badly I deal with heat at the best of times.
Disussions with the folks back home are curiously flat, and I’m picturing them all slumped in their seats, fanning them […]
Jul
19
The Man From Planet Cameron
July 19, 2006 | Comments Off
I’m late spotting this - had it pointed out to me by someone - but last week the Telegraph ran a Simon Heffer opinion piece on the increasingly deranged and impossible-to-take-seriously David Cameron.
The line in bold particularly appealed to me:
On Sunday, hours after “hug a hoodie” headlines had appeared in newspapers, preceding a speech on […]