Today, I went to Sheffield to attend a conference, knowing that I'd get to interview Nick Clegg while there. Unfortunately, despite arriving at the outskirts of Sheffield approximately an hour before I needed to, I was half an hour late for the actual meeting. Why?
Because Sheffield doesn't know what signposts are for
Here's an example. The ( Read more... )

Righty ho landlubbers. After decamping to Bournemouth for a week, we've ended up down in Devon as a) it's just down the road and b) my cousin's getting married Saturday.

This is good, especially as it means I get to go see The Pyrates again. Yup, on International Talk like a Pirate day, my mates Tim and David have booked their band a gig (I last ( Read more... )

Two things. 1) I won my category in the Blog Awards. You all have very bad taste. This puts me through to the second round, so, y'know
The Yorksher Gob -
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• 14:12 leaving London and thus no longer a Londoner. And no longer a car owner either. Goodbye Peaugeot, rust in peace #
• 14:39 amused at the tomtom. When it says 'ahead, keep right' it means don't take the junction, stay on the motorway, you're stuck on it for ag ... #
• 16:34 entering Nottinghamshire and wondering why they've got a sign saying Robin ( Read more... )

• 13:38 travelling back to London and wishing he wasn't. #
• 14:16 waiting for the train at Wakefield and wishing AMT still had the coffee licence, Costa's just not the same :-( #
• 15:05 wandering what the point of free train wireless is if you've not got any power sockets. Bring back GNER! #
• 16:43 changing at Vauxhall after a nice efficient journey. ( Read more... )

So then. In 2002, I got an email from an obvious loon I'd never met. If he organised a warlord_ccg event in a climbing hall[4] in his home town, would I be interested in attending and bringing friends? Where's his hometown? Muenster, Westphalia (that would be as in 'Treaty of', possibly one of the most significant documents in, oh, world history?). I ( Read more... )

So, right then, never did get around to that 'what I've been up to' post that LJ kept eating during the DDOS thing did I. So, a summary post, but first, a poll!
Poll Fixing things
( Thursday May 31st - Last day at work, lunch in Portcullis House, the Houses of Parliament )

Everyone remember back when I said I really fancy Sue Perkins?. Well, it's been a great week on that front; she was on Heresy on Tuesday (from which this post gets its headline - anyone else get the reference?), and then she was on The News Quiz tonight as well (both on Listen Again at the moment, can't find the MP3 downloads on a quick search). ( Read more... )

So, two Who geeks, a new house and a TV that only receives BBC 1. What were we doing when 3.3 was on? What do you think? Yup. We were walking the dog. Oops.

One Who geek, a broken down MegaBus, and an internet ready mobile phone. What does he do? Read the Dr Who spoilers of course!
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I agree with sexygoldfish_uk, this really is a really stupid idea: Right, 22 overpaid players kicking around a synthetic pigs bladder and we get could Dr Who postponed. Bah, that's all wrong. It's a silly game but I don't mind people having their interests as long as they don't conflict with mine. This decision would appear to there to upset my nice, calm, ( Read more... )