This week I have been amusing myself by losing my rag with salespersons. The reception on my mobile phone has started playing silly buggers, so I have ventured into the murky world of the high street mobile phone stores. The first shop I went into was on Wednesday, only for me leave within a minute after the same person asked me twice (both times ( Read more... )

Having just spent a couple of days in North Yorkshire, doing such rock and roll things as walking up snowy hills and eating cake, there are two things that have been on my mind ( Read more... )

So are you Irish then? Yesterday was, of course, St Patrick's day, who is the patron saint of either Guiness, green tinsel or opportunistic marketing opportunities, depending on whom you believe. I went the pub last night, because it was friday and I wanted drink, and walked into what had to be the most feeble attempt at a St Patrick's night ( Read more... )

I went to the gym after work today, it’s the first time I’ve been in ages due to the myriad of injuries I’ve managed to get recently. My knee is my current disability, so after it gave up again after a few minutes I decided to venture upstairs, into the steroid ravaged netherworld ( Read more... )

I've spent this morning doing battle with my car, the bulb in the headlamp had packed in. On my old cars this wasn't a problem, but with my current heap of shit if you have fingers even marginally less slender than those of ET changing the bulb becomes, almost, a physical impossibility. I managed it in the end, but today, your correspondent is ( Read more... )

I was listening to the radio and the impact of a murder was being discussed. In order to understand the effect on the family of the victim the host introduced a lady whom “we may remember” whose husband was murdered more than ten years ago. This started me thinking about the whole nature of victims of crime appearing on the media ( Read more... )

There is a feature in the paper today where a bunch of musicians I dont like swap ipods, listen to the songs on it, and guess from the content who owns it. I never used to like Mylo (one of those involved), but my views on him are changing. Guess who the ipod he borrowed belonged to ( Read more... )

As I mentioned Jamie in my entry of about five minute ago, I thought I'd share with you all part of an article written by the mighty Charlie Brooker at the weekend. It's dead right, and made me laugh. Lots ( Read more... )

He really is the most loathsome fuckwit on this planet (Jamie Oliver excepted obviously, but that goes without saying)and his mere existence has pissed me off again. Who else but Devendra Banhart ( Read more... )

Well, I suppose you’ve guessed I’m only here coz I’m angry about something, and do you know what? You guessed right ( Read more... )