In the interests of spreading the word, here are some new etiquette guidelines:

You sneezed!

Please adopt them forthwith.

My favourite typo of the day (from RFC 2616):

"This media type UST NOT be used unless the sender knows that the recipient can arse it"

Why yes, thank you, I am really quite juvenile.

Funniest thing on the news today: M&S anti-cellulite knicker claims 'misleading'

...contains the wonderful paragraph:

"The £29.50 Anti-Cellulite Firm Control Waist and Thigh Clincher pants contain vitamin E, aloe vera and caffeine."

Caffeinated pantsI appreciate that cellulite blights some people's lives but really... who thought caffeinated ( Read more... )

I'm quite a fan of Promod for online clothes shopping (although, like most clothing retailers, they sell some ghastly stuff as well).

Today in Promod's 'Romantic Boutique' section I learned that their delicate colours "will sublime my skin".

Ow!

I remember, I remember, back in the day, when laptops were things to be marvelled at. Anyone on a train with a laptop computer would find people looking, pointing, maybe trying to sneak a glimpse at the wondrous machine ( Read more... )

So... ages back I promised a write-up of what happens when you try to play ( conkers using sprouts )

I've just put a butternut squash into the oven to roast, so I can make... well, actually, I haven't decided yet what I'm going to make out of it. However, as I peeled its sticky label off I noticed that it was "the co-operative butternut squash".

Has anyone ever bought an uncooperative butternut squash ? Was it tricky getting it into the oven ?

I have Proper Goth Feet. Isn't eBay brilliant ?

From the ankles up I'm boringly clad in shapeless combats and a jumper. But my feet are stepping out in thoroughly ludicrous silver Reactors.

Obviously, the feet didn't get to choose the music.