Hello, I am emerging from my several years'-worth of self-imposed LJ withdrawal to see if I can get back into this thing. Somehow I completely slipped off the LJ wagon around about the time we moved to the UK, and now we've been here more than two years with no real written record of what that's been like and how it feels and what it means and all ( Read more... )

[Waves]

Is anyone still on LJ? Should I get back into this thing?

So one of my New Year's resolutions this year is to try to reconnect to the joy of reading -- for whatever reason I have recently been stricken with a sort of apathy/anhedonia or just general dissatisfaction with reading. Partly it must be due to all the other stuff that has been going on with me (i.e. The Move) and also it may be the books I have ( Read more... )

So here it is, the MP3 of my last ever radio show (at least, for the time being.)

Enjoy...

My last radio show ever! On the air now! Tune in! Seriously!

In case you were interested, here's an MP3 of last night's radio show.

Click it and download -- it's a cracker!

Here's that song I was banging on about. I absolutely can't get enough of it. Neil Hannon! Stuart Murdoch! Male/female duet! It's even got the 'Be My Baby' drum intro! What's not to lo-o-o-ve??

Click to view

Hey ho people,

I'm on the radio tonight! From 8-10pm (IL time), don't forget to tune in and hear Transatlantica: An Eclectic Mix of the Best of British Music. You'll be sorry if you don't ( Read more... )

Just thought I would share this excellent clip from UK sitcom "The IT Crowd" -- it makes me laugh every time I see it ( Read more... )

Hey ho all,

Just a reminder that tonight is Transatlantica night! In about half an hour, I'll be on the radio doing my usual 2-hour show, playing an eclectic mix of the best of British music! Click here to open up a webstream and listen in.

8-10pm, Illinois time, on WEFT (90.1fm) -- Community radio for East Central Illinois