'Diary'

Snowboarding in the Winter Olympics

Posted on February 14, 2006 ~ Filed Under Diary

It’s Sunday, 9am. I crawl out of bed and switch on the TV in search of the snowboarding on TV. Not there. I switch on Sarah’s laptop and find that the BBC is broadcasting the boarding on broadband (brilliant!). Sarah comes to help and we fight with her laptop, 17 cables and our TV to [...]

Snowboarding photos

Posted on January 23, 2006 ~ Filed Under Diary

I’m in the process of redesigning the site, but here are my photos from snowboarding with Gabes, Katy and Sarah just after Christmas. We had a great time.
Valloire is a nice town, but the resort is better for skiiers than boarders if we’re honest.
The highlight for me was probably having a lesson with an ex-pro [...]

Civil Partnerships: This wasn’t meant to happen to me!

Posted on December 19, 2005 ~ Filed Under Culture, Diary

Today is a very good day indeed. Civil Partnerships have begun to kick in in a big way, with publicity and outrage and, finally, legal recognition for same sex couples. I love it!
Of course, the last few months have been a bit of a nightmare in their way. After years of saying how much [...]

Sarah’s remedial snowboarding sessions

Posted on December 19, 2005 ~ Filed Under Diary

This summer Sarah went to New Zealand for a family reunion and some remedial snowboarding. Poor Sarah isn’t as good at snowboarding as me and has a habit of trundling down the mountain, crawling from side to side with a grin on her face. The grin is good, obviously. When she finally catches up with [...]

Mixing words and music

Posted on November 10, 2005 ~ Filed Under Diary

A few weeks ago I read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. I spent a couple of days on my sofa, mostly in silence, but sometimes with some music playing, just reading. This is my preferred way to read; far more satisfying than squeezing a book in during a 15 minute tube journey surrounded by aggressive [...]

Nominated for a web award

Posted on November 9, 2005 ~ Filed Under Diary

Oh me, oh my. Naked Translations (which I designed and built) has been nominated for a web award! The site’s been shortlisted for the Leapfrogg Searchability Award in the Brighton & Hove Web Awards. Obviously, I take full credit. I mean, it can’t be anything to do with Céline’s writing or nothing, oh no.
I’m [...]

The West Wing - Seasons 1 To 6 - The Bartlet Years

Posted on November 4, 2005 ~ Filed Under Diary

Oh, if only I hadn’t bought them all already. Oh, for the excuse to rush out and buy the amazing box set called The West Wing - Seasons 1 To 6 - The Bartlet Years. It should come with a Vote Bartlett badge and enough provisions to get you through 132 episodes without leaving the [...]

Mean Fiddler ticket rip-off

Posted on October 15, 2005 ~ Filed Under Diary

I recently bought tickets for Slaid Cleaves at Borderline in London. Since the Borderline has been run by the Mean Fiddler organisation ticket prices have gone up, but they’re still reasonable. I used to pay about £8 a ticket, but now it’s more like £14. The thing that really really gets me, though, is the [...]

Christmas in september

Posted on September 26, 2005 ~ Filed Under Diary

It’s september and marks and spencer are selling christmas goods already.

A little less conversation, a little more action

Posted on September 20, 2005 ~ Filed Under Culture, Diary

Instead of blogging over the past few months, I’ve been:

Reading Surf Science (10/10), The Woman Who Found Grace (9/10), My Trade (9/10), Light on Snow (8/10), currently Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (jury’s out)
Surfing in Devon and for two weeks in France
Getting hooked on House
Letting Sodoku suck the life force from my being
Waving Sarah off [...]

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