A Very Long Way From Anywhere Else

Expensive hotels

2008-06-25T23:17:47Z

I am staying in a £175 a night hotel room for work. There are no herbal teas. What kind of a place is this??? PS Thanks to all who made my suffering that little bit easier tonight. Life is good!

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Boxcat

2008-05-30T20:38:04Z

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Aubrey's meme

2008-04-29T11:21:19Z

I don't usually do memes but this one is infectious. Here are the rules: 1. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves. 2. People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post the rules. 3. At...

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Things I can't resist

2008-02-01T10:01:54Z

1. The swings (I would have had a swing at Dowanhill Park this morning if I hadn't been late for my leg wax) 2. Cigarettes 3. An evening in the pub instead of the gym/dance class/university work 4. Red shoes 5. Dancing to Nutbush City Limits ...

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Things I can't get my head around

2008-01-30T15:36:15Z

1. Verbs in foreign languages 2. More than the basics of computer programming languages 3. Some of the universe's secrets 4. Is there a God? 5. The West Lothian question 6. Vectors 7. The rules of cricket 8. The rules of rugby 9. The rule...

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Hmmm

2008-01-04T23:24:55Z

It's Friday night. I caught a train to Aberdeen this morning at 7.41. Arrived in Aberdeen about 12. Worked. Got the 5 to 6 train home. Got home at 9 pm. Cracked open a bottle of Jacob's Creek leftover from Hoggers. FOUR DAYS WITHOUT A GLASS...

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Excitement

2008-01-03T14:16:23Z

It's SNOWING! How can I get any work done when there is SNOW to look at? Now it's stopped. Now it's started again. Oh, snow, please snow properly and cover Glasgow in grey slush. In other news, my Christmas indulgences have turned my skin int...

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QotD: Today's Musical Horoscope

2007-11-29T12:42:24Z

What's your musical horoscope? (Put your player on shuffle and write down the first 10 songs that come up.) Rolling Stone by The Psalms Slow Jam by Four Tet Flying by The Beatles After The Smoke Is Clear by Ghostface Killah Tradition by Burni...

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School Reunion

2007-10-05T09:06:05Z

I went to see Kula Shaker last night. I last saw Kula Shaker at Glastonbury in 1999. It was a sunny Glastonbury. Everyone went to see REM at the main stage and I went on my own to the other stage to watch Kula Shaker. I've never been a fan of ...

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Scratch

2007-09-21T12:10:52Z

I just went for a leg wax and the beauty therapist scratched me accidentally on the hand - and drew blood! Yesterday I had my hair cut and it cost £80. I am going on holiday tomorrow and I am not nearly ready! All of the above I find rather ala...

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