I mentioned on Wednesday that I saw Shutter Island, but I thought I would write a little more about it. I didn’t know a lot about the movie, except for the trailer, which showed Leonardo Dicaprio in what seemed to be in some kind of…
Month: March 2010
Just got back from my minibreak to Manchester, and 3 whole days away from the computer. The trip was a success – I spent a lot more time in the Trafford Centre than I had planned to, due to the rain (it is Manchester, after…
Picked up this interesting little gadget on eBay. The idea is that you clamp it to a table, in lieu of a proper guitar stand – ideal when playing in pubs and folk clubs, where there isn’t much space. It packs flat into a pocketable…
I think I have already mentioned that I have been enjoying Glee. After last night’s show, this idea occurred to me, and it amused me sufficiently that I sat down and penned it on the spot. Glee Nerd Music: “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Collins, Allen,…
Those of you who know me personally will know that over the last 10 years I have had a serious weight problem. A couple of years ago, I attacked this with a sensible (but not brutal) diet and exercise regime. Things went fairly well, and…
As it has been blogged by , I guess it is now ok to reveal that I have been asked to be the International Guest at Consonance 2011, the San Francisco Bay Area filk convention. I’ve been sitting on the news for a month, and…
I saw Avatar on Tuesday, to get me out of a cold house. I enjoyed the movie, but mostly because of the 3D, which I admit was very good. I thought the story was pretty thin and predictable, the characters stereotypes and I became irritated…
So here I am, once again in a warm house. My new boiler is working away in the loft, and my kitchen now has a empty wall that will eventually take 3 more much needed cupboards. It wasn’t just a case of the old boiler…
When Skins first appeared on TV, I ignored it, figuring it to be a trashy teenie drama that I wouldn’t be interested in. Then, because of a friend staying with me at the time, I happened to catch the last two episodes of series 2,…
When Skins first appeared on TV, I ignored it, figuring it to be a trashy teenie drama that I wouldn’t be interested in. Then, because of a friend staying with me at the time, I happened to catch the last two episodes of series 2,…
I’m having a new boiler fitted, and although the work is going well, it meant I was without central heating and hot water overnight. This was not a great problem, as I have a gas fire in the lounge (although it is soon to be…