Oxbow Lakes
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Thursday, 5 November 2009
I have gone tennis-mad over the summer and Autumn; I’ve been playing anything between once and 3 times a week. It’s going to come to an end soon as the outdoor courts (although now free) are
Scala
Thursday, 5 November 2009
So I’ve done something momentous in 2009, so momentous in fact that I haven’t told any of my friends as they really wouldn’t give a crap.
Generation Kill
Thursday, 5 November 2009
After rather glumly finishing series 5 of the Wire, we finally watched Generation Kill, which we’d been avoiding due to the fact that clearly it could not possibly be as good as the Wire. And was
Sichuan Peppercorns
Saturday, 9 May 2009
If you have never had a sichuan peppercorn (or flower pepper) then you’ve been missing out; they have a very fragrant flavour and are extremely common in western Chinese food. Oh yes, and they make
Tin Drum
Saturday, 18 April 2009
Hola amigos; it’s been a while since I rapped at ya... A bit has happened since the last entry: we’re now living in Kings Cross near to a very good Sichuan restaurant (I recommend the lamb skewers
End of an error
Sunday, 7 September 2008
We have accepted an offer on our lovely flat. I bought the flat about 4 years ago, when Ana was pissing my hard-earned cash against the wall in Indonesia and Burma. I often wondered what on earth we
Papa Bear
Saturday, 6 September 2008
I’ve started watching Bill O’Reilly. It’s a kind of fascination. The man is quite simply a fucking cunt.
The Dark Knight
Sunday, 27 July 2008
The editing was pretty awful with loads of scenes clearly cut early. The sound mix was bad with much of the dialogue barely audible. In one action sequence, it wasn’t clear what on earth was going
Parametrization
Sunday, 13 July 2008
I just can’t think of a pun. Can you? No. It can’t be done - let’s just get over it, shall we? (Oh, and apologies for length).
And so to the most important bit in this (very) occasional series
Courant Pun
Sunday, 13 July 2008
I’ve been putting this off for too long and for one reason: I don’t remember the details well enough. You’ll have to excuse my rustiness as it was a good 9 years ago that I left the Met Office.
Chris and Ana’s website