Wow. Some tat in the Daily Mirror results in the bouffant-one declaring his willingness to risk the can. And bloggers of varying political sympathies will share his cell (via). If it’s gotten to the stage where the magic words Official Secrets Act have been invoked, then there must be some juice in the turkey. Even […]
Evil plans are afoot to transform one of the three remaining real cinemas in Edinburgh* into yet another venue for the suits of the financial district to drink crap lager while trying out lame chat-up lines on each other (equally applicable to males and females). The Cameo, for it is this honorable establishment of which […]
no shit. is it the 1st of april already? Update: the saga continues.
From BBC news: Gas explosion halts England Test. Trescothick said: “I feared the worst. I could see advertising hoardings were damaged, but I didn’t know what to do.” (emphasis mine) I think I know what he means, but it read funny the first time.
The moon landings are fake! (via)
From BBC news: How your MP voted. Of the Edinburgh MPs: John Barret (Edinburgh West, Lib Dem): against Alistair Darling (Edinburgh South West, Labour): for Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh South, Labour): for Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith, Labour): against Gavin Strang (Edinburgh East, Labour): did not vote If Rifkind had remained to contest the Pentlands […]
On many online things, I’m a real late-adopter. So, three years after the inception of Audioscrobbler, I’ve joined in. Like wonderful electric, my collection isn’t much to brag about (actually, his is rather better than mine). Perhaps if I was willing to take more risks and download music via torrent-like apps, I’d have a better […]
Irony?
Drive out the Bush regime! Demonstration in Westwood last night, looping around Westwood, taking in the Federal Building and the southern end of UCLA’s campus. Seemed an all-encompassing demonstration, with representation from various ends of the political spectrum, all with a common dislike (may be too mild, try hated…) of the Bush regime. Wish I […]
These lip-synching videos, starring the Back Dormitory Boys are just too good not to share (via wonderful electric, who’s been doing some of it himself in airports). These guys have a blog, but it’s in Chinese. (Use Babel Fish to translate…)
akatsuki ra-ra-ra 