I released this on 3 December 2006 onto the OBCZ shelf at Curzon Soho. It found its way to the Victoria line of the Tube and into the hands of an Anonymous Finder who left this entry: Journal entry 9 by AnonymousFinder(3,238/5) from n/a, n/a n/a on Thursday, February 23, 2006 Found this book on [...]

Sainsbury’s has said it will stop selling skate and huss because they are endangered. They are considering whether they will stop selling swordfish, Dover sole and marlin. That’s good news but there’s no mention of cod or blue-fin tuna, both of which are critically endangered and yet very commonplace. Most of the brands of fish [...]

This dude has recreated scenes from Brokeback Mountain in lego. Check out the pics – they are awesome! This guy is very talented but he definitely has wa-ay too much time on his hands! I read about this on Boing Boing the other day but delayed posting as I was hoping to get permission to [...]

I’ve started reading Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy. It’s enormous and I have a few BookCrossing books to read as well so it might be a while before I finish it.

Wow, I’ve just noticed I’ve had 102 unique visitors in the past week and a bit. It’s nice to know I have readers!

I went to see Walk the Line tonight (Tuesday that is – it’s past midnight now) with my friends Kate and Dave. It’s an excellent movie – about two hours and I didn’t want it to end. Joaquin Phoenix simply smoulders as Johnny Cash (he’s good at smouldering – also check him in Quills!) and [...]

Review – Resurrection BluesOld Vic17 February 2006 Take a play that is written by Arthur Miller, directed by Robert Altman, staged at the Old Vic under the artistic directorship of Kevin Spacey, and starring a cast of feted actors including Maximillian Schell, James Fox, Jane Adams and Neve Campbell. Add in the fact that the [...]

My feature on the sale of Maiden Outdoor was published in the media section of The Independent today. I spoke to the editor on Friday and he wants me to do more stuff for him, which is great news. Woo hoo!

The weather has reverted to the English cliche of either grey skies and drizzle or grey skies and rain. I tried to go to the Sunday Stroll, which leaves from Hyde Park at 2pm every Sunday. As the name would imply, it’s a bit less intense than the Wednesday evening steet skate and although I [...]

I told my boy that I had scored as ‘mermaid’ and ‘water faery’ in the online quizzes and he immediately wanted to know what muppet I was. Ever obliging, I went and found the muppet quiz and continuing with the water theme found out that I was Kermit. I am Kermit the Frog. I am [...]