October 2008
OctoberOct 31 Friday 08
Friday Afternoon Video: Cibo Matto - Sugar Water
Apologies if you've seen this before, but I've now watched this a couple of times and still don't really know what's going on. Dead clever though.
Shame the song's so rubbish!
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OctoberOct 30 Thursday 08
What's in a (company) name?
We've all read about Iceland going into meltdown, but This news story from last Sunday's Observer amused me no end.
An Icelandic company called Arev is going down the tubes. Nothing particularly surprising about that during this time of recession, but what's amusing is …
OctoberOct 28 Tuesday 08
Why I love school half-term
There's something magical about making the trip to work on the first day of half-term.
Suddenly, the roads are clear of 90% of traffic. The pavements are clear of another 50% of pedestrians. The trains are clear of another 20% of commuters.
All in all, an exceptionally …
OctoberOct 23 Thursday 08
Is Gok Wan on the way down?
Gok Wan, currently more ubiquitous than a toff at a Tory Party conference, was back on TV last night with his latest foray into making women and himself feel better about themselves, Miss Naked Beauty 2008.
He always seems like a fairly OK bloke, but my god isn't he …
OctoberOct 22 Wednesday 08
Why buy mince pies in October?
Outrage in The Daily Mail today, as MS have been 'exposed' for selling mince pies that have a best-by date of November.
Now on the face of it, this is a perfectly valid story. If you're buying an obviously Christmas-themed product, you'd expect it to last till the …
OctoberOct 21 Tuesday 08
Why is Ricky Gervais dyeing his hair?
Ricky Gervais appeared on Jonathan Ross last Friday continuing his usual chummy banter with the host and was actually very entertaining.
The thing I noticed while we watching, though, is that he's dyed his hair a really unfortunate shade of black. It's that black that …
OctoberOct 18 Saturday 08
Bloody DFS!
I know that Christmas is getting closer and that shops have started advertising all their fantastic offers. That's par for the course.
What I don't want just yet is any Christmas music. Look at the weather, for god's sake. It's sunny and 15
OctoberOct 15 Wednesday 08
Clap hands for singletons*
So you've managed to get a dose of herpes and aren't currently dating. What on earth do you do?
Do you forget the idea of finding the ideal man or woman? Well, not any more, because the first dating site for STI sufferers has launched.
Date Positive is for the 1.8 …
Blog Action Day: How Jamie Oliver highlights UK poverty
Today is Blog Action Day and thousands of bloggers are uniting to talk about poverty.
Now I know that poverty is rife in the developing world, but sometimes I think people forget the poverty in developed countries.
In the UK, Jamie Oliver is midway through a series …
OctoberOct 14 Tuesday 08
Seve Ballesteros joins the club
Following his collapse last week, it's sad to hear that Seve Ballesteros has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
The reason I'm more interested in this than any other normal health/sports story is that my dad also has a brain tumour.
Brain tumour conjures up lots of …
OctoberOct 8 Wednesday 08
Is Sharon Stone heading for meltdown?
There was a time when I thought Sharon Stone was pretty cool. After her remarkable turn in Casino it seemed as if she was heading for great things.
And then, and then it all slowly went downhill, rather than back up. Her descent in total weirdness was confirmed this …
Late to the Presidential party
I spent years reading about how great it was and now, almost 10 years after the start, I've finally got into The West Wing.
I've been meaning to watch it for what feels like ages, but hadn't managed to buy any of the series. Then I discovered that my dad and step-mum …
Goggle Mail
Ever got in after a heavy night out and decided to unload all on your ex, or even vent your spleen on your boss?
Well, if you do that via email, then Google has a solution for all your Gmail-ers out there - Mail Goggles.
All you have to do is enable Mail Goggles and …
Take On Me with a difference
You think you know a song and then you see something like this.
Check out this genius video cover version of A-Ha's Take On Me.
Thanks to Brian Ibbott at Coverville
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