The Mermaid restaurant St Ives
When we walked in I was immediately impressed. “This is what Cornwall should be like,” I thought to myself. The place was covered in bric’n’brac’n’nic’n’nac’n’tat. And so forth. Everywhere were … Read More
I’m on holiday!
All the stress of not working much and lolling around on the couch proved to be too much so my wife and I headed to Cornwall. Real Ale and pasties … Read More
Freedom of speech
As you may or may not have noticed, this website was down for a week. Basically, I said a few things about someone that I was perfectly justified to say. … Read More
How to survive Armageddon
Sick bastard that I am, I often fantasize about the end of the world. Obviously it would mean billions would die, there’d be no more internet, no restaurants, no pubs, … Read More
Hole in the wall TV show
Holy shit. I just turned on the TV and thought: “I haven’t watched terrestrial tv on a Saturday evening for years, I wonder what it’s like these days?” Astoundingly, it’s … Read More
A Single Man review
A guy in the early sixties loses his gay lover in a car crash and gets really depressed. The film follows a day when he has made a decision to … Read More
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
I’m a huge Terry Pratchett fan and have been since I saw The Colour of Magic for sale when I was about 11 and bought it because of the cover. … Read More
Swine Flu – we might all live shock!
Only 14,000 people have died from the swine flu. In the world! Normal flu kills 12,000 a year in Britain alone. More people die on the toilet from straining too … Read More
Shunt at London Bridge.
Last night I went to a bar/club/theatre/art/performance/thing called Shunt with my wife and some creative friends. It’s a very difficult place to categorize except to say that it’s fucking brilliant. … Read More
Cafes and babies shouldn’t mix
I have the day off today. Always a good thing. I got up at the crack of ten, had coffee, some toast, and killed a few hundred people on Modern … Read More
The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl & Cyril M. Kornbluth
This book is a gem. It was written over 50 years ago but deals with topics still relevant today. The story is about a star-class copysmith Mitch Courteney who works … Read More
Art and Culture versus work
“When a man is tired of London he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” So said Samuel Johnson. He wrote the dictionary … Read More
Pop Life: Art in a Material World at Tate Modern
This was a great exhibition. It is essentially about artists who mixed fame and the desire for fame and money with their art. These artists sought out as much publicity … Read More
No Love Lost, Blue Paintings by Damien Hirst
I saw this the other day at the Wallace Collection. Which was a bit odd as I’m sure you’ll be aware if you have ever been to the Wallace Collection. … Read More
Joining twitter
I feel like I may have sold out. To whom? I don’t know. Where? To twitter. Why? I thought if people followed me on twitter I might get more people … Read More
Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!) 2009
I just saw this on youtube and holy bollocks it’s awesome! Apparently the guy made it on a relatively small budget but with top notch equipment. The figure being quoted … Read More
Climate change
Pretty heavy topic eh? I was going to try and lighten this entry a bit with an amusing picture or two. I scoured the internet and discovered that the only … Read More
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
In case you are lazy and don’t want to read the rest of this review – this game is brilliant! I mentioned previously, elsewhere, that it was better than watching … Read More
Britain is a dark and gloomy place
It’s been a massive shock being back. I know from experience that it will only take a week or two to get used it all but right now, I just … Read More