Monthly Archives: September 2007

New York – Day Two

Posted on September 30, 2007 by flotsky

Sunday 3pm The world looks a whole lot better after a good sleep, several coffees, and a decent shower. I think I’ve about cleared back to human now. A good start today, we got up reasonably early, had breakfast, then … Continue reading →

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New York – Day One

Posted on September 30, 2007 by flotsky

Saturday 12am Wow. In Manhattan, sat on a very nice enclosed balcony, figuring out quite what part of me is jetlagged, and what part is knackered. I think that was about 17 hours of travelling and queuing, all told. Not … Continue reading →

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Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Posted on September 27, 2007 by flotsky

Okay, I said a few posts ago it had got cold. I was wrong. Now it’s got cold. Really cold. It’s still not October yet. This isn’t promising. I’d suggest buying shares in woolen mills. Off to see Ska Cubano … Continue reading →

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Foot on the pedal – never ever false metal

Posted on September 24, 2007 by flotsky

We saw Run Fat Boy Run at the cinema this past Saturday, starring Simon Pegg. Not that great to be honest. Dylan Moran was alright in it. And there were a lot of Nike logos, which was annoying at first, … Continue reading →

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Moving away from the mainstream

Posted on September 20, 2007 by flotsky

For about a couple of years now, I’ve been listening mainly to podcasts, as opposed to radio. My only radio exceptions are Fighting Talk, which is just a pure guilty pleasure (and I listen to the podcast version), Radio 5 … Continue reading →

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Sumautrinter time

Posted on September 18, 2007 by flotsky

So winter arrived yesterday, it got cold. Real cold. And then it’s sort of heating up now. Don’t know what season we are in now. Sumautrinter, I believe. I think I’m going to wrap up warm and wear shorts, makes … Continue reading →

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Mix your own Subterranean Homesick Blues video

Posted on September 16, 2007 by flotsky

I like this, mix your own version of the Dylan classic video.

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Oxblogged – Now in colour

Posted on September 12, 2007 by flotsky

I’ve added a couple of new features to Oxblogged today: A new theme which loops through some different images of Oxford taken by me. A Flickr badge in the sidebar on the right which shows the latest photos tagged with … Continue reading →

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Like the new look?

Posted on September 11, 2007 by flotsky

I’ve just smartened a few things up on the blog, and made it so the header image changes from page to page (there aren’t loads, and it’s sort of random, so it won’t happen every time). Pleased with it, been … Continue reading →

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Tired but chilled

Posted on September 10, 2007 by flotsky

Long couple of days just past, but with satisfactory results. Sunday was spent helping support at work move into the new building, in the main testing phones and PCs. A nice little bit of overtime that will come in handy … Continue reading →

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