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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Back on the bus
Don’t worry, I will tire of the marvel that is bus-based blogging soon. Well mentioning it at least. Homewards now, thinking sweet bus-bound thoughts of pasta, of comfy chairs and of sweet sleep. Really fancy a good long sleep for … Continue reading
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On the bus
So I can now write blog posts on the way to work. The iPhone is truly a thing of wonderment. Every day I seem to find something new for it that can potentially damage my productivity slightly. It also is … Continue reading
Morecambe and Wise…and Atari
A set of early 80s TV commercials promoting the excitement of playing Atari VCS. You have Morecambe and Wise, and also in one instance Trevor Brooking. So many things I love brought together in a few short clips. And Trevor … Continue reading
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Tagged atari, eric morecambe, ernie wise, mac, morecambe and wise, pc, seinfeld, snogging, trevor brooking, vcs
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The Star – Oxford Pub Reviews
The Star is a proper Cowley Road-ish indie pub. Quite a few of these have disappeared over the past few years, but the Star is the same as ever thankfully. Some rock too, Iron Maiden and AC/DC playing during my … Continue reading
Museum and Rock
Chilled weekend, had a walk into town, followed the city wall round a bit, and wandered through some of the more quiet streets to find our wafer to the Ashmolean museum. Looked around there, took a few photos: Then on … Continue reading
New series of Flight of the Conchords coming soon!
Today brought some great news, a new series of Flight of the Conchords will be on HBO in January. This is the trailer: I don’t yet know when it will be on the BBC, hopefully not too long afterwards. If … Continue reading
Idle thoughts
Am feeling happier and happier to be back using iTunes, after a couple of years using Amarok in Linux. Just find it that slight bit more searchable, and it hooks up with the iPhone a treat, just finding and listening … Continue reading
Goodbye Carling Academy/The Zodiac/The Venue, welcome the O2 Academy
Yes, it’s been nearly a year since the Zodiac on the Cowley Road became the Carling Academy, so Oxford’s main music venue was clearly long overdue another name change. It will now be the O2 Academy. Apparently as an iPhone … Continue reading
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Tagged carling academy, gigs, O2 academy, oxford, venue, zodiac
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Last chance to see (for almost a year)
The last phase of the Ashmolean museum refurbishment is about to start, and sadly it means a fine Oxford museum is going to be shut from 23rd December 2008 until November 2009. I for one am heading there this weekend … Continue reading
Whatever "it" is, whatever "it" isn't will hurt Evan Bourne
I happen to believe that Evan Bourne is one of the top new prospects on WWE Raw at the moment. I love a good high-flyer, and he is about as spectacular as you are going to get in the WWE … Continue reading →