I am officially "the Thick One" in my relationship....

Yep, J got her confirmation yesterday that she has passed her Masters. Not just passed, but come blimmin close to a Merit. I have already told her that I think she was just pretending to be stressed for the past two years to get sympathy, when all along she knew she was a genius.

Am very chuffed for her - not to mentioned impressed. I've waxed lyrical enough in the past about how amazing I th...

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Mmmm..... Roast pork...

....and it's not even Sunday.

Off to see I'm from Barcelona again tomorrow

Purveyors of that particularly odd brand of Swedish feel-good indie pop that sees a multitude of kazoo-wielding band members invade the stage and good-natured carnage ensue. We tried it in this country and could only come up with Goldie Lookin Chain. Admittedly, I also saw them in concert - like, before they were famous, yah?

So - a night of loveliness awaits tomorrow at Scala in Kings Cross. ...

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I got a little creative today...

....whilst setting up a new spreadsheet at work.

I was trying to come up with an appropriate error message when people try to enter information free-format into one of the columns. I eventually decided that an irate Rangers fan might foot the bill. Some of you might find it amusing - others may wonder what the hell I'm on about...

Looking out over South West London

I'm sitting in my new flat, watching the planes on their final descent, flying away from me towards Heathrow. Having been out of contact and in the middle of the best kind of house-related stress for the past few weeks, I figured it was best to drop a short line, in case anyone is still sporadically checking the blog.

We've been in the new place for a fortnight now - in some ways it seems like ...

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The boy's done alright for himself...

After spending a month coming up with reasons why it wouldn't happen, we got the keys to our brand spanking new flat tonight. Not too shabby, i think you'll agree. Of course, this photo is taken from the far corner of the "living room", giving an idea of the size, but it's all ours and it's all ready. Missing bog seat excepted.

The inner sanctum

Having never worked in a pub, i felt like a kid in a sweet shop tonight as i was shown the room "where the magic happens" in my local. It's even more beautiful than i imagined.....