Farewell 2008

Ah, that day of the year rolls around once again, a time for reflection, dreams and excessive alcohol consumption. 2008 seems like it's only just started, not drawing to a close. It's been largely uneventful (although am sure a look back at some earlier posts would remind me otherwise), but my first trip to Italy was a definite highpoint, as was moving into the flat (just in case, you know, that ...

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Festive indulgence

Ah, the joys of the christmas eve drinks tradition. A bit more civilised than previous years...

Happy christmas

Standing, as i am, at the entrance to a building site, waiting for a lift that is currently marooned in a queue to get out of tesco on the other side of town, i thought i'd take the opportunity to wish everyone a very merry christmas. Not that i'm particularly feeling it at the moment, as i can barely feel my hands and am still suffering the effects of a 3am start to my festive trip home and 2 ...

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Hob nobbing

For the second time in 4 days, I'm off to the Royal Albert Hall again tomorrow night. It's safe to say that the run up to this Christmas has been a tad more civilised than festive seasons past. We can apply for free tickets to certain shows through work, and after 5 years of missing out, I finally won in two different ballots. So tomorrow, it'll just be me, J, my mate from work and his girlfriend, a couple of thousands other audience members, a 500-strong choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. They're performing Handel's Messiah. I certainly wouldn't claim to know about or even particularly like that sort of music, but am preparing myself to be absolutely blown away by it. Hallelujah!

Christmas meandering

Can it be called "Christmas shopping" if you don't actually buy anything? I tried - a whole week before the big day - to start buying some presents today, to no avail. Oxford Street is pish if you don't know what you're looking for - give me a regional shopping centre any day. At least in a small town you have every type of shop within 5 minutes walk of each other, and you can even find yourself ...

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Spent the afternoon decorating my workmate's desk in his absence

I think he'll like it. I should probably do some work.

Rockin out

Carol singing at the Royal Albert Hall is the new Emo. Trust me.

Inspect da gadgets

I discovered the potentially wonderful world of Blogger Gadgets this evening, hence the fact there is now a mish mash of new things down the left hand side of the screen. I will do my best to find something interesting - potentially not easy given that there are over 50,000 of the blighters to look through. In the meantime, you've got a couple of photo thingymewotsits and an on this day in history feed. Who said I don't have imagination?

Decorations complete

I had nothing whatsoever to do with it, obviously, hence it looks so pretty. I did, however, provide the seasonal choice of rugby on the telly, much to my interior designer's chagrin.

Miracle on Brixton Hill

The festive season landed with a thump in the flat last night, with the appearance of a small yet surprisingly heavy Christmas tree. Well, I say tree - it's more of a shrub really.... But it's perfect for our little flat, even if it's somewhat dwarfed by the telly. We're on a mission to get decorations now, to make the last week and a bit in the run up to Christmas go with a ho ho ho.

I got a ...

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Festive cheer

I bought a new camera on Saturday, after lusting after it for about two months. My last one bit the dust a year and a half ago and since then I've been coping with my shonky mobile phone and borrowing J's whenever there's a special occasion.

Having tried it out in the flat and at my sister's house at the weekend, I thought I'd treat you to the view from our living room window (Look! Sky!! Oooooh!) and a festive cosy picture of J wrapping presents in my sister's house.... Awwww.

Siamese Maltesers

Am about to separate them in an intricate operation... Were maltesers invented by the maltese? Or is it a reference to malt and teasing? The things you ponder whilst still at work after everyone else has gone home....

Sleep deprivation combined with boredom

Such is the search phrase that led someone to the blog. Apt.

You may have noticed, I am finding it much easier to post stuff now the broadband is back. It's bloody quick too - I can stream video without having to pause it for 5 minutes to load. Expect a veritable smörgåsbord of delights over the coming weeks....

I'm ranked on Amazon

Not for having a book to buy or anything.

Nope, I am officially ranked number 304,469 in terms of reviews.

Get in there.

Soko

Possibly the cutest singer I have ever seen. She supported I'm From Barcelona the other night at Scala and the first song - I think I'm pregnant - caught everyone off guard, both with the funny lyrics and her persona. But then, she is from France, so I suppose the level of kookiness is to be expected. Her relocation to (and apparent love for) the US is somewhat less enchanting. Plus, she seems ...

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Broadbanded up again

Thank God - back into the 21st century. Dial up really is pish. Took my ages to sort it out - I honestly believe I'm quite techie, and then I can't even get the bloody internet to work.

J got a bit of a shock this morning, sitting in her dressing gown in our living room, when the letter box flap flew up and two eyes peered through. It's the second time it's happened since we moved in (we don't ...

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