December 21, 2004
So, it's Christmas Eve and all is well. All our food has arrived from the various internet-order places (organic vegetables from Riverford, meats from Welsh Farm Organics and a turkey breast joint from Kelly Turkeys). All that remains is for me to get cooking.
Posted by Jane at 4:49 PM
December 16, 2004
Pete H, ever vigulent, sent round this seasonal reminder to watch out for card theft:
The BBC described some cash point (ATM) trickery back in 2003, and although Barclays have made some machine modifications to reduce the risks, new cons are always in beta.
Posted by Richard at 6:27 AM
December 15, 2004
We went ice skating at Kew Gardens on Sunday with Jeremy and Kirsty. Good fun, great hot chocolate.
Posted by Jane at 8:54 AM
December 13, 2004
The Times Phonetography Challenge started yesterday. Send in your camera phone pictures of "What does Christmas mean to you?" to 07834 446 922 for fame and fortune (well, chance to win stuff). Disclaimer: I had a hand in parts of this.
Posted by Richard at 8:13 AM
Luke had a link to Make-a-flake which is really quite cute. Send us a link to your favourite creation... my best effort to date is this one.
Posted by Jane at 7:59 PM
- Snowflake
My minimalist snowflake
Posted by Paul on 2004-12-14 16:00:49
December 09, 2004
Fair enough for the Police get tougher over graffiti - but only when it's rubbish. There's some great stuff about, and the skill involved is impressive (look out for the Channel 4 "Faking it" on Graffiti next time it airs). Hmmm.. when does graffiti become a mural?
Posted by Richard at 3:43 PM
- Maybe it's because I'm a middle-class home-owning twat, but 99% of graffiti just annoys me these days.
a) It's old. To tag a wall is an act that's so retro now that it's hardly worth vandalising property for. The person who sprays walls around my way is hardly Furura 2000. He's an imbecile with a spray can.
b) The original graffiti artists were people living in pretty desperate circumstances who were refusing to be anyonymous in a society which was bent on ignoring them. They weren't slouching college students whose parents still do their laundry.
Posted by William Shaw on 2004-12-14 13:51:35
- Bad/Good Graffitti
One of Martin's favourite pieces of Graffitti was in Teesside on a bridge - SKINHADS RULE. Which someone had badly attempted to add the 'e' to, but it just wouldn't fit.
Posted by Vic and Banz on 2004-12-25 23:28:43
- graffiti
let's some fresh stuff about graffiti on my blog
;)
Posted by keusta on 2005-01-06 14:05:54
December 07, 2004
I had my first experience of opera on Sunday evening. Richard took me to see Aida at the Brighton Centre performed by the Chisinau National Opera. I enjoyed it, although I hadn't prepared myself for it being quite so long... I'm not sure if opera is really my thing, but the sound of an orchestra takes some beating and so I suspect we'll head off to a classical concert at some point.
Posted by Jane at 1:13 PM
December 06, 2004
This card was dropped through our letterbox a few months ago and I've been meaning to scan it ever since... a lovely take off of the Preparing for Emergencies booklet.
Posted by Jane at 8:58 PM
- 24 Hour Alcohol Delivery
Do you know of anyone who's actually tried it? I'm kind of fascinated about what life must be like for the alcohol emergency crew.
Posted by Will on 2004-12-09 13:11:47
- Well actually...
I used to work for a similar sort of company in & around east London called Dial-A-Beer (yes I know, very original). As far as jobs go, it kicked backside - I pottered about at all hours of the day & got invited to more parties than I could ever attend ;)
I've also accumulated more amusing stories from that job than I can shake a very big stick at.
Anywho, that's my tuppence worth. Enjoy!
Posted by WoBbL on 2005-03-21 16:20:12
December 04, 2004
More positive consumer news... a while ago we switched from our Audi A3 petrol automatic to a manual Honda Civic diesel. (Why? 33mpg to 55mpg, amongst other reason). The Yeomans Honda in Bognor Regis were great, did us a fine deal. Recommended.
At the time we were told the servicing was every 12,000 miles. Turns out from the log book, it's every 9,000 miles. Ouch. Called Yeomans, even though it was a word of mouth difference, the sales guy, Drew, said yes he remembers saying that, and appologized: it's 12,000 on petrol, which is where the confusion came it. We figure over the life time of the car we'd end up doing one extra service, so Yeomans put everything right by giving us a free service to make up the difference. So... Yeomans are recommended further for fixing the problem, and they're top of our list next time we go looking to change vehicle.
Posted by Richard at 10:58 AM
Just been out to do a bit more Christmas shopping and stumbled into SheActive, a women only sports shop that recently opened in Brighton. This strikes me as a great idea as normally when looking for cycling gear I struggle to find many women's options in local stores, and end up ordering from Ground Effect in New Zealand (great kit, just a long way away). I managed to come away only having bought a bag this time, but I'll be back next time I need some new kit.
Posted by Jane at 3:18 PM
