I have long thought that I would be one of those rare people that vastly changes the world for the better – someone like Edison, Einstein or Oakenfold. And finally I can announce my cure for famine. A product which can feed so many people so cheaply that even I can buy a packet in a reasonably upmarket supermarket for just 37 pence. Just one packet I estimate could keep someone nutritionally fed for a week. 37 pence. Yes, I present to you my very exciting cure for famine: I look forward to my Nobel nomination and subsequent prize.
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The first throes of winter have arrived. And I have a new winter coat. What do you think? Yes I know I should be a model – I was actually asking about the coat though. I’ve saved up this month on my weekends in to be able to afford it. Speaking of which, this will be another weekend in. I currently have £15.40 left until pay-day, which is 5 days away. I have enough food to be able to survive on, and a £5 winning scratchcard, along with £2 of my Müller yoghurt vouchers and a £2 voucher for soap. … Continued
I spent Friday evening lamenting my very poor financial situation and the host of excellent nights I was going to miss the coming weekend. Fabric’s birthday was the one I really desperately wanted to do as I had been to most or maybe all fabric Saturday night birthday parties since the 7th one I think (forgive me my lack of memory, goes with the territory I suspect). Story goes I went out for a beer with a very good friend on Saturday afternoon, it ended up many beers, we had a discussion about going to fabric on the Sunday but … Continued
Two years until the Scottish Independence vote. Now I would prefer the United Kingdom to stay together. However, if Scotland becomes independent then Labour would lose all those Scottish MPs and the chances of future Conservative governments and majority governments would become much likelier. Oh no 😉 No more Gordon Brown’s. No more Scottish interference in English (or Welsh or NI) affairs. Hmmm this is very tempting. So we would get less Olympic medals. Oh well. And we would probably lose much of the oil…not that there is that much left. However if independence is won, and granted, it must … Continued
I can tell I haven’t been clubbing for a few weeks, my dancing feet are starting to itch. And there are 3 amazing line-ups in London this weekend. Tonight there is Wolf + Lamb, PillowTalk (live), No Regular Play and Slow Hands at the Loft Studios. Saturday night the wonderful Nina Kraviz at Village Underground and also fabric’s birthday going all through Sunday into Monday morning. However, I am not exactly blessed with spare funds at the moment and cannot really afford any of them, let alone all of them. I need a winter coat, new trainers as they are developing holes … Continued
My employers sent me on a mission to Derby this week. I doubt you have any interest on credit control processes (unless my manager is reading) so I will enlighten you on my personal mission, which was to discover the culinary delights of Derby. The office I visited was in a modern commercial area, near the football stadium, and had much to offer: Greggs – but you might need a little imagination. With all this choice it was a difficult decision but I plumped for the chicken maestro, and wow what a good choice … Continued
I had a really enjoyable and fun-packed weekend. These are my conclusions/reminders: I still really like beer. But I also definitely have a new-found taste for not wasting Sundays and being a bit more alert on Mondays.I love London.London is ridiculously more exciting than Reading.£4.80 a pint. Ouch.I have lived in Reading for more than 14 years.I really love my new house.I have amazing friends.I want to DJ much more.CDJ2000’s are amazing.Martin Audio monitor speakers are disturbingly loud.Morrison’s have upped their game.I love gravy.
I reached a new milestone in my life on Monday.I have reached my heaviest ever recorded weight. 94kg. I say heaviest recorded as I believe that I may have been slightly heavier towards the end of 2004 but I cannot remember for sure and do not have it recorded (yes I have a spreadsheet). 94kg is overweight (something like 14 stone 11 ish for those of you still in the dark ages…can I ask how many furlongs your journey to work is, how many links tall you are or how many shillings you earn each month? No?). As I said … Continued
I have done a lot of partying in my life so far. A hell of a lot of drinking. More hours on the dancefloor than at school (possibly). And I have had a bloody good time. But the last couple of weeks, I have been mostly sober, done very little in the way of “traditional fun” like going out, and I have still enjoyed myself and been happy. A couple of years ago I would have gone totally crazy had that been the case. Yes, you heard it here first, I am quite enjoying relaxing, sober and relatively quiet weekends. … Continued
So did anyone watch Ed Miliband’s Labour conference speech? No, thought not. Neither did I. But I did put myself through the highlights, and most notable was that he used the phrase “One Nation” 44 times apparently. I didn’t count but plenty of political observers did. One Nation. From the Labour Party. Oh please. Shut the fuck up. Now I am not a deluded Tory who thinks Cameron & Osborne will ever get the votes of the unions or more than a handful of public sector workers. Certain sectors of society will never vote Conservative. But, wow, Mr Miliband must … Continued