From the monthly archives: October 2006

Venomous spouting

On October 25 2006 · 6 Comments · In Diary

Adrianne’s fighting Weenies. Dough’s commenting on the area he lives in, and fighting a rear guard action against his tyrannical employers. Wascally Weasal is getting in to the history of Malta. Mum’s contemplating the prospect of an afterlife. Blogs are wonderfully diverse things. I’m getting tired of [...]

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Punch Drunk Faust

On October 23 2006 · 2 Comments · In Diary

Friday evening, I went with a few friends to see a site-specific production of Faust in London’s East End by the Punch Drunk Theatre Company. It was unlike anything else I have ever seen. This was a theatre production, but a thousand miles away from a conventional theatre production – an immersive, heady experience where the [...]

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The best way to get stuff done

On October 22 2006 · 6 Comments · In Diary

Housework not happening? Paperwork overwhelming you? Lots of those awkward jobs you’ve been putting off for ages?

Hi, I’m Barry Scott! No. That’s not it.

The solution is simple. Start a correspondence course. Since I’ve started my course my kitchen floor has been mopped, all of my washing up done, surfaces wiped, bath scrubbed, sink plughole unblocked, [...]

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A year ago this week…

On October 18 2006 · Leave a Comment · In Photography, Travel

Meh… what would I want with a view like this when I have Brixton Tube in the mornings?

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Angry Welshman

On October 16 2006 · 4 Comments · In Diary

I had a very surreal conversation last night, one which had me chuckling to myself for a short while afterwards. My mobile rang, and what sounded like a 17–year-old Welsh kid comes on the line:

“Right you, I got your number off a mate of yours right, you’ve been seen around town with my girlfriend, [...]

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Take the veil

On October 15 2006 · 7 Comments · In Diary

Aishah Azmi’s insistence upon wearing the veil in front of male colleagues would be regarded as the behaviour of a mentally unstable person, if it were not for the fact that she is Muslim. The behaviour of a great many religious people is somehow excused on the grounds of their religiosity, and we might say [...]

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