Badger’s back – and this time it’s personal

Yes, World of Badger has finally risen from the dead! A bit like Jesus did really, but sadly without his large fanatical following or the chocolate eggs. Anyway, before I offend anyone else with my tongue-in-cheek similes, I want to say thank you to the people who have continued to visit despite the lack of new posts. And a big Badger thank you to the people that made me feel guilty by taking the time to post comments. I hope to make up for it with a renewed posting vigour (the bookmarks have really been stacking up in Firefox’s “WoB Temp” folder over the last month and a half).

It’s certainly not that the lull in posting was intentional; I went away for a little break, and since arriving back in London I’ve been snowed under with work — a poor excuse I know, but it just felt like I was spending an unhealthy amount of time in front of the PC.

Unfortunately this meant I missed the chance to ramble/rant about loads of mad events. I didn’t even post anything to commemorate the first anniversary of me giving up smoking — admittedly something of no interest to anyone but me and Gordon Brown.

Although I’m still off the cancer sticks, I have to admit to having put on a little weight since quitting. This point was driven home to me when a client emailed to suggest holding a meeting at the Savoy the next day; I thought I’d better try my suit on in advance, only to discover I couldn’t do up the trousers! Now when it comes to suits, I’m pretty much a wedding and funerals man, so only own one. As the Savoy’s idea of “smart casual” differs from mine (suit and tie, versus something without red wine stains down the front), I ended up rushing out in a mild panic and buying a new suit. And shirt. And tie. So now I’m faced with the dilema of whether I should slim back down to a 32″ waist, or remain a rotund 34″ with a new suit that fits…

Anyway, what else have I missed? Oh yes, the amusing Cheney gaffe. And Karl Rove‘s efforts to get Bush (re?)elected; first by remote control using an iPod strapped to the President’s back during the debates, and now in a nice little “you scratch my back” arrangement with Bin Laden. I guess that disproves the theories about the US having killed or captured Bin Laden some time ago — although from what I’ve read about Rove, he’s quite capable of pulling off some Weekend at Bernie’s style stunt.

And there was the Guardian being totally gutless and pulling a very funny piece by Charlie Brooker from its website after annoying some moronic Americans. You can read the “offending” Brooker article here. Well worth casting your eye over, because in it he also memorably compares Kerry to a “haunted tree”. Actually, didn’t Brooker also point out Kerry’s resemblance to the doctor from Reanimator? To be honest though, Kerry’s actually the spitting image of an ex-girlfiend’s father, which almost stirs up enough bad memories for me to hope for a Bush victory. Almost.

I have popped by World of Badger a few times over the last month, just to clear out the spam and generally keep things ticking over, which is when I found surely the strangest search engine referral yet — someone actually stumbled across World of Badger after searching for “How many clowns attended a gathering in Sussex UK in 1991″. The mind boggles!

My referrers log also lead me to a short review of WoB posted on a message board a couple of years ago. I’ve no idea who Mac33 is, but it didn’t half make me laugh (as well as massaging my ego a tad!):

Too busy to go out? Work taking over your life? Then relax, and let Badger and his chums do your socialising for you. If the gaudiness of his blog doesn’t overwhelm you, then his ability to eat and drink near superhuman amounts will take your breath away. Written by Badger, a Web designer with a penchant for hot neon colors, the crowning triumph of this blog are the action shots that accompany the dissections of his weekends and weeknights. You can almost imagine the updates being written in a haze of strong coffee and bacon sandwiches… The personality behind this blog leaps off the screen, and we can’t wait to find out what Badger has been up to next.

But enough of the past — with the US Presidential election today, I’m sure we’ve all got a happy and secure future to look forward to…

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