I’d be the first to admit that I am terribly cynical about the Olympics in general, and in particular about London 2012. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing but admiration for the athletes’ achievements, but for me they are totally overshadowed by the corruption, the tacky commercialisation, the political opportunism and the outrageous amounts [...]
There was a very interesting piece in today’s Guardian about new clinical trials in which hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin (found in magic mushrooms) are being used to treat patients with a variety of conditions. These include headaches, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, and even helping patients come to terms with terminal illnesses.
It seems as though someone proposes a new harebrained scheme an ambitious new regeneration project for Battersea Power Station every few years. The latest plans for the redevelopment of the power station are still at the pre-planning application stage, but this month the site is open to the public as part of the promotion/consultation for [...]
I’ve had a really, really fun couple of weeks, but that has meant I’ve not really had time to post here. It was my birthday last week, and it turned out to be the happiest birthday I’ve had in years (and not just because of the yummy choccy cake pictured above). I had some really [...]
Just a very quick post to keep things ticking over… Glastonbury was pretty epic, for all the right reasons this year. I’ll post a proper write-up with photos when I get two minutes to myself, but until then this picture of me and Troy on Friday night speaks volumes.
I’ve been a bit swamped catching up [...]
Had a bit of a mad weekend – a good party in a crap club in Mayfair on Friday night, and a great house party on Saturday night. Plus some infuriating computer issues.
Anyway, I’m in a mad rush to get ready for Glastonbury, but before setting off I thought I’d add some details and pics [...]
Okay, I’m officially excited about Glastonbury now. This time next week I’ll bouncing around to some great music in a muddy field in Somerset. It may not have as many good ‘big names’ as Bestival this year, but I think the 2008 Glastonbury lineup is actually really strong; if anything, I think I’m going to [...]
Oh dear, almost a week without posting, what a poor show. Before I ramble on, I must thank Miss Schlegel for the plug in her piece on three humungous artworks last week (love the video in that post).
I had intended posting about the disgusting 42 day detention and secret inquests vote, and then on the [...]
I have to admit this weekend didn’t quite go according to plan. I was meant to be having a few drinks on Friday night to celebrate a friend’s birthday, then travelling down to Devon for a big party in the countryside on Saturday. Unfortunately Friday night turned out to be more of a heavy-duty session [...]
Updated with full write up 11th June. I’ve finally got round to writing the promised review of my new Slimdevices Squeezebox and Acoustic Energy Aego M speakers; I’ve had them for two weeks now, and I’m still thoroughly impressed by both products.
I took this photo them the day they arrived – I included my G2 [...]
The undoubted highlight of my social calendar last year was the raucous week spent on Rhodes for Jonathan & Suzanne’s wedding. Although it fell during my somewhat extended blogging hiatus, I can tell you Lindos was lovely, we met lots of good people and had fun in rather epic proportions. Once back in Blightly [...]
Wednesday
Si and I had planned to set off first thing Wednesday morning, but as a friend was having a farewell party on Tuesday night before moving back to Norway, we were up parting until 3am. As a result we didn’t arrive at the festival until after lunch.
Simon had the idea of transporting our heavy gear [...]
I think this is the first time I’ve actually typed an entry from the comfort of my bed; I’m not doing so because it’s late (although it is), but because it’s bloody freezing here. The builders arrived here on Monday to begin some rather major work on the place, and as a result there’s currently [...]
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