August 2006

My Weekend in Edinburgh : Part 4

August 17, 2006

After creating a pillow-based border in the middle of the shared bed that even the Israelis would be proud of, we made it to the Pleasance Courtyard by about 9pm, where we began to soak up the atmosphere. We then soaked up a lot of alcohol, and saw a show, and then we soaked up [...]

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My Weekend in Edinburgh : Part 3

August 16, 2006

“You do recognise that I am a perfectly normal heterosexual man?” I’ll grant you, this is an unusual way to begin a conversation with someone you’ve never really met, but this was how I began with the receptionist at the Travel Lodge. Just moments before, I had entered the hotel bedroom to be confronted with [...]

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My Weekend in Edinburgh : Part 2

August 15, 2006

After finally arriving in Edinburgh, about 2 hours later than expected, I left the ginger mentalist behind and we made our way to the luggage carousel to claim our luggage and begin our little weekend mini-adventure. It was soon after this that I learned that any sense of excitement you may have fades after waiting [...]

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My weekend in Edinburgh: Part 1

August 14, 2006

You would have to be from Mars or some remote outpost of human civilisation such as Basingstoke to remain unaware of the problems with UK flights this weekend. I’m not one to complain without cause (as you all know), and I don’t mind a small delay when it’s for a valid reason, as of course, [...]

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Shit timing

August 11, 2006

Watching live TV is becoming the bane of my life. As a Sky+ user, most programmes I want to watch are recorded, and viewed at a later date. When they’re not recorded, i.e. they happen to be on when I’m sat in front of the TV doing some important contemplation, then I watch them live. [...]

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Warning signs

August 10, 2006

Sometimes I am grateful for a warning sign. Whether it be the motorist that flashes you as you approach a blind bend, letting you know that a policeman and speed camera await you round the corner, or a piece of A4 paper letting me know that the bench I have no intention of sitting on [...]

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Denis Leary stole my joke

August 9, 2006

I have been asked on a few occasions how I became Mr Angry. It was not, as some of you surmised, a freak biochemical accident, and I wasn’t bitten by a radio active spider. Unfortunately, the truth is much more mundane than this. Isn’t it always? Anyway, our story begins seven years ago…. 1999 was [...]

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Dinner Etiquette

August 8, 2006

The sit down meal at a wedding can be a strange experience. Unlike a visit to a restaurant, you don’t get to choose who you sit with, and you don’t get to choose what you eat. If you’re lucky, then you end up sat with people you know and like, or if you not, you [...]

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Ushering

August 7, 2006

Being asked to be an usher at a friends wedding is an honour. Apparently. It’s not a particularly difficult role, one in which you have no concerns over which shirt and tie combination is appropriate for the day, and it also ensures that you get first dibs on any single women at the wedding reception. [...]

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About time too

August 4, 2006

This month sees the release of the most fantastically named film of all-time. Samuel L Jacksons soon-to-be-classic, “Snakes on a plane”. I think all films should be titled this way. It’s like buying a tin of Cuprinol, it does exactly what it says on the tin. Far too many times I have been to the [...]

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