Hooning about
Long live the new flesh
The movie of my weekend was Videodrome. Having watched David Cronenberg’s most recent offering, Eastern Promises, lately I felt is time to revisit an old classic. A pre-internet film made in 1983 which foresaw may of the dystopian views of mind-control and perception altering properties new technology might bring way before it’s time.
There are no [...]
Falling of the wagon
I’ve been pretty focused since arriving in UK. Trying hard to keep myself on the straight and narrow - getting up early, commuting, working as hard as I can, commuting back, eating a good dinner, not drinking too much and trying to get enough sleep.
Until last night. Not quite sure what happened exactly but I [...]
Getting Old
Getting older isn’t something I often worry about. I don’t even notice it, but this morning when I finally hauled myself out of bed and looked in the mirror I suddenly felt like I was getting old. I’m 32 next month - a very long way from being a teenager. Of course a couple of [...]
My boss Simon & his iPods & wi-fi
My boss came into the office this afternoon with an iPod Touch. It is, without doubt, the most brilliant hand-held device I’ve ever seen. If you think back to the early days. A landline telephone cordlessly connected to your ear. We’ve come a long way.
Bring on the iPhone. I want one and I want it [...]
So I guess this would be out of the question then
A party in the woods
A big Saturday night out turned out to be just what I needed this weekend. It started late afternoon when 4 of us met up at the Gaillands climbing crag with a disposable BBQ and our climbing gear. A late lunch and some fun, easy climbing took us through to about 7pm, when it seemed [...]
The wonderful, amazing Björk
The Paléo Festival was a great day out, the perfect counterpoint to the very techie work that is making my brain ache at the moment. Sarah and I arrived just in time for the gates to open and left at the end of Björk’s incredible headlining set at the end of the evening.
Her show was [...]
Giveidaway
Today I are mostly been….
Reading the excellent Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis and listening to the entire Red Hot Chilli Peppers Discography in chronological order:
1984
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
1985
Freaky Styley
1987
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
1989
Mother’s Milk
1991
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
1995
One Hot Minute
1999
Californication
2002
By the Way
2006
Stadium Arcadium
Fete de la musique
It’s the fete de la musique today. Summer solstice every year, all across France and many other European countries we have this festival. I was here for last years and it was a great night but it feels strange this year. Like summer hasn’t really started properly and already it’s the festival.
To be honest I’m [...]
