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Author: graybo

  • Class. Utter class. More evidence (as if it were needed) of Matt's excellence in the field of pocket cartoonists

  • Almost ready for a very

    Almost ready for a very long day ahead tomorrow – a 5am start for the Pashley Manor Gardens Spring Plant Fair. I’m the organiser for this event (have been doing them for eight years now), and so it’s mildly stressful – although not too stressful, as I’ve done it so many times that it is almost routine. The main factor is the weather – and the forecast for tomorrow is good. So, if lots of visitors come through the gate I should get to pay a few debts, which will come as a relief, although my neighbour is scheming a scheme to help me part with cash in order to repair the guttering on our building.
    You know, it seems to me that the more money you have, the more you have to spend, and you are never really any better off.

  • gah! forgot this week’s TPL

    gah! forgot this week’s TPL update: 8 points, taking me to 946 with just one week to go.
    Looks like the Nursery Arms XI (my TPL team) will have a home next year in Nico‘s league, so I’ll be able to bore you all year long with updates on my team’s performance.

  • Heard about 20 minutes of

    Heard about 20 minutes of the yet-to-be-released new album by Air – yup, it’s been added to my wishlist. It sounds excellent, and in the head-to-head battle with Zero7, I think it’ll be hard to choose.

  • Fruit Pastilles – great post-pub

    Fruit Pastilles – great post-pub fodder, but almost certainly a friend to tooth decay.

  • Beer tonight with (deep breath)

    Beer tonight with (deep breath) Tim W (happy 40th birthday mate!), Paul F, the ever-youthful Aris, his even-more-youthful wife Julie, Sacha, Ian, Tanya, Kearn, Arron, DA and DAGS. Seen in the distance were Steve C and Patrick, as well as briefest greetings with Al and Michelle. One of those nights when it was really relaxed and easy-going – I think we could do with more nights like that.

  • When the boy with the

    When the boy with the hammer in the paper bag stands up to cheer
    then you stand up to cheer.
    That boy really knows how to accessorize
    it’s the best look we’ve seen all year.
    And he raises his hammer to the magic act
    who gets all mad and says: “I should be in Vegas”
    says: “You don’t need to know how to breathe fire
    to see a hunger for pain that’s endless”
    and then the Mill Valley Man starts tap dancing to “Midnight Cowboy”
    and suddenly there’s sirens outside
    but it’s only someone’s family home burning down next door.
    Don’t worry people – no need to hide.
    And then the Colonel starts playing tambourine
    – it was so funny we were rolling.
    We were laughing in the face of the pain of the family next door
    too fucked up to feel anything.
    If that’s what you want – well it’s nothing.

    The boy with the hammer in the paper bag is feeling lonely
    – gee, I wonder why?
    He says: “Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia”
    staring at the stripper
    reflecting only sky.
    But he was really harmless;
    he only used the hammer to smash the windows of the parked cars on his way home
    that look back at him in accusation and say:
    no one’s gonna catch you when you fall all alone.

    But if that’s what you want, it’s nothing.

    Mark Eitzel: The Boy With The Hammer.

  • Therapy in MVC: Mark Eitzel

    Therapy in MVC:
    Mark Eitzel – The Invisible Man
    Orbital – The Altogether
    To Rococo Rot and I-Sound – Music is a Hungry Ghost
    …..all purchased with the vouchers Tim gave me for my birthday. They came with a note saying “spend well”. I think I’ve achieved that.

  • Happiness is completing Inland Revenue

    Happiness is completing Inland Revenue form P35 with the word “nil” in box Z.

  • The impact of past relationships,

    The impact of past relationships, part 3 (part 2, part 1):

    • I have found that generally you need something to look forward to in order to keep a relationship from stagnating, although I’ve yet to figure out how you sustain that. Maybe the perfect relationship is one where you don’t need that.
    • I prefer black and silky to white or lacy, and certainly am not a big fan of thongs.
    • I know that a moment holding your loved one close is worth hours in bed and years-worth of expensive dinners.