You Have to Leave to Come Back
As Gary notes, I’m back. Which implies that I went away. So in case anyone hadn’t figured it out, I’ve been travelling (or procrastinating about travelling) for the last 11 months or so, and I’ve...
View ArticlePeace and Planning
I have a plan. Well, I have lots of plans, and most of them never seem to work out. Well, some of them do work out, but I’m pretty sure that’s because those ones are carefully chosen, so that I know...
View ArticlePurchasing Is Necessary
I bought some climbing boots and a chalkbag yesterday, seeing as the whole climbing thing is becoming quite a routine, and I really, really need them for bouldering in Sherfield. But the thing that...
View ArticleAttishooey
It’s front page news every day now, and it’s really starting to piss me off. The H5N1 strain of avain flu has now been found in Europe – big fucking deal. It was devastating poultry farms in Thailand...
View ArticleBruges
Last weekend a group of us went to Bruges. We took the EuroStar on the Friday after work, having a picnic on the way, and stayed at a hotel within a few minutes walk of the centre. The weekend mainly...
View ArticleSnowboarding
I really am trying to write more often; it’s just that I keep getting distracted by going out and doing things…. Last weekend I got back from a week of learning to snowboard in Les Arcs 1800, in the...
View ArticleAll hail the Motherland
It appears to be a popular pass-time to wander the streets of Kyiv, beer in hand, and admire the giant Soviet-era statues. Which suits me just fine. Just look at those Russian abs. They knew how to...
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