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  • An Ode to Time (Off)

    Time is a resource we have too little of, Too many things to do, too little brainpower. This poor little brain of mine hurts It’s begging for a break Away from computer screens (I’m a geek, I have three) For…

  • Where does time go?

    *scratches head* I was going to blog tonight… but now my eyes are closing by themselves and all I want is to go snuggle up in bed since, for once, the weather’s cool enough to fall asleep without Tornado Fan…

  • Lisa turns 30

    This weekend was my sister in law Lisa’s 30th birthday party, and everyone had to dress up as something that starts with an “L”. Lisa made a (very camp) leperchaun costume for my other half Andrew, and I came as…

  • Where's my dinner!!

    This is what happens when you forget to take your shirt off before putting it in the wash… I feel like Alice.

  • Ye gods it's so hot!

    Today was one of the first truly sweltering hot days of the week-we-will-call-Summer in Britain. As somebody at work pinched my desk fan, will one of my faithful readers buy me this USB piggy fan, please? It’s just too cute!…

  • Bravia's been tangoed

    If you liked the Sony Bravia advert with the 250,000 superballs bouncing down San Francisco streets, you’ll love Tango Clear’s spoof ad. The ad sums up British humour at its best. What else can I say? It’s just a hilarious…

  • Because summer is finally paying us a visit

    Hopefully this time, we’ll get more than a fleeting visit from the sun, warmth and vitamin D we’ve been lacking so much over the past few months. To celebrate the sun (and to go annoy my sister), we went down…

  • The end for allofmp3 in the UK?

    “Britons using bargain music download website allofmp3.com have been warned that they are breaking the law. Record industry trade association the BPI said consumers were breaking UK copyright law because allofmp3.com was not licensed to sell recordings”, say the Beebs…

  • Buying books in French

    Ok, let me start off by saying I recognise the irony of posting in English when looking for French language books, but I’m sure even my French-impaired readers may be able to point me in the right direction. I’m looking…

  • Amir's Tale (or Why Protecting Your Personal Data is More Important Than You May Realise)

    In April, a young man called Amir decided to sell a broken laptop on eBay. This kind of thing unfortunately happens regularly, and the scammers never get what they deserve. Or almost never. Clever scammers can get away with it,…