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Stephen Lynch can’t whistle

flamedot — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:14:24 +0000

Me and Tom when to see Stephen Lynch at the Brixton Academy on Friday. Funniest shit ever!

He started over 15 minutes late but opened with a song about AIDS so who couldn’t forgive him?! And he played Special Ed early on and encouraged a sing-a-long.

He also gave specific instructions to “download my music illegally. I don’t give a shit.”

It wasn’t quite a concert and wasn’t quite a comedy act. But he sang Don’t Stop Believin’, Free Bird and Purple Rain so who cares!!

weekends & photos

flamedot — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:07:24 +0000

Last weekend was spent up in March and Cambridge with the family introducing Tom to the crowd. Sunday in Cambridge was probably the highlight of my weekend coz I managed to snap two awesome photos.

This weekend has so far been spent having work drinks, Googling geeky things and watching Dharma & Greg. Tonight, it’s Nando’s in South Wimbledon.

laminated list

flamedot — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:31:27 +0000

In no particular order:

Billie Joe Armstrong
Pierre Bouvier
Ryan Reynolds
Mark Paul Gosselaar
Paul Rudd

sometimes I have good days

flamedot — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:08:24 +0000

On the tube I’m your regular old grumpy bum. I have an urge to staple things to people’s heads when they:

don’t get their Oyster card out before they get to the barriers
don’t know how to touch in and out properly
stand in front of the barriers for no good reason
don’t move down inside the carriage
wear a backpack on their back/wear their massive handbag on their shoulder
during rush hour
knock me into the gap (it’s happened before)…

The list goes on.

And yet today I found myself being nice to someone.

It’s half-term, the time when I am at my grumpiest on the tube because I just don’t understand why families insist on travelling during peak time when I just want to get home. As I started to watch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on my iPod Touch I noticed a little person peering rounding a pole at my iPod. So I gave him an earphone and tilted the screen so he could watch with me. It only lasted a stop before he had to get off with his family but it was still my little touch of niceness in an otherwise grumpy world where you don’t talk to strangers.

brighton

flamedot — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:38:34 +0000

Went out to Brighton yesterday on some cheapo tickets we got ahead of time. Only £3 each way! Only problem it was freezing all day so my sniffle and sore throat turned into a lovely cough.

We met up with Meg and Colin and had a yummy lunch at Bill’s. Sadly missed out on Choccywoccydoodah. Maybe next time.

My initial excitement for taking photos was thwarted by the cold. Stupid cold.

Colin & Meg

flamedot — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:47:35 +0000

Taken in Brighton at Café Délice.

Polaroid Picture Frames

flamedot — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:30:17 +0000

I want I want I want! When I finally stop moving around, that is.

Source: Photojojo

Photo of the Year 2007

flamedot — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:11:53 +0000

Talk about a picture’s worth a thousand words. I still think about this picture every now and then.

Source: UNICEF

Circle line closure

flamedot — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:09:15 +0000

Two years in a row they’ve shut the Circle line for Waitangi Day celebrations. It’s like they know it’s going to be chaos or something!

praline with crêpes

flamedot — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:26:11 +0000

PRALINE WITH CRÊPES

Smooth hazelnut praline with chopped pancakes