Monthly Archives: November 2008

Another headline for today’s post. I introduced my girlfriend to my parents and they all got on. That’s nice.

I’ll be honest, it all happened so fast, I didn’t remember when it happened. I’m writing about today from the vantage point of January 09. I wanted to recall when it actually happened. Last night’s gig in London was driven … Continue reading →

Tonight’s Gig at The Goat Tavern was made odd by the fact that all the seats were reserved for a party of people who had pre-booked but then never arrived. We pondered this as the walk-up attendees all sat at … Continue reading →

This article on safe shopping may be useful to you. I’m claiming nothing about my involvement in it… though it feels like someone has put it through a good editorial session.

The gig tonight was somewhat odd. I don’t want to besmirch the good name of the people who organised it, but it was a small and perfectly formed audience in a gig so small that it seemed like it might … Continue reading →

I’m at my desk, I’m eating two fisherman’s friends simultaneously. There is a lot of paper around me, though the desk is fairly empty by my standard. The mouldy coffee cup lets things down a bit. I’ve got the Dirty … Continue reading →

The new keyboard has arrived… this one is dissolving… not for much longer. It’ll be a colour change and will require open heart surgery of the computer, but it will be a renewed ability to type. Of course, if I … Continue reading →

Performing to an audience can be a very relaxing experience. How so? Surely the process of getting ready to perform is scary and exhilarating? Well, yes, but once you hit the stage and actually relax into the doing of it, … Continue reading →

Maybe it’s easy to scoff at being awarded something, but I’m proud to have received my Dark Chat special award. It means that someone bothered to enjoy my stuff and agree that they thought it was amusing enough to create … Continue reading →

This really is the week of the long working hours. Monday ran until 7pm. Tuesday similar – 7pm. Today was a rollercoaster. There was working until about 6.15pm, in a flurry of work-related absorption, a lot of which I can’t … Continue reading →