18 Aug 2005

Get geeky

Great blog for keeping with new tech gadgets.

www.gizmodo.com

My horoscope for tomorrow

From Swoon.com:

Did you order an extra-large side of fun to go? Even if you didn't, the stars went ahead and threw it in -- on the house. You might end up liking it so much you put it on your daily menu.

So I'm either dating Dom Deluise or a porn star, or someone's taking me to Legoland.
Either way, I can't wait for tomorrow.

16 Aug 2005

Mazel tov!

My mate Kelly gave birth to Holden last Thursday. All are well, except possibly for little Sophie who's probably wondering who this creature stealing her spotlight is...

It's babies, babies everywhere.

15 Aug 2005

A day at the races


Last Thursday our office spent the afternoon in the sun at the Sandown Race Track in Esher, Surrey (25 minutes southwest of London). I'd never been to a horse races and got a quick education on betting, odds and horse racing etiquette. We were in the 'Premier enclosure' and it was lovely to see so many people dressed for an afternoon at the races even if one could be sure there was some fairly dodgy dealing going on.

To cap an afternoon drinking at the racetrack we spent the evening on the Queen Mary , moored on the Thames where yours truly drank too much rosé and didn't get home until after 3. I didn't recover until Sunday.

Pictures are here.

I'm too old ...

9 Aug 2005

I'm five ...

Just noticed that last month was this blog's fifth anniversary.

What a remarkable thing to have a spotty diary of my time in England. I'm going to re-read every post today.

More Geneva


New images, including some shots of the Noga Hilton, lovingly decorated by the set designers of the Love Boat in orange and mirror.

1 Aug 2005

Breathing easy

Done with waking up with sinuses full of snot I bought an air purifier that claims to remove 99% of pollutants from the air. What pollutants? The dust and grime that floats in windows from living in the middle of Paddington and its flyovers and its train stations and cars and building sites.

That, and a date, were the highlights of my weekends. Blimey, I'm dull.