Oxbow Lakes

Anyone for...

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:14:02 +0000

I have gone tennis-mad over the summer and Autumn; I’ve been playing anything between once and 3 times a week. It’s going to come to an end soon as the outdoor courts (although now free) are becoming

Scala

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:00:49 +0000

So I’ve done something momentous in 2009, so momentous in fact that I haven’t told any of my friends as they really wouldn’t give a crap. I’ve learned and started to use Scala, which is a new (ish) p

Generation Kill

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:37:58 +0000

After rather glumly finishing series 5 of the Wire, we finally watched Generation Kill, which we’d been avoiding due to the fact that clearly it could not possibly be as good as the Wire. And was it?

Sichuan Peppercorns

Sat, 9 May 2009 16:40:25 +0100

If you have never had a sichuan peppercorn (or flower pepper) then you’ve been missing out; they have a very fragrant flavour and are extremely common in western Chinese food. Oh yes, and they make yo

Tin Drum

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:58:52 +0100

Hola amigos; it’s been a while since I rapped at ya... A bit has happened since the last entry: we’re now living in Kings Cross near to a very good Sichuan restaurant (I recommend the lamb skewers and

End of an error

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 15:03:52 +0100

We have accepted an offer on our lovely flat. I bought the flat about 4 years ago, when Ana was pissing my hard-earned cash against the wall in Indonesia and Burma. I often wondered what on earth we t

Papa Bear

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 01:41:12 +0100

I’ve started watching Bill O’Reilly. It’s a kind of fascination. The man is quite simply a fucking cunt.

The Dark Knight

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:58:07 +0100

The editing was pretty awful with loads of scenes clearly cut early. The sound mix was bad with much of the dialogue barely audible. In one action sequence, it wasn’t clear what on earth was going on.

Parametrization

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:40:01 +0100

I just can’t think of a pun. Can you? No. It can’t be done - let’s just get over it, shall we? (Oh, and apologies for length). And so to the most important bit in this (very) occasional series about

Courant Pun

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:03:26 +0100

I’ve been putting this off for too long and for one reason: I don’t remember the details well enough. You’ll have to excuse my rustiness as it was a good 9 years ago that I left the Met Office. Anyway